"Cal!" Sherry ran along the path after him. "Calvin. Wait up!"

He stopped and turned to face her. "I don't want a counselling session so please don't offer to be a consoling ear because I don't need one."

"Okay." Sherry held up her hands, slowed to walking, and then stood before him. "I just want to say I'm sorry that you had to find out that way."

"You don't have to apologise for anything, Sherry, but Rob fucking Jarvis does." Calvin continued down the path toward the gym knowing Rob was there.

"Wait." Sherry trotted, caught up with him and put a hand on his shoulder. "What are you going to do?"

"Kick the fucking shit out of him!"

Sherry quickened her pace, and then spun so she was in front of him, planted her feet firmly on the ground and pushed her hands against his chest. "Stop. I'm not going to let you ruin your career over a girl who is admittedly sweet but... a bit... quick to ah... fuck, anything that walks on two legs."

"A bit! Ya reckon!" Calvin scoffed as he threw his hands up.

"It is her body, Cal. Not that I'm defending her but you've known what she was like since the first time you met her so..." Sherry screwed up her face and added, "You kinda let your guard down and... well... got bitten."

Calvin put his hands on his hips, sighed and let his head sag.

"Cinna didn't commit to you," Sherry continued. "And well, you can't blame Rob if she gave him a slice too."

"What the fuck, Sherry?" Cal looked up and lifted his lip in scorn. "Is she a fucking cake now?"

Sherry shrugged and pinched her face as she smirked and said, "Tart."

"Fuck..." He couldn't help but snigger as he put his hands to his face. They stood in silence for a moment, and then Calvin hooked his hands on his hips once more and looked back at Sherry. "So what are we going to do? We can't let him do this to Genevieve." He sucked in a breath and shook his head. "I don't know what's going on with him but ever since he saw his girlfriend with another guy he's turned into a right cockhead. To be honest, not someone I like much anymore. He barely talks, struts around like he owns the place and from what I gather Gen is in love with him and she's going to get hurt."

"Cinna is too."

"What?"

Sherry swept her hand toward the dorm room. "Cinna says she's in love with him too. She was just going to sleep with him once or twice and now she doesn't want to give him up."

"Fuck. That makes me so angry." Cal clenched and unclenched his fists. "I've been taken for an idiot. He's got to be taught a lesson. He knew I liked Jacinta. What kind of mate does that to a mate? There's a bro code and a silent rule you don't fuck the girl your mate likes. In fact you don't even flirt with her. He needs his arsed kicked." With that he stepped around Sherry and ran to the gym.

Sherry just managed to catch the door on its closing trajectory and pushed it opened to see Rob with his back to them, gloved, and hitting the heavy boxing bag. She heard Calvin call, "Hey," saw Rob catch the bag, and then spin just in time for Calvin's fist to connect with his jaw.

Rob landed flat on his back, with the one hundred kilo bag jerking on its rope above him.

"Shit," Sherry muttered and darted across the gym floor.

"You fucking arsehole!" Calvin caught Rob on the mouth with another blow before Rob had a chance to work out what had happened. Cal lifted his fist again but Rob caught his wrist on the downward thrust.

"What the fuck is your problem?" Rob yelled and rolled to one side tumbling Calvin to the floor.

"You are!"

Rob jumped to his feet, ripped opened the Velcro on his gloves and tossed them aside as Calvin stood with his fists held in front of him. "What the fuck, Calvin? I have no idea what's going on here."

"I'll give you a second to work it out. Female. Name starts with J."

"No way, man." Rob backed up waving his hands in front of him with a smile of disbelief on his face. "You're not seriously going to fight me over Miss Easy."

"You watch your mouth, Rob." Calvin lunged and connected with one of Rob's open palms. "It's not just that you've been fucking the girl I like, you've been playing Genevieve. What kind of low life are you?"

At that moment Genevieve stepped out of the bathroom and came to stand by Sherry saying, "What is Calvin talking about?"

"I think we better leave." Sherry grabbed Gen by the wrist and tried to tug her toward the door.

"No way," Gen said and pulled her hand from Sherry's grasp. "I want to hear this." She headed to where Rob and Calvin were facing off, stood with her legs at ease and folded her arms over her chest. "What is he talking about, Rob?"

"Fuck." Rob swept his hand over his head and looked from one to the other trying to decide which was the better route to take.

"Come on, big man," Calvin snarled. "Tell her what you've been doing."

"Alright." Rob held up his hands and nodded. "I slept with Jacinta. It was before you and I and he's jealous." As he stepped toward Gen to take her in his arms Calvin dived on him.

"Liar!" Cal yelled and smacked Rob in the nose as they went down.

Genevieve screamed. Sherry grabbed her and pulled her out of the way as Calvin continued to throw punches with Rob trying to block each blow as they tussled on the floor.

In the midst of the commotion the door to the gym burst opened. "Enough!"

Gen and Sherry spun to see the squadron commander stride across the polished timber floor boards with two SECPOL officers, another cadet who'd been using the gym and Jacinta following.

"Get them on their feet!"

Calvin and Rob were pulled apart and made to stand. Both saluted with blood stained hands. "Sir!"

Gore ran from Rob's nose to pool in his lips, and then flood down his chin.

"My office! Now!"

"Sir!"

Commander Farley watched them disappear out through the door, and then focused on the three girls. Genevieve was sobbing into Sherry's shoulder with Jacinta standing to one side. "I don't know what's going on here exactly so, I'm going to pretend you three aren't involved." He paused as if in thought before saying, "Get her back to her room and sorted out." He yanked his head toward the exit, and then strode away.

Wow. Cal has really had enough of Rob.

Let's hope Commander Farley can sort Rob out and get him back on track.

SECPOL – Security Police

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