Authors Note, Ok, so for a while I wanted to write a Tears of the Sun fic, but, I could not come up with a plot or idea or something. Well I have one! Woohoo! I wanted to do a fic that was about the men in the team, so this involves Red and Lake. Plus, I was inspired by two of my male friends who will remain nameless. I find the complexities of male relationships hysterical. Enjoy and review! (Also, the spell check gave out on me so please bear with me if something is spelled wrong.)
Lieutenant A.K. Waters had been called at three in the morning.
Lieutenant A.K. Waters was not a happy Navy Seal.
As Lieutenant he had a responsibility to his men which he took very seriously. If one of his guys was in trouble he would be right there to help. To get his man out of trouble. Whether they were at work or on leave; it didn't matter.
When his phone rang at three in the morning, Waters rolled over and answered the phone in bed, "Yeah?"
The owner of "O'Malleys Tavern" came over the line, "Waters, it's Lee, I gotta a problem with three of your boys down here."
Sleepily Waters sat up and rubbed his bald head, "Which three?"
"Silk, Lake, and Red."
The first two names didn't surprise him in the least, Silk and Lake often times hung out and got in trouble on leave. But Red had that out of his system.
"Red?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry, I tried to calm things down but the cops are here."
Waters was out of bed and pulling on a pair of jeans from the floor, "Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Who'd they beat up?"
There was a pause, "Each other."
Waters froze, "What!"
"Look, if you get down here soon the cop, Stoneman, will let them off, in your custody. He would have just cut them all loose...but Lake and Red are still going at it."
Stunned, Waters asked, "Red and Lake are fighting?"
"Yes sir, Silk tried his best to break it up but...you know Lake."
"Yeah...I know Lake. I'll be down there in a few minutes."
Lake and Red were two very different men.
Lake was intense, violent, and at times ruthless. He was a young man not quite thirty, green eyed and the bearer of a black mohawk. Red was older, somewhere in his thirties with curly red hair and freckles.
Waters knew the two men were excellant professionals and Seals. He trusted both men to do their job, he trusted his life with both men.
When Waters arrived at the tavern in his jeep Lake was face down on the hood of a squad car, his hands cuffed behind him. While Silk, a calm Seal who was more like Lake then Red was seated on the edge of the hood, uncuffed.
The light skinned black man held up a hand when he saw Waters.
Waters walked over and looked to Silk and Lake, "What the hell is going on? Where the hell in Red?"
Silk pointed to the back of the squad car, "Back there with the cop."
Waters cocked his head and looked to Lake, "What the hell is going on Lake? I dragged my ass out of bed for what reason?"
Silk looked down at Lake in annoyance.
Slowly Lake stood up straight, a black eye and tear in his shirt evidence of a fight. "Red."
"What about Red," Waters demanded.
At that the back door of the squad car opened, a tall hispanic man climbed out and waved to Waters. Who told Lake, "Get in my car. Now. Both of you." He waited until both the men were in his jeep before he walked over to Stone.
Waters shook his hand, "I really appreciate you calling me."
Stone laughed and looked in the backseat of the squad car. "No problem, I have better people to arrest then two Seals having personal problems."
Stone's comment made Waters curious, he thanked the cop again. Red climbed out of the car with a bloody nose. Blood stained the front of his t-shirt. Annoyed, Waters asked, "What the hell is wrong with you? What is going on with you and Lake?"
"It's nothing," Red hissed, gingerly touching his nose.
Waters narrowed his eyes, "We're not leaving this damn parking lot until I know what the hell is going on! I can't have men on my team at each others throats."
Knowing his lieutenant was right, Red looked around the parking lot and ran his fingers through his short hair. With a deep, sore breath, he looked to Lake who was in the jeep. His ribs were sore from the earlier fight.
Patiently Waters waited for Red to tell him what was wrong.
"Lake is seeing Maryann."
For just a moment Waters was silent, he looked over at the jeep where Silk and Lake were seated in the back. He looked back to Red, "How long?"
"I don't know. I just found out earlier this evening."
Waters nodded, he then asked, "Is it serious?"
In a nasty voice Red spat, "When is Lake ever serious about a girl?"
Knowing how delicate the situation was, Waters held up a hand, "Stay here."
Red cocked a eyebrow, he crossed his arms and stayed put. "Go ahead. Talk to him while you can. I'm going to kill the son of a bitch."
"Just...stay here," Waters added.
Quickly, Waters walked across the parking lot, muttering under his breath, "Of all the fucking women in Little Creek. Damn Lake."
Both Silk and Lake could see their Lieutenant swearing as he approached the Jeep. "You're in trouble," Silk sang.
Lake groaned and dropped his head back against the seat.
He watched and waited as Waters stormed towards them like a hurricane, his lieutenant opened the door and stuck his head in the jeep, "Lake...what the hell is wrong with you? Are the strip clubs no longer attractive? Is there no challange in dating underage girls? Have you completely lost your mind?"
Lake remained silent while Silk grinned like a schoolboy, amused at the scene unfolding.
"Lake," Waters growled.
Finally having enough, Lake asked, "Since when the hell does my love life concern the whole damn team? It's my business."
Waters leant in further, closer to Lake, talking in a dangerously low voice, "When you date someone that affects my team, it's my business."
"Would you like to monitor my checkbook and phone too?"
"Lake," Waters warned.
Seated beside Lake, Silk spoke up to defend his friend, "Lt. Look, Lake and Maryann have been seeing each other for a few monthes now. It's a pretty serious thing."
Waters glared at both men, but looked at Lake, "She's still Red's ex-wife, and the mother of his children. Did that not occur to you?"
"I love the woman and those kids," Lake told him.
Waters stepped back and slammed the jeep door. He looked back to Red and pointed to the empty passanger seat, "Get in. Now."
