Alabama Smith

Significant other
 Child(ren)
Brinique Powers (daughter, adopted)
Davisa Powers (daughter, adopted) & Lance \_ (children Trinity, Malik, Destiny, and Jayden)
 Team Affiliation(s)
Also has appearances with:
**SEAL of Protection: Legacy**
 Core group of friends
Hunter "Cookie" & Fiona Knox
Sam "Mozart" & Summer Reed (children April and Sam Jr.)
Faulkner "Dude" & Cheyenne Cooper (child Taylor)
Kason "Benny" & Jessyka Sawyer (children Sara, John, Callie, James, Matthew, and Jessie)
 Other family
 Career

## Biography

### Early Life

Alabama Ford Smith had a rough upbringing. Her mother claims that she was conceived in a Ford car in the state of Alabama; hence, her name. Her mother's last name was not Smith; she simply didn't want Alabama to have her name.

From an early age, her mother yelled at her and beat her until Alabama stopped talking. When Alabama was 6, she stopped speaking unless she was asked a direct question. At age 12, her mother beat her with a skillet so badly she ended up in the hospital. By age 16, Alabama is living with a foster mother and working at a local library as a shelver. She has realized that she's on her own.

Alabama never felt safe in her foster homes.  She once lived in a home where the foster parents didn't give the foster kids keys. She had to stay outside and wait for them to unlock the door. Once they went on an overnight trip and didn't tell her, so she spent the entire night outdoors.  Alabama promised herself she'd find a space of her own, and once she aged out of the system, she bought her own mattress and started saving money to pay for a downpayment on a house.

### Career

At some point, Alabama moved to Riverton, California. After a year, she made friends with another janitor, who she later discovered was only using her for a ride.

The landlord for her cheap studio apartment is "a slimy bastard named Bob."  She has a small kitchen table with two stools, a small bed against one wall, a tattered loveseat couch across from the bed, a small television on a secondhand table, and a vase with wildflowers.  Alabama has a landline phone, which is cheaper for her than a cell phone.

When she met Abe, Alabama worked as a janitor for Wolfe Family Realty.  She enjoyed the quiet solitude of her job, and "took pride in making sure everything was spotless."  Alabama previously had a run-in with Adelaide, who held a vendetta against her.

### *Protecting Alabama* (2014)

At age 30, Alabama meets Abe at a work function for Wolfe Family Realty. He accidentally steps on her foot in the buffet line, apologizes, and strikes up a conversation with her. Nervous with the situation, she leaves before they can exchange contact information.

A few minutes later, a fire breaks out. Instead of escaping to a side exit, Alabama rushes to Abe's side to help him escape. The next evening, he arrives at her apartment to ask her out. At a coffee shop the next day, he buys her breakfast, thanks her for saving his life, and shows that he's interested in dating her. They slowly begin a relationship, with Abe being sweet and protective toward Alabama. He takes her to meet his teammates, and she hits it off with Caroline.

Abe arrives home after his first mission away from Alabama, and they spend the night reconnecting. The next morning, Alabama is arrested at work for theft. She denies the accusations, begging the officers to contact Abe. When he arrives at the station, he refuses to let her speak, telling her to "shut up." These words trigger Alabama, leaving her catatonic. Abe leaves Alabama at the station. She gets booked and ushered to a cell, where she spends three days before Cookie bails her out.

## Characteristics

* Quiet , looks around before she speaks (as a result of her mother's abuse) , as well as anxiety about others judging her ; but much more comfortable speaking when she's in a comfortable environment
* Low, raspy voice (when she meets Abe)
* When she's nervous, she chews her bottom lip
* Uncomfortable in new social situations
* People-pleaser
* Reads romances
* Alabama has a few favorite movies and TV shows: *Drop Dead Gorgeous*, *The Princess Bride*, *Ever After*, and *Little House on the Prairie*. She also enjoys thrillers.
* Abe diagnoses Alabama with PTSD
* Nervous about being on base

## Physical Description

Alabama's eyes are "pale gray with streaks of blue."  She isn't very tall  and has slight curves.

When she meets Abe, she has brown shoulder-length hair pulled back with a leather headband, a low-cut ruffled blouse, jeans, and flowery flip-flops. She wears pale pink nail polish on her toenails, slight eye makeup, and lip gloss.  On their first date, she wears jeans and a long-sleeved V-neck shirt.

