said a SEAL would never leave a fallen SEAL's body behind. The person who said that had not been in the situation Ice was in on this night. Instead they would make their resting place on the bottom of the ocean.
Finally, almost two hours later the four men found the zodiacs and crawled into them, collapsing in exhaustion.
Hawk had lost consciousness from the pain but was still breathing. The soldiers vomited seawater as Ice looked back towards the flaming ship. He had lost five men to save two, yet the Navy would call this mission a success. He cranked the outboard engine and turned to the soldiers in the other zodiac.
"Let’s go home."
Side by the side the zodiacs screamed off into the darkness ahead, leaving behind Ice Riley's worst mission to date.
7
She hadn't realized it, but Jordan had been staring at Ice for good half hour.
He had been busy guiding the boat and had seemed distracted by whatever thoughts were running through his mind. She could not help but notice the rugged, chiseled features of the Team's leader. He really was an attractive guy, tall, blonde, muscular and the quality she liked most in a man, his ability to be a leader.
Not that Jordan was looking for, or even wanted a man in her life. She had been single for her entire life, save for the three months in college where she had been fallen hard for the college's star football quarterback. He had hurt her beyond any description of words and since then had never allowed herself to fall into any situation with a man. That's what made the feelings she was having now so uncomfortable.
For some reason she found herself attracted to Ice.
She couldn't explain it. All she knew was her entire adult life she'd avoided situations like this, but now she found herself in the middle of the ocean with six men, one of which she couldn't take her eyes off.
She didn't like it one bit.
Snap out of it Jordan, you don't have time for this.
Sensing Ice caught her staring she turned away quickly then broke the silence.
"Everything all right?" Jordan asked, bringing Ice out of his daydream. "We almost there?"
Ice turned and looked at her with a blank stare: "A couple of minutes we'll be on their last known coordinates. You should start checking your equipment."
“ You mind me asking a rookie question?” She said.
“ Not at all.” Ice replied.
“ Why are we diving in the dark? What do you think we can see down there?”
“ To avoid detection for one. Our lighting equipment will give us enough vision to know if there’s any survivors or evidence down there. With our latitude and this being summer, the sun will start rising in the next hour or so, we’ll have some light to head home on.” Ice said.
Skip, turned to Ice, looking at his hand held GPS system: "Ice, were on top of it now, slow it up." Then into his radio: "Roo, ease up, we're here."
The zodiacs cut their engines and slowed until they were drifting.
"Deploy anchors." Ice ordered as he brought the zodiacs together. Roo and Storm both grabbed hold of the anchors and tossed one off opposite sides of the boats. The anchors themselves were Fortress FX-7 marine anchors, which weighed four pounds and held upwards of three hundred and fifty pounds and held a hundred and fifty yards of quarter inch rope. This would keep the zodiacs in the same spot provided the seas didn't pick up, which was unlikely in this part of the world.
"You all know the plan, stay in pairs, keep sight of one another at all times. If you find anything, plug the GPS location into your systems and let the rest of us know where you are. And keep an eye out for anything with teeth." Ice sounded nervous. He didn't like night dives, period. The thought that they could be diving right into the jaws of a rogue shark did not help.
Ice turned to Jordan to help her with her dive equipment. "You doing okay?" He asked.
"Been better. How the hell are we supposed to see anything down there?"
"You'll be okay, just remember to
Finally, almost two hours later the four men found the zodiacs and crawled into them, collapsing in exhaustion.
Hawk had lost consciousness from the pain but was still breathing. The soldiers vomited seawater as Ice looked back towards the flaming ship. He had lost five men to save two, yet the Navy would call this mission a success. He cranked the outboard engine and turned to the soldiers in the other zodiac.
"Let’s go home."
Side by the side the zodiacs screamed off into the darkness ahead, leaving behind Ice Riley's worst mission to date.
7
She hadn't realized it, but Jordan had been staring at Ice for good half hour.
He had been busy guiding the boat and had seemed distracted by whatever thoughts were running through his mind. She could not help but notice the rugged, chiseled features of the Team's leader. He really was an attractive guy, tall, blonde, muscular and the quality she liked most in a man, his ability to be a leader.
Not that Jordan was looking for, or even wanted a man in her life. She had been single for her entire life, save for the three months in college where she had been fallen hard for the college's star football quarterback. He had hurt her beyond any description of words and since then had never allowed herself to fall into any situation with a man. That's what made the feelings she was having now so uncomfortable.
For some reason she found herself attracted to Ice.
She couldn't explain it. All she knew was her entire adult life she'd avoided situations like this, but now she found herself in the middle of the ocean with six men, one of which she couldn't take her eyes off.
She didn't like it one bit.
Snap out of it Jordan, you don't have time for this.
Sensing Ice caught her staring she turned away quickly then broke the silence.
"Everything all right?" Jordan asked, bringing Ice out of his daydream. "We almost there?"
Ice turned and looked at her with a blank stare: "A couple of minutes we'll be on their last known coordinates. You should start checking your equipment."
“ You mind me asking a rookie question?” She said.
“ Not at all.” Ice replied.
“ Why are we diving in the dark? What do you think we can see down there?”
“ To avoid detection for one. Our lighting equipment will give us enough vision to know if there’s any survivors or evidence down there. With our latitude and this being summer, the sun will start rising in the next hour or so, we’ll have some light to head home on.” Ice said.
Skip, turned to Ice, looking at his hand held GPS system: "Ice, were on top of it now, slow it up." Then into his radio: "Roo, ease up, we're here."
The zodiacs cut their engines and slowed until they were drifting.
"Deploy anchors." Ice ordered as he brought the zodiacs together. Roo and Storm both grabbed hold of the anchors and tossed one off opposite sides of the boats. The anchors themselves were Fortress FX-7 marine anchors, which weighed four pounds and held upwards of three hundred and fifty pounds and held a hundred and fifty yards of quarter inch rope. This would keep the zodiacs in the same spot provided the seas didn't pick up, which was unlikely in this part of the world.
"You all know the plan, stay in pairs, keep sight of one another at all times. If you find anything, plug the GPS location into your systems and let the rest of us know where you are. And keep an eye out for anything with teeth." Ice sounded nervous. He didn't like night dives, period. The thought that they could be diving right into the jaws of a rogue shark did not help.
Ice turned to Jordan to help her with her dive equipment. "You doing okay?" He asked.
"Been better. How the hell are we supposed to see anything down there?"
"You'll be okay, just remember to
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