August 9, 2016 0515

NAS Oceana, Virginia

Ryan

Kaleb was walking along the aisles of the commissary store with his wingman, LTJG Royce Miller. They were looking for some stuff because the baseball game was about come on and they were off today.

"Don't you think that it's nasty how hot dogs are made?" Royce asked.

" Kinda. I don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Kaleb responded "It's alright as long as it doesn't cause cancer or crazy shit."

"Doesn't matter now, been eating them for decades and I turned out perfect." Kaleb remarked looking back at Royce with a grin.

"Uhh...hold up is there beer in the fridge?" Kaleb asked.

Royce had a blank expression on his face for a minute as thought to recall their alcohol supply.

"Nope I'm already on it" Royce began walking away.

"Grab some jack too."

" Cowboys and their damn whiskey "Royce remarked.

Kaleb got the name cowboy because of several reasons. He managed to out drink a marine as an ensign, he always had country music playing, and a tobacco can he always had on him. Along that, an instructor in Pensacola said that he knew a cowboy named Kaleb Driggers. So a cowboy was born.

Kaleb was walking to another aisle while he looked at his watch.

His phone started ringing. He fumbled trying to get it out of his pocket. Looked at the screen. It was Trey, Roy's wso.

"Yeah" Kaleb answered.

" Where y'all at? The game fixin to start." Trey asked

" Still in the store and Royce went to get beer."

" Oh yeah, we did need beer. Never mind."

Lt. Trey "Luke" Braxton was a baby maverick. He looked just like him too expect he was a blonde. They called him like because if you put Roy and Luke together you the Dukes of Hazzard.

He walked down the aisle and grabbed what he needed and met Roy at the register. Roy had 12 pack of beer and 2 bottles of whiskey in the basket.

"Yeah, we don't look like alcoholics or rednecks at all" Kaleb scoffed looking the large amount of alcoholic beverages Royce was carrying.

"Yeah well I don't like making two trips." Roy responded.

The pair walked up to the register. Payed and walked out to the parking lot.

"You never told me where you got your challenger from." Roy asking about Kaleb's car.

"Some dealer had a soft spot for the navy. It was like a three month waiting list on this joker , and I got in one." Kaleb responded. "I kinda want a classic through."

Kaleb had an Challenger hellcat that was a real eye was worth a pretty penny of course but, a lieutenant's pay is pretty good along with the saving up some change before hand.

Kaleb don't really care about the money. After all he wasn't taking care of a kid or a wife there was times that he considered getting an house but felt like that was unnecessary. He was a bachelor. Just the way he liked. It was plain simple that way.

Fort Bragg Barracks, North Carolina 0700

SrA Jordan Ryan

Jordan Ryan stepped out the shower. He rubbed his hair dry with a towel so that it his short black brown hair would have a messy look to it. He stared at himself in the mirror for a minute. Admiring his tiger tattoo on his right bicep.

Jordan wanted to get a whole sleeve, but He started getting dressed. He slipped on a white polo button up shirt and threw on some levis, slipped on his shoes. His long time friend and roommate, Dante Simmons, just walked in and was staring at Jordan laughing.

Him and Dante been friends since high school. They been through college ,basic and CCT training together. Needless to say, they were blood brothers. Knowing how everything was set up, Jordan spent more time with Dante than his own brothers.

"Where the hell you going with all that on?" Dante asked.

"Mia." he responded.

"Ohh so it's date night for mister man huh" Dante replied grinning as he fell down on his bed.

" So where y'all going tonight?"

"Dunno, probably seafood." Jordan answered as he slipped on his watch and CCT paracord bracelet. " I'll be back around 11."

Jordan grabbed his jacket and sunglasses and walked out.

" Don't get lost." Dante yelled as Jordan walked out.

Jordan got lost in North Carolina more than a few times. Mainly because everything looks the same and different at the same time. Over time he began to adjust, only one good time when he did lost, was when met Mia. I had met her shortly after he came to NC. He walked into a steakhouse and asked the first person he saw for directions and it was her. She was a waiter there. After he saw her and that was it. They been together for about 4 months. By this time, Jordan had made it to the parking lot and hopped on his motorcycle and was on the way to Mia's apartment.

On way his there, he thought about his family. It was just him, Dante, and his brothers. They used to live in Georgia when he was younger. Their dad left ran off after Jordan was born. Jordan didn't have any memories of him. Maybe Kaleb or Alex did, but they never brought him up. Seemed like they hated him.

Their mom died of lung cancer after Alex left for naval academy. Jordan just lived with Kaleb in the old little house and supported themselves with their own jobs. After Kaleb left for college, he lived with Dante. Dante's mother said she knew Jordan's mom and that her last wish to take care of him.

By now he pulled up to Mia's apartment. He parked his bike and took off his sunglasses. He walked upstairs to door and knocked. The door opened and Jordan saw her.

"Well damn."

A short petite figure with long curly black hair and black dress stood in front of him. Jordan was grinning looking her up and down and then kissing her.

"So where we going?" He asked

"Well instead of going out, I cooked for you." Mia said smiling.

A surprised look came on Jordan's face when he heard that.

"Damn girl."

Mia walked back inside to the kitchen to turn the stove walked in behind her apartment and took his jacket off. It was a nice little 1 bedroom apartment. It was really nice to be on a waiter's paycheck. He laid his jacket down on the chair by the door, near a bookcase with her family pictures. He saw that her father was Italian and her mother was black.

Jordan started looking at the other pictures and saw Mia's baby pictures. He started laughing.

"Something funny?" she looked up and asked

" Just you as a 5 year old. He said looking back.

" Oh hush that was a long time ago."

Mia walked up behind Jordan and hugged from behind.

Jordan saw another baby picture with her and seemingly another boy.

"You never told me you had a brother." He asked

"I know. It's Because he's in jail."

"Oh ... I'm sorry."

" Don't be, he made that decision on his own ." she sounded like she was getting angry, so Jordan decided that it was best to change topic.

"So... What did you cook?" He asked

"Carbonara and bacon."

Jordan looked back at her " Well I guess we should get started huh."

Sorry for it being so slow right but things will start to heat up after the massacre.