Camouflaged (Hiding From Love #0.5)
“I feared we’d be a sight walking along the road back to the camp – a woman without hijab along with an American soldier in the remains of a uniform, arm in a sling as an announcement that I wasn’t one hundred percent. We were exhausted and hungry and thirsty, and all I could hope was that we’d see one of the vehicles from base sooner than later.
As we hiked down the last incline before the canyon mouth and the main road, I heard a truck idling. I was about to pull Alexis down and listen whe...n a sharp voice came from behind me. “Hands up and identify yourselves!”
Alexis squealed, and after the initial burst of my heart jetted through me, relief soaked my weary bones. Benji.
I raised my hand slowly, taking Alexis’s hand along with mine and said, “Sergeant Gabe Thompson, United States Army and Alexis Garcia, United Nations personnel.”
“Turn the fuck around, soldier.”
I did and Benji grinned as he lowered his gun and pulled out his handheld radio.MoreLess
As we hiked down the last incline before the canyon mouth and the main road, I heard a truck idling. I was about to pull Alexis down and listen whe...n a sharp voice came from behind me. “Hands up and identify yourselves!”
Alexis squealed, and after the initial burst of my heart jetted through me, relief soaked my weary bones. Benji.
I raised my hand slowly, taking Alexis’s hand along with mine and said, “Sergeant Gabe Thompson, United States Army and Alexis Garcia, United Nations personnel.”
“Turn the fuck around, soldier.”
I did and Benji grinned as he lowered his gun and pulled out his handheld radio.MoreLess
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