dining facility.”
She lit up with a big smile, “Ok , that’s all I wanted to hear. Let me go check out; I’ll meet you at the main entrance.” She started to turn away and then stopped, “Oh, I don’t have a vehicle; we’ll need a ride.”
As she had turned, Josiah was facing the ground vehicle parking area in front of the terminal, “No need, our ride is waiting for us.” He pointed at Bax who was leaning against his van. He waved when he saw Josiah point.
Parente went into the terminal building and Josiah went to meet Bax. I completely forgot about calling him; good man.
Bax straightened and saluted when he approached. He took Josiah’s bag and asked, “Will the lady be joining us?”
“Yes, you can drop us both at the BOQ. We are going to have dinner there, and she will probably need a ride to her quarters; how long are you on duty?”
“I’m flexible, sir, but not normally past 1800 hours. However, as a staff officer, they will have a ground vehicle assigned to you at the BOQ.” Bax lifted his eyebrows and gave Josiah a slight sideways look, “You could handle that task yourself, sir.”
Have I got a sign painted on me? “Oh, I didn’t know that; I guess this job has its perks.”
Parente came out of the terminal main entrance and over to the van. Bax saluted and held the rear door open for her.
She favored him with a big smile “Thank you Petty Officer.”
“Just call me ‘Bax’, ma’am, everybody calls me ‘Bax’.”
Josiah entered after her and another realization about her jumped into his mind, she likes being treated like a lady more than an officer.
She turned toward him, “You should have seen the jaws drop when they saw all of this,” she swept a hand across her shoulders and wings, “it was funny.”
She had a big smile pointed right at him. God, she’s beautiful! Helen of Troy must have looked like her.
#
As they entered the BOQ, a tall, blond Petty Officer First-Class was behind the reception counter to the right of the entrance. The desk plate said, ‘PO1 Jesse Clanders’. He rose from his stool as they approached, “I believe you would be Lieutenant Josiah West.”
“That is correct Petty Officer. I understand you have an ex cellent dining facility here; I and my guest, Lieutenant Parente, have been at it all day and we are starved. I hope the dining room is open.”
“The dining area never closes, sir. We have transient traffic at all hours. Only the menu changes with the time of day. And just call me ‘Jesse’, sir. You’ll be seeing a lot of me around here. Now, can I please scan you in for registration and you ma’am as a guest of Lieutenant West?” They both raised their left arms and Jesse ran a wand over them. He then checked the screen on the counter, “Very good!” He looked back at Josiah, “The dining room is down the hallway behind you on the second floor. You are assigned to suite 202 which is on the second floor at the far end of the hallway to your left.” He pointed up at the overhanging walkway to Josiah’s left, “You have also been assigned a ground vehicle. It is parked in slot six. You will find that your quarters are near the back entrance; your vehicle is right outside of that entrance. Just swipe the reader on the vehicle and entrance door. If you will leave your bag here, I will see that it is taken to your quarters; any questions, sir?”
Josiah couldn’t think of anything , so he placed his bag on the counter, “I’ll probably think of something later but now it’s just food I want. Thank you, Jesse.”
“You’re welcome, sir.”
Josiah and Parente headed for the stairs and started upward.
“Oh, Lieutenant, Jesse called out, “there is one other thing.”
“Wait here, back in a moment.” Josiah returned to the counter.
Jesse leaned forward and spoke softly, “Sir, I didn’t tell you that your uniform allotment arrived and your suite includes a full clothing service station , but the main thing is that,
She lit up with a big smile, “Ok , that’s all I wanted to hear. Let me go check out; I’ll meet you at the main entrance.” She started to turn away and then stopped, “Oh, I don’t have a vehicle; we’ll need a ride.”
As she had turned, Josiah was facing the ground vehicle parking area in front of the terminal, “No need, our ride is waiting for us.” He pointed at Bax who was leaning against his van. He waved when he saw Josiah point.
Parente went into the terminal building and Josiah went to meet Bax. I completely forgot about calling him; good man.
Bax straightened and saluted when he approached. He took Josiah’s bag and asked, “Will the lady be joining us?”
“Yes, you can drop us both at the BOQ. We are going to have dinner there, and she will probably need a ride to her quarters; how long are you on duty?”
“I’m flexible, sir, but not normally past 1800 hours. However, as a staff officer, they will have a ground vehicle assigned to you at the BOQ.” Bax lifted his eyebrows and gave Josiah a slight sideways look, “You could handle that task yourself, sir.”
Have I got a sign painted on me? “Oh, I didn’t know that; I guess this job has its perks.”
Parente came out of the terminal main entrance and over to the van. Bax saluted and held the rear door open for her.
She favored him with a big smile “Thank you Petty Officer.”
“Just call me ‘Bax’, ma’am, everybody calls me ‘Bax’.”
Josiah entered after her and another realization about her jumped into his mind, she likes being treated like a lady more than an officer.
She turned toward him, “You should have seen the jaws drop when they saw all of this,” she swept a hand across her shoulders and wings, “it was funny.”
She had a big smile pointed right at him. God, she’s beautiful! Helen of Troy must have looked like her.
#
As they entered the BOQ, a tall, blond Petty Officer First-Class was behind the reception counter to the right of the entrance. The desk plate said, ‘PO1 Jesse Clanders’. He rose from his stool as they approached, “I believe you would be Lieutenant Josiah West.”
“That is correct Petty Officer. I understand you have an ex cellent dining facility here; I and my guest, Lieutenant Parente, have been at it all day and we are starved. I hope the dining room is open.”
“The dining area never closes, sir. We have transient traffic at all hours. Only the menu changes with the time of day. And just call me ‘Jesse’, sir. You’ll be seeing a lot of me around here. Now, can I please scan you in for registration and you ma’am as a guest of Lieutenant West?” They both raised their left arms and Jesse ran a wand over them. He then checked the screen on the counter, “Very good!” He looked back at Josiah, “The dining room is down the hallway behind you on the second floor. You are assigned to suite 202 which is on the second floor at the far end of the hallway to your left.” He pointed up at the overhanging walkway to Josiah’s left, “You have also been assigned a ground vehicle. It is parked in slot six. You will find that your quarters are near the back entrance; your vehicle is right outside of that entrance. Just swipe the reader on the vehicle and entrance door. If you will leave your bag here, I will see that it is taken to your quarters; any questions, sir?”
Josiah couldn’t think of anything , so he placed his bag on the counter, “I’ll probably think of something later but now it’s just food I want. Thank you, Jesse.”
“You’re welcome, sir.”
Josiah and Parente headed for the stairs and started upward.
“Oh, Lieutenant, Jesse called out, “there is one other thing.”
“Wait here, back in a moment.” Josiah returned to the counter.
Jesse leaned forward and spoke softly, “Sir, I didn’t tell you that your uniform allotment arrived and your suite includes a full clothing service station , but the main thing is that,
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