question my work ethics.”
“What’s going on?” Cody asked, stepping a little farther in, and Shon finally saw him. Her nostrils were flared, and her eyes were red. Yep, she was angry.
“Commander Roberts here,” she pointed at her boss, “thinks that I’m an awful mother, because it’s come to his attention that you have been around my child, and I don’t know you. He wanted to know what kind of a mother I was to let a stranger in my daughter’s life.”
Cody glared at the commander, clenching his jaw. His need to protect her was becoming unbearable, but he was at work. He had to get his emotions locked up.
“What he really wants to know, but hasn’t had the balls to ask is…”
“Senior Chief, watch what comes out your mouth next. I wont tolerate disrespect,” Commander Roberts spoke sternly.
“To gain respect you must first give it!” Shon spat.
“Roberts.” Cody looked at the older man. “Why did you want to see me?” He tried to diffuse the situation; Shon was about to blow.
“Have a seat, Mitchell.” Roberts sat back down. Shon fiercely stared at the commander, her full lips thinned. It seemed she was biting her tongue.
“I prefer to stand.”
“Have it your way.” Roberts leaned back in his chair to stare at him. “What’s going on between you and Senior Chief Blake?”
Cody knew the question was coming after he heard Shon go off on Roberts.
“It has come to my attention that you and Senior Chief have been engaging in an unduly relationship.” He cocked an eyebrow. “The service member has even seen you out together with her daughter. You’ve been out alone with that little girl.” He moved forward, resting his elbows on the desks surface. “She’s that good, that you don’t care about your career?”
“Excuse me!” Shon shouted. “What the fu…”
“Senior Chief,” Cody stopped her before she could finish her sentence. “Please step out.”
Shon didn’t move. “He just insulted me…” she said between clenched teeth.
Cody had to be firm; he wouldn’t let her jeopardize her career, because if she stayed in that office another minute, she would be standing in front of a captain next.
“Senior Chief Blake!” Cody raised his voice. “You are dismissed.”
Shon turned, staring at him, her eyebrows meeting in confusion. He could see the hurt in her eyes as she watched him. “Yes, Sir.” She rushed to the door, grabbed the knob, opened, and then slammed it on her way out.
He counted to five before twisting around to face Commander Roberts. “Who the fuck do you think you are talking to?” Cody’s voice was vicious.
“Mitchell, watch your words.”
“ Watch my words?” Cody laughed sarcastically. “Did you not hear what you just told a Senior Chief? Who are you to question her about her child?” He opened and closed his fist. “You should’ve come to me, officer to officer, before you pulled her into this mess. Instead, you insult one of the best leaders you have in this command.”
“Is that why her program passed with flying colors, and Chief Steward’s didn’t?”
“I didn’t touch Senior Chief Blake’s program, Lieutenant Barkley did.” Cody was insulted now. He would never put personal shit into his work. He was fair no matter what. “And it was also Barkley who inspected Chief Steward’s. So if you have a question about why your programs did or did not pass, take it up with him.”
“It’s just you and me in here now, Mitchell.” Commander Roberts stood. “Are you fucking her?”
The muscles in Cody’s neck tightened. “Commander Roberts,” he touched the devices on his collar, “these don’t dictate who I am. I do what I do because I love serving my country and working side by side with my brothers and sisters.” He inched closer to the desk. “But don’t let it fool you. I will fuck you up, if you disrespect her
“What’s going on?” Cody asked, stepping a little farther in, and Shon finally saw him. Her nostrils were flared, and her eyes were red. Yep, she was angry.
“Commander Roberts here,” she pointed at her boss, “thinks that I’m an awful mother, because it’s come to his attention that you have been around my child, and I don’t know you. He wanted to know what kind of a mother I was to let a stranger in my daughter’s life.”
Cody glared at the commander, clenching his jaw. His need to protect her was becoming unbearable, but he was at work. He had to get his emotions locked up.
“What he really wants to know, but hasn’t had the balls to ask is…”
“Senior Chief, watch what comes out your mouth next. I wont tolerate disrespect,” Commander Roberts spoke sternly.
“To gain respect you must first give it!” Shon spat.
“Roberts.” Cody looked at the older man. “Why did you want to see me?” He tried to diffuse the situation; Shon was about to blow.
“Have a seat, Mitchell.” Roberts sat back down. Shon fiercely stared at the commander, her full lips thinned. It seemed she was biting her tongue.
“I prefer to stand.”
“Have it your way.” Roberts leaned back in his chair to stare at him. “What’s going on between you and Senior Chief Blake?”
Cody knew the question was coming after he heard Shon go off on Roberts.
“It has come to my attention that you and Senior Chief have been engaging in an unduly relationship.” He cocked an eyebrow. “The service member has even seen you out together with her daughter. You’ve been out alone with that little girl.” He moved forward, resting his elbows on the desks surface. “She’s that good, that you don’t care about your career?”
“Excuse me!” Shon shouted. “What the fu…”
“Senior Chief,” Cody stopped her before she could finish her sentence. “Please step out.”
Shon didn’t move. “He just insulted me…” she said between clenched teeth.
Cody had to be firm; he wouldn’t let her jeopardize her career, because if she stayed in that office another minute, she would be standing in front of a captain next.
“Senior Chief Blake!” Cody raised his voice. “You are dismissed.”
Shon turned, staring at him, her eyebrows meeting in confusion. He could see the hurt in her eyes as she watched him. “Yes, Sir.” She rushed to the door, grabbed the knob, opened, and then slammed it on her way out.
He counted to five before twisting around to face Commander Roberts. “Who the fuck do you think you are talking to?” Cody’s voice was vicious.
“Mitchell, watch your words.”
“ Watch my words?” Cody laughed sarcastically. “Did you not hear what you just told a Senior Chief? Who are you to question her about her child?” He opened and closed his fist. “You should’ve come to me, officer to officer, before you pulled her into this mess. Instead, you insult one of the best leaders you have in this command.”
“Is that why her program passed with flying colors, and Chief Steward’s didn’t?”
“I didn’t touch Senior Chief Blake’s program, Lieutenant Barkley did.” Cody was insulted now. He would never put personal shit into his work. He was fair no matter what. “And it was also Barkley who inspected Chief Steward’s. So if you have a question about why your programs did or did not pass, take it up with him.”
“It’s just you and me in here now, Mitchell.” Commander Roberts stood. “Are you fucking her?”
The muscles in Cody’s neck tightened. “Commander Roberts,” he touched the devices on his collar, “these don’t dictate who I am. I do what I do because I love serving my country and working side by side with my brothers and sisters.” He inched closer to the desk. “But don’t let it fool you. I will fuck you up, if you disrespect her
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