I Forgot to write this in the prologue, I own nothing but Anne, BOB belongs to HBO.
Anne POV
"Come on Princess, Anne you need to get up" Nixon's voice sounded from the top of my foxhole. I groaned, what I really wanted was to call him every name in the book.
It was the day of the attack on Foy, and I knew it was going to be bad. Around me my fellow soldiers my closes friends, prepared for the attack. Winters was coaching Dike like a freshman quarterback before his first game. Dike might look he was there, but as Lipton told Winters last night, Dike was an empty uniform and I like Lip feared he would get good men killed.
Further down the line, I noticed him watching me, he looked like he wanted to say something, as if he wanted to stop me from following Dike, Lip and the rest of the company into the open field. To be honest I wanted him to stop me, to stop this attack. I sighed and turned towards the open field again.
The order to attack came and we moved out, my platoon followed Dike, before I stepped out into the open field I turned and looked at him; he took one-step towards me, but stopped knowing nothing he did would stop me.
Speirs POV.
I wanted to stop her, I wanted to yell her not to run out into that field, because if she died all the nights I held her in her foxhole, would be for nothing, it would kill me.
I watched her prepare for the attack, I noticed how she bit her lower lip as she listened to Dikes orders. Then the order to move out came and I took a step towards her but stopped, she, like I, had a job to do. Just before Anne stepped into the field, she turned and smiled to me. I watched Dike fall apart and then I heard Winters order "Speirs, get yourself on over here, get down there and relief Dike and take that attack down on in"
Anne POV
We were hunkered down behind a haystack; the Germans had us pinned down. Then my heart stopped Ron came running towards us, a granate exploded and peppered his helmet. When he reached us our eyes locked and I smiled, I could not help myself. He rewarded me with a small smile, and then "First sergeant Lipton, What do we got?" Speirs shouted
"Sir, most of the company are spread out here" Lipton pointed towards the town "First platoon tried an in and around, they pinned down by a sniper, I believe he is in the bombed out building here" Lipton pointed to a building with a caved in roof.
"Ok I want mortars and granate launchers on that building until it's gone, when it's gone I want 1st to go straight in. Forget going around, everybody follow me" Speirs got up and sprinted towards town
I would follow him anywhere, but first down to Foy. When we reached the town Lip, Speirs, Luz and I took cover
"What do you see Lipton" I asked the first sergeant
"Infantry, a lot of infantry" Lip answered
"I Company is supposed to be on the other side of town, can you see them?" Speirs asked Lip
No, Sir, I am afraid they are gonna slip away, if we don't connect with them" Lip said
"Right, wait here" Speirs ran, towards a small wall and jump over it, he connected with I company and came right back.
I was happy that Easy finally had a real leader, a man we could and would follow into combat; Speirs was one of the finest combat leaders in the regiment. However, this meant, that whatever had happened between us in Aldbourne was never going to be anything more.
Speirs POV
We took Noville and the Rachamps. In Rachamps, the company spend the night in the convent.
After finishing some paper work I sought out Anne, she was in the church the choir had just left and she was leaning against the pew, her eyes closed, she looked relaxed for once. I walked into the row and kicked her feet she opened her eyes "Oh hey" she smiled. I sat down next to her and leaned my head against the wall. Sighing I closed my eyes enjoying the peace.
I studied Anne for a moment and then took her hand. She had red-rimmed eyes like the rest of us, but she was beautiful, when I kissed her in Aldbourne my world shifted and I knew I had to put distance between us to keep myself from going insane with worry. It had worked for about five minutes. She looked at me waiting for me to say something I was afraid she was giving up on me…on us.
"Anne"
She opened her eyes slowly and looked at me, her eyes red-rimmed and her cheeks flushed, but still beautiful.
I grabbed her and pulled her into my lap; I leaned down and captured the lips I had been dreaming about for the last year. When I heard her moan, I lost all control
Anne POV
When he took my hand, my breath hitched and I couldn't speak, I wanted to ask him, why after all this time, why now when a relationship between us would be difficult for us, why now. I just couldn't so I waited for him to say something. Therefore, I closed my eyes and waited for him again.
"Anne"
I looked at him and before I knew it, I was in his lap and he was kissing me like a man on a mission. I had been dreaming of this moment for the past year. I heard myself moan. All thought left my head and my hands ran thru his hair. It felt like he was trying to devour me. I couldn't get close enough to him. His lips trailed down my neck and I could feel the blood rush to my skin at every spot he touched. Speirs picked me up, and put me down next to him.
Speirs POV
"If we don't stop now I won't be able to stop myself"
Anne looked at me, she was disappointed, but she knew I was right, taking this any further would be highly in appropriate.
"Anne, I…I missed you" I leaned forward and put my head in my hand and ran my hands and sliding them over my head "Every single day we were apart I missed you"
I waited for her response, I didn't dare look at her; I knew she had every right to be pissed at me, to get up and walk out of the church and out of my life.
"But…the why, why did you pretend as if the kiss didn't mean anything?"
"Because I was afraid of my feelings afraid of what would happen if you got hurt…if you died"
Anne removed my hands from my head, pulled me back so she could look me in the eyes. She searched my face. I noticed the tears in her eyes, one trickled down her cheek I wiped it away with my thumb I grabbed her face and kissed her head.
"I am not afraid anymore, I want it all, I want you, now and forever, what do you say Anne"
I held my breath; she nodded and threw herself into my arms. She pulled back and searched my face.
"Just tell me one thing, was it you who held me all those nights in the forest" She asked me
I could feel myself getting worked up at the thought of her alone and shivering in her foxhole. Nixon had told me about Dikes order and the first night I checked on her my blood froze to ice in my veins, she was shivering and crying out my name as she slept, so I held her as often as I could, when I couldn't I made sure Nixon took care of her.
"Yes it was me and you will never be alone again, I love you Anne, you are mine all mine"
Anne POV
I could feel my cheek flush and I smiled. I didn't know Speirs really, but I knew what kind of man he as and the fact that he took care of me with expecting something I return told me all I needed to know.
Speirs motioned for me to lay down, I fell a sleep with his hand running thru my hair, The last words I heard was mine all mine.
