mom… nice way to kill the mood,” Michele cooed. “Do you want something to drink?” Michele hopped from one foot to the other.
“Yes,” Cody answered.
“I’m okay,” Shon responded. “Linda,” she watched him, “already gave me some water.”
“I’ll be right back.” Michele skipped away.
“I thought you couldn’t make it.” Shon entwined her fingers.
“I finished early.” He moved to stand next to her. He noticed the way the other parents and staff watched them. “I guess the rumors will start soon.”
“They already started.” She glanced over at him.
“What happened?” he asked concerned.
“Nothing,” she sighed. “Thank you for being here for Michele.”
“You don’t have to thank me for being here for my daughter.” He touched her hand. “Here is where I want to be.”
“Cody.” She moved away from his touch. “We’re in uniform, and we can’t…”
“Why?” He raised his voice.
“Fraternization, Cody, that’s why.” Her tone was stern. “I looked up the Navy’s policy on fraternization.” Her eyes shined. “It doesn’t matter that we share a child together or that our relationship started when we were both enlisted. What matters is that when you were commissioned, we weren’t in a relationship, we weren’t married.”
“But we share a child.” His voiced came out louder than he expected.
“It doesn’t matter. We can be parents to her, but we can’t be romantically involved.”
“Who the fuck has to know what we do behind closed doors.” Cody was pissed. “I have loved you since we were E1s.”
“Look around you.” She glanced around the room. “People are already talking about us, because we share a child.”
“They don’t know our past, Shon. We do.” Cody cracked his neck. “This is not the place to talk about this.”
“Why don’t you date someone like Linda?” Shon stated.
“Is that what this is about?” He chuckled. “You’re jealous of Linda.” Michele’s little game did work.
“No!” Her lips thinned. “I was just making an observation.”
“Shon.” He stepped in front of her. “No one else will ever do but you. Get that through your head.”
“Here, Dad.” Michele handed him a cup of juice.
“Michele,” Shon moved away from him, “I’m leaving. Have fun with your father.”
“Okay, Mom. What are you cooking tonight?”
“I forgot I’m your personal chef.” Shon shook her head.
“Lets give your mom a break.” Cody winked at Michele. “We’re taking her out for dinner.”
“That sounds like a great idea, Dad,” Michele replied. “It’s a date, Mom.”
“Yes, it’s a date. See you guys later.” Shon kissed Michele and exited the room.
“Do you want to do an obstacle course outside?”
“Why not? Let’s show them how it’s done.” They both strolled outside. Michele introduced him to all her friends and the staff. They spent the entire day together; playing games, dancing, getting to know each other better. Shon and her mother did a great job raising her. Michele was a respectable, smart, loving, well-rounded young lady. Cody missed too much already… He had to make it right. Yes, he was still mad at her mother, but she did it out of love not malice. Her action affected their future, but now it was time for his actions to correct Shon’s mistake.
Chapter Six
They were at a small, soul food restaurant right outside the city limits. It was nice and quiet; Shon and Michele usually went there to get away from the military surroundings. This was Michele’s favorite place to eat; she loved their chicken wings and mac-n-cheese. She inherited Cody’s genes in the eating department. Michele could eat her food and Shon’s left overs, and she was still skinny. If Shon even thought of eating as much as her daughter, it would go straight to her thighs and
“Yes,” Cody answered.
“I’m okay,” Shon responded. “Linda,” she watched him, “already gave me some water.”
“I’ll be right back.” Michele skipped away.
“I thought you couldn’t make it.” Shon entwined her fingers.
“I finished early.” He moved to stand next to her. He noticed the way the other parents and staff watched them. “I guess the rumors will start soon.”
“They already started.” She glanced over at him.
“What happened?” he asked concerned.
“Nothing,” she sighed. “Thank you for being here for Michele.”
“You don’t have to thank me for being here for my daughter.” He touched her hand. “Here is where I want to be.”
“Cody.” She moved away from his touch. “We’re in uniform, and we can’t…”
“Why?” He raised his voice.
“Fraternization, Cody, that’s why.” Her tone was stern. “I looked up the Navy’s policy on fraternization.” Her eyes shined. “It doesn’t matter that we share a child together or that our relationship started when we were both enlisted. What matters is that when you were commissioned, we weren’t in a relationship, we weren’t married.”
“But we share a child.” His voiced came out louder than he expected.
“It doesn’t matter. We can be parents to her, but we can’t be romantically involved.”
“Who the fuck has to know what we do behind closed doors.” Cody was pissed. “I have loved you since we were E1s.”
“Look around you.” She glanced around the room. “People are already talking about us, because we share a child.”
“They don’t know our past, Shon. We do.” Cody cracked his neck. “This is not the place to talk about this.”
“Why don’t you date someone like Linda?” Shon stated.
“Is that what this is about?” He chuckled. “You’re jealous of Linda.” Michele’s little game did work.
“No!” Her lips thinned. “I was just making an observation.”
“Shon.” He stepped in front of her. “No one else will ever do but you. Get that through your head.”
“Here, Dad.” Michele handed him a cup of juice.
“Michele,” Shon moved away from him, “I’m leaving. Have fun with your father.”
“Okay, Mom. What are you cooking tonight?”
“I forgot I’m your personal chef.” Shon shook her head.
“Lets give your mom a break.” Cody winked at Michele. “We’re taking her out for dinner.”
“That sounds like a great idea, Dad,” Michele replied. “It’s a date, Mom.”
“Yes, it’s a date. See you guys later.” Shon kissed Michele and exited the room.
“Do you want to do an obstacle course outside?”
“Why not? Let’s show them how it’s done.” They both strolled outside. Michele introduced him to all her friends and the staff. They spent the entire day together; playing games, dancing, getting to know each other better. Shon and her mother did a great job raising her. Michele was a respectable, smart, loving, well-rounded young lady. Cody missed too much already… He had to make it right. Yes, he was still mad at her mother, but she did it out of love not malice. Her action affected their future, but now it was time for his actions to correct Shon’s mistake.
Chapter Six
They were at a small, soul food restaurant right outside the city limits. It was nice and quiet; Shon and Michele usually went there to get away from the military surroundings. This was Michele’s favorite place to eat; she loved their chicken wings and mac-n-cheese. She inherited Cody’s genes in the eating department. Michele could eat her food and Shon’s left overs, and she was still skinny. If Shon even thought of eating as much as her daughter, it would go straight to her thighs and
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