twisted his head, facing her. He eased forward barely touching her lips and then pulled away. “I wish I could kiss you right now.”
Shon looked over to her right; sure enough, Latoya stared right at them. “I wish things could be different too.”
Michele shuffled back from the bathroom and sat, admiring him. “Dad…” she paused. “I’m going miss you.”
“Where did that come from?” Cody tilted his head in her direction.
“I was just thinking of how much fun we’ve had the last three weeks.” Michele grinned. “I’m really not sad. I’m actually happy, because I met you, and you didn’t reject me. You love me.”
“Sweet heart.” Cody’s eyes shined, and he pulled their daughter’s chair closer to him, and he hugged her, giving her tiny kisses on her cheeks. “I loved you even when I didn’t know you existed.”
“Really, Dad, how is that possible?” She placed her forehead on his.
“Because I loved your mom, and you are a product of that love.” He hugged her tighter. “You are my everything, and I will never let you go.”
“Promise,” Michele whispered.
“Promise.”
“You swear to call me at least every other day and video chat once a week.”
Cody chuckled. “That’s it?”
“Oh wait, you have to vow to dance with me at my sweet sixteen.”
“I promise.”
Shon saw the way Latoya looked over their way and shook her head. Shon ignored her; she wasn’t doing anything wrong. She was out with her daughter, and her child’s father, which just happen to be an officer. She took a deep breath and finally let the weight off her shoulders go. She wasn’t going let anyone make her feel as if she was doing something wrong, when she wasn’t. They weren’t sneaking around, and they weren’t having a romance, not for his lack of trying. Shon’s core tingled, remembering their night of passion. The way her body danced to his music. She needed more … she wanted Cody like she’d never wanted anything else. He was it for her. Was she willing to risk it all and make another sacrifice to make things right?
Chapter Seven
“Sir,” Petty Officer Brown called out over her cubicle as Cody walked by.
“Yes.” Cody stopped mid stride and turned to face her. Latoya annoyed him; he knew she was up to no good, trying to get Shon in trouble.
“Commander Roberts was looking for you earlier.” She pointed out, staring down the hall. “He’s in his office.”
“Thank you.” Cody spun on his heel and headed toward the commander’s office. Loud voices could be heard through the door as he moved closer. Commander Roberts was chewing someone’s ass. He wondered if he was yelling at the Chief in charge of one of the programs Cody failed for lack of following policy and instructions. He knocked on the door.
“Come in!” Commander Roberts shouted.
Cody twisted the knob, pulling it open. He stepped in and was surprise to see Shon standing at attention in front of the commander’s desk. Roberts looked up at him and back at Shon.
Shon looked upset; he could see it in the way her fists shook at her sides. She must not have heard him enter the office. What the hell was going on? She passed her inspection with flying colors. Why was she getting chewed out?
“All due respect, Sir.” Shon moved a little closer to his desk. “You have no right to question me about who I let, or don’t let, my daughter be around.” She raised her voice. He half smiled; there was the Shon he knew, the woman that wouldn’t take shit from no one, no matter what. “She is off limits.”
“Excuse me!” Roberts stood.
“You heard me, Sir.” Shon didn’t back down. “My personal life is just that, mine . I do not do anything that would jeopardize the way people perceive the Navy.” She took a deep breath. “I’m the first one here and the last to leave, and you
Shon looked over to her right; sure enough, Latoya stared right at them. “I wish things could be different too.”
Michele shuffled back from the bathroom and sat, admiring him. “Dad…” she paused. “I’m going miss you.”
“Where did that come from?” Cody tilted his head in her direction.
“I was just thinking of how much fun we’ve had the last three weeks.” Michele grinned. “I’m really not sad. I’m actually happy, because I met you, and you didn’t reject me. You love me.”
“Sweet heart.” Cody’s eyes shined, and he pulled their daughter’s chair closer to him, and he hugged her, giving her tiny kisses on her cheeks. “I loved you even when I didn’t know you existed.”
“Really, Dad, how is that possible?” She placed her forehead on his.
“Because I loved your mom, and you are a product of that love.” He hugged her tighter. “You are my everything, and I will never let you go.”
“Promise,” Michele whispered.
“Promise.”
“You swear to call me at least every other day and video chat once a week.”
Cody chuckled. “That’s it?”
“Oh wait, you have to vow to dance with me at my sweet sixteen.”
“I promise.”
Shon saw the way Latoya looked over their way and shook her head. Shon ignored her; she wasn’t doing anything wrong. She was out with her daughter, and her child’s father, which just happen to be an officer. She took a deep breath and finally let the weight off her shoulders go. She wasn’t going let anyone make her feel as if she was doing something wrong, when she wasn’t. They weren’t sneaking around, and they weren’t having a romance, not for his lack of trying. Shon’s core tingled, remembering their night of passion. The way her body danced to his music. She needed more … she wanted Cody like she’d never wanted anything else. He was it for her. Was she willing to risk it all and make another sacrifice to make things right?
Chapter Seven
“Sir,” Petty Officer Brown called out over her cubicle as Cody walked by.
“Yes.” Cody stopped mid stride and turned to face her. Latoya annoyed him; he knew she was up to no good, trying to get Shon in trouble.
“Commander Roberts was looking for you earlier.” She pointed out, staring down the hall. “He’s in his office.”
“Thank you.” Cody spun on his heel and headed toward the commander’s office. Loud voices could be heard through the door as he moved closer. Commander Roberts was chewing someone’s ass. He wondered if he was yelling at the Chief in charge of one of the programs Cody failed for lack of following policy and instructions. He knocked on the door.
“Come in!” Commander Roberts shouted.
Cody twisted the knob, pulling it open. He stepped in and was surprise to see Shon standing at attention in front of the commander’s desk. Roberts looked up at him and back at Shon.
Shon looked upset; he could see it in the way her fists shook at her sides. She must not have heard him enter the office. What the hell was going on? She passed her inspection with flying colors. Why was she getting chewed out?
“All due respect, Sir.” Shon moved a little closer to his desk. “You have no right to question me about who I let, or don’t let, my daughter be around.” She raised her voice. He half smiled; there was the Shon he knew, the woman that wouldn’t take shit from no one, no matter what. “She is off limits.”
“Excuse me!” Roberts stood.
“You heard me, Sir.” Shon didn’t back down. “My personal life is just that, mine . I do not do anything that would jeopardize the way people perceive the Navy.” She took a deep breath. “I’m the first one here and the last to leave, and you
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