A/N: Since this is the beginning, it will (hopefully) be the longest AN I do
The title of this was suggested to me by Mylisssa over at ADF- after reading the lyrics-I agreed wholeheartedly. Thanks to Linds-the bestest BETA ever. Thanks also to my twin in Texas-for the encouragement.
If you've read anything else I've written, you know I write things based on my real life. Don't hesitate to ask what's real or not-I don't mind in the least.
Blanket Disclaimer: This work is based off of Stephanie Meyer's characters. No copyright infringement is intended.
Beyond the Sea
Somewhere beyond the sea
somewhere waiting for me
my lover stands on golden sands
and watches the ships that go sailin'
Prologue
When I graduated High School, I had no real direction I wanted to head in, so I decided to forego college and just get a job. After a few years of bartending and waiting tables, I got fed up with never having enough money to do what I wanted to do, so I took a look into the military. I decided to join the navy. I spent eight brutal weeks in boot camp and another ten weeks learning my new navy job. I left Great Lakes, Illinois, and headed to my first duty station, an aircraft carrier in Mayport Florida.
The day I arrived to the carrier, a girl named Tanya met me and showed me around. She and I instantly connected and became inseparable. She's technically my boss since she outranks me, but we don't let that affect our friendship. The sad thing about making friends at a duty station; people were always moving on, whether back to being a civilian or to another duty station. Tanya had decided not to reenlist once her tour was over so as soon as the ship got back from its upcoming six months out, she would be getting out of the navy and returning to Chicago.
Mayport, Florida 7 years ago
Tanya and I leaned into the windows on the bridge to watch the flight crew unload boxes. The whole ship was getting ready to go out for forty-five days of sea trials, which are area drills that an aircraft carrier does prior to a six month deployment. We were scheduled to leave for Europe and Asia a few months after our sea trials. The normal crew size of a carrier stationed in port is about thirty five hundred. When we go out to sea f, we need additional personnel. By the time the flight crews, marines and SEAL teams are loaded up, it holds over five thousand.
Tanya giggled and elbowed me. "Bella, look at that one. He has nice hair."
I turned to where she was pointing and laughed along with her. There stood a tall man in a yellow shirt, directing aircraft around the flight deck. He was due for a haircut as his reddish brown hair looked almost too long.
"He has an interesting hair color. Maybe I should get it the next time I do highlights." I said.
Tanya nodded at me and went back to looking at the men. She had a habit of hooking up with whoever wouldn't be stationed with her. This way she didn't have to invest anything into it. She'd been hurt pretty badly by a man a few years back.
I looked out the window one more time before nudging Tanya. "I'm out of here, chicky. I have a date with Sam again."
"Are things heating up? You sure are spending a lot of time together." Tanya wiggled her eyebrows and laughed.
"He's nice to me so why not spend my time with him? I'll see you tomorrow!" I left the bridge and headed back to our berthing to pack up for the day. A berthing is a space in the bowels of the ship where the crew sleeps that can hold different amounts of people
I changed out of my coveralls and back into what was known as civilian clothes, jeans and a t-shirt, grabbed my purse and headed to cross the quarterdeck and hike to my truck. I wasn't sure why, but the parking lot for the aircraft carrier was about a mile away from the ship. I climbed into my truck and headed home to freshen up before my date that night.
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