Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months. The spin ups turned into deployment. The team had just arrived at the forward operating base and were settling into their hooch's. Lisa was laying on her bed. She was almost asleep when a knocking on her door accompanied by an "Ensign Davis?" from her favorite Texas drawl woke her.
"Come on in Petty Officer Quinn"
Sonny sticks his head in the door scanning the room. Upon seeing Lisa's roommate isn't in there yet he enters, closing the door behind him. Sonny pauses deciding if he should lock it.
Davis sees this. "Not on the clock Sonny."
"I know Davis. I wasn't plannin' on doin' a damn thing, I just wanted a minute alone with ya."
"Sonny, I feel like this deployment is going to be harder than we thought. I mean we have practically been living together for the past seven months. We haven't gone longer than a week without sharing a bed." She pauses and smiles. "I just don't know how we are going to get through the next at least three months without each other like that."
"I do get real horny on deployment, but ya already knew that there Davis"
"Damnit Sonny that's not even what I mean. Just having and holding each other. The last time we deployed here it was rough as fuck. And now with the intel officer job, it has just been so nice having you to come home to. You keep me from losing my mind some days. You know you're my rock Sonny."
Sonny smiles unsure of how to respond to that. He sits on her bed and pulls her to him, wrapping his arms around her. "You are my calm Lisa. I love you." He says before planting a kiss on the top of her head.
Lisa is about to respond when the door to her hooch opens. Sonny jumps up and away from her praying whoever is opening the door didn't see shit.
A woman neither recognize walks in with her bag. She looks from Davis to Sonny "I didn't realize this was a coed hooch" she says not sounding happy.
"Uh, um um, I, uh." Sonny has no idea how to respond. Lisa cuts him off "It isn't, Petty Officer Quinn and I were discussing some mission details from a previous mission. It will not happen again. Ensign Lisa Davis, you can call me Davis."
"Uh huh. Ensign Jones" she says extending her hand to shake Lisa's. Lisa takes it "It is nice to meet you."
"Uh Ensign Davis, I will see you in briefin." Sonny says wanting to get the hell out of that room.
"Yes Petty Officer." Davis says trying to stay as calm as possible. Sonny exits the hooch.
"How long have you been her Davis?"
"We just got here. I just finished unpacking actually." Davis says sitting back on her bed.
"That Petty Officer, what was that?"
"Like I told you we were talking about our last mission." Davis says trying not to sound defensive.
"Your last mission? Isn't he a SEAL? How were on his mission?" Jones pushes
"He is and yes our mission. I work with his team."
"You two seem close." Jones says flatly
"Um I really don't think that is any of your business." Davis says
"That sounds like an answer from someone that has something to hid."
"Look, I don't know who the hell you think you are, but he is my best friend we have worked together on two different teams and have known each other for what feels like forever. So yes, one could say we are close." Davis says pissed.
"Oh um, I, I guess I was wrong about what I saw." Jones says.
"Damn right you were wrong." Lisa's train of thought was broken when her phone went off. She looks down and sees the text is from Sonny. "Is she the female version of holier than thou Ray?"
Davis laughs "Holy fuck you have no idea."
"Well why don't you come out to the fire pit and tell me about it. I'm the only one out here right now."
"Sonny"
"Don't be a party pooper Davis!"
"Alright, I'll be right there. Anything is better than this thing in my hooch."
Davis grabs her jacket and puts it on. "I'll see you later." Davis says not waiting for Jones to respond before walking out.
Davis walks up to the fire pit and sees Sonny sitting alone staring at the fire. "Long time no see" She says putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Hi there beautiful." He says, his face lighting up.
"God I might start sleeping out here." Davis says with a huff.
"That bad?" Sonny chuckles. He realizes Davis was right, this deployment is going to be harder than they anticipated it would be. He wanted nothing more than to hold her and tell her everything will be okay.
Lisa sees him deep in thought, "Everything okay in there?" She says tapping him on the head.
