Molly was stood in the arrivals hall at Brize Norton. It was different being on this side of things. Normally she would alight from the aircraft and make the short walk across the tarmac an in to the terminal building. However today she was waiting for her husband. Captain Charles James. He had been deployed on a aid mission to Nepal, helping with the clear-up after the devastating earthquake. On this side she could see and feel how anxious it made everyone waiting for their sons daughters husbands and wives. She never fully understood the reunions until now. She couldn't wait to see Charles.
She saw them all come through slowly. They all looked tired and haunted by what they had seen. Charles was last through, followed by some of the lads molly recognised as being in Special Forces but had never fully met them. Charles could barely look at them. As soon as he saw molly his face changed he forced a smile and dropped his kit bag and lifted molly in to the air kissing her and enveloping her in to a hug
"hey its good to have you back" she smiled up at him. She pulled something out of her back pocket. "I've something that will impress you." She waved a pink card in front of him. Her full drivers licence.
"congratulations. How many walls did you run in to ?" he grinned at her
"none thank you very much. I only did that once AND it was the walls fault it just appeared out of nowhere AND you distracted me by yelling"
"if you say so" he grinned again clearly trying to wind molly up. "shall we go"
They headed out to the carpark and Charles looked round trying to find molly's car. She was walking over to a smart looking Ford car he smiled it was a nice car. Then he was horrified when she stood next to a vintage mini complete with union jack roof.
"err molls how am I suppose to get in to this tin can"
"Charles just get in it aint that small and don't call him a tin can you will hurt his feelings"
"molly its a car not a human" he called back shoving his kit bag in the back. He came back round to the front of the car with his helmet and Kevlar vest on. He climbed in to the car and scrunched right up. Molly looked at him and gave him evils and wacked him. After that he sat normally.
It took several hours to drive from Brize Norton to Bath especially with the diversions and it didn't help molly's nerves with Charles covering his eyes at times implying molly's driving was bad
When they finally got back to their little cottage on the outskirts of Bath. The last of the autumn sun was setting over the surrounding hills bathing the landscape in a bright amber glow. They were both too tired to cook or open the freezer to find something so ordered in from their favourite Chinese take-away. They snuggled up on the sofa and started watch a box set that molly had promised not to watch whilst he was away.
That night the calm autumn weather turned in to a torrential storm. Loud claps of thunder booming and echoing around the valley Charles awoke in a cold sweat. He for a moment was transported back to afghan. He looked over to where molly lay next to him, still asleep looking so peaceful and beautiful with her hair splayed across the pillow she was not awoken by the storm.
He lay on his back trying to zone out and not listen to the thunder. but all that was going through his mind was what happened. Aziz betraying them and getting murdered by Taliban, …the content aftershocks in Nepal,... the covert operation ….the blast with all the dust. Elvis being blasted 10ft in to the air then falling, landing in his back... his last breath. He lay awake for what seemed like ages and must have eventually drifted of to sleep as when he next awoke the storms had cleared and the autumn sun was streaming in through a crack in the blinds. He saw molly stood at the door way holding two mugs. One of tea for her and one of his Roseabya coffee.
"morning" she smiled and handed him his mug. She sat on the edge of the bed so she was facing him.
"thank you" he pushed himself up and took the mug from her. He drank deeply and placed it on the bedside cabinet next to him. He slowly brushed the hair from molly's shoulder and genteelly began to pull open her dressing gown. Pulling her towards him he began to kiss her softly and seductively he had missed her so much whilst being on tour going back to afghan had been hard he needed her there.
"Charles not that this aint nice and all but I really need a shower and you need to go and pick Sam up from Rebecca's he has been dying to see you. He has lost both his front teeth. Its Kinda cute"
Giving him one last kiss she broke free and turned to walk out of the room and towards the bathroom for a shower. He watched her go. All he needed was to be with her he was fine when he was with her and he would be fine he was just tired and jetlagged from the long flight. She made him feel better...
hope you enjoy. set after s3 Nepal mission. please rate and review
