Chapter 55

Glancing at her now, sitting by his side as they drove to his apartment in nearby Port Orchard, gave him further cause to wonder. She hadn’t said more than a handful of words since the ceremony. He hadn’t a clue what she was thinking, but he figured she was looking for some way to get out of this.

"It was very nice of Chaplain Stewart and Lieutenant Commander Kyle to arrange housing on the base for us, wasn’t it?" she asked softly.

"Very nice," he repeated. He wondered how many strings his CO had had to pull to come up with that. The news had come as a surprise to Richard , who’d lived in a small apartment complex for the past two years.

"When will we be moving?"

"Soon."

"How soon?"

Hell, first he couldn’t get her to talk, now he couldn’t shut her up. "Next weekend."

"Good. Packing will give me something to do while you’re gone during the day. Once we’ve moved, I’ll look for a job."

"I don’t want you doing any lifting, you hear?" She flinched at his harsh tones, and he regretted speak