"Just thinkin bout what ya said earlier in your hooch, this is gonna to be harder than we thought. But I know we gonna get through it." He says smiling at her
"I know we can too, it is just going to suck." She says giving his forearm a squeeze. "Anyways, she all but accused me of fucking you right there in the hooch."
"Do you want me to kill her and leave her body out there for the enemy fighters to find?" Sonny asks half serious.
"I want to say yes, but I worry you would actually do it." Lisa laughs
"I might, ya never know." He laughs
Jason walks up behind the two and puts a hand on each of their shoulders. "Look at you two, chillin out her like old times. What are you two talking about? Or am I not allowed to know?" Jason says with a laugh
Lisa turns and looks at him "You can know. I hate my roommate. She's a total bitch"
"Damn Davis how do you really feel?" Jason laughs
"She's horrible. This is going to be a long three months."
"How much do you wish you could go bunk with Sonny?" Jason asks
Both Davis and Sonny look at Jason in disbelief of what he just said. "I'd sleep on the floor of their hooch if it got me away from her."
"Aw Davis, you know I would give you my bunk and take the floor." Sonny says rubbing her knee.
"Aren't you the sweetest?" Lisa laughs. Lisa's phone goes off, she looks at it and sees she needs to report to command. "Looks like it's time to go to work."
"Well in that case Ima go sleep before the big bad intel officer sends us out to grab a target package. Davis be kind to us." Sonny says looking at her with loving eyes.
"I'll do the best I can boys" She says while standing and walking towards the command trailer.
Mandy brings Davis and Blackburn up to speed on the target package. The decision is made to move on the target that night. Davis walks out of the command trailer and towards her hooch. She opens the door and thankfully finds it empty. Davis lays down on her bed and quickly falls asleep. Lisa hears Jones come in and simply rolls over so her back is facing the room. Not long after that there is a knock on the door. Jones answers it "You really had the balls to show back up here Petty Officer?"
Sonny is off put by this, but keeps his cool. "I came to get Davis for dinner, she ain't answerin her phone."
"So you thought showing up here was the best thing to do? What makes you feel like you have the right to do that?" Jones asks in an aggressive tone.
"Look Ensign Jones, no disrespect, but I am simply standin at the door to get Davis for dinner. And yes, it is the right thing to do, that is what teammates do. She is part of our team."
Jones was about to say something when Clay walked up "What the hell is taking Davis so long, I'm hungry."
"Do you people have no boundaries? Jones huffs.
Lisa finally woke up, she hears the back and forth and groans "Okay this is fucking ridiculous."
The three look at her. "Jones, no they really don't have any boundaries, it's part of team life. I can totally agree to no one but you and I coming into the hooch, but you need to get over them knocking on the door. On that note let's go to dinner boys." Davis says pushing past Jones. Sonny and Clay have to fight hard to hold back their laughter.
As the three walk towards the cafeteria Clay looks at Davis "What the fuck was that about?
"I have no idea, when she first got here this afternoon Sonny was in my room talking and I don't know if she thought she stopped us from doing more, which was never the plan, or what. But she has been horrible since."
"Well you told her baby, I'm proud of you."
"Ha thanks Sonny."
The three of them get their food and join the rest of the team plus Blackburn and Mandy.
Trent speaks up "Davis you look pissed."
"You guys might have to do your girl a solid and get rid of my roommate." She says looking at Trent
"Woah Davis, we aren't contract killers." Brock says
"You know I would never seriously ask you to do that. I am just annoyed with her. It is going to be a long three months."
Just as they are finished eating, they get the page that it is time for the team mission brief. As the team was walking out of the cafeteria they passed Jones entering. She looks at Davis "So you're that kind of female Naval Officer." She says with a disgusted look on her face.
