Page 37 of SEAL's Temptation
“Yep.I do know the feeling.I often wondered about Callie after we rescued her from that hijacked plane.I didn’t even know where she was in the world.I’m not really a big believer in fate, but hell.It pretty much brought her right to me not once but twice.”
“It worked out pretty well from what I can tell.Both of you look happy.”
Wyatt grinned.“Damn straight it did.You gonna stick around for some food?Who knew a volleyball game with our women would be so competitive.”
Ryan chuckled.“With this group, anything’s possible.And yeah, guess I’ll grab some food as long as I’m here.Can’t let those beers I brought go to waste,” he quipped, walking over with Wyatt to where the rest of their friends were gathering.
A few minutes later, Ryan took a pull of his beer, swallowing the hoppy brew.Most of the team was gathered near the food and drinks, but Sawyer was off being Sawyer, currently flirting with several women near the volleyball net.
“Ladies, you should see what I can do,” Sawyer crooned.“And I don't mean on the volleyball court.”
Ryan choked back his laughter.
“Damn,” Hudson said, moving over to stand by Ryan.“Our boy’s laying it on thick.”
“Makes me wonder if he’ll ever change,” Ryan said.
“He must be doing something right,” Hudson said with a low chuckle.“He’s got those ladies practically eating out of his hand.”
Ryan shook his head.“He’s got something all right.”
Layton strode over to Hudson, snuggling up as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.“Well, he’s the last single guy on your team,” she pointed out as the men watched him.“Maybe he’ll cave to peer pressure and find himself a girlfriend.”
“Yep.He’s the last single guy, unless you count the CO,” Hudson added as an afterthought.
“I ran into Commander Madden at the grocery store earlier,” Ryan told them, amused at the memory.“I saw some women checking him out as they passed by us.It was pretty funny, because he was oblivious.”
“The commander doesn’t date,” Hudson said.
“How do you know that?”Ryan asked.
Hudson lifted a shoulder.“Have you ever seen him with a woman?He’s too busy.The COs of the other Alpha SEALs teams are all married though.”
“That’s right,” Ryan said.“Commander Hutchinson from the Alpha SEALs Coronado Team brought his new wife Ashleigh here to Hawaii for their honeymoon not too long ago.”
“Well, my bet is on Sawyer,” Hudson quipped, taking a pull of his longneck.“He’ll end up getting married and shocking the hell out of us before Commander Madden even bothers asking a woman out on a date.”
“Oh, come on,” Layton chastised.“Sawyer?Please.That’s a long shot at best, and I’d feel bad for the girl that ends up with him.”
Ryan licked his lips, looking over at her in amusement.“Oh yeah?”
Even Hudson looked amused.“Why’s that, princess?”
“Because he’ll never let her hear the end of how she caught him.”
