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helps her
with her bags. He noticed that Taylor carries a lot of stuff and
assume she is some kind of neat freak. While they set up their
equipment, another LT walks in the room. Almost like he was spying
on them, he sits down and looks at Andre. Before, Andre could say
anything the LT asks Andre a question. “Stillwell, I heard you were
driving in rank in Afghanistan.” Hey, Cole watch out for him”.
There were rumors about Andre and girls from his last deployment.
The stare that Taylor gives Andre was one of shock. Andre pretty
much knew he could no longer expect to tell her how he felt. After
the room was cleared Taylor ask him were the rumors true. Andre
reluctantly too bring it up just gave a quick “No”. Before he could
say anything else Taylor said “if they are that’s pretty bad ass”.
While he chuckles with his head down, he sees Taylor looking at
him. He thinks to himself this is it, but once he looks around he
finds that Capt. Meads is standing there looking at the situation
unfold.
    Meads calls Andre in his office, and starts
to explain the UCMJ laws covering Fraternization. Andre stands
there lost in his thoughts thinking about Taylor and also why his
BC is “giving him shit” about something that he does not evening
know is real yet. Taylor walks past him in the hall way in ask what
happen, “What did he want”? Andre playfully shrugs his shoulders,
and walks away with Taylor to go back to work. When he goes into
her office to get his patrol cap he finds a text on her phone from
Meads. The text says “Are you kidding me, him of all people”. It
surprised him because now he knows why Meads is always watching and
lurking. While driving back he ask Taylor smoothly about her and
BC, which she has no problem explaining. Meads and Taylor dated
before her arrival here and that’s pretty much it. He didn’t tell
her about the text or his conversation he had with Meads. A couple
hours went past in it was finally time to get off work. Andre
notice Taylor was nowhere in sight. While walking towards his car
Andre spotted B.C. Meads was walking to the Shoppette but he was
going behind the building. Andre loosely followed Meads and once he
saw him stop he took cover like a ninja. He saw Meads with a girl
who works in Battalions S1 shop. Andre was shock but not surprised,
this was not the first time this has happen. However, when he turns
around he saw Taylor stand directly behind him. Andre screams like
a Simpson’s character before Taylor covered his mouth. Meads look
back to once he heard the noise but by that time Taylor and Andre
had run away. Andre was freaked out by the situation but Taylor was
fine, she just kept laughing until Andre asks “Why were you
following me”? Taylor had seen him sneak away prancing like a ninja
so she couldn’t resist following him. Her laughter was trigger by
the fact Meads was sneaking around with enlisted females again. As
Taylor explains it, “he can’t get with commission females because
they know he is full of shit”. While they were talking he notice
that she was still holding his hands and he looked at her with a
faint smile in said “Are you going to let go”? She abruptly stops
laughing but didn’t let go and said “Why”? Before he can conjure up
a response, Taylor kisses him. No sparks, no fireworks it was just
a simple kiss and a long stare. Andre drain of all thought by this
time, didn’t know what to say. Taylor looked at him and said “so
this weekend I was thinking we could hang out”. He finally came
back to earth, while staring at her he said with a smile on his
face “didn’t we just do that backwards”. Taylor chuckle and they
finally let each other’s hands go. Andre finally making it to his
car thought to himself “how can I make this work”. He was happy,
but now concerned .Andre finally makes it home. Once the door open
he was greeted by a smiling Anne, his wife. She looks at him with a
twisted but playfully look in ask “What