Who I Am by Claudia Hall Christian

Author:Claudia Hall Christian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, romance, suspense, military, action adventure, strong female character, thrilller
Publisher: Claudia Hall Christian

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Thirteen hours later

February 6 — 6:05 P.M. MDT (8:05 P.M. EDT)

Friday evening

Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado

“How long do we wait?” Erin asked.

“Just a few more minutes until the plane arrives,” Nancy said. “We used to wait for the guys for hours sometimes. We only had an estimation of when they’d be here. Alex’s Sergeant is a wonderful gift. We never had that kind of help before.”

Erin nodded. She went back to staring in the direction of where the plane would come from. Erin and Samantha had driven with John, but he stayed in the SUV. Seeing Nancy out on the tarmac, Erin and Samantha braved the cold to stand with her. After a few minutes, Samantha began working on her Blackberry.

Another car pulled up. A young woman sat behind the driver’s wheel. She seemed to be trying to make a decision whether to get out or not.

“Oh great,” Nancy said. “Have you met Quanshay Tubman?”

Erin and Samantha shook their heads.

“She’s Chief Royce Tubman’s wife. You know the new intern?” Nancy asked.

“New intern?” Erin asked.

“If you girls are going to be Fey wives, you’d better get with the program.”

“I don’t think we’ll be wives,” Erin laughed.

Nancy shook her head at them and went to greet Quanshay. With Nancy’s encouragement, Quanshay joined the women in their cold wait.

“How long do we wait?” Quanshay asked.

Her accent was straight out of the Deep South. Her plump maroon tinted lips seemed to caress the words before they slipped from her mouth. A fit woman of medium height, she towered over tiny Erin.

“It’s my first time too,” Erin said. “I’m Erin Hargreaves. My boyfriend is Matthew Mac Clenaghan. This is my sister, Samantha. She’s here waiting for Art Rasmussen.”

Quanshay shook Erin’s extended hand. Samantha looked up from her Blackberry long enough to nod to Quanshay.

“Royce told me you were expecting your first baby,” Quanshay said.

“Erin!” Nancy hugged Erin. “Congratulations! Matthew must be thrilled.”

Beaming, Erin nodded.

“But all of this is new to me,” Erin said. “You’ve done it before. Haven’t you Quanshay?”

“My husband is in the Navy, Ms. Hargreaves.”

“Please, Erin.”

“Erin,” Quanshay said. She laughed. “He was like the wind – either present or gone. We lived with my mother because he was either on a cruise or in training. The last few years? We didn’t see him but twice. All of this is new.”

“We go through a lot,” Nancy said. “The Fey wives want to support us now. They are like a life blood to me. I know you girls will love them too.”

Unsure of what Nancy was talking about, Quanshay and Erin nodded. Samantha gave Nancy a wry look and returned to her Blackberry.

“I have to ask you,” Quanshay said to Nancy. “Your husband has worked with the LC for a long time, right?”

“For more than ten years,” Nancy said.

“I wondered,” Quanshay said. “Do you ever get… jealous? You know Royce was off with this woman in Paris, France. I know she’s his CO but…”

Nancy laughed.

“The first couple of years, I was very jealous,” Nancy said.

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