Love Began with the First Meeting

Maggie and some other interns had almost worked in the basic level for nine months. Generally speaking, they would continue working here as long as they completed their internship here. But because of their special fields of study, they had to return to their schools to write academic papers for graduation. Where they would work after their graduation would finally be determined according to their former employer's opinions, their personal views, their learning situation and their overall knowledge.

Tomorrow, Maggie and some other interns were going to leave this place. Maggie, Garth, Jake and Edith were all from different schools. Over the past few months of their internship, they had worked and gotten along with each other every day. As time passed by, the four of them had developed indestructible friendships with each other. After they left here, they would return to their respective schools, and after their graduation, they might not have the opportunity to work together again in S Army. As the four of them thought that they had to leave and were not sure when they would meet again, they felt rather sad.

Tonight, Cathy was hosting a small farewell party for the four of them. Members of the Falcon Commando, all the members of the squad, and of the sniper company that Maggie had joined previously were invited. Edgar and members of the team in charge of new combat tactics also took part in this party. As a whole, about thirty to forty people were present.

Edgar was the last one that arrived at the party. As others saw him coming, all of them stood up immediately and saluted him. As soon as Edgar arrived, he nodded to Gordon and motioned for him to leave. Gordon understood what he meant and bowed politely. Before he left, he greeted all the others present, smiling.

"Take it easy! This party is not being held for me. If I knew that my presence here would make you feel nervous and reserved I wouldn't have showed up. Perhaps then, you would have enjoyed yourselves more..." Edgar said with an easy smile. "Captain, of course you have to come to this party. It was because of your selection that Maggie and the others have joined the Eagle Special Brigade. And so, Captain, you should be responsible for what you have done. Hey, everyone, don't you agree with me?" Cathy teased him.

All the female soldiers guided by her lead laughed upon hearing these words acknowledging Edgar. Daniel was so henpecked that he naturally echoed their laughter, so did other members of the Falcon Commando.

Unlike his usual disposition, Edgar was being very easy-going, especially towards the members of the Falcon Commando. He treasured these soldiers a lot for their outstanding abilities. Hence, it was natural that he was favorably impressed by them. Usually, Edgar had to be their strict leader during their normal operations, but the formalities could be set aside for tonight. While they were laughing and cracking jokes, they were no longer reserved or serious. Instead, all of them started toasting to each other, but instead of wine they were drinking tea. Members of the Falcon Commando were forbidden from drinking wine, whereas Maggie and the other three interns who were about to leave the following day were allowed the exception to drink a little wine. Cathy, who acted as a host to everyone, was very good at livening up the atmosphere. As a result, Edgar even drank a few glasses of wine, because Cathy had persistently encouraged him to drink.

As everyone knew, one usually acted rashly and thoughtlessly after consuming too much alcohol. Maggie could, in fact, hold her liquor. But since she came to work here in the basic level, she had rarely drunk. Thinking of her leaving here and the man that she loved, she drank a lot very fast, one glass after another. Very soon, she felt a little dizzy...

"Maggie seems to be drunk!" Jake blurted out as he spotted her blurry eyes. Soon afterwards, he added with a smile, "Originally, Maggie even boasted that she wouldn't get drunk no matter how much wine she would drink. But now look at her! She has gotten drunk after drinking only a few glasses of wine."

"I am not drunk... Who dares to say that I am drunk... I dare that person to say that to my face! I am starting to lose my patience. Well..." Before she could finish her words, she rudely burped without caring about her image at all. Without feeling even a little bit embarrassed, she grinned. Then, she stood up, holding a glass of wine, and looked at Edgar through blurry eyes. From her loss of balance, it was clear that she had become more than just tipsy. She was quite drunk in fact. Immediately, Maggie chipped, "Captain... I...I would like to propose a toast to you." Overwrought by complex feelings, she choked and paused for a moment before she continued, "I know... I know that you are going to visit newly recruited soldiers tomorrow, so you can't drink much tonight. But you should be used to drinking by now. Tonight, you should drink, even just a little." As soon as she finished speaking, Maggie handed him a glass of wine and added, "Come on! Bottoms up! I know this is nothing for you, just like a glass of boiled water." Maggie spoke loudly like a self-righteous man, speaking with exaggerated posturing as almost half of the wine in the glass had spilled out.

Looking at her antics, everyone present, except for Edgar, chuckled... They were the top elites in the S Army. Having known Maggie and Edgar for such a long time, they fully knew that Maggie held great affection for Edgar, or else they wouldn't have deserved their titles as elites. Slightly looking down at Maggie, Edgar yelled with his eyebrows knitted, "Maggie Du..."

"Yes, sir!" Maggie instinctively shot upright upon hearing Edgar's order. She reacted so hurriedly that almost the whole glass of wine in her hand splashed through the air.

Edgar's frown furrowed even deeper, while everyone around them were trying very hard to suppress their laughter. They had all been waiting to see what on earth Maggie would do tonight. What they wished to see the most was Maggie publicly confessing her love for their captain, so they could then be together at long last.

"From this moment, I will not allow you to drink any more wine, and don't even touch these glasses... That is an order!" After he finished speaking, Edgar noticed that Maggie's cheeks had blushed rosy pink. At the sight of this, his eyes softened, becoming warmer and tenderer. 00000000