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How The Trio Met: Spicy, Lucky, and Cinco

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It had been a hell of a month for her. Lieutenant commander Alana “Cinco” Metcalf had her work cut out for her. Not only was she Commander Mike “Viper” Metcalf’s grand-daughter, she was also Vice Admiral’s Simpson second in command.

She knew she needed a drink before Monday ended so she took her files to work from home. She decided to stop at the Hard Deck to check out why it was so popular amongst the aviators at the base.

Her phone chimed with a text from her current situationship, Jake. She hadn’t replied to his texts or calls from the day before.

She sits at an empty booth and checks the menu to order something for lunch.

“Hi. Welcome to The Hard Deck? What can I start you off with?” The server asks.

“Let me have a Cherry cola and fries… Is the burger good here?”

The server nods. “Yes! Our cook makes the patties every morning and does the seasoning herself.”

Alana smiles at that. “Okay. I’ll have one. Medium rare… No onions or pickles please.”

“I’ll be right back with your drink and fries while we get the burger done.”

Alana looks at her phone again at the messages from Jake from the day before.

She knows she shouldn’t ghost him, given that they both are stationed at the same base. Alana does what she can only think to do at the moment. She sends him a voice note.

“Hey. Sorry I didn’t respond. Phone ran out of battery and I got home very late. I know we’re supposed to be friends but right now I can’t tell you everything. I’m going through some things now and I just need some time to myself to get my life in order. I’ll still see you around the base.”

She sets her phone in her bag and observes the bar, as well as the patrons.

Some minutes later her food is brought out. Alana hears the door opening and knows her so-called best friend Isabella has arrived.

“Are you sure you should be having that burger and fries? Didn’t you just start a diet?” Her condescending tone is all that can be heard. She snaps her fingers for the server.

“Yeah I’ll have sparkling water and a salad… No dressing.”

Alana mouths sorry to the server and looks apologetically at her. “Iz… Just cut the attitude with the server. Her name is Lacy. And you don’t snap your fingers to get her attention.”

Isabella rolls her eyes at Alana. “Anyways I was here last night and met this hot Navy pilot but he said he had a girl already and didn’t want to leave with me. He must be lying cuz I didn’t see him with anyone all night.”

“Maybe he does have someone…?” Alana says with a shrug.

“Even if he did, he was still so hot I’d still do him. Maybe you can find out who his girl is… He’s at the base. Find his file and record. Jake… something.”

Alana’s hand freezes over her fries. “Oh! What’s he look like?”

“Tall! Gorgeous! Blonde with green fuck me eyes.”

Alana laughs. “Is that all? Then I’m sure he does have a girl.” She knew she had no claim to him. They both agreed that their thing would be casual hookups. No dates. No drinks. If the other found someone, they’d stop.

“Well yeah… You wouldn’t know about guys like that since you’re… you know… you’re…” Isabella gestures with her hands and arms to Alana’s slightly wider frame.

Alana feels her cheeks and neck heat up. Not in embarrassment as other times, but in anger. Before she can give Isabella a piece of her mind, the server has returned with the bill. The grimace on her face told Alana she heard the comment. “Thanks,” Alana says and takes the bill.

She grabs her purse and takes the bill. She heads to the bar to pay. As she’s looking for her wallet, Alana’s phone falls onto the counter and she doesn’t notice. Once she’s done paying, she leaves for home and gets to work all afternoon and long into the evening.

Isabella on the other hand decided to stay at the bar when she saw that it was nearing the time the aviators and other servicemen would get to the bar.

Grace was on her break when she notices the phone on the counter and asks around if it was anyone’s. She sets it by the register in case the rightful owner returns. As she was setting it down, it chimes at the arrival of new text messages.

Jake: Guess you’re hiding 🫣 from me today too. I passed by your office to apologize in person.

Jake: Cyclone said you went home. I guess we’ll talk when you want. I’ll stop bothering you.

Jake: Okay. One last one. I’ll be at THD later if you want to join. Need someone to keep the women at bay.