Davis spins on her heels and lunges for her. Jason is closest and grabs her before she can do anything she'll regret. Ray is the first one to respond to Jones's allegations "If by that kind you mean hard working, smart and the best intel officer we have ever had then yes she is that kind."
"Davis ain't never had a damn thing handed to her. She has busted her ass to get to where she is and she continues to bust her ass to be the best. You need to leave her alone." Sonny says trying not to lose his shit on this girl.
"Is that how you address an officer Petty Officer?" she asks with a smug grin.
Blackburn had heard enough and stepped forward. "Ensign you will walk away now. You have gravely underestimated the group of people you have chosen to attack. This behavior towards my team is completely inappropriate and uncalled for."
"You may be interested to know I found him" pointing to Sonny "in our hooch when I arrived today." Jones says proud of herself.
Blackburn takes a step closer to Jones "I am not sure what you are suggesting. Ensign Davis and Petty Officer Quinn are nothing but professionals and extremely dedicated to severing their country. Again, I suggest you back off Ensign Jones.
The team walks off, leaving Jones standing in the middle of the cafeteria dumbfounded by what just happened. Lisa and Sonny fall back from the group while walking "Fuck Sonny, what if Blackburn takes what she said seriously? We could be real fucked."
"Ya heard what he said Davis."
"I know, but what if that was just show to shut Jones up." Lisa says sounding worried.
"Look don't freak out about it. It's Blackburn no matter what it will be okay. He has supported ya since day one, that's not gonna to change now." Sonny Says
"I feel like he would be disappointed in me." Lisa says looking at the ground
"Damnit Lisa can you please stop makin me want to hold ya and tell you everythin is gonna to be okay. It's killin me."
Davis smiles "I'm sorry. Like I said harder than we thought, but yes I will stop. Mission focused from here until you guys get back."
"Perfect I love you baby." He says fighting the urge to kiss her.
"I love you too. Be safe okay."
The team walks into the command trailer for their briefing. Everyone has taken their seats. Full Metal speaks up "Davis you might be right. Maybe we should get rid of her for you."
Blackburn turns "I am pretending I did not just hear that Full Metal."
"That wasn't a no." Full Metal laughs
Blackburn shakes his head.
Davis stand in the front of the room. The guys give her their attention and she begins the brief. Once all of the information has been presented the team decides on a plan. They are given 30 minutes to get everything together before heading out. Everyone stands up and exits the command trailer. Sonny turns and winks at Davis, silently telling her he loved her and would see her later.
The team head to the choppers and they take off, headed for their target. Once on the ground the team makes their way to the target house. Blackburn, Davis and Mandy are watching on ISR. The team disappears inside the house. A few moments later figures are picked up on ISR running out of the house. The next thing the command trailer knew there was a giant explosion. Davis's heart stopped. She thought she was going to vomit. What if Sonny wasn't one of the figures running out? What if he was still in that building and blown to pieces? Blackburn talking on the radio brings Lisa back "Havoc Base to Bravo One." No answer.
Lisa is so close to losing it when she hears "Bravo Three to Havoc Base."
Blackburn responds, "Bravo Three sitrep."
"Bravo Three and six are accounted for. Still attemptin to locate One, Two, Four, and Five."
Lisa can breathe again. Sonny is alive.
Blackburn makes the call to send the helos in to get the team.
Three minutes later "Bravo One to Havoc Base. All team members are accounted for."
Davis responds this time, "Good copy helos are 30 seconds out." The team loaded into the helos and headed back to the base.
Once everyone was safely back on the base, they decided they needed a drink before trying to sleep. The team gathers around the fire pit beers in hand. Sonny hovers outside of the command trailer waiting on Lisa. He sees her exit and stands up from the bench he was sitting on. "Hi" He says handing her a beer.
"Hi. I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that you're okay."
"That was some shit wasn't?" Sonny says trying to laugh. He cocks his head to motion to walk behind a building.
"Sonny you know the rules."
