Set in the future
Hearing the knocker of the front door, Charles James poked his head around the door.
"I'll get this." He said to Molly.
'Oh ohh, riot act time' Molly thought.
Charles opened the door to 2 section, beckoning them in. The lads came carrying quite a few crates of beer, kitbags and a suspicious looking box.
"Right lads listen in. Rules. Rule no 1. Do not destroy my fucking house. Rule no 2. Smoking in the garden. Rule no 3. Do not destroy my fucking house. Are we clear?"
"Yes Sir!"
"Crack on then, beers in the kitchen."
Producing a beautiful bouquet of flowers from the box, Mansfiels said "Er, a gift for your wife Sir."
Molly, leaning against the door jam, giggling came over and mock punched him, "Cheers mate, you daft twat."
The lads had drifted away into the kitchen and Charles came up behind Molly and held her from behind, his right arm across her front, chin in the crook of her neck, "this is going to be a mad weekend."
She smiled and turning in his arms, standing on tiptoes kissed him. "Thanks for this, I miss these guys."
"Whats the plan then Boss?" Fingers called from the kitchen doorway, beer bottle in hand.
"Well Fingers, I thought chill till later then into Bath for the evening. Might even be a surprise for Nude Nut."
"Is there a Nando's then?"
"Indeed there is my man."
"Sorted," the young squaddie said.
"Bunch of numptys" Molly said walking off with the flowers.
The lads took their stuff upstairs looking at the photos along the way. You could hear "Remember that when..." throughout the house.
"Dawsey, where's the unsanitised photos?" Mansfield asked.
"Trust him" Charles muttered. Turning to Molly, "Where are the albums?"
"In the bedroom"
"I'll get them or there will be no peace."
Relieving the boss of the two albums he came carrying back "Molls, we okay in the posh room?" Baz asked.
"Yeah, just remember rule no 1."
Charles James walked back to Molly muttering "I've given up, I'm going to kill them."
2 Section piled into the room. They carefully moved some small tables to the side then all sat on and around the sifa.
Opening the first album to the official phot taken at Brize, "what's this?" Mansfield asked.
"Turn over you Pranni."
After the official photo had been taken and the boss had gone to sort something out they'd started messing about and the photograper had kept on taking photos.
"How did you get these Molly?" Kinders asked.
"The photographer did the photos to my second tour, I asked him to email those to the Boss to cheer him up at Headley.
"Oooops" Brains said trying to smother a laugh, unsuccessfully.
Next came the ones from Bastion, group shots, around the Pizza hut container, being run ragged and candid shots of them all in battle dress.
Turning the page there was a photo of Molly in full gear, wearing her headphone, looking battered and bruised.
"Arh," Mansfiel said "The MC shot, pity we haven't got one of the winch."
Dangleberries punched Baz.
"Oi!"
"Time to give it up mate."
"You didn't" Molly said.
The Boss walked in the room with a beer, "Didn't what."
"The MC money shot. The winch."
Everyone went quiet.
"Hand it over" the Boss said.
Baz looking very sheepish pulled out his i phone.
There were 3 shots, 2 of Molly and Smurf being hoisted and 1 of the heli banking away.
The Boss was silent before walking out with the phone.
They all sat there looking at each other in silence. There could be some severe fallout from this.
5 Minutes later he came back in, handing Mansfield 3 extra inserts for the album. "This does not leave the room" he said in his most authorative voice, and to Baz "Delete then now! Good shots though. Carry on, where've you got to?"
The next photos were of a sign post to 2 section's luxury swimming pool, a paddling pool, Capt C James in said pool and then 2 section stark bollock naked in the paddling pool.
The photos were all there, the Herrick Olympics, Molly held aloft with her minnie mouse ears on, Mansfield dancing to the corps of music and karaoke night.
Everyone was in fits of giggles and talking over one another. As drinks were finished, without even being asked, a different member of 2 section would go to the kitchen to refresh supplies.
Molly nudged Mansfield off the sofa and took the second album to sit where he had been sat.
Opening the front page to a single shot of Smurf, they all raised a glass/ beer bottle in a toast before carrying on.
"Before I go with this album" Molly started "I believe at some point today we are going to solve the doppleginga' question."
"No, you met him?" Dangleberries questioned, giggling, half pissed by this point.
Molly carried on over the page.
Thee next pages were when she'd been to the Palace. Afew official looking ones and then the rest started. Her Mum and Dad's faces as she spoke to the Queen, a few with Capt James and then she turned the page again.
There ws Molly and Prince Harry pointing at Capt James and giggling.
"He does look like me!" Mansfield said to which everyone started throwing cushions at him.
A few more photos of 2 section after she'd met them after the Palace and lots more from the wedding.
On the back couple of pages were a few of her Mum and Dad as they met Capt James for the first time.
Molly said "I prewarned Nan that he was on his way, so she got ready with the camera."
There was a picture of her Dad in his West Ham shirt and pants stood on the balcony and Charle s, his arm outstretched to shake his hand.
Molly looked over to her husband, giggling, "Not sure who was more shocked, you or him."
After the albums, they all wandered off doing there own thing, a few going into the garden for a smoke, a couple deciding to have a kip before the evening.
# Evening to follow – any suggestions on what they get up to would be good.
