Chapter 20 - Thriving In Command While Looking Out At The Ocean
Six months later, Captain Lauren Barrett stood on the balcony of her new quarters overlooking Yokosuka naval base in Japan.
The morning salt air carried the familiar, comforting roar of F/A-18 Super Hornets launching off carrier decks offshore.
I wore my dress white uniform adorned with command pilot wings and the gold stars of a Navy Captain.
My phone remained silent regarding civilian drama, filled instead with tactical updates from my stellar squadron pilots.
Chase was currently serving a three-year federal sentence in a medium-security correctional facility for conspiracy and stalking.
Evan had relocated to the Midwest, writing me a single polite letter wishing me well in my new flag-track career.
Life had returned to its proper alignment: honor, courage, commitment, and absolute operational excellence.
I took a slow sip of black coffee from my ceramic mug, feeling the deep, unbreakable peace of a warrior in her element.
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No arrogant brother-in-law, no ignorant civilian family, and no doubting husband could ever dim my shine again.
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