Marine 3: Island of Dreams (Agent of Time) by Tanya Allan

Author:Tanya Allan [Allan, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: TJA Publications
Published: 2016-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Rick Masterson

I was pleased when Ed decided to take the training post. I got a call from General Howard, who told me that he was after a new Sergeant Major and wondered if Ed would fit the bill. I gave him a run-down on Ed, and sent him a copy of his file. Then, he called me to tell me that if Ed wants the job, it was his.

There was an edge to Ed’s voice that made me feel that something had happened to him. Ed had always been seeking, and I never knew what it was. He now sounded as if his search was over, and he was relaxed for the first time in his life.

When he told me he was planning to get married, I was surprised but very pleased. So I invited him and his new lady to come to dinner, and invited all my senior sergeants and their partners, just to make him feel at home. I was thrilled when Macey Dixon applied for Ed’s old job, as he was a first class man, and a good friend of Ed’s. They both worked the same way, so the continuity of training would not be lost.

Macey arrived, having just come from the guardhouse and changed. He had a huge grin, and was eager to tell me that he had seen Ed’s new girl.

“Sir, I have just met Ed’s intended, and you would not believe how beautiful she is. I know that Ed has his good points, but this babe should be in the centrefold of Playboy, or a movie star,” he told me.

I have known Macey for many years, and his taste in women is dubious at the best of times, so I took his words with a pinch of salt.

Then I heard the doorbell, and Macey was already letting them in. He had not lied, because Ed came in with the most attractive woman on his arm. She was in her late twenties or early thirties, dressed in a fantastic little black dress, which showed off her gorgeous figure. Her heels put her at about 5’8”, and her blonde hair was quite short, but shaped beautifully. She was as tanned as Ed, almost as tanned as Macey. However, her eyes were chillingly blue. Her smile lit up the room, and I suddenly realised why Ed had changed. She was truly a princess.

Ed was surprised at all the people I had invited and Macey took on the role of barkeep. I made a note to watch him, as he had a habit of imbibing too much when let near a bar. Hell, they all did, they were Marines!

I got a chance to speak to Gillian alone, as Ed was dragged away by his colleagues.

I found her a witty and intelligent girl, who had eyes only for Ed.

“So, you met on the expedition?” I asked.

“That’s right. He was there to protect us, so I managed to get some special protection,” she said with a smile.

“Was the expedition a success?” I asked.

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