Shot Throught the Heart

nineteen

Together we cleaned up our station and made our way out of the gun range. My three PFCs were already packing up their gear when we walked past so I just made sure that they would return home for the night before Morgan and I took our leave. Before we could leave I gave Major Collins one final request for Morgan's new rifle and attachments and then we found ourselves back in the truck.

            We were quiet on the way home and only spoke when we stopped for burgers and milkshakes at a fast-food place not far from the house. Going to All American Burger has a pre-deployment ritual since we moved in together and I wasn't going to break it now. When we got back to the house, we ate our late lunch-early dinner together before we went our separate ways to pack up. I don't know if Morgan already started but I haven't, so I need to get a move on. I put on some music and started one load of laundry so I could wash the set of camo I wore today. With that working, I got back to my task.

            My army duffle bag quickly filled up to the brim and so did my backpack. I knew I couldn't take more then both of them so I had to pack strategically to make sure I had a bit of everything I could think I'll need. Once I finished packing I left both bags in my room and grabbed my gun cleaning kits and brought it all downstairs. Morgan was pretty quiet so I think she might be up in her room packing. I grabbed my gun cases from where I left them by the back door and put them on the kitchen table. I opened it up and pulled out my pistol first before picking up my phone and calling Dominic.

            I popped the magazine out of the handle of the gun and place it down on the table. Just as I slid the the slide off the top of the gun and place it down on the table he picked up.

            "Didn't think I would hear from you until you ended up in Europe." He said as I quickly disassembled the rest of the gun.

            "I have some time now, figured I would just call and check in to see how you're doing." I said and picked up my cleaning cloth and the slid.

            "You said I had a day to be sad. Well, I was kind of making the most of that with Dina. We were having a lazy day together because I go back to work tomorrow and you are interrupting that." Dominic said and I couldn't help but chuckle.

            "Are you with her right now?" I asked and started to clean up the trigger.

            "Yea, we are just sitting on the couch watching a movie together." Dominic said and I couldn't help but smirk as I hit the facetime button at the top of the call screen.

            "No Dani, I'm not answering." Dominic said.

            "Please, pick it up so I can meet her!" I teasingly said.

            There was no sound coming from the other end of the phone but a few seconds later the video connected and I saw a not amused Dominic sitting by himself on a couch.

            "If you weren't going to let me meet her when why did you pick up?" I asked and started to double check checking was oiled right.

            "You can meet her, she just needed to put a shirt on." Dominic said and I couldn't help but laugh. "Are you cleaning your guns?"

            "Yea, Morgan and I went for our pre-deployment All American, I finished packing, now checking over my weapons systems to make sure everything is in working order while I have the time to do it properly without rushing." I said and started to put together my pistol. Once it was reassembled I slid the empty magazine into the handle and cocked the gun to make sure everything was put back together in the right place. Once I heard the click of a bullet trying to enter the camber, I knew everything was in the order and I pressed my pistol into my gun case.