Courageous

Chapter 2

Casey's P. O. V.

Somehow, Justin convinced Ryan to let me be in the car with him. So I'm sitting behind Justin, who's sitting in the passenger seat.

I see him look at me in the side mirror, I smile and wave. He just grins and looks away.

We're driving down a road when a handful of armed men stop us. They start yelling in Arabic and waving guns around.

There's a guy pointing a gun at Justin through the open window. And a guy pointing a gun at Sam, who's in the drivers seat.

Sam and Justin both pull out guns and point them at the men. For some reason, my stomach twists and my heart clenches at the sight of someone pointing a gun at Justin.

I've known Justin for a total of 1 day. But I feel different for him than I do for Ryan and the other guys. I slowly move my hand to my back, pulling my gun out of my waistband.

Sam talks to the guy at his window and somehow convinces them to let us go through. When we start driving again, Justin and I look at each other in the mirror.

Justin slides his hand behind his seat, and squeezes my knee. I set my hand on top of his, squeezing it back.

He pulls his arm back to the front but doesn't stop looking at me in the mirror.

When we get to where we're going, we stop. Justin gets up and opens my door for me, grabbing my hand and helping me out of the Range Rover.

He looks at me in concern, "Are you okay?"

I smile and nod, "Yes. Are you? That was intense. "

Justin grins, "I'm good. Now cmon, Lisa is having dinner with one of her Libyan friends. We're just going to stand by as security. We'll be at a nearby table, so we can move quick if something goes wrong. "

I nod and follow him into the restaurant. The guys and I get a table near Lisa's table with a Libyan couple.

Justin is sitting across from me and Ryan is sitting next to me. Ryan looks at me, "Intense first day here, huh Casey?"

I shrug, "Nothing I haven't dealt with before. "

Ryan nods, "I bet you're a badass Marine. "

I smirk, "I am. If I can say so myself. "

Ryan laughs at me. Justin's foot rubs against mine. When I look at him, he's grinning down at his menu. I rub my foot halfway up his leg, biting my lip while trying not to laugh.

Justin looks up at me in shock and starts laughing out loud. I join in laughing. Ryan leans forward, "What's so funny?"

Justin shakes his head, "It's an inside joke"

Ryan furrows his brows, "Inside joke? You guys met today. "

Justin shrugs, "What can I say?"

I laugh, "Don't worry, Ryan. You're not being left out of anything important. "

Ryan sighs and leans back in his chair. Justin looks at me and raises his brows. I grin and look away.