Secretly Waiting

Chapter 10

So sorry for the long wait. Work and kids and all that. Ill be trying my hardest to upload sooner. Already writing the next chapter.

Enjoy. :)

Ashlynn

I've never felt hopeless until I had something to lose and then realized I was in a situation where I am definitely going to lose it. I'd finally made myself known in the hair industry here at home, and I had a brand new apartment overlooking the bay. My friends were amazing and I got at least one call or email a day from Trey.

We still weren't acting like we were together and stayed friends even though I left Doug almost a month ago. I didn't want to feel the pressure of having to wait on him, and besides he never technically asked.

But still...

I now had a shitload of errands to get done. The top one being, make a few doctors appointments and set up some consultations. Usually when clients come to me during a consultation, it's a relaxing and exciting experience. They are looking for a change, either with their hair or hair dresser. A change that can grow out or can be colored over.

I sigh as I get into my car after work, wishing I was just going to another one of these types of consultations. The one I'm actually going to won't be to fix something, oh no. This one is more of a try out, if you will. I'm looking for a doctor that will exceed my expectations and make sure I'm doing everything right over the next nine months.

You guessed it. I'm pregnant.

I can honestly say that it did come as a shock. I must be two months along but other than no periods I really didn't realize I had symptoms. Now that I look back, though, I stopped going out because I was always tired. Even alcohol lost its appeal to me, and some days I would be nauseous.

I hadn't told Doug yet, even though I knew it was his. He had been the last guy I've slept with, but I was afraid that he wouldn't believe me. He tried to get me back time and time again, but I knew what a dirt bag he really was. Knowing him, he would swear it was someone else's baby.

Exhaling a deep and loud breath, I put the car in gear and head to Lacy's daycare. She was going to help me chose a few doctors to meet with, since a few of the ladies who have kids there had given her some doctors that they themselves swore by for their pregnancies.

What kind of mess did I get myself into? I really should have been smarter about things and I guess I can only blame myself... also a certain prick I assume I'll have to be contacting sooner or later.

Lord help me.

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Trey

"Wanna call in backup?"

"Hell no! I want you to point your fucking gun at the fucking enemy and pull the damn trigger! And don't even think about missing or I'll have you doing bitch work for the rest of deployment soldier!"

We are sitting in the middle of Mosul, a city in northern Iraq. The third gun fight that day had us all mentally and physically exhausted but since we can't make it out alive by giving up, we are stuck battling it out. Bullets buzz by our heads keeping the adrenaline just high enough to keep us going.

The military had received a tip that the two Hussein brothers were hiding out in a home not far from here and judging by the back to back firefights we have been in we were either really close or just had very bad luck. I knew that eventually we would probably need the backup, but for now we were taking them out pretty easily.

"Sir, if I can get to the cover of that truck I can take the sniper out." my closest friend and bunk mate Andrew called out to me.

I scan the area to decide the best way for him to go about this and give the signal to two other guys to move into a better position to cover him and then wait for my call. After they were set, I signal Andrew to get ready then peek around once more. I notice one young looking guy not paying attention and aim my gun at his head. Giving the signal I shoot and a cloud like splatter of blood erupts from his head and he falls right as my other two soldiers start shooting giving Andrew the cover he needs to get to the busted down truck.

Keeping an eye out for the enemy while at the same time watching to make sure Andrew makes it brought on a little anxiety. I know it was his idea to try this, but it was my call to carry it out. If anything happened to him it would still be on me. Thankfully though, he made it safely to cover and prepared to kill the sniper that had us hunkered here for almost an hour.

We all ducked back down as another round of bullets fly past our cover spots. Hopefully Andrew can get this done fast before they realize what he's doing and start launching rockets at us.

I quietly make contact with each of my men, making sure they knew as soon as he took the sniper out to open fire on any man with a gun so we can finish this. Fifteen minutes later I heard the unmistakable click, and then a loud bang. After that is the signal from Andrew that he had made a direct hit, and then we all stepped away from our cover to open fire, effectively ending the fight.

We wait a few more minutes then one by one creep along the edge of a building to the area that had been our target. Finding all the al queda dead, we relax slightly and call in to report the out come and the number killed. My troop received no injuries and everyone had been accounted for.

I send a silent thank you above and sit with the guys to rest and sip some water. As I'm waiting to start out again, my thoughts drift towards home. I began to wonder what all my friends were doing, my parents, and Ashlynn. I knew she left Doug since we talked almost every day, but if there were other guys I had no clue.

Instead of dwelling on that thought, I ran some water from my canteen over my hands and splashed my face. I needed to clear away any thoughts that would distract me from being alert over here. Right now I'm a marine. Girls can come later. My men depended on me.