The spring weather in Okinawa is hot. The beaches open in March, and there are notable evening temperature drops. Allie was stationed at Camp Gonsalves, one of the largest military bases run by the US. She was stationed there for about a year.
They climbed into the Humvee; she took the wheel. He was giving her a headache. Allie was just an hour into her patrol. She was partnered with Ian Jefferies. He was an annoying twenty-year-old from Michigan who never stopped talking. Allie wasn't the chatty type. She felt he should have never graduated from kindergarten, let alone boot camp.
"Why are we still talking about this?" she said.
"Because I refuse to believe you never saw Tucker and Dale vs Evil!"
"I don't watch a lot of movies."
"What do you do for fun?" he asked.
"I'm learning Latin right now."
"You're learning Latin right now? That's what you do for fun? You teach yourself dead languages. Wow, you are quite the party animal."
"Sorry. I don't watch movies. I have better things to do," she said.
"Kingston, you are learning Latin for fun. There are better things to do."
"Fine, I will watch the movie. Then will you be happy and maybe leave me alone?"
"Yes. But you have to watch it with me, so I know you actually did," Ian said.
"I can just give you an oral report on it."
"First of all, I don't trust you will watch it. You'll just go to IMDB and read the synopsis. Second, I would love for you to give me oral."
"Oh my God! You are unbelievable!" she exclaimed.
No, I am a virile young man who spends twelve hours a day, four days a week, with one of the most beautiful women in the tri-state area, maybe even beyond.
She finished the loop they patrolled and started moving further into the housing.
"How about The Fast and The Furious?"
"Which one?"
"Any of them."
"Umm. Nope," she said.
"Name one movie you have seen."
"Anything with Keanu Reeves." "
Even Bram Strokers' Dracula?" he asked. "Yes. Even Bram Stoker's Dracula. I even listen to Dogstar."
"Wow. So, you are."
"I am what?" she asked,
"Human?" He rolled his eyes. "Are you up for deployment anytime soon?"
"Not that I know of," he said.
"Too bad. I could use a few months of quiet."
"Oh, come on. Being my partner can't be that bad."
"You are nice to look at," she commented.
"Really? I can show you more of me."
"You show me yours, and I'll show you mine?" "
Ab-so-lutely," he said with a tooth smile.
"Not. Absolutely not," Allie said with a grin.
The radio in the Humvee crackled. "Base to Corporal Kingston."
"Aww, someone is in trouble."
"Kingston to base, go ahead with your transmission," she replied.
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Apprehension: Part One
RomanceApprehension - After the murder of her partner, Alexsandra Kingston, a Recon sniper, and Military Police officer, decided it was time to retire from the Marine Corps. Becoming a cop in Cleveland, Ohio, was never her ultimate plan. She yearns to make...
