10. Honeymoon
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As he was standing on watch on the deck, he heard Taylor coming to stand beside him, making a comment about Kara being on the boat. Yeah right, a honeymoon they never had he thought about Taylor's words. He knew the world was starving and enjoying the company of your wife wasn't appropriate behavior while on the ship. But deep inside of him, he wanted to enjoy every little moment he got with her. Not knowing when it might be the last time.
Luckily for them the newest "couple" in the rumor mill was the young sailor Ray Diaz and Kat Nolan, Tex's now all-grown up daughter. Pretty much everyone knew about Ray's crush towards Kat and Danny was holding an eye for what the young man might do. After all he felt he owed that much to Tex. Tex had been there for him, when all he did was ramble on about KFC, a code name that Tex had given for Kara.
"Didn't look over to me." He had heard Tex say from the upper bunk. "Well it is. It has to be." He had said back firmly. Trying to think of something else than her, he tried to get some sleep. A while later he heard Tex ask "Why?" "Why what?" He had asked. "Why does it have to be over?" He heard Tex say. Just let it go old man, he had thought. Letting out a sigh he realized that Frankie wasn't there anymore. He needed to talk to someone and he couldn't talk to Kara, he had pushed her away.
"Because I almost got us all killed back at Gitmo." He felt the guilt wash over him again, but he felt a little relief too that he had confided in someone.. Even though that someone was Tex. He filled Tex in on what he had done and expected the man to lash out at him, but instead he said "What's done, is done. You can't change what you did." Wasn't he mad at him? His life had been at risk as well since he had been on the James. "And you gotta stop blaming her about it. It was on you." Tex continued. Yeah, that much he had realized that blaming her had been wrong. She had been able to keep her cool and focus on the mission. It was him that hadn't had a clear mind.
Thinking back to the young couple. Kat might not welcome his worries over Ray, her being the type of girl that can handle herself, thanks to Tex. So he thought that the crew might not notice when he and Kara would find a moment here and there. Sure he had made a promise to Captain Slattery that they knew the rules, but bending the rules would be just fine he thought. They knew the rules, yes. But did they make a promise to act as the rules said, technically no and she hadn't even said a word. Besides she was already his wife, it wasn't the same as in the Arctic. And they were more older and smarter this time around. But the newlywed stage hadn't worn off from the two of them. He did wonder how long it would last, but he knew it wasn't just the newlywed phase. It was more, it was the chemistry between them, the passion they felt for each other.
So as they had managed to get through the first day of her being back, not getting much down time before the TAC team would be stepping their foots down in Algeria. He had rushed after her as she had left the helo bay. "Commander Green." He said smiling, walking behind her. "Yes Lieutenant Green?" Although he couldn't see her face, he heard she must have been smiling. "Got a minute?" He stopped and saw her turn around. "What do you have in your mind?" She raised an eyebrow and looked around them in the corridor. "The usual. Couple of kisses, maybe if we have time.." He chuckled stopping in mid sentence. "Danny!" She exclaimed and he saw her blush. "What?" He stepped towards her. "I thought we made a deal with the Captain." She was crossing her arms over her chest. "I thought you saw the look I gave you when I said what I said to the Captain.. and you didn't say a word." He told her teasing her a bit. And then he saw he got her. The look she gave at him, telling him that she wanted him. He walked pass her smiling and he heard she followed after him.
As she closed the door to his stateroom he had to tease her a little more "And yet again you didn't say a word." She must have had enough of this foolishness as she kissed him. Backing towards the bunk he smiled as he kissed her. "Missed this, just like the good old days." He said. "Me too, but let's not try to repeat all the events." She kissed his neck. "I thought you wanted to give Frankie a little sister or a brother." He was opening her overalls. "Danny. It's not the right time." He heard her say with a serious tone while looking at him. "I know." He stated and continued on.
As she was leaving from his stateroom he noticed her stopping at the door and turning to face him "Oh and Lieutenant Green, you are forgiven." Puzzled by her words, he looked at her and asked "For what?" "For making me shoot at you. But make sure that you never put me in that position again, cowboy." She said calmly, but he saw she was holding back tears. "Kara.." He started to say and saw her nod at him. Seeing it in her eyes that she knew that there hadn't been any other choice for him, he didn't say anything more. She then left the room.