You’d heard that this kind of thing could technically happen, but you’d never experienced it before, so you chalked it up to something incredibly rare or maybe even just a folktale. You certainly never expected to experience it yourself, or maybe you would’ve been a bit more careful.

In the gym on base, you’re doing hanging straight leg raises in front of a mirror to check your form. Your body tightens as you once again engage your core to lift your legs, and-

Your eyes flutter, your entire body shakes and you bite your lip as you slowly lower your legs again. Warmth spreads in your gut and your thighs feel like jelly.

Holy shit. Was that a-?

A flush creeps onto your face and your legs are weak beneath you as you put weight on them. You slightly slump into the machine, while trying to catch your breath without drawing attention.

Inwardly you’re praying no one noticed or saw your little incident.

Your eyes slowly open and you let out a shaky breath — and meet brown eyes through the mirror from where your boss, Sergeant Keegan Russ, is staring at you with a raised eyebrow.

Shit.