N.R.T. (No Red Tape)

HawkThe woman who comes to visit Joanie today is a mind-blowing beauty. I can't help but stare at her when I first meet her, but she gets the wrong impression of exactly who I am. Then, Viper drops the bomb on me, without knowing it. She turns out to be the shipmate I've been talking to by email for six months. How do I talk to her face-to-face? I mean, I practically live in the security office with the computer as my way of talking to anyone I don't know personally. JenI've only seen Joanie's husband once, and that was only the back of his head when he was talking to a group of officers at my boot camp graduation, back in the day, when officers were scary to me. It's three years later, and the hunk of a man holding Joanie's daughter on his shoulders has me jealous as hell. However, when Joanie tells me he's not her husband and he's single, I know I need to focus on finding a job, not a boyfriend. But when he confesses who he is, he knows the secret I'm keeping from Joanie, and then brings me a job offer from Viper, I'm torn. Can I date a co-worker, or should I focus on working?