"Damn Davis, I ain't gonna do nothin'. I just want to talk to ya in private for a minute. So I can stare at you and nobody can say shit. That's it baby."
The couple walk behind a building and take a seat on a picnic table. "Lisa when I knew that bomb was gonna to go off. I was scared. Not only because I thought I might die, but because I knew you'd be watchin on ISR." Sonny says taking a shaky breath.
"You're right Sonny, I was scared shitless. It took all of my strength not to lose my shit in command. Then I heard your voice and I let out the breath I didn't even know I was holding."
"I'm sorry baby. I didn't mean to scare ya." He says pulling her to him and kissing the top of her head.
"It's not your fault Sonny. You can't fix the bad guys. I am in love with a tier one operator I know the risks, probably better than other wives and girlfriends, but that doesn't change the fact I don't like watching my boyfriend almost get blow up." She looks up with loving eyes.
"God all I want to do right now is kiss ya." Sonny says
"Sonny."
"I ain't gonna, I just want to." Sonny says
Blackburn was rounding the corner when his eye was caught by two figures talking in the dim light between the buildings. As he got closer, he could see it was Sonny and Davis. He pauses and thinks to himself "What are they doing back here alone?" He sees Sonny kiss the top of her head then she nuzzles into his shoulder. Blackburn was in shock. He knew they both seemed happier and more at peace lately, but he never thought it was because they were an item. He stood there unable to move.
Lisa looked up at Sonny "We should probably get back before too many jokes are made."
"You're right." Sonny says taking on more good look into her eyes.
They stand up and begin to walk back towards the firepit when Davis sees Blackburn. Davis freezes. Sonny looks at her and see the same horrified look he did the morning the team bust into his bedroom. Sonny looks up and see Blackburn standing in front of them. "Well shit." Sonny says.
Lisa and Blackburn are still frozen. Sonny trying to break the ice "Okay now guys I can't be the only one talkin here."
Lisa attempts to speak "I, um, uh Blackburn."
Blackburn clears his throat. "Did I really just see what I think I just saw?"
"That depends on what ya think ya saw there Blackburn." Sonny says
"I think I saw my intel officer and one of my operators sharing a very intimate moment."
"Well you saw right." Lisa says without thinking.
Sonny looks at her shocked. "Davis" Lisa cuts him off "No Sonny, he saw what he saw there is no point in trying to lie to him. Blackburn I am sorry. I am sure there is no way you are okay with this or going to pretend that you didn't see us. Just please don't punish Sonny. He loves being a SEAL and this is his life. And I"
Blackburn cuts her off "Davis, you two know the rules, so why?"
"Why were we back here?" Lisa asked confused what he was asking.
"No, why are you two together at all." Blackburn clarifies
Lisa looks at Sonny and sees nothing, but support in his eyes. "It's a long story, but we love each other too much to not be together. I swear nothing happens while we are spun up or deployed, we are just the same Sonny and Davis you have worked with for years. That was just a really tough op and we wanted a couple minutes alone to talk."
"Wait how long has this been going on?" Blackburn asked shocked by her answer.
Lisa rocks uncomfortably. Sonny speaks up "Well, it started around the time of that Mexico deployment a couple of years back."
"Holy shit, what?" Blackburn says dumbfounded.
"Yeah well ya know it started as nothin and we tried to stop and then it turned into somethin. And then we fell in love and then we fell deeper in love. Oh, and there was the breakup that lasted a few months. But in the end, we realized we couldn't live without each other anymore."
"I am truly speechless. I can't even wrap my mind around this." Blackburn says
Lisa looks at Blackburn, but he speaks before she can "You two go relax with the rest of the team. I need time to process all of this."
"What" Lisa asks
"Ya heard the man. Let's go Daivs." Sonny says placing his hand on her lower back guiding her towards the firepit.
Blackburn shakes his head and heads towards his hooch to think things over.
