See chap one for disclaimers.

My mouth had gone dry. After six years, here stood Annie Pendry. I almost didn't recognize Josh. He stood six feet tall with black jeans that hung low around him waist. His blond hair stood in spikes with blue tips and his lip was pierced. This certainly wasn't the same Josh Pendry that I knew.

Josh ignored me and walked straight towards the rest of the boys who referred to him as "Captain." Annie folded her arms across her chest and sighed. Her wedding ring sparkled in the light.

"Annie… what are you doing here?"

"What every other military parent with an adolescent is doing. The judge told me that the Navy was stepping in to help these boys, and told me you were running it…it seemed like a better option then Josh going to jail."

"What happened to him Annie?"

Annie, who looked three times her age at that moment closed her eyes and sighed again. "I married just six months after we moved from DC. George…my husband is an Army sergeant. He and Josh don't get along to well. Then a year later I had Brent, and a year after that I had Julie. I guess Josh is having a hard time moving on. I just don't know Harm; I don't know how to talk to my own son anymore. At first…I don't know it seemed like he was just acting out because of the marriage, and then all of a sudden my little boy is being escorted home by the police. And the way he looks at me…it's just pure hatred." She started crying, but as much as I wanted to put my arm around her I didn't.

"It'll be okay Annie," I said reassuringly.

She laughed and wiped her eyes. Laughing, she turned back to me with a smile. "It looks like you didn't do to bad yourself," she says pointing to the wedding band on my finger, "any kids?"

"Yeah I've got two kids; a girl Mattie and a boy Tyler."

"Wow, so who the luck lady-"

"YO! Navy man!" Bull yelled. "Are we going to do this or what?"

I turned back to Annie and smiled.

"So when can I pick him up?"

"Two hours," I confirm looking over my chart to make sure that there weren't any other ex's with kids on my list.

"Well I guess I'll see you then," she said stealing one last look at Josh and left.

Turning back to the boys, I sighed. This was going to be a long night.

The nine boys were standing in a circle talking loudly to each other when I blew my whistle.

"Alright, let's get started; Now for the names who is Kaden Jones?"

A dark haired boy raised his hand. "it's Boo," he said and stepped back. "I go by Boo."

"Okay," I said. So they all had there cute little nick names.

There were nine of them that showed. Ryan Weaver aka Bull, Kaden Jones aka Boo, Logan Hays aka Gimp, Ethan Chambers aka Zap, Jacob Wyatt aka Puck, Connor Smith aka shades, Sam Weston aka Speed and Josh Pendry aka Captain.

We spent the next two hours going over drills. The boys quickly learned that I wasn't going to put up with any of there mouth and followed directions. I ended practice late and sent the boys home early, but kept Josh behind.

I knew to tread lightly, but when I looked at the scowling sixteen year old boy, I didn't see Josh Pendry, but me at his age.

"Your mom won't be here for another few minutes…talk to me Josh, what's going on?"

He threw the ball that he had in his hands at the wall. "Nothing, alright! Why should you care anyways, huh? You're the one who walked out on us!"

Picking up the ball, I put it on the rack with the others and walked over to him. "I don't know what your mom told you Josh, but it wasn't my idea to leave, sometimes things just happen and-"

"Bull shit! Things don't just happen Harm, people make things happen. You don't know. Ever since mom married that-" but he didn't finish. Putting his hand over his mouth and turned away from me. I walked towards him and put my hand on his shoulder but he flinched and knocked my hand away. Tuning around, he pointed his finger at me and spoke in a low threatening voice.

"Don't touch me."

After he left, I spent another hour at the gym and worked out. I had no idea about what to do with these boys. They all had so much anger and so much that needed to be worked out. And Josh…what have I gotten myself into?

TBC

Alas another short chap, but I had gotten inspired and had to write. School is over for me tomorrow, when I'm taking my last final. I'm taking a semester off, so I'll be able to write more. I haven't decided just who Harm's wife is, any suggestions I'll be glad to take. Thanks to Janlaw and Laurie for the suggestions. Please review.