The Colonel And The Nurse
Chapter 1
(Tobias)
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I groan lowly and try to peel open my eyes. We were fighting- fighting against the confederate's when I was struck from my horse. By what exactly I do not know but I was struck by something. I groan again and try to sit up only to have someone to push me back down into the cot. I peel my eyes open and the light is almost blinding. I close my eyes rapidly and someone says my name.
"Colonel Eaton." A female voice whispers and covers my mouth with a hand.
"Ya must be quiet." She whispers again and I try to sit up again. A Hand is placed on my chest and I groan lowly.
"Stop movin' Colonel." She orders and I open my eyes to look up at the female. She is a blonde angel. Her long blonde hair falls down her shoulders and towards me while her light blue eyes are sparked with a mysterious fire that I have not seen before. I reach up with my left hand and touch her cheek.
"Angel." I whisper hoarsely and she blushes wildly, her cheeks flushed a rosey colour that stands out strikingly against her pale skin. She offers me some water and then helps me sit up leaning against the wall. There is no one else around. We are in a barn somewhere and she looks concerned.
"Where is everyone?" I ask quietly and she sits down on the edge of the cot, sighing gently.
"Your battalion and Colonel Pedrad's Battalion have retreated north after the attack but you were to unwell to move so I was ordered to stay with ya' and nurse you back ta health until y'all were well enough to return ta active duty, but the confederate's have taken the town and I'm worried that we might be found out." She explains quietly and freezes as someone knocks on the door loudly. I wince as I try to stand and she looks at me as if she were a startled rabbit.
"Miss! Open the door! Under order of the confederate army!" She getsup and hides anything pertaining to the union army, before opening the door.
"Sorry Ma'am, we were informed that a Union Soldier had been hidin' out 'ere and we got'ta be sure. Y'all Understand?" The blonde angel nods her head and moves out of the way to allow them inside.
"Who might this be then? Did we catch ya' in a compromisin' position?" The Confederate Soldier teases looking at my shirtless form.
"That, I'm afraid is my business and not all y'all's. Now if y'all are done with the "checks" I would like ta see ya' out'ta the door." She snaps her cheeks flushing bright red. The soldier starts poking around. The blonde nurse runs over to the soldier who is about to start trifling through her things and shakes her head.
"That is rather indecent of Ya' sugar." She reasons and he throws his hands up in surrender.
"What's your name?" He turns to me and I stare into his curious eyes.
"Tobias. Tobias Jackson." I lie smoothly and the soldier nods his head, before turning back to the blonde.
"Well Darlin' if ya' ever want'ta get rid of that piece of meat, I'm always around." He flirts and her cheeks flush red in anger and embarassment.
"How dare ya'? How Bloody Dare ya! Oh My Stars and here was me thinkin' our soldiers were polite gentleman!" She yells at him and he looks scared. She can scare a grown man and a soldier at that. Sissy. He leaves not long after that and the blonde walks towards me.
"We can't stay here much longer." She mutters and checks the bandage around my waist which was cleverly hidden by the blanket.
"No, we can't. I never caught your name miss." I say and she smiles gently at me.
"That's because I didn't give it Colonel, and its Beatrice." She responds and I look into her bright blue eyes smiling lightly.
"I hope you are ready for this."