Jim winced. Amelia had read him like an open book. He had always tried his best not to ask for extensions. Both out of his own pride to prove he was an intelligent, respectable person, partially because the Navy had demanded precision and perfection.
“Yeah,” Jim said, “Or if that’s no go, if there’s any opportunities for extra credit- although I totally get if it’s a no.”
Jim knew excuses never went very far, but he also knew explanations often helped more than they hurt.
“Between all the winter holidays and the upcoming events I’ve been working doubles, and Bonny is having a night terror phase. But I also get that that’s a me problem. The navy wouldn’t have made exceptions.”
He slumped down a bit in his seat.
“Lucky for you, I’m not the Navy.” Amelia said, one of the reasons she left the navy was because they loved rules, and sometimes it wasn’t necessary to follow all of them, in fact she was one of the youngest captain because she broke many rules she thought it was pointless.
“The navy is good, and will open a lot of doors for you, but doing what everyone else is doing, makes you just a number, and you should be more than just that.” Amelia pointed out.
“You can have two more weeks and do have extra credit project, which is a little unconventional.” she pointed out. “You come to my boat and get some real practice instead of writing papers. And because I like you, you can even bring Bonny along.” the open water always calmed her down, it could put the kid to sleep just like that.
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