A/N: Hopefully it's not just me who was reeling from this last episode! I'm do glad to write a fic for this show, and hopefully you like reading it! Please don't forget to review etc. All rights to the BBC- I don't own any characters! Enjoy :)
"Don't go breaking my heart."
It's an innocent enough lyric, sung at an innocent event. But as I gaze into Molly's eyes I find myself meaning them. Her hair falls perfectly down the side of her face and her smile lights up her eyes in a way that makes me want to smile too. Her brilliant determination and moral strength, although against army protocols, are the first thing that set her from the rest.
"I couldn't if I tried."
Molly stares up at me, grinning from ear to ear. It's clearly a promise she's willing to make. The lads down there holler away but it's like we're in a bubble, separated from regulations and expectations. Out of the corner of my eye I see Smurf, a good soldier, looking thoughtfully up at us, his brows knitted together in a frown. I understand the past that's gone on between him and Molly but I don't think it's a problem now.
From the first moment that I saw her laughing as our photograph was taken at the airport I knew Molly was going to be a challenge. Little did I know just how much she was going to object to my command. She went against army protocol so many times, especially when getting involved with the little girl, and it infuriated me that she was winning my heart. When the mine detonated and she flew into the air my heart rate shot through the roof. I'd seen this situation many times before, with disastrous consequences. I thanked God when she sat up, a little dazed and scratched, but still okay. Continuing to save a comrade's life and defying protocols in order to prevent him from dying earned her reprimands, but despite everything, her unwavering courage won me over.
My thoughts are cast back to the song which I've sung so many times I can sing it in my sleep. I've been looking for the right person to sing the duet with me, and I think Molly does it perfectly.
"It's up to us, babe,
I think we can make it."