So Fight I (Echoes of War Book 3) by Daniel Gibbs

Author:Daniel Gibbs [Gibbs, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

Calvin’s office was deep in the bowels of the ship—Marine country—and like the other senior officers onboard the Lion, he had his own space. Ostensibly to support the administrative component of a Marine Expeditionary Unit, the office space was a concession by CDF ship designers. Alone in the office, he sat back in his chair, the lights dimmed, lost in thought. The door chime rang, which he ignored. It buzzed again and again. Finally, he barked, “Come in! You better have a damn good reason for disturbing me too!”

The hatch swung open, and in walked David. “The general wants to talk to you… that good enough?”

“I guess,” Calvin replied.

“Come on, not even a trademark Demood wisecrack? I set it up for you,” David said while shaking his head. “Mind if I sit down?”

“Yeah… I mean, no. Have a seat, sir.”

“What’s eating you, Cal?”

“You got to ask?”

“Pretty sure it’s the same thing eating me.”

“I’m tired of my Marines dying. I’m really tired of it. We couldn’t even get to the damn fight before a third of ‘em got wiped off the face of the universe. I’ve been doing this for decades. I’m sick of it. Do you know my wife wants to have kids? I keep putting her off,” Calvin said before his voice trailed off.

“Why?”

“Because I don’t want them to grow up and join the Marines just like their daddy and then I get to bury them too!”

David was silent for a moment, a rueful look on his face. “Cal, I get it.”

“The hell you do, sir.”

“Why do you think I’m not married?” David asked, not waiting for an answer before he continued. “Because I don’t want to put someone through what my mom and I went through after my dad was killed.”

“There’s something different about engaging the enemy on the ground, directly in front you. There’s also something different about seeing those around you die in your arms, their lifeblood spilling onto you and while there’s nothing you can do to save them.”

“I’m not here to debate whose job sucks more, Cal.”

“Then why are you here, sir?” Calvin grated out.

“Because I can tell when a friend is hurting, and I want to help.”

You can’t do a damn thing for me. “That’s nice, I guess. Can you bring my Marines back?”

“No, I can’t. But I can do everything in my power to make sure we win the next engagement, and part of that is making sure my MEU commander is in the game.”

“I’ll do my job, sir,” Calvin said as anger rose in him. Who the hell does this little pissant think he’s talking to? I was killing Leaguers when he was still in grade school.

“I know you’ll do your job, Cal,” David replied, leaning forward. “I’m here to help my friend.”

“Thanks.”

There was a pregnant pause in the conversation before Calvin decided to pick it back up. “I read over the op we’re running with the reporter. Pretty ballsy.”

“Yeah, if she’ll agree to it.”

“If she doesn’t, put a gun to her head.

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