When the two appear at the firepit Clay is the first to see them. He is about to make a joke when he sees a look of death in Sonny's eyes. "Hey guys! Need fresh beers or anything?" Clay asks.
Lisa shakes her head no and sits in a chair, Sonny sits next to her. The team watches them and knows something is wrong. Jason is the one to speak up. "What's wrong you two?"
Davis is mumbles "Blackburn"
Jason looks at her trying to figure out what she means. "Wait did he catch you guys or something? But I thought you guys behaved while working."
"Fuck we do. We were talkin about how we all almost got blown to pieces and I pulled her in and kissed the top of her head and she cuddled into my shoulder for a second. He saw the whole damn thing." Sonny says running his hand down his face.
"What did he say" Trent asked.
Lisa huffed "That he needed time to process all of this."
"It will be okay baby, you'll see." Sonny says trying to believe his own words.
"I'll believe that shit when we both still have our jobs." She says getting up. "I'm going to bed. Good night guys."
"Do you want me to walk with you?" Sonny asks going to stand up.
"That's not a good idea Sonny." She walks off.
Lisa walks into her hooch and finds Jones asleep. Davis is a quite as she can be, but she still wakes Jones "So you spend all night partying with some guy and come in here and disturb my sleep"
Lisa snaps around "You don't have a fucking clue. My team had an op where every last one of them almost got blown into a million little pieces."
Jones sits up "Wait you're actually upset."
"Of fucking course I am, six people that I have known and cared about for years almost got blown up on a target I sent them after. Who the hell wouldn't be upset?"
"Shit I'm sorry. I really just thought you were a SEAL groupie and the kind of female officer that makes the hard-working female officers look bad."
"You made that pretty clear the minute you found Sonny in here talking to me." Lisa says still annoyed by the was Jones had been treating her.
"Well how long have you known them?
"Um well, god I guess I have known Sonny for like a solid decade. The rest of the team about five years now."
"Wow, I'd be upset too. Again, I am sorry for the way I treated you."
"Thank you, do both of us a favor and get to know someone a little before you assume something about them. We are all in this together." Davis says laying down on her bed.
"I know. I have worked so hard to get to where I am and when I see other female officers say yes to any guy that even remotely tries it annoys me."
"Jones you don't know how much I understand that. But walking around with that chip on your shoulder isn't doing you any good."
"You're right Davis."
Davis a wakes a few hours later to a message from Blackburn asking her to meet him. Davis shoots up in bed. "Fuck this is it. This is the end of my career. Shit." Davis thinks to herself. She gets up and gets dressed and finds Blackburn sitting in the command trailer "Good morning Ensign Davis, let's take a walk.
"Okay" Lisa says following him out of the trailer.
Once they are out of ear shot of others Blackburn turns to her "You're going to answer every question I have. Are we clear?"
"Yes Sir we are." Davis responds trying not to vomit.
"So you and Sonny are together?"
"Yes Sir we are."
"How long has it been going on?"
"Around two years."
"How did it happen? Both of you are married to the job and I know your careers are the most important thing to you two."
"Something changed for both of us not long before we deployed to Mexico. Both of us were having these feeling that we had never had before. The night we got back I went to meet him and Clay at the bar, but Clay wasn't there, just Sonny. Sonny said Clay wanted to sleep. Well we wound up drinking a fuck ton of Makers and one thing led to another and we were kissing. Then we were back at my place and yeah."
"I know you two have always been close, this was never an idea before that?"
"Correct. I am not even sure it was really an idea when it happened it just happened. We tried to write it off as a drunken one-time thing, but we couldn't stop. Then he found the OCS paperwork and lost it. I thought for sure it was done and we were nothing, but then he went and tried to die in that damn tube. That scared both of us into realizing that we needed each other."
"So, between the tube and OCS you two got back together?"
"Not only did we get back together we fell in love. Like mad, crazy, stupid, head over heels love. So we made the decision to try and make it work through everything."
