Jaye woke up to sunlight streaming into her room. She lazily stretched, a small smile on her face. She hadn't woken up like this in a long time. "I have got to get a bed like this on base," she muttered, snuggling down deeper in the covers for a moment.
With the thought of the base came thoughts of her late night, and more importantly, who she had spent it with. Now that, she reasoned, had been a surprise. He was definitely different off base than on. She wondered if the poet and the soldier ever mixed.
Unfortunately, thoughts of her meeting with her uncle also came creeping into her mind. Her smile turned into a frown. She sighed, wondering what she was going to do about that.
Getting up, she figured she'd better start the day since she was due back on base by 6pm. She showered, changed, and figured she'd hit the Smithsonians for the rest of the day.
As she arrived back on base after a relaxing, uneventful day, she couldn't help but wonder how last night would affect her working relationship with Flint. He was a professional, but often distant. Now that they understood each other a little better, than maybe things might be more relaxed between them. She found she was looking forward to that.
"Have a nice time?" asked Scarlett as Jaye entered the living area, flipping through the channels on the TV.
Jaye smiled. "Pretty good. Nice to have some time off now and then. Anything interesting happen while I was away?"
Cover Girl stuck her head out of the small kitchen the girls shared. "Are you kidding? I swear, this has been the slowest week! I think I even have everything repaired up to this point! If we don't see any action soon, I might just have to break one just to have something to do!"
"You could just drive something…that'll do it," teased Scarlett.
Jaye flopped down on the couch next to Scarlett. "Nothing like coming back and having guard duty. How did you two get off so easy?"
"Hey, we were good girls and finished all our chores!" teased Cover Girl, shouting from the kitchen. "Not to mention it gave me time to make you ladies a gourmet meal!"
"Macaroni and cheese," whispered Scarlett to Jaye. "I think I saw the box."
"I heard that!" shouted Cover Girl. "Don't knock it until you try it! It's gotta be better than what they're serving the guys tonight!"
Jaye grinned at Scarlett. "Yeah, you know what the gourmet part is, right? She adds hot dogs to it."
Cover Girl entered the living area, juggling three bowls. "Voila! Dinner is served!" she announced, handing each woman a bowl and spoon.
"Thanks for cooking," Scarlett said sincerely. "I swear, I'm so tired after Beach Head's impromptu PT today that I can't even move from the couch. Too bad you'll miss movie night!" she told Jaye.
Jaye shrugged. "Guess that's what I get for taking time off. Glad I missed Beach's torture session though!"
Cover Girl rolled her eyes. "Like you would've had a problem with it. I heard him talk to you about it before you left. I think you took off on purpose!" she teased.
Jaye finished her bowl and then took it into the kitchen. "Sorry ladies, but I have the glamorous job of guard duty! I must be going!" She slipped into her bedroom, changed into her uniform, and left the women's quarters, heading for the control room.