"Come on man, you can't get back from defending our country and not dance with a sexy girl here!" Steven called out.
"I'm sorry man but you know how I saved your life? I took three bullets in my leg for that and destroyed my knee." I said, opening my water battle and taking a sip. Steven walked off and I smiled in relief.
"Nice friend you've got there Soldier." I heard someone say. I turned my head and smiled at the beautiful girl sitting next to me.
"He doesn't understand; he didn't nearly lose his leg." I said, shrugging my shoulders.
"How about you dance with me Soldier? I promise to be slow." She said. I was tempted to take this beautiful girl's offer up but I couldn't.
"You see Beautiful; I can barely walk on it." I said. She raised her eyebrows and held her hand out.
"Come on, you can at least try." She said.
"You're not gonna take no for an answer are you Beautiful?" I said.
"Soldiers never say no," She said. I smiled and shook my head as I got up. I felt the pain tear down my leg and it buckled at the knee.
"I can't," I whispered.
"Come on, please." She begged. I don't know what there was with this girl but she was absolutely captivating and I couldn't say no to her. I stood up again and she helped me limp to the dance floor.
"Has your tour ended?" She asked me. I shook my head and smiled softly.
"I kind of can't walk so they sent me home to recuperate. I'm going back next week though." I said. She nodded her head and I stared at her absolutely beautiful blue eyes.
"Your eyes remind me of sapphire crystals you know." I said as we swayed together on the dance floor. She blushed softly and I noticed how her nose crinkled cutely when she flashed her killer smile. I laughed and she lightly wrapped her arms around my neck. I placed my hands softly on her hips and watched her carefully.
"So Soldier Man, where are you stationed?" She asked.
"I'm stationed in Afghanistan. What do you do for a living Beautiful?" I asked.
"I'm working for the family business. My brother is a Soldier though; he's stationed in Afghanistan too." She said.
"Yeah, what's his name?" I inquired.
"Shane McMahon," She said. I nodded my head and images flashed through my mind. I knew McMahon all right. I opened my eyes and looked down at this woman's angelic face.
"Do you know my brother?" She asked. I nodded my head and smiled.
"He's in my platoon." I said. Her eyes widened.
"You're Sergeant Levesque? He always talks about you in his letters to home." She said.
"So, you must be Stephanie, the baby sister that has her boyfriends crushed by Mac." I said. Stephanie chuckled and nodded her head.
"That's me all right." She said.
"I'm surprised I didn't recognise you earlier. You have the same stubbornness as your brother." I said. Stephanie frowned slightly and I smiled moving my arms around her tighter and pulling her closer to me.
"Your brother saved my life," I whispered into her ear. She frowned and then I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Sergeant, I love you man but that rule that I told you about, applies to you as well. Don't go sleeping with my sister until I crush you." Shane said. I turned around and smiled at him.
"Hey, your sister is the stubborn one who wouldn't take no for an answer. Help me over to the bar man," I said, moving my hands from Stephanie's back.
"Wait right here for me sister." Shane said as he helped me limp over to the bar.
"Your sister is beautiful man," I said. Shane smiled and looked over at her. She was talking to Steven and I smiled softly myself.
"Why do you think I don't have a picture of her with me? All the guys would be chasing after her." Shane said. I nodded and watched as she rejected Steven's advances.
"I'd love to get with her." I said.
"I respect you Sergeant, I would let you." Shane said.
"She wouldn't want to get with me, I've got a wrecked leg and she'd probably want a normal guy." I said.
"Trust me Sergeant, Stephanie isn't like that." Shane said.
"We've got to go back this weekend Shane, it's cool." I said.
"Paul, cut the shit. You want to get with my sister, get to know her. You will love her." Shane said. He walked over to Stephanie and I watched him. Stephanie looked over at me and smiled softly. She danced with her brother for a minute or so and then she walked over.
"I hear that you're crushing on me Soldier man." She said, sitting back on her bar stool.
"Nah, Beautiful," I said, shooting a death glare over at Shane.
"Why would you think I want a normal man Soldier?" She asked. I looked into her eyes and saw her staring at me nervously.
"I'm wrecked," I said. She smiled and leant forward to place her hand on my injured leg.
"Are you sure?" She asked. I gulped and nodded my head. Feeling the warmth from her hand go through my clothing and shoot through my body was wonderful. I couldn't do this though. I knew that it was tough being a soldier's girlfriend, wife, babies mother. I let these thoughts shake from my head and I realised that Stephanie was standing in between my legs.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked. I smiled and placed my hands on her thighs, just under her bum.
"How I shouldn't get involved with you Beautiful, I guess." I said. Stephanie nodded and started playing with my hair. Damn, she was making this hard. I decided to call it a night and I stood up.
"Can you tell your brother that anyone who's ready to go can crash at mine tonight?" I said.
"Does that offer go for me too Soldier man?" She said. I bit my lip and she shook her head.
"Don't worry about it," She said.
"Nah, it includes you Beautiful," I replied. She smiled and walked off after her brother.
The entire platoon ended up coming back to mine to stay and we decided that Steph would take my bed and the rest of us were in the living room. During the middle of the night, I could feel the pain throbbing in my leg and I got up. I limped into my bedroom to grab my pain pills and I saw Stephanie sit up.
"Come sit next to me for a little bit," She whispered. I got on the bed and sat next to her. She moved closer to me and I frowned softly.
"Are you all right there Beautiful?" I asked her. She nodded her head and turned on the bedside lamp. I saw her looking down at my leg and I swallowed as I took in what she was wearing. She had taken her top off and was sleeping in her shorts and her bra.
"Can I look at your leg?" She asked. I shook my head and felt her place her hand over it.
"Please Soldier Man?" Stephanie said.
"I have a name you know," I said.
"Yeah, I know." She replied. I smiled and lifted up the leg of my pyjama pants. Her eyes widened as she saw two of the bandages.
"Where is the third bullet?" I asked
"They're not in my leg anymore but the third went straight through my knee." I whispered huskily. She nodded and I pushed her hair behind her ear.
"That must have hurt," She whispered.
"Your brother saved me Steph," I said.
"Did he really save you?" She asked. I nodded my head and saw her smile proudly.
"My brother is a hero?" She said.
"He sure is Beautiful and I am grateful for him." I said. I let her run her hand over my leg and I watched her as she sat there thinking.
"What's on your mind?" I asked.
"I dunno, I've never been rejected before and I want to know why you are rejecting me." She said, turning to face me.
"I'm not rejecting you, I just don't know if this is the right thing to do." I said. She nodded and leant over to kiss my cheek.
"I think that we would be great together Soldier Man," Steph whispered.
"Do you just?" I asked. She nodded her head and I smiled.
"Maybe we would but I don't want to break your heart Beautiful." I said. Stephanie nodded and sighed.
"You're beautiful you know," I said. I saw her blush and she lay back down.
"You wanna stay in here tonight? I bet you don't get to sleep with someone in your arms often." She said. I nodded my head and placed my bottle of pain pills down and lay down next to her.
"You don't want to take them?" She asked. I shook my head and pulled her into my arms. Her hair tickled my face and I smiled softly.
"Goodnight Soldier Man," She whispered.
"Goodnight beautiful." I replied.