The Perils of Facebook

Sonny's home state of Texas had become a useful tool in their fledgling relationship for the two of them. None of the team really questioned his more frequent trips back home, just putting it down to wanting to spend more time reconnecting with his two older sisters after an eventful year with the events of Mexico, the Sub and then Clay and the bomb.

So when he got the chance every couple of months between spin ups, it had been a place to escape for few days at a time (occasionally even managing a week at a time, if leave allowed), away from prying eyes and the risk of being caught…or so they thought.

Davis not having the history with her new colleagues as yet in San Diego, had no explaining to do to any one. No one questioned when she left the state when she had a few precious days of leave or long weekend owed to her.

Texas has become somewhere close to Lisa's heart too, not just because it was the hometown of the one she could now admit to herself as being that of her love. But also because of Sonny's sisters and their families, whom had also welcomed her into their home and hearts long ago.

Lisa and Shana had been fast friends for years now, Shana being impressed at her ability to put Sonny in his place now and then, both being able to give as good as they got. She had secret hopes that one day they would find a way to each other, so when they confided in her that they had decided to take that step she was overjoyed with the news. Finally she hoped that he could find that peace and safe place.

Shana knew that Bravo was also their family, and whilst she understood that being a sailor was what he was and his true calling, she couldn't help but worry about her baby brother. Though Sonny hated it when she referred to them that way, she always would look at him as the younger boy she and Katie helped their mum raise after their dad had passed away.

No matter how big, muscled and strong he became, to her and Katie, they would always see that young boy who couldn't understand what had happened when their world had blown apart when their dad, his idol, had passed away. Being 8 and 10 years older than Sonny, gave them both Shana and Katie some more understanding than he of the situation, still so bewildering to the young, confused and scared child.

Now she was worried about him for other reasons, especially due to the brutality of the world he inhabited. She hated to imagine the sights he had seen, things he had had to do and live with and the losses he had endured, as a result of his calling, as they saw it, to the Navy.

Shana still recalled the day that Sonny came home to tell them he had made his mind up and was enlisting, all three of them (their mom since passed) were proud of the boy they had raised, but also fearful of the future it would bring.

Finally Shana felt that maybe she could rest a little easier now, happy that Sonny had finally found someone who understood the world he inhabited and was tough enough to endure it.

Oh, she knew that there would be challenges ahead for them, especially with the regulations, and politics in relation to their statures within the service but realised that the very act of them deciding to take the chance to be together regardless of the hurdles she knew that neither had taken this decision lightly.

It was during their trips to Texas that Shana (and Katie, though Shana was the more sentimental one of the sisters) enjoyed watching them at a distance, seeing the sweeter, calmer, romantic even, side of their kid brother developing. Both realising they were honoured to be witnessing their baby brother fall truly in love for the first time. Both also revelling in the irony that it was someone that was in his reach for neigh on a decade.

It was during one of their visits to Texas that Lisa received a strange text from Naima

"Just a heads up, you may want to get Shana to delete a photo she posted last night, unless this is your way of telling everyone something".

Puzzled at Naima's message, Lisa replied straight away, "what pic? posted where?"

"Shana's face book page, take a look"

Still puzzled, as she knew Shana and the rest or the family had agreed to keep things quite whilst they were finding their feet in their new found relationship, Lisa got up off the couch she and Sonny were lying on to grab her computer.

Flitting through the pictures Shana had posted she initially couldn't see anything that would give the game away. Indeed there didn't even seem to be any with either her or Sonny in them.

As if Naima had psychic abilities just as Lisa was about to ask picture she was referring to, another message arrived, "Hannah, horse riding".

It was then Naima's text became clear to Lisa, clicking on the full page image of Sonny's niece practicing for her show jumping trials was her and Sonny in the back ground. Whilst normally a picture of her and Sonny watching Hannah could normally be played off (Lisa was after all 8 year old Hannah's god mother), there was no mistaking their relationship in this picture.

Indeed in this picture, was Lisa sitting atop the wooden fence, in front of her Sonny standing leaning between her legs. Each others arms wrapped around the other, no way in a position that could remotely be played off as just an embrace between two friends, but instead clearly one displaying love and intimacy. It wasn't just the position they were in that would give them away. Thought that itself was enough, it was also the gaze of adoration in each others eyes, seemingly in a world of their own in that fleeting moment.

"Whats up" Sonny asked as she looked up from her computer. Wordlessly, Lisa turned the screen around showing him the photo on display.

"Who's seen it, do you know" Sonny asked

"So far, Naima, not sure whom else"

Again, as if she had some sort of sixth sense, another message came through, "by the way, Rachel has seen it too"

"Make that Rach too - Well given the wives rumour mill has started will be a matter of time before Ray and Brock see the picture, and the rest, unless we get Shana to take it down"

"Or we could just leave it. Maybe its time Lisa, we've already agreed to let everyone in on it when you are back for 4th July, well the perils of facebook have meant that it is just a little earlier than planned."

"True, lets leave it as it is"

"Lets make this interesting, wanna bet on whom on Bravo dares to text us first…"