The light bulb goes off for Blackburn "So Sonny enjoying and being so calm during the Gucci mission in the Philippines was all because of you. You know he didn't even look at another woman that whole time from what I hear.?
"Yep, somehow he only has eyes for me. I, me, I have turned Sonny Quinn into a one woman man, which no one thought possible, me included."
"Wait last night Sonny said you two had a breakup?"
"I broke up with him because of the rules and the team."
"But you're back together now?"
"Yes after a few months of being miserable and alone I decided to redownload a dating app. I found a cute guy and we went out. Well he wanted to go to our normal bar and I didn't know how to say no, so we went. I did my best to hide from the team, but Clay spotted us. He confronted me I tried to explain, and he walked away. A few minutes later I get a text from Sonny saying something I had told him a few weeks earlier. And well, that really pissed me off, so I told him to meet me in the back hallway, I had every plan of yelling at him, but somehow, we wound up making out in the supply closet. My date caught us and stormed out. Clay and Sonny talked me into hanging out with the team, which I did for a few hours. Sonny walked me to my car because it was a few blocks away and again one thing led to another." Davis looks at Blackburn with legitimate fear in her eyes.
"And, and what you two go back together? Just like that?"
"We talked and we both decided we were better together and if we were making it work before there is no reason we couldn't make it work then."
"So that was it?"
"Like I said we were miserable without each other. We need each other."
"How long ago was that?"
"Seven or eight months" Davis says uncomfortably
"You two made the decision to be together after breaking up because your relationship is not okay in the eyes of the Navy?"
"When you say it like that we sound like horrible people." Davis says looking at the ground.
"Well…" Blackburn says flatly "So let me get this straight, you two have been together for almost two years?"
"Yeah, it has been that long."
"What is the long-term plan you two have come up with?"
"We haven't really talked about it too much, other than being together."
"I don't want to ask this, but I feel like I have to. You're not going to show up pregnant one of these days are you?"
"Oh my god no, I definitely will not."
"So you guys have talked about kids, that's talking about the future Lisa."
"Um, well we haven't. I don't think they are on either of our minds. I mean how the hell do we do that with no one knowing about us. What I got knocked up by some random dude and because Sonny is a good guy and my best friend he moves in and helps me raise the baby. All the while the fucking kid looks just like him and calls him daddy? That sounds like the plot of a great TV show."
"Ha, I thought you hadn't thought about it?"
"I haven't. That just came to me." Davis laughs a little.
"So I don't have to worry about that?"
"No Sir you do not. Not one bit."
"What do I have to worry about?"
Davis pauses, confused "Finding a new intel officer?" Lisa asks in a whisper
"No" Blackburn responds flatly
Lisa's head snaps up "What do you mean no?"
"Look Davis, I haven't decided if I like this or not, but you two love your jobs and love the Navy, I should report you two or at least have you transferred out of the unit, but I am not going to do that, under one condition… what I saw last night never happens again."
"Yes Sir, it will never happen again. You have my word."
"I know you will make good on that promise Davis. You are one of the best intel officers I have ever worked with and the team needs you just as much as it needs Sonny. Furthermore, if it ever gets out, out like outside of the team I don't know shit."
"Oh my god Blackburn, thank you so much! You have no idea how great that is to hear. I, we will not let you down."
"I trust that you two won't. and Lisa on a non commanding officer note, you're really good for him."
Lisa smiles "It may not be as obvious, but he is just as good for me."
After Blackburn walks away Davis pulls out her phone and text Sonny. "Holy fuck. Both of us still have our jobs."
Sonny responds right away "See I told ya it would all be okay. Did he say anythin I need to be aware of?"
"He said what happened last night can never happen again, which we knew. He also said if it gets out of the team he doesn't know shit. Oh and that I am good for you." She hits send
Sonny smiles while reading the text. "You are good for me baby." He responds.
"I love you. We just have to play it real cool from here on out."
"We got this Ensign Davis."