The Elite: The Complete Ten Part Military Romance by Winters KB

Author:Winters, KB [Winters, KB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: BookBoyfriends Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-07-21T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

The ceremony turned out to be far more tolerable than I’d anticipated. The introductions and speeches were short, succinct, and to the point. In less than an hour, the room was dismissed to the adjoining banquet hall, where to my delight, I spotted an open bar. “Maybe this’ll be more fun than I thought after all,” I said, turning, expecting Jack to be at my side.

Instead, I found him half a dozen paces away, in full networking mode. I rolled my eyes. So much for our plan. He had two officers pulled into a conversation with him and as I approached, I caught hints of their conversation, which sounded incredibly boring. I flashed a tight smile at the trio and told Jack, “I’ll be at the bar.”

Without waiting for a reply, I turned and made my way across the room. Maybe Jack was right. Maybe it was odd that I’d chosen the life of an officer when I didn’t want anything to do with the politics and networking of it all. My passion was rather singular—I loved to fly. I’d started taking pilot lessons at age twelve and received my license the day I turned seventeen. Receiving my pilot’s license was more important than even getting my drivers’ license the year before. It was an addiction.

Even when I’d been mad at the world—the Navy included—I still wanted to fly. To me, there were no other careers or directions that made sense for my life. Sure, I could’ve gone a more traditional route, and turned my passion for flying into a career as a commercial pilot. I’d get to fly nearly every day. See the world.

And undoubtedly bang a lot of big-assed stewardesses.

But that didn’t hold the same appeal as flying for something bigger, a larger purpose, and while I might not always like the politics of being an officer, I knew that for me it’d be the best way to serve my country and follow my passion.

And hell, I still managed to bang a lot of big-assed stewardesses.

I approached the bar and ordered a finger of whiskey. I dropped a couple of bills in the tip jar and then took the tumbler over to a nearby table and dropped into a cloth-covered seat. From my vantage point, I could watch everyone play in the piranha pit, without ever having to partake.

If nothing else, it made for good people watching.

I took a sip from my glass, letting the whiskey warm a path all the way to my gut. I could barely remember the last time I’d had a good, stiff drink. Some guys had smuggled in a few six packs over the course of flight school, but no one had managed to get their hands on the good stuff. I needed to make it last. I set the glass down on the table and lazily swirled the contents as I scanned the room. It was somewhat of a mixed group. Most of the people in attendance were Naval Officers and we were all dressed in identical suits.

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