Grace does her best to respect the privacy of the owner but she can’t help and snicker when she reads Jake’s name. She sees three of her favorite customers walk in.

Mickey, Bailey, and Reuben approach her. “Hey Grace!” The guys make their way to their usual spot while Grace pulls Bailey aside.

“Hey… Do you know if Jake is seeing anyone?” Grace asks.

“Spicy! Is Chicken not satisfying you?” Lucky asks teasingly.

“You very well know that he is… No… I found a phone here at the bar and Jake kept texting the owner… Look,” Grace shows Bailey the text messages notifications.

“Ooh! Bagman has feelings!?”

“What are you talking about Lucky Charm?” comes a voice behind them. The voice of one said Jake Seresin.

“Oh nothing. Just about who’s last in the students list of favorite daggers,” Lucky teases.

Jake rolls his eyes at her then he groans when he hears a shrilling voice calling for him from across the room.

“Please say I died. Say I’m married. Anything. This woman from yesterday wouldn’t leave me alone. I told her I had a girl but she still tried to get me to take her home…. I just want a drink.”

The girls turn to notice the woman coming. Grace notices the sway she’s walking with. It’s not a sway of attempted seduction. It’s a sway of inebriation. “Jaaaake!”

Baylie sighs and wraps an arm around Jake’s center. “You’ll owe me for this Bagman.” She leans her head against his chest.

Isabella stumbles into Grace, who had stood to get back to work. “Move bitch,” Isabella says.

Grace senses Lucky and Jake tense up behind her, but she shakes her head at them. She goes to ring the bell. Cheers erupt all over the bar.

Jake smiles and pats her shoulder as he and Lucky walk past her. “Thanks for the drinks!”

Isabella is trying to focus on all that is going on. “What? What drinks? You’re buying me some?”

“No love… You’re buying for everyone,” Grace more than gladly informs her. “You disrespected a woman so you have to buy a round for everyone.”

“That’s bullshit! I never agreed to that!” Isabella starts shouting.

“The signs are posted throughout the bar… If you don’t accept the rules you can pay and leave. Nobody wants your desperation here to ruin their night. And if a man tells you he’s got a girl… He doesn’t want you… Get it through your fake tan and fake red hair,” Grace says before running Isabella’s credit card.

Lucky is just staring in awe at her best friend. “I’ll marry you if Chicken doesn’t bang you tonight! That was so hot, girl! No wonder they call you Spicy.”

Jake just chuckles at the two of them. He couldn't help but feel like there was someone missing but he couldn’t really place where this feeling came from. He shakes his head to clear the thought from his mind.

He’s about to make his way to the jukebox when the phone at the register catches his attention. “Hey Grace. You got a new phone?”

“No. Someone must have left it and didn’t notice.”

“I’ll take it. That’s my friend’s Lana. I’m supposed to meet her tomorrow.”

Lucky quickly grabs the phone. “Nope. How can we know you’re not going to steal it? Prove it’s your friend's phone.”

Jake sighs. “It’s a green wallpaper… The time is set to military time, even though she prefers to still use AM/PM… There’s a small chip on the screen protector, which is a privacy screen protector. And there’s this…” Jake calls the phone.

Chase Rice’s “Ride” plays as the ringtone along with a picture of Jake in a blue suit with a bolo tie.

The look of shock and intrigue that crossed the faces of Grace and Baylie goes unspoken for the moment. “Still… That proves nothing!” Baylie says.

“Hit call back…” Jake says exasperated.

His phone immediately lights up to a picture of a raven haired curvy woman and the ringtone blasting “Body Like a Back Road.”

“Oh my god! Jake is in love!” Baylie exclaims loudly.

“Keep your voice down. And no I’m not. We’re just friends… that occasionally… we… we work out together at times,” he says.

The girls decide to put a pause on teasing Jake, as Grace gets busy at the bar.

It’s nearing 11pm when a new patron walks in. Their outfit, however, was not one for the bar.

Grace notices the young woman in her pajamas and curls in a messy bun talking frantically to Penny.

