Chapter 4:
Next morning Summer awoke to the sound of trucks outside her hotel bedroom. It was some of her friends from the Pentagon; they had brought her stuff just as Paul had said. There he was directing the younger officers around, telling them which box was to go where. Summer quickly got dressed and ran downstairs to give them a hand.
"Sir!"
She called out when she reached the bottom of the hotel steps.
"Colonel."
He greeted her with a hug.
"How was your sleep?"
She stretched and yawned.
"Ok."
He turned around to see how the moving operation was coming along.
"Do you wanna give these guys your key and you and I and go and get some breakfast, I'm famished?"
She smiled.
"Of course Sir."
She gave them her room keys and walked after her former CO and close friend.
"Do you know anywhere that'll be open this early Sir?"
He shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Mac Donald's."
Summer cringed.
"You sure you wanna do that?"
He turned his head to face her; a pained expression was all he saw.
"Not now I'm not."
They both grinned as they stopped outside a 'Starbucks'.
"This I can handle."
Summer said holding her stomach.
"Two lattes please."
Collins told the woman behind the counter.
"Thanks for this Sir."
He took the coffees off the lady.
"It's only a coffee Summer."
She smiled.
"No I mean all of this Sir."
She said seating herself across from him.
"Well your more than welcome Summer. I should have moved you earlier, I know how miserable you've been these past few months."
He smiled sympathetically. She wasn't going to tell him that she'd wanted out for much longer than a few months but the sentiment was there.
"But still … thank you Sir."
She said taking a sip of her latte.
"Well as long as you appreciate it."
"Oh I do Sir. Believe me."
She said smiling again.
"So."
She put her coffee down.
"What can you tell me about my new CO.?"
"Hum."
He thought for a few seconds.
"Well he's a good man, very understanding ... just don't get on the wrong side of him."
"Sounds like you Sir."
"Yes but Summer,"
His tone changed.
"Now I have no doubts to the fact that you will apply your self to the best of you ability, but I have to warn you he might not be as lenient with you as I was."
He said, referring to Summer's history of insubordination.
"Oo yes Sir … again, thank you for putting up with me."
"It was a pleasure."
He smiled at her.
Next morning Summer awoke to the sound of trucks outside her hotel bedroom. It was some of her friends from the Pentagon; they had brought her stuff just as Paul had said. There he was directing the younger officers around, telling them which box was to go where. Summer quickly got dressed and ran downstairs to give them a hand.
"Sir!"
She called out when she reached the bottom of the hotel steps.
"Colonel."
He greeted her with a hug.
"How was your sleep?"
She stretched and yawned.
"Ok."
He turned around to see how the moving operation was coming along.
"Do you wanna give these guys your key and you and I and go and get some breakfast, I'm famished?"
She smiled.
"Of course Sir."
She gave them her room keys and walked after her former CO and close friend.
"Do you know anywhere that'll be open this early Sir?"
He shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Mac Donald's."
Summer cringed.
"You sure you wanna do that?"
He turned his head to face her; a pained expression was all he saw.
"Not now I'm not."
They both grinned as they stopped outside a 'Starbucks'.
"This I can handle."
Summer said holding her stomach.
"Two lattes please."
Collins told the woman behind the counter.
"Thanks for this Sir."
He took the coffees off the lady.
"It's only a coffee Summer."
She smiled.
"No I mean all of this Sir."
She said seating herself across from him.
"Well your more than welcome Summer. I should have moved you earlier, I know how miserable you've been these past few months."
He smiled sympathetically. She wasn't going to tell him that she'd wanted out for much longer than a few months but the sentiment was there.
"But still … thank you Sir."
She said taking a sip of her latte.
"Well as long as you appreciate it."
"Oh I do Sir. Believe me."
She said smiling again.
"So."
She put her coffee down.
"What can you tell me about my new CO.?"
"Hum."
He thought for a few seconds.
"Well he's a good man, very understanding ... just don't get on the wrong side of him."
"Sounds like you Sir."
"Yes but Summer,"
His tone changed.
"Now I have no doubts to the fact that you will apply your self to the best of you ability, but I have to warn you he might not be as lenient with you as I was."
He said, referring to Summer's history of insubordination.
"Oo yes Sir … again, thank you for putting up with me."
"It was a pleasure."
He smiled at her.