My Navy Specialist

Luggage

"Please to meet you. Is it your first time with us?"

Liam lets go of my hand.

"Yes and I guess not yours?"

"Actually, it's my fourth tour, this year"

"Wow, you must love what you are doing then?"

Nita turns to me.

"He's one of our most beloved ones around here. If you ever get stuck somewhere, he's the man to call"

She winks at him and he smiles shyly. I have not ever seen a big, chiseled man like him, to have a shy hair in his body. That fact, for some reason, makes me want to get to know this magnificent creature next to me.

"Now, now Nita, don't you go and put ideas in this lady's head. I'm not all that good"

"Dr. Mitchell, why don't you just go ahead and ignore these last few words spoken by this beast of a man. He might be good looking but definitely needs a bit more pride. Don't let him fool you, he's definitely the best"

Just then, while I am boarding on the ship, a man passing by, all of a sudden stops in his tracks and immediately salutes Liam. Liam just keeps on walking. I turn around and watch as the man only walks on after Liam is well away.

This almost happens with every man walking past him. He never looks them in the eye or acknowledges them. I see that he glimpses at me, every now and then. Then I say to him.

"So, Liam, how does it feel?"

He looks at me and frowns, confusion written on his face.

"What should I feel?"

"How does it feel when everyone salutes you everywhere you go?"

He laughs and shakes his head while opening the ship’s door for Nita.

"Oh, that, I hardly even notice"

We enter the ship and it's something I have never seen before. The corridors are very small and I must really walk carefully not to bump into each other or fall.

"So you must be a big deal around here?"

"I'm not such a big deal"

Nita stops dead in her tracks and turns around to talk to me face to face.

"He's of course lying again. He's Master Chief, almost the highest rank around here"

She then carries on walking to my quarters. He just shakes his head and I am sure I saw him blushing. I turn to him and say.

"Not such a big deal, huh?"

"This doesn't mean that I'm any different from any of the guys here on the ship. We're a team, all protecting our beloved country and no one is above anyone"

"Except, you are...and then you are humble too. Your men must love you?"

I see the sparkle in his eye disappears and he looks down for too long. I must've hit a nerve somewhere and decided to rather keep quiet for the remainder of my walk. We arrive at my quarters.

"Here we are, we will be banker mates. I get the bottom banker. We have one more roommate, ah...here she is"

A dark haired woman, dressed in a uniform walks into the room.

"Hey, honey. When did you arrive?"

The woman walks right up to Liam and gives him a passionate kiss, throwing her arms around his neck possessively, without even feeling a little bit shy. He holds her lightly with his hands on her waist and then looks down wiping his mouth. Then she looks at me as if she sees me for the first time.

She stretches out her hand to me for a handshake.

"Please to meet you, I'm Dr. Helena Dickson and who might you be?"

I lift an eyebrow and shake her hand in return. I might be new here but I'll let her know, early on, that I don't like to be trampled on.

"I'm Alice Mitchell, I'm pleased to meet you too"

"So, I see you have met my boyfriend here. Did you mess around with him?"

She looks me in the eyes with a challenging glare. Liam chokes in response to her question.

"Now, Helena, let's not do this again, please?"

He tries to avoid my eyes and I see that blush on his handsome face again. He clenches his chiseled jaw, embarrassment play on his face.

"Don't worry about it. She does this to every woman she meets. She thinks everyone wants to be with Liam"

"Oh, no it's no problem at all. There is a medical term for this, it's called insecurity. There is, unfortunately, no cure for it"

Liam hides a smile behind his hand and I stare right back at her while talking about her. She then moves around uncomfortably and I smile.

"It's a pleasure meeting you, Dr. Dickson, I'm sure we'll get along just fine, don't you think?"

"I...uhm...yeah...yeah, nice meeting you. Come, Liam let's get out of here"

She turns and leaves the room. Liam puts my luggage down and then turns to me.

"I'm sorry about this, she....she can be a handful but deep down she's a good person. I hope you enjoy your time here with us. It was only a pleasure meeting you, Dr. Mitchell"

"Please, it's Alice and...thank you for carrying my luggage"

"Like I said, only a pleasure. Dr. Naidoo, Alice..."

He then turns and walks out of my quarters. I feel a little disappointed that he left but most of all that he has someone. Then it hits I like a ton of bricks, I also have someone. He must be missing me like crazy and here I stand, looking at another man.

"I hope she didn't scare you away? There is really a lot of nice people here too, you know..."

"Oh, no, she didn't. Don't you worry about me. I can handle myself"

"I can see that! Well, I'll let you get comfortable and unpack. I'll come and get you for dinner later and introduce you to the rest. Feel free to walk around, just make sure you know where you are going, all the doors looks the same around here"

She winks at me and then leaves the room. I look around my quarters and realize that this will be my home for a very long time.

“I miss you mom but I'll make you proud”

LIAM POV

”Helena! Wait!" 

I run after her. She turns around and stands with her arms folded and waits for me.

"What?"

"Baby, why do you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Messing with the new girl?"

She moves closer to me and throws her arms around his neck.

"Because baby, she needs to know from the very beginning, who you belong to"

"I know but could you try to be nice? Do I remember how I felt the first time I came to the Navy Seals?"

She looks down at his feet and then back in his eyes, smiling.

"Yes, I remember. I also remember…you did not carry my luggage to my room..."

"That means nothing and I remember that too...Now please, I beg you, be nice?"

"Okay, I'll try, for you...listen, I have got to go. I will see you at dinner?"

"Yeah, see you then"

We kiss and she leaves. I walk to my room and close the door behind me. Damn, what am I going to do? Dr. Mitchell has some sort of hold on me. I need to get my head on straight. I have someone.

“But, god....that lips..”.