## Relationships

### Romantic

* [Unnamed Teen]
	+ In high school, a popular boy asked her out to go to the skating rink. She was excited and arrived early. After an hour of enduring other classmates laughing at her, she accepted that he stood her up on purpose and left. She later found out that their classmates dared him to ask out the school "weirdo."
* [Unnamed Man]
	+ After she graduated from high school, she went out with a man, who she had sex with. Later she discovered that he was only using her to make his ex-girlfriend jealous. He never wanted to see Alabama again.
* Christopher "Abe" Powers
	+ Alabama meets Abe at a work function for Wolfe Family Realty. He accidentally steps on her foot in the buffet line, apologizes, and strikes up a conversation with her.
	> *He was the kind of man she wanted. He was the kind of man that would look after his woman. Christopher would never let anyone hurt her. She knew firsthand that kind of man didn't come along every day. Even though he wasn't hers, she knew the world was a better place because he was in it.*
	>
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	When a fire breaks out at the party, Alabama rushes to Abe's side, showing him a side exit. She makes sure his back is protected from embers and hands him a cloth napkin to breathe through. Later, Abe tells Alabama that she's the first person, other than his mother or team, who ever took care of him.
	+ Abe calls Alabama "sweetheart."
	+ Alabama loves that Abe treats her as though she matters , and helps her feel safe.
	+ On their first real date, Abe gives Alabama a prepaid cell phone. She tears up, claiming that no one had ever given her a present before. On their date, they go to the beach for brunch, stroll around the San Diego Zoo, watch planes at the base airstrip, pick up Chinese food for dinner, return to Alabama's apartment, watch *The Princess Bride*, and have a deep conversation about their pasts.
	+ They share their first real kiss on their third date.

### Children

* Tommy Powers (adopted son) and wife Donna
	+ May Powers
	+ Chris Powers (named after Abe)
* Brinique Powers (adopted daughter; Davisa's biological sister)
* Davisa Powers (adopted daughter; Brinique's biological sister) and husband Lance
	+ Trinity
	+ Malik
	+ Destiny (Jayden's twin)
	+ Jayden (Destiny's twin)
* Kate Powers (daughter)

### Abe's SEAL Team

* Caroline "Ice" Martin and Matthew "Wolf" Steel
* Fiona Storme and Hunter "Cookie" Knox
* Summer Pack and Sam "Mozart" Reed
	+ April Reed
	+ Sam Reed, Jr.
* Cheyenne Cotton and Faulkner "Dude" Cooper
	+ Taylor Cooper
* Jessyka Allen and Kason "Benny" Sawyer
	+ Sara Sawyer
	+ John Sawyer
	+ Callie Sawyer
	+ James Sawyer
	+ Matthew Sawyer
	+ Jessie Sawyer
* Melody Grace and John "Tex" Keegan
	+ Akilah Keegan and (husband)
		- (child)
	+ Hope Keegan
* Julie Lytle and Patrick Hurt
	+ (child)

### Other Friends

* Dakota James and Slade "Cutter" Cuttsinger
* Caite McCallan
* Sidney Hale

### Family

* (Alabama's mother)

## Appearance(s)

* *Protecting Alabama* (2014) - main character
* *Protecting Fiona* (2014)
* *Marrying Caroline* (2015)
* *Protecting Summer* (2015)
* *Protecting Cheyenne* (2015)
* *Protecting Jessyka* (2015)
* *Protecting Julie* (2015)
* *Protecting Melody* (2015)
* *Protecting the Future* (2016)
* *Protecting Alabama's Kids* (2016) - main character
* *Marrying Emily* (2017) - mentioned
* *Protecting Dakota* (2017) - mentioned
* *A Moment in Time* (2018) (story: "The Boardwalk")
* *Securing Caite* (2019)
* *Securing Sidney* (2019)
* *Shelter for Penelope* (2019)
* *Another Moment in Time* (2020) (story: "Caroline's Surprise")
* *Securing Jane* (2021)

### Special Forces: Operation Alpha Books

* *Safeguarding Miley*
* *Securing Ara*
* *Shielding Evanleigh*

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 4
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 5
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 3
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 6
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 2
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 8
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 7
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *Protecting Alabama* (2014), chapter 9