Aiden was finally back, it was turning out to be the best day besides the whole having to work thing that ruined the welcome back from your last tour ideas Savannah had planned. Instead she had agreed to meet him that night at a bar, the details were arranged for a quiet drink and of course that huge ‘yay you’re back’ phase that she had tried to brush off all day. Sure the word was tried given she was bouncing around despite what had met her that day already.

Luckily Savannah had managed to wrap up her last surgery in good time which left her time enough to get home and attempt to find something decent to wear. Her hair was done, make up and nails which was about as girly as she had ever been. Well her mother would have been proud though she figured it wasn’t going to be great looking like she had just stepped out of work or been up all night. Sure she had been but mostly because she was too excited to sleep because she knew Aiden was back the next day.

After spending a half hour tearing her wardrobe to shreds she settled on her favourite royal blue silk shirt and black trousers with heels. Sure the little black dress in the back of her wardrobe wasn’t exactly bar wear she figured so she stuck with her choice. Even if she attempted to switch it around another few times. The time soon arrived to get going as she got a cab out to the bar, it was a nice enough place. Light food, good beer, music and the sort of place that had both military and civilians. Savannah knew she was early when the cab pulled up to the bar, too early to simply hang around and wait outside for Aiden as she decided to get a table inside as she looped her black jacket over her arm.

Savannah started to make her way to an available table when she felt the hand catch her arm. She turned to see a guy that had more of a leering look than anything staring at her. “Hey baby, why don’t you join us for a drink or three?” The guy said laughing as Savannah smiled and shook her head. “Thanks but no thanks.” She said as she went to take a few more steps away as she pulled her arm free. Turning her back she shrugged it off until she felt the hand on her arm again, this time tighter than she was comfortable with as she felt the guy pull her back as she heard the fabric on the shoulder of her shirt rip a little.

“Fan flipping tastic.” She said in her most sarcastic tone possible as the smile on her face left to be replaced by a glare. “Do you have any idea...” Savannah bit her lip, of course a guy would have no idea how long it took her to get ready as she stared death daggers at the guy. Savannah was attempting not to go ballistic as she took another step away only to be dragged by the arm back to the bar. Well there was a seat but she wasnt about to have any dealings with the guy as he tapped the available seat though his eyes weren’t even looking at hers, mostly at her backside which only annoyed her more.

Savannah was capable enough to take care of herself but getting written up for starting an argument, she knew how that went. The 'you should have known better and he was a civilian' chat that usually went along with a whole world of other issues. Nope it just wasnt worth the trouble. "Not interested jerk just back off." She snapped as she went to walk away again to the table she had seen. All she could think was that she was thankful Aiden wasn’t there yet, she could only imagine how this might go over if he was early too.

Tag: Lt Cmd Aiden Campbell

Aiden was there and from the moment he saw things turn to hell… he forgot all about the rest of how everything had gone earlier in the day. He was back and he’d wanted to see Savannah on the docks but work was work and he respected that. Though the moment someone laid hands on her it was all over. Aiden hadn’t been drinking. Aiden was sober and he was seeing red. The problem was, he got worked up over simple things. You simply didn’t grab or touch a woman. Maybe it was old fashioned but the bull in the china shop had been let loose by a simple act of disrespect towards a woman. His woman.

Being that the man had so much as touched Savannah when she said no, made everything not okay in his mind. “The lady told you no. Asshole.” Aiden put himself between them. Though not yet throwing a punch his stance was aggressive. No one got to touch Savannah like that, NO ONE. Aiden snorted hotly at the other male. “Touch my girlfriend again and I’ll make sure your arrested for sexual harassment.” It was what was made of it. Aiden was pushing buttons and probably egging the guy on but he didn’t care. When the guy took a swing at Aiden first, Aiden soon found himself holding the guy to where he couldn’t hit anyone. Aiden tightened his hold to pull the guy’s arm behind him. “Take a swing at me again, I’ll have you for assault on federal property.” Technically it was a crime, usually one of those tack on charges on top of anything.

As far as the government was concerned they owned Aiden. Well in a legal sense anyway. Aiden let the guy go but not after he was whimpering in pain from Aiden pushing on pressure points and squirming trying to get away. Yes, Savannah could take care of herself but Aiden had issues when it came to controlling his urge to fight with some of the stupider people in the population at times. No meant no. He’d take whatever the consequences were for it. Pushing the guy towards the door as he let go, he kept an eye on him. When the man scampered out, Aiden just rolled his eyes.

Going to go catch up with Savannah was his next order of business. “Hi Gorgeous.” He greeted her. He tried to calm down. Aiden was still worked up and it was easy to tell as his arm muscle flinched. He took a few breaths and pushed a few pieces of her hair out of the way. It was his way of checking on her without being blatantly obvious about it. Aiden had his quiet ways of working. Though his temper was still simmering down.

Tag: Lt. Col. Savannah Caffery

Savannah had tried to take the day off but it wasnt possible though she would have happily stood down at the docks waiting for him. She would have been there with flags and food and a hug. Not being there had made work a lot tougher than she had thought it would be for a long time though she was just glad to be able to see him now. Savannah had barely had much of a chance to look around when she saw the look Aiden had. Yeah so much for him not being there already as she winced the minute he put himself between Savannah and the guy.

Aggressive, yeah it was nice that he cared that much but terrifying that he was doing it too. The last thing she wanted was Aiden in trouble or a fight to break out. “Aiden, it’s okay. Just leave it... why don’t we just grab a table.” She suggested trying to stop things from going any further though when the guy took a swing at Aiden Savannah was hard pressed not to take a step back out of the way. Great two hot heads to deal with as she glared at the guy who had thrown the punch.

“Are you seriously trying to get yourself killed here mate.” Savannah said as she found it tough to hide the mix of accents she had. It varied between British, Irish and America though usually her American accent slipped some when she was tired. Right then she was more concerned than tired but the same thing occurred. Aiden was right, it was assault but having him in trouble or even involved in this was a nightmare as she regretted not just calling in sick and turning up at the docks anyway.

Savannah watched as she saw Aiden push the guy toward the door. She took a breath as she glanced to the bar tender and ordered two beers. She had Irish blood so drinking was more of a tolerance than fall asleep after two. Before Aiden greeted her Savannah saw the drinks sat down on the bar before she turned to face him grinning. “Hey handsome. You get better looking every time I see you.” She replied though the minute she saw him she could see he was still worked up. She smiled when he pushed some of her hair out of the way as she placed her careful on his arm as she could feel his arm muscle flinch. She let her hand run up and down his arm lightly hoping to calm him down a little.

“Aiden, just let it go okay. You shouldn’t have gotten involved but thank you. You are my absolute hero.” Savannah said though it wasnt that she didnt appreciated it, as she did more than anything but she could take care of herself and being at her rank. She had to show it too. She didnt want to get into the specifics of that as she simply decided to grin at him before throwing an arm around him as she still kept her hand on his other arm. “You’re really back... here, now. Home.” She almost squealed as she leaned up to kiss him excitedly on any part of his face she could reach. She swore she wasnt going to be that person, the crazy excited, throw yourself at them person but he was bad and that was all that mattered to her.

Tag: Lt Cmd Aiden Campbell