DISCLAIMER: Don't own 'Our Girl' or it's chararcters.

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A/N: Just an add on to the last. The morning after.

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In an oversized checkered shirt, Molly Dawes put the toast on the rack.

"Mum when was the last time you cleaned this grill...?"

Her mother turned her head round from reading the paper, "Ereee, you know when I was telling you about that opportunity of getting a job as a classroom assistant, I might be starting work next week Molls...get me outta the house wont it, and your dad seems to be coming to terms with it"

Molly shook her head as she peered into the fridge, "'ave we got any butter mum?"

Mother shrugged in her dressing gown, "Dunno...might be some stork left if you're not fussed"

"Ahhff...no fanks"

She looked up to see Captain James's head pop around the corner, "Is it alright to use the bathroom...?"

Mother's head was on a swivel and open-mouthed. Molly, very aware of mother staring was all fingers and thumbs, "Errmm...yeah...I fink my sisters out of there now..."

He nodded and looked at Mother, "Morning"

Molly,now conscious that his bum was sticking out of the towel ushered him back upstairs.

"Nice arse...where did you find him?"

Molly binned the toast, and pushed back her tangled hair "I fink I might take him to the café on the corner..is it still there?"

Mother blew out a chuckle, "What, greasy Cliffs? Yeah...I don't fink environmentals closed him down yet"

Molly went to the stairs, Mother stopped her, "So come on then Molls...who is he?"

"Just someone"

"He looks posh...is he posh?"

"No Mum...he's just not from around 'ere"

"That figures"

Molly ran up the stairs and went into the bath room, Captain James immediately had his hands over his modesty, "Hey...steady on Dawes"

She laughed,"Oh, I forgot to mention that the locks broke...good job my mums not up here, a?"

He lathered up in some soap, "Your Mother looked a bit shocked...is she okay with me staying over"

Molly brushed her teeth, "She had no choice did she...not with us walking in at gone 2 in the morning"

"Well, I'll be out of your way in a moment...I just need to get going"

Molly rinsed her mouth out and looked at him, "must be a bit of an eye opener for you, hey sir..."

He stopped the taps and grabbed the towel off from the rail, it was bright pink, he dried his face, "Not at all Dawes...it's all very...you"

Molly didn't know how to take that, she plastered on a parting smile and went back to the bedroom

Captain James following not long after her, he picked up his boxer shorts and looked at her, "You are going to have to excuse me Dawes, but I'm going to have to do a very blokey thing and turn these inside out until I get home"

Molly just sat on the bed, her plastered on grin was quickly fading.

He pulled his pants on and then sat next to her on the bed, "have I done something?"

Molly met his gaze, "I hated to have to of brought you here...I wished we'd stayed at some posh hotel in town..."

He smiled back at her, "I know what this is all about Molly...and it doesn't matter..."

"But it does matter"

He waved a hand out in front of him, "Why does it matter?"

"Because..back in Afghan I always thought you were way out of my league and told you so..."

"I remember...when you thought I might get myself blown sky-high"

Molly sighed, "You are right about what you said last night, sir...me and you...we are different, and I'm betting ya that if I never joined the army then we wouldn't have ever met"

Captain James moved and then knelt in front of her, his eyes holding hers, "You know how I feel...I've told you haven't I...", he smirked, "...I showed you last night...unless you think I'm a crap shag, Dawes, but I can't be good at everything"

She linked his hands, "now you mention it there is room for improvement sir so I think another few sessions are in aid for"

He looked cheekily back at her, "anytime Dawes...just not now...I really have to go, I am going to be so late getting back"

Molly watched him pull on his jeans and looked at her for his shirt she wrapped it around her, there was an awkward pause because she didn't want him to go, she stood, "You have got time for a bit of brekky? Please sir..."

He relented with a sigh, "You are so getting me into trouble Dawes...this will be a blemish on my perfect record...but for you...it's worth it"

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Both getting dressed and downstairs, Molly was faced with dad as well as Mum at the table. He looked up to see Captain James follow Molly to the back door, "I won't be long Mum...we're just off to the café"

Dad looked at Captain James, he looked back at him and like a gentleman he extended his arm to him, "Mr Dawes...I hope you don't mind me stopping over for the night"

Molly screwed her face up, "you don't need his permission"

Mum was looking at the captain mulling it over, then she said, "are we going to be seeing more of you then..."

He glanced at Molly with a smile, "I sincerely hope so Mrs Dawes"

"Awwww, you are lovely...very gentlemanly...int he very gentlemanly Dave..."

Dad nodded, "yeah"

The captain went through the door and dad held Molly back, "Who is he? It's not someone you've just picked up..."

Mother chipped in,"very different from whathisname...Smurf was it"

Molly ignored her, "dad...it's not like that...we've know each other a while..."

Mum screwed her face up as she cleared away the coffee mugs, "a while? But you've only been back two minutes love"

"We was in Afghanistan together...He's my Captain..."

She wished she hadn't opened her big gob now, by the look of the pair of them, "anyway...see ya laters"

"Isn't that against..whatsit?", frowned dad.

Molly gave him parting rolling of the eyeballs, "What do you fink this is, the 40s? I see ya laters..."

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Outside, Captain James took Molly's hand and they walked up the road, "So come on them...what did they say?"

"Mum said you have a lovely arse"

"...apart from that"

"She just asked who you were that's all...so I told'em"

He shrugged, "I'm guessing I'm not what they expected"

"Mum finks you're well posh..."

"Well I'm never that Dawes...It's just where I come from"

They stopped outside the cafe, "I hope you've gotta strong stomach, sir...it'll need to be led liked to eat in here"

Captain James was first through the door, "I've seen and been in worst places than this...come on...lets make the most of the little time we've got left of each other..."

"Yeah, just wish it wasn't 'ere"

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At the station Captain James was in a hurry to get his train. Molly looked up at the board and then to him, "You've got 2 minutes from where I am standing"

Captain James took her hands, "I'll call you"

"When?"

"When I can..."

She was aware of the hustle and bustle of the station around them.

"You best go sir..."

Without warning, he pulled her up against him and kissed her. She closed her eyes as he continued to kiss her till she thought she'd never come up for air.

Then he let go, cupped her face with both his hands and was then turning his back on her.

"Sir...you are coming back to me aren't ya...sir?"

He didn't turn around he just nodded and was through the gate.

Molly turned and wiped away the tear. She wanted to be back out there with him, but they weren't sending her there...she was going somewhere else...it was best for him in some ways, she knew that deep down.

After aimlessly wandering around the station, she sat at the coffee shop and looked at her phone and then smiled, it was a message from him...and it told her all she needed to know.

I Love u

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Molly has to meet his Mum and Dad...Would you like some more of this...?