Chapter 7
Sunday 0759 Roosevelt Naval Base 15 miles south of London
My internal clock woke me up very late the following morning, too late. We were supposed to be in Captain Brown's office at 0900. Considering though, I'd been up with Harm till three in the morning studying computer manuals, I can understand why. I reluctantly forced myself out of bed, and into the shower.
I returned, in my nightshirt fourteen minutes and thirteen seconds later, to find my sleepyhead of a partner was still fast asleep. He had to get up now if he wanted a shower. Now I know why he's always late to work. "Come on! Up and at 'em Harm! We don't have much time to waste...NOW HARM!!!" I flung the covers off him, realizing he was just wearing shorts. No shirt. My mind was staring to wander..I finally managed to get myself under control, and forced him out of bed, he was still half asleep when I told him he had fifteen minutes in the shower, no more.
I proceeded to get into my uniform, and waited for him to finish. When he didn't come out in the allotted time, I went over and banged on the door.
"Harm-you're supposed to be out of there by now!!! We're going to be late!" No response.
"Harmon! Let's get that six moving!" No response.
"If you don't get out of there in five seconds I'm coming in!!!!" No response, I count to five. Still no response. Should I go in there? What if he's not dressed? In the end I decided I'd rather have Harm chew me out than the Captain. I opened the door.
The sight that met my eyes would have been hilarious if we weren't on the verge of being late. Harm was slumped against the corner of the wall where the wall met the tub. Fast asleep on a pile of towels, he was still dry, so obviously he hadn't showered yet, but he had lost his chance. "Harm, get up!" I said exasperated.
He mumbled something incoherent, and I went over to the sink, and got a glass of cold water. I poured it on him, he immediately jumped up, yelping. "What was that for?" he asked.
"You slept away your shower time. Now, get on your uniform, we have to leave. You don't want Captain Brown to get a bad impression of us on our first full day."
Since I didn't trust him to change on his own, I remained in the bathroom facing the wall, while he changed in the shower. I tried my best to keep my mind from going places it shouldn't be...but I wasn't entirely successful.
Finally, at 0831 and twenty-two seconds I was able to drag my sleepy 'husband' out of our room, and down to the café for a quick breakfast.
I got him a power-bar, and myself one too, I absolutely detested these things, but I didn't have enough time for a full breakfast, and I needed something to tide me over. It was going to take a lot of time to find the Captain's office even with the instructions, as it was on the other end of a rather large base. Somehow it was like being at High School again, trying to get to classes before the bell rang.
Harm practically fell asleep many times during the course of our trip. In the end I was nearly dragging him there. Two things were obvious, Harm was not a morning person, and I needed to get a dog leash.....
A/N: Decided to be nice to you guys... But don't expect this too often...
Sunday 0759 Roosevelt Naval Base 15 miles south of London
My internal clock woke me up very late the following morning, too late. We were supposed to be in Captain Brown's office at 0900. Considering though, I'd been up with Harm till three in the morning studying computer manuals, I can understand why. I reluctantly forced myself out of bed, and into the shower.
I returned, in my nightshirt fourteen minutes and thirteen seconds later, to find my sleepyhead of a partner was still fast asleep. He had to get up now if he wanted a shower. Now I know why he's always late to work. "Come on! Up and at 'em Harm! We don't have much time to waste...NOW HARM!!!" I flung the covers off him, realizing he was just wearing shorts. No shirt. My mind was staring to wander..I finally managed to get myself under control, and forced him out of bed, he was still half asleep when I told him he had fifteen minutes in the shower, no more.
I proceeded to get into my uniform, and waited for him to finish. When he didn't come out in the allotted time, I went over and banged on the door.
"Harm-you're supposed to be out of there by now!!! We're going to be late!" No response.
"Harmon! Let's get that six moving!" No response.
"If you don't get out of there in five seconds I'm coming in!!!!" No response, I count to five. Still no response. Should I go in there? What if he's not dressed? In the end I decided I'd rather have Harm chew me out than the Captain. I opened the door.
The sight that met my eyes would have been hilarious if we weren't on the verge of being late. Harm was slumped against the corner of the wall where the wall met the tub. Fast asleep on a pile of towels, he was still dry, so obviously he hadn't showered yet, but he had lost his chance. "Harm, get up!" I said exasperated.
He mumbled something incoherent, and I went over to the sink, and got a glass of cold water. I poured it on him, he immediately jumped up, yelping. "What was that for?" he asked.
"You slept away your shower time. Now, get on your uniform, we have to leave. You don't want Captain Brown to get a bad impression of us on our first full day."
Since I didn't trust him to change on his own, I remained in the bathroom facing the wall, while he changed in the shower. I tried my best to keep my mind from going places it shouldn't be...but I wasn't entirely successful.
Finally, at 0831 and twenty-two seconds I was able to drag my sleepy 'husband' out of our room, and down to the café for a quick breakfast.
I got him a power-bar, and myself one too, I absolutely detested these things, but I didn't have enough time for a full breakfast, and I needed something to tide me over. It was going to take a lot of time to find the Captain's office even with the instructions, as it was on the other end of a rather large base. Somehow it was like being at High School again, trying to get to classes before the bell rang.
Harm practically fell asleep many times during the course of our trip. In the end I was nearly dragging him there. Two things were obvious, Harm was not a morning person, and I needed to get a dog leash.....
A/N: Decided to be nice to you guys... But don't expect this too often...