Blake Cook

They've been calling me for 10 minutes. I look down, it's like 28 missed calls from mom. I'm like, dang. She found out. I'm like, dang, this is gonna be bad. So we carry on with the little training exercise we were doing and we get back to the little hooters and I call her and she's like, my grandma will be her mom. She should have been a CIA spy on Facebook. She could have found anything.

She was the Facebook Farmville queen, man. She lived on it. She goes, well, mom said that on so-and-so, that so-and-so saw where you got married. She goes, are you married? I'm like, yes, I am. Yes, I am, mom. She goes, oh, my God. Oh, my God. You're an idiot. I'm like, they have a great relationship now. But, yeah. I was like, she goes, I had to find out through your grandmother on Facebook.

She was the Facebook Farmville queen, man. She lived on it. She goes, well, mom said that on so-and-so, that so-and-so saw where you got married. She goes, are you married? I'm like, yes, I am. Yes, I am, mom. She goes, oh, my God. Oh, my God. You're an idiot. I'm like, they have a great relationship now. But, yeah. I was like, she goes, I had to find out through your grandmother on Facebook.

She was the Facebook Farmville queen, man. She lived on it. She goes, well, mom said that on so-and-so, that so-and-so saw where you got married. She goes, are you married? I'm like, yes, I am. Yes, I am, mom. She goes, oh, my God. Oh, my God. You're an idiot. I'm like, they have a great relationship now. But, yeah. I was like, she goes, I had to find out through your grandmother on Facebook.

I'm like, sorry about that. I was like, makes you feel any better. Nobody else knew, unless you lived here. And so finally, man, we got through that, and then I deployed at the end of February. So I met my wife, got married in 41 days, went to training for a month, right after I got married, and then deployed, Two weeks after I got home. Wow. So. How'd you propose to your wife?

I'm like, sorry about that. I was like, makes you feel any better. Nobody else knew, unless you lived here. And so finally, man, we got through that, and then I deployed at the end of February. So I met my wife, got married in 41 days, went to training for a month, right after I got married, and then deployed, Two weeks after I got home. Wow. So. How'd you propose to your wife?

I'm like, sorry about that. I was like, makes you feel any better. Nobody else knew, unless you lived here. And so finally, man, we got through that, and then I deployed at the end of February. So I met my wife, got married in 41 days, went to training for a month, right after I got married, and then deployed, Two weeks after I got home. Wow. So. How'd you propose to your wife?

The private way, you know. There's a little bar restaurant downtown called Husk Hardware. It's the first place we ever went to. We had dinner and we had a little thing in the corner. And, yeah. You know, I took an E, asked her to marry me, and I was shaking so bad. I'm 21 years old. I was 22 at the time. I'm like, you know, couldn't even get it out, right? And I just knew I loved her.

The private way, you know. There's a little bar restaurant downtown called Husk Hardware. It's the first place we ever went to. We had dinner and we had a little thing in the corner. And, yeah. You know, I took an E, asked her to marry me, and I was shaking so bad. I'm 21 years old. I was 22 at the time. I'm like, you know, couldn't even get it out, right? And I just knew I loved her.

The private way, you know. There's a little bar restaurant downtown called Husk Hardware. It's the first place we ever went to. We had dinner and we had a little thing in the corner. And, yeah. You know, I took an E, asked her to marry me, and I was shaking so bad. I'm 21 years old. I was 22 at the time. I'm like, you know, couldn't even get it out, right? And I just knew I loved her.

That's all I knew. I just knew that, man, I don't even know. Like, I've never even felt this, really, this kind of love, like, other than like my mom, but I feel like I almost love her more than my mom. I loved her so much. And yes, I proposed at a restaurant, right? And then we got super wasted. Went to dollar night at Lido's downtown. Everything was a dollar. You know, we were howling life.

That's all I knew. I just knew that, man, I don't even know. Like, I've never even felt this, really, this kind of love, like, other than like my mom, but I feel like I almost love her more than my mom. I loved her so much. And yes, I proposed at a restaurant, right? And then we got super wasted. Went to dollar night at Lido's downtown. Everything was a dollar. You know, we were howling life.

That's all I knew. I just knew that, man, I don't even know. Like, I've never even felt this, really, this kind of love, like, other than like my mom, but I feel like I almost love her more than my mom. I loved her so much. And yes, I proposed at a restaurant, right? And then we got super wasted. Went to dollar night at Lido's downtown. Everything was a dollar. You know, we were howling life.

You know, we were just living it up. At the time, she's older than me. She's a cougar. You know, she's 39, I'm 35. So, you know, she's older. And, you know, free haircuts for life, though. But, you know, whatever. It's a perk. But I deployed. And then a couple weeks into deployment, my son's father found out that I was gone. He was infuriated. He was livid at this point. And...

You know, we were just living it up. At the time, she's older than me. She's a cougar. You know, she's 39, I'm 35. So, you know, she's older. And, you know, free haircuts for life, though. But, you know, whatever. It's a perk. But I deployed. And then a couple weeks into deployment, my son's father found out that I was gone. He was infuriated. He was livid at this point. And...

You know, we were just living it up. At the time, she's older than me. She's a cougar. You know, she's 39, I'm 35. So, you know, she's older. And, you know, free haircuts for life, though. But, you know, whatever. It's a perk. But I deployed. And then a couple weeks into deployment, my son's father found out that I was gone. He was infuriated. He was livid at this point. And...

Because he hadn't even been around, really. But he just shows up and tries to cause violence. When you were there? Never when I was there. But once he found out I left, it was game on. There's police reports. Like, when I became a cop at Fabo, I kind of looked into some addresses and stuff. He actually tried to cut a pipeline at that apartment and tried to blow the whole apartment up. What? Yeah.

Because he hadn't even been around, really. But he just shows up and tries to cause violence. When you were there? Never when I was there. But once he found out I left, it was game on. There's police reports. Like, when I became a cop at Fabo, I kind of looked into some addresses and stuff. He actually tried to cut a pipeline at that apartment and tried to blow the whole apartment up. What? Yeah.

Because he hadn't even been around, really. But he just shows up and tries to cause violence. When you were there? Never when I was there. But once he found out I left, it was game on. There's police reports. Like, when I became a cop at Fabo, I kind of looked into some addresses and stuff. He actually tried to cut a pipeline at that apartment and tried to blow the whole apartment up. What? Yeah.

Before I was around. Like, did some, Sean, some of the most horrific things I've ever heard of to her. And I don't want to say them because they're her stories, but it was gnarly. It was really bad. So she's like, Blake, you know, I don't know what to do. So I call my mom. Hey, Mom, I got a favor to ask you. I'm like, it's gonna be a hard favor, but I need Nicole and Stacey to come stay with you.