Title: Measuring Up
Author: rooster dawn
Pairing: Jen/men
Disclaimers: The characters of JAG are the property of Donald Bellisario and Bellisarius Production, Inc. Used without permission. No copyright infringement intended. May be reproduce if unchanged, author given full credit, and no financial transaction is involved.
Summary: Jen wonders why she is still attracting the undesirables.
Good feedback is good for one's soul and everyone's happiness.
part 1
1030 hours
23 Dec
Gunny's Apartment
Gunny sighed with relief as he entered his apartment. It had been over two years since the last time he was home. He was home for the holidays and an extended leave. One didn't use much leave when one was in combat or doing undercover work for the CIA.
He had three months before he had to report back for his next assignment. He wondered what he would do with all this free time. The last time he had this much free time was twenty years ago, the first time he left the marines to become part of the sheriff's department.
Maybe, if he was lucky enough, he would find a young lady to spend some quality time with. He had received a surprise invitation from the Roberts to attend their annual Christmas Eve Party. They usually invited many people from the office. Maybe one of them would be a young petty officer.
He decided he would go into JAG and visit with Jason Tiner to get the scope of the land. Jag being a headquarters unit, turnover was quite small. Many of the officers stationed there were lawyers. Washington was the place for them to further their careers. There were many connections to be made and people to suck up to.
There was a little more turn over with the enlisted. Many of them were young people looking to make money so they could go to college, find a career, or to find themselves. They usually were there only for a year or two.
Fortunately there were many older enlisted personnel who stayed around for many years. One such person in particular came to mind, his good buddy Jason Tiner. When he first met him he thought Jason was a young naive squid who didn't have a clue about the military.
He found out later that looks could be misleading. Jason was a very bright individual who would help anyone who was in need of assistance. He was a very able petty officer who took very good care of the Admiral. He was also very capable of working the Admiral too.
He decided he might as well go to JAG and see if Jason wanted to do lunch. They could catch up and see what was happening around JAG. There were many questions that he would like answers to.
1200 hours
JAG Headquarters
An hour later Gunny walked into the bullpen. It seemed like old times. It felt so good to be there. He looked around to see if he recognized anyone before he went looking for Jason. He whistled to himself when he saw her.
She was beautiful. She had a beautiful hourglass figure. Her hair was tied up behind her head in a fancy manner. She must have pretty long hair he thought. He saw her smile at one of her co workers. It was full and very beautiful. She appeared to be average height, maybe five foot four or five foot five.
He was going to have to ask Jason who this beautiful creature was. He shook his head before walking over to where Jason was located. He smiled when he saw the extra stripe. He nodded his head in acknowledgement. It was about time.
He walked up to Jason's deck.
"I see you've been a good little squid." greeted Gunny.
"Gunny!" yelled Jason as he got up and walked around the desk to greet his old buddy. "How have you been? You look great!"
"Can't complaint. Life has been good. Saw a lot of action. Maybe we can do lunch and I can tell you all about it." replied Gunny.
"Sure Gunny, I need to let the Admiral know I'm going to lunch. How long are you here for?" asked Jason.
"Three months." replied Gunny as he took another look around the bullpen where he saw her now talking to Lieutenant Sims.
Five minutes later they were on their way. Gunny needed to know who the beautiful petty officer was. She looked like a Goddess to him. He decided to ask Jason about her.
"Who's the new petty officer Jason?" asked Gunny.
Jason looked on the direction Gunny was looking. He smiled, it was Jen. He waved to her as she waved back. She gave him a beautiful warm smile that would light up a dark room.
"That's Jennifer Coates. She's a real pistol. She saved Lieutenant Robert's life last year after he stepped on a land mine. Colonel MacKenzie brought her back here to Jag with her at the end of her tour on the Seahawk." smiled Jason.
"I heard about that. Is the Lieutenant alright?" asked a concerned Gunny. The Roberts were good people. They took special interest in the well being of all enlisted personnel.
"Yeah, he's fine. He lost half a leg, but he's recovered now. He's back full time, but on limited duty." replied Jason.
"Outstanding. By the way is the petty officer seeing anyone? Will she be at the Robert's holiday party?" asked an interested and inquiring Gunny.
"I don't think you can handle her Gunny, you're too old and ugly. Besides she doesn't care too much about marines. I think she once said something about them being stupider than a donkey's ass." smiled Jason as he nodded his head knowingly.
"We'll have to see about that." replied Gunny as they left the bullpen.