Chapter 5It rained heavily for the whole of Saturday. Chris and Jamie attempted to go for a run along the beach with Boomer, but the rain pierced their clothing like a thousand needles and had them shivering and sore and, honestly, quite miserable. It took a couple of cups of coffee before the numbness of the February weather left them. Andy came over that evening and the three of them ordered Chinese food and drank beer from the bottle and swapped stories about Afghanistan. Andy had served with Chris but had rotated out three months before Jamie rotated in. The two had never crossed paths, but Chris was thrilled that they were already getting on like a house on fire. “…and Captain America here, well he busts down this door and he runs into the burning building and everybody thinks he’s