“Penny I can help…” Grace says once she recognizes the completely dressed down woman.

“Hi… I was here during lunch and I was wondering if I might have left my phone here… I can’t find it…”

“Calm down sweetheart. Let’s get you a glass of water first. I’m sure we can find your phone,” she says as she leads her to the bar. Discreetly, she gestures to Baylie to come along.

Baylie quickly joins them and grins when she notices who Grace was walking with.

Grace brings a glass of water and asks. “You said you left your phone? Can you describe it? I’m Grace by the way.”

“I’m Alana… It’s a blue phone with a clear case and the design is of a highland cow and a flower crown. Wallpaper is a green sunset,” Alana says.

Grace nods and hands her the phone. “We were keeping it safe.”

“Oh my god thank you! I can’t believe I lost my phone and it took me until now to get it.”

“Cute outfit… Looking for a cuddle buddy?” Baylie asks teasingly. “I’m Baylie.”

Alana looks at her perplexed for a moment before realizing she’s teasing. “Only if you buy me a drink first.”

Baylie cracks up. “I like you!”

Grace is also laughing. “I think Garcia would have to fight her for you.”

“He’ll lose,” Baylie replies.

“I would love to stay and chat but I have an early morning and long day tomorrow and it’s already past my bedtime,” Alana says. She leaves a $20 on the tip jar as a thank you for keeping her phone safe.

“Come back again. We’d love to buy you a drink or two. You seem fun and in need of a relaxing time.”

“Yeah... Maybe we can set you up with one of out aviator friends,” Baylie says with a wink.

Alana chuckles nervously. “Yeah. No. Naval aviators are… Well, they only want one thing.”

“Well, I hope to see you on base some time. My call sign is Lucky. Yours?”

“Cinco… But you can call me Cin.”

“Cinco? As in five?” Grace asks.

Alana nods. “Yup. I’m 5 feet tall and my mother was hispanic. So it’s a two-fold call sign.”

“Was?”

“Yeah. My parents passed away when I was young. My grandparents raised me.”

“Oh babe…” Grace says and gives her hand a squeeze.

“It’s okay now. Sometimes-” Alana shakes her head. “I’m sure you don’t want to hear about my life when you’re working. I should go.”

They say it takes a lost soul to recognize another lost soul. Grace and Baylie had once been lost souls so they recognized Alana as a lost one.

“How about this? We can have a girls night in. I’m not working but we can come hang out here. Get some food and drinks and sit by the water,” Grace says.

“I’ll make sure none of our aviator friends bother us tomorrow and if you want I can join you for lunch tomorrow,” Baylie tells Alana.

Alana can only nod. The sincerity in their voices rang louder than any other sound in the bar. “I’d like that very much. I’ll see you girls tomorrow.”

Grace and Baylie envelope her in a hug before she leaves. They then head over to their group.

Mickey is the first to notice the glint of mischief in Baylie’s eyes. Before he can ask her what she’s up to, he sees her turning to Grace as they sit next to Jake.

“So Grace, are you ready for our girls night with Cin tomorrow?”

“Absolutely! Can’t wait to hang our with her and make her part of our group. She's so sweet.”

“And hot! Those pajamas were working for her! Imagine her looking all dolled up.”

Jake tries to make it look like he’s not listening in, but he’s fully paying attention to their conversation.

“You know… Maybe tomorrow we can find out if she’s single or seeing someone… Maybe we can set her up with someone.”

At that, Jake stands immediately and goes to close his tabs before he tells the group he’s calling it a night. “Have an early workout session scheduled for tomorrow.”

“Yeah make sure that body is built like a back road so you can ride…”

Baylie cracks up and the look of surprise and shock on Jake’s face that it was Grace who called him out. He expects it from Baylie, but not sweet Grace.

He shakes his head at them and leaves.

The girls laugh and Mickey just laughs with them. Oh they were so going to have so much fun teasing Jake.

Now to await the next day so they can fully welcome Alana into their friendship.

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