My Navy Seal II: Undeniable Attraction

NICK

I patiently wait for John to let me know if we are going to be friends. I know that it is a silly notion but I guess with being so unsure how he would feel, I think about the worst case scenario.

You would think because I am a Navy Seal that I would be able to handle this but I find myself very nervous. Once again it is the emotional part of life that I just can not seem to handle.

Then he put a hand on my shoulder while he smiles at me.

"Man, I am so relieved that you just told me this"

I start to frown because this doesn't make any sense. Does this mean that he doesn't want to be friends anymore? I am completely confused.

"What do you mean you are relieved?"

"Cause all the way here I was thinking how am I going to tell you that I'm leaving the Navy Seals..."

I go through all the different emotions. Sadness, because he's leaving the Navy Seals and happiness because he's leaving the Navy Seals. This means that we are going to be great friends until the day we die.

"What?! Why?!"

Then I see him taking another sip from his beer and I can see his smile disappearing. It is clear that what he's going to tell me has been weighing heavily on his mind.

"Well, after our last deployment, when we got so badly hurt like that and I saw the look on my wife's face when they carried me into the ambulance...I just couldn't deal anymore. I guess I just want a normal life. I want to see my kids grow up, I want to grow old with my wife"

This time I put my hand on his shoulder because I understand what he is saying. Then I say to him.

"I get it, man. I completely get it"

He shakes his head as he is still looking at the table and then he says.

"I guess, I just couldn't deal with the fact that you could have been lost out there...I can not watch my teammates die anymore...we already saw Mike...Fuck...disappear before our eyes...No man I can not do that anymore"

I feel the sadness about Mike once again filling my heart. It is extra hard to think about him. It is extra hard to think that he's not with us anymore. I know that my dreams are haunted with him and I can only imagine if I keep going what kind of dreams I will still have to dream.

"I hear you. To Mike!"

I lift up my beer and cheers him. He was a good man who did not deserve to die.

"To Mike!"

Then after we take a sip of beer he slaps me on the shoulder and says.

"But back to better things. You getting married. How do you feel about that?"

Just thinking about Kim changes my entire mood. I watch her dancing on the dance floor and her moves are hypnotizing me.

"How do I feel about marrying that woman dancing over there? Fuck...best decision of my life!"

"Then let's drink to that. I love my wife more and more each day and it never gets old"

"I will drink to that!"

We cheer each other again and takes a sip of beer.

KIM

As I'm walking to the dance floor with Olivia and Nita, I can feel myself feeling very excited. I do not really know Olivia but she seems to be a nice person. I would really like to hear some stories about how Nick was before I met him.

I am sure that she can tell me much more about him than what I know. Of course, I know that one day I will know everything about him but everything is so new and exciting, I just want to know more.

My favorite song comes up and we start to dance. We laugh at each other's dancing and showing our moves to each other. I am having a great time. When I look around this pub, I know there are many memories but I am changing them now.

I am changing my life for the better and I know that Nick will be by my side always. Then after the song, we make our way to the counter and order ourselves something to drink. I make use of this opportunity to talk to Olivia.

"So, you are going to have to dish"

"What do you mean?"

"I want to know who Nick was before I met him"

"Aahhh, of course. I would like to start with you got one hell of a good man there"

I smile and I feel the warmth fill in my heart as I look over to the table where they are sitting. I know I got myself a good one and then I say.

"I completely agree with you"

"Good. Cause if you break his heart I will break your neck"

I like how protective she is over him because there is no one that can stand up for him. But I know in my heart and soul that there is no way that I would ever hurt him.

"If I hurt, Nick then I will buy the gun and even load it for you to shoot me"

We laugh together because all three of us love Nick but I was the one that stole his heart. I feel like the luckiest woman alive. Then Olivia looks over to him and says.

"He didn't say much. He would come to us and we would have dinner or just a barbecue. John and he would talk about what happened in deployment. You could never really tell how he feels but sometimes when it got too much he would open up a little bit. Then he would show his true colors. He had a lot of hurt and I'm so glad that he got someone that he can share it with"

When I look at her face while she's talking about him I realize how much he has changed since the first time I saw him. I remember how difficult it was to get through his walls that he build around his heart. But I guess the real change happen when his mother was able to talk again.

I think she played a big role with the walls that were around his heart and we do not even talk about his father. I remember when Mike died and how it was just him and me around the fire on the deserted island. He didn't say much but he hurt so intensely.

I am just happy that I was able to be there for him as he has changed me in many ways too. Then I look at Olivia and Nita.

"I am so happy that you guys could share this day with me and I want to promise you that I will look after Nick"

Then Nita jumps into the conversation.

"You mean, you have already been looking after him because you never saw him smile the way that he did today"

Olivia then laughs and shakes her head as if she remembers.

"Yes, he was a difficult one to get a smile from and now it seems like he can not stop"

"You guys just make me miss him more now. Let's go over and say hello"

I am the first one to walk towards the table and then I see Nick locking his eyes with me. I know now that I belong to him and he belongs to me. Talking to this woman just made me fall even more in love with him. I sit next to him and make sure to claim him as my own.

He doesn't even give me a chance to sit next to him properly when he opens his arm. I slip in to sit next to him and then he kisses me. His mouth is just close enough to my ear so that only I can hear him.

"I missed you immensely"

It is as if he has taken the words out of my mouth.

"But it is I that missed you"

The night goes on and we laugh and chat about the old days the new days and what the future holds for us. The one thing that all of us agree on is that city life is not for us. We all would like to live in a small town where there is no rush.

Being with the Navy Seals taught me to appreciate the small things and this, just being together, is small things. After the night has grown old we go back to the house and have a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is going to be our bachelorette and bachelor.

There are a few things to prepare for tonight, as the morning breaks. My mother has decided that it's going to be in our barn and we are probably going to invite the entire town. Some of our guests are arriving today and they will join us for the party tonight.

It feels as if my dreams as a child have come true. I am having my big white wedding and everything that comes with it.. Soon the evening comes around and we all start walking towards the barn.