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Shoot!he thought wildly.He was going to be late on the first day that he got assigned to a beat? No, thank you.
“Glad you could join us, Officer Selkirk…” Griffin smirked, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Even a broken clock is right twice a day, sir,” he blurted out, saluting… and then saw Griffin’s knowing look, realizing that he was standing at attention, just like a soldier, out of habit.
“Whoa boy…”
“Luka-number-two…”
“I’m not that bad…”
“Your mouth and that sense of humor is…”
“Man o’ days… Selkirk sounds just like Cooper – doesn’t he?”
“So long as he doesn’t kiss the chief.”
“Nobody is kissing me but my wife,” Griffin interrupted, and then looked at Ian steadily and speaking. “Lawson… I believe you know Selkirk?”
Ian looked over to see his new partner step forward, smiling knowingly.
Matt Lawson had been one of the soldiers that had fallen in love with his pen pal, leaving not long after his arrival in Ghazni. The man was quiet, easy going, and dedicated to protecting the team or completing the mission. He was grateful to have someone so steady and cool under pressure at his side… because Ian was feeling anythingbutcool right now.
“Dude… really?” Ian blurted out, extending his hand, as several of the guys laughed openly at his reaction. “Awesome. How’s it going, brother? How’s the wife and boy? Awww, heck man! Am I ever glad to see you!”
“Sup, Selkirk,” Lawson grinned, pumping his hand a few times before yanking him over and hugging him. “Tired of the sand and heat?”
“You know it!” Ian laughed, feeling several hands pat him on the shoulders as he realized that he hadn’t left his Army days behind at all. He just found their new location. He was still among friends as he looked at each of their faces, some he recognized and some he didn’t.
Still belonging.
Still part of a team, his family, his brothers.
* * *
That evening,walking into the house, he couldn’t contain his joy.
“Junie? Hey June? Honey? You are never gonna guess what…” his voice trailed off as he stared at his wife nearby, and angled his head slightly to the side in confusion.
June was wearing…pants?
She always wore dresses, skirts, even had these adorable frilly aprons she would tie around her waist when she was cooking. His pin-up girl, his beautiful bride, never wore pants.
“Do these look stupid, Ian?” she asked tearfully, looking at him.
“Nawwww honey. You’ve got a sexy bum and look great in anything,” he volunteered, and hesitated. “They are different, and you look adorable – but what’s going on?”
“Well, see, I have a slight issue that is letting me experiment with a few things. I can wear larger dresses that have no waist, but they are hard to find and exceedingly expensive… or I can try to incorporate some of these in the next few months,” June explained, and he stared at her in awareness as he sank to his knees.
“Are those… baby-belly-pants?” he said hoarsely, reaching out a trembling hand to lift the front of her shirt to expose a large panel of elastic material. “Oh sweetheart, those are about the sexiest things I’ve ever seen.”
“Ya’ think?” she laughed nervously. “I feel so weird, because they are so loose and not fitted.”
“Oh, gracious yeah… better than stockings.”
“Now I know you are lying,” she laughed, rolling her eyes as he got to his feet and hugged her, lifting her feet off the floor slightly. “I’m so happy, Ian. I just got out of the doctor’s office, and immediately went hunting for a few things. I found a few diaper covers that have ruffles on them, and a teddy bear that thumps like it has a heartbeat.”
“That’s weird…”
