"I should go alone but thank you" she said fidgeting with her fingers. "Listen, my lips are sealed. Nobody is hearing anything from me. Even if you guys work things out…" Clay said gesturing as though his lips were zipped. Lisa laughed and shook her head. "Thanks Clay."
Various thoughts ran through her head as she drove to his apartment. Her ultimate hope was that he was ok, after all this was a big hit. Pulling into the parking lot she didn't see his truck. She decided still to go up to the apartment to double check. She knocked, but no answer. She waited a minute and knocked again. Still no answer. She reached in her purse and pulled out a key. He had given it to her a few years ago so that he would always know where to find one if needed. Opening the door, she stuck her head inside. "Sonny? You here?" she called out but silence. She decided to drive past a couple of the strip joints she knew he went to but didn't spot his truck there either. Lisa was beginning to panic on the inside. She called his cell again, and got his voicemail. "Sonny, it's Lisa. Let me know you're ok please." After she hung up she felt the phone buzz with a text and was hopeful that it was him. To her disappointment it was from Jason. "You talk to him?" Lisa took a deep breath and responded "No I went by his apt and he wasn't there, I've driven around and haven't been able to find him. I've called 20x" she hit send as she tried think of anywhere else he could be. Defeated, she headed back to base.
Walking in she passed Ray. Once she saw him, she looked away. "Hey, you talk to him?" Ray stopped to ask. "No" she responded coldly and continued to walk. "Hey Davis. Ensign Davis" Ray caught up to her and stepped in front to block her for continuing to walk. "Is there something I can help you with Senior Chief?" she asked "Listen- I… I didn't mean to cause trouble I was trying to protect both of your careers." He tried to explain. "I call BS Ray and you know it. You were trying to protect your ass, period." She said through gritted teeth and walked away. Clay saw the exchange and slowed down as to not be in the middle. As Ray walked back towards him he asked "everything ok?" "Yeah" Ray responded "Davis talk to Sonny? She looked mad" Clay pressed. "No, she didn't, she's just worried" Ray explained but Clay could tell there was more to the story. "Was Ray the one that got in her ear?" he wondered thinking back to his and Sonny's roof top talk and Sonny's animosity towards Ray.
The team was being spun up for a mission and Jason had hoped to hear from or about Sonny prior to getting on the plane but hadn't. The tension in the air was thick. Jason didn't understand who had talked to Natalie and the guys blamed Natalie. "Hear anything on Sonny?" Brock asked. "No" Jason responded frustrated. "I just need to know, who talked to Natalie and when" he looked around. The guys looked at each other. "I haven't" Clay answered. "Me either" Trent echoed along with Brock and Ray. "Natalie was a the Bulkhead a few times and we had our normal banter with Sonny. Do you think she used that?" Clay asked. "I don't know" Jason answered trying to figure it out.
Lisa and Blackburn were on base in the command room as the guys ran their mission. "You talk to Sonny?" Blackburn asked as they waited. "Me? No. I haven't" she replied her mind elsewhere. "I tried to avoid this, but they wouldn't listen. I tried calling him but if I were him I'd ignore me too." He explained. "I'm sure he doesn't blame you" she replied. Blackburn stopped and looked at her. "I'm sure he doesn't think you initiated it" Lisa revised her statement. Blackburn laughed. "I just want him to know he wasn't hung out to dry, if you talk to him maybe you could mention it" he requested. "Yeah. I mean, I doubt he will call me but.." she trailed off. "Mmhmm" Blackburn said not convinced. Lisa was curious what he meant but didn't want to have that conversation so figured it would be best to drop it. "Well if you do by some chance" Blackburn told her and Lisa finished "I'll let him know." "Thanks" he replied.
Lisa went out and checked her phone again. Nothing. She called again, and again it went to voicemail. "Sonny. Let me know you are ok. Please." She paused, "I love you." She said before disconnecting. She stood against the wall trying to gather her thoughts when a minute later a text came through from him. "I'm fine. Promise" she smiled "Want to talk?" she replied. Silence. "UGH." She got her things together to head home, the other boys were still in flight and it would be morning before their mission began. Driving home she found herself in front of Sonny's apartment complex instead. She looked at the phone again. No replies. She took a deep breath and opened her door to head inside. She questioned herself as she made her way to his door. Should she go? He said he was ok. Like gravity pulling her, she knocked. No answer. She knocked again, this time a little harder. "Sonny it's me" she tried calling out. A few seconds later the door opened.
"Lisa, what are you doing here? I told you I was fine" he asked his words sounding a little slurred. "I was worried" she responded. "I'm fine" he smiled and held his hands up. "Are you going to let me in?" she asked. "I don't think it's a good idea. You just got out of some hot water and I don't want to be the cause for more" he told her not throwing in his usual sarcasm or one liners. "Sonny" she replied softly stepping closer. Sonny stepped back to avoid the closeness. "Lisa, I'm ok." She was caught off guard with his distance. "I have been worried sick all day about you. I drove around looking for you. I called you 50 times." She told him angrily. "YOU didn't even tell me what happened, I had to hear it in a briefing!" she continued. "You are an officer, and it is inappropriate for me to share and confide these things" he replied calmly only infuriating Lisa more. "So, I'm an officer and just get tossed to the side now." She replied. "Nice to know this was one sided" she told him referring to their relationship which hit a button with Sonny. "One sided? I would walk through fire for you. I have never opened myself up to someone like I did you. I never thought I could ever settle down until you. I would give it all up if it meant I got you. But you want to be friends that chat and do each other's hair and right now I just can't because it still rips my heart out. But, you know, I'm happy you were able to get past that quickly" he told her walking away from the door but leaving it open. Lisa stood, shocked. "Sonny" she felt tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry" she stepped inside. He was zipping up a bag and put it beside a couple others. "Where are you going?" she asked concerned. "Home, to Texas for a little bit. Beats sitting in an empty, cold apartment" he replied continuing to mess with the bag. Lisa wiped a tear from her cheek. "I guess I better go so you can finish. Have a safe flight" she told him. "Thanks" he replied not looking at her. She bit the inside of her mouth and nodded as she couldn't stop the tears. "I'm sorry." She said before quickly turning to leave. Sonny leaned against the wall. He felt like the worst person on the planet. He didn't mean to be that harsh with her but there was no way to take it back.
Lisa got into her suv and placed her face in her hands. She didn't know how to let him know he meant that much to her. Her suggesting they go back to how things were was her feeble attempt to just be close to him. To still have him in her life because it hurt too much not to. Somehow though, she winded up here.