Do not own Our Girl. Nothing to do with me...

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A/N: Thanks for the reviews.

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Molly was fed up. She had been stuck in a queue in Tescos and then had to fight her way out of the carpark. Her Mini got knocked and the culprit stuck two fingers up at her and sped off.

She sat on Nan's couch with a much needed cuppa, "I could have swung for him...or worse...and you know what's the most annoying?"

Nan was keeping Esther amused, "What's that love..."

"I forgot to buy half what I wanted"

Nan sighed and came to sit next to her on the moff eaten couch, "Ohhhhh dear Molls...can I detect a little bit of too much on my mind syndrome", she sung.

Molly frowned and looked at her, "No"

She lit a fag up and exhaled, "I think there is Molls...come on, you cant hide fings from me love"

Molly sighed and relented, "Ohhhh it's much a mess Nan, I just dont know where to turn anymore...my minds like in BOTH directions at the minute, and then I have to juggle fings at home and at work and I'm just too damned tired Nan"

"But isn't whatshisface coming home at the weekend? Maybe you should put your foot down Molls..."

She met her gaze, her face showed all the signs of the world on her shoulders, "that's just it Nan...I dont fink I want him anymore...I dont fink I ever did...not really if I honest...we are just so..."

"So...what?"

"...I dunno...so diffrent...I mean, when Esther was taken and that, it brought us together...it had to because out little girl was missing, but...just because we have her..."

"What are you trying to say love?"

"What I'm saying is...in the Army it was diffent Nan...it was secret...it was sexy...it was dangerous..."

Nan had that twinkle in her eye, "Ohhhhh I could have done of a bit of that if I were 10 years younger...well 20"

"I'm being serious Nan...what i'm saying is...I fink if we never had Esther, then we wouldn't of been together now...it's her that's kept us in contact"

Nan leaned forward, "is there someone else?"

Molly was quick to answer and broke eye-contact...big mistake, "No"

Nan gave her a knowing look, "dont you lie to me Molls, because I know when you are lying see"

Molly was annoyed but defeated, "Okay okay...Lee...Lee's still around..."

Nan wasn't too disappointed as she stubbed out her cigarette, "I suppose he was there when Esther was a baby...he was like a dad to her before you went and introduced her to Charles"

"I know"

"do you love Lee?"

She smiled at her all questioningly, "I dunno...and I dunno whether I love Charles either, so it's all a big screw up all round really...", she took Esther's little hand into hers and smiled, "...come on you, best get you home and get your tea on"

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Later, Molly got Esther her tea and sat and ate something herself. She settled down at the laptop when her phone went. She huffed and grabbed it from the arm of the chair and looked at the display, it was Lee. She took in a breath and stuck the phone to her ear.

"Alright...nah I cant I haven't a babysitter...", she smiled, "...if you want too"

She ended the call and rushed to the mirror and tidied herself down.

With 10 minutes Lee was round and Molly watched on as Lee and Esther were playing a game of eyespy.

She giggled because Esther managed to guess correctly each round.

When Molly went for a wee, Lee turned to the little girl and asked, "Hey Est...who do you like the best, chav daddy or posh daddy?"

"Chav daddy"

He ruffled her hair, "that's my girl!"

"But Posh daddy gives me more pocket money"

"That's because he was born with a silver spoon in his gob...but real people like us cant be like that"

Molly was then back with a packet of Chocolate hob-nobs, "Ive only got the one pack so dont scoff the whole lot you two", she laughed.

Lee looked up at her from where he laid on the floor, she smiled at him and they reached out and linked hands loosely.

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After Esther was in bed, Molly switched the flat-screen off and nudged Lee on the sofa, "Oi you, you are gonna have to go mate"

Lee was rather sleepy, "Whys that? Cant I just go and crawl into your bed it's nearer"

Molly was standing up and was adament, "No! He's back tomorrow and I dont want you around when I tell him"

Lee was laughing with playful disappointment, "Ohhhh I'll miss his face when you do...everytime he sees me, he looks down on me like i'm in the gutter or somemink"

She laughed at him, "Well your sense of humour belongs in the gutter"

"YOU!"

They laughed and he kissed her on the cheek, "Text me and give a kiss to Esther for me..."

Lee was out the door and Molly closed it after him and leaned on the back of it with a sigh...

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At RAF Brize Norton, the plane had just made the quick flight from North Wales. Captain Charles James was walking along side his best mate Graham as they made their way in full uniforms towards the exit, "so are you going to do it?"

Charles steadied his pack on his shoulder, "if you mean am I going to ask Molly to marry me then yes I am...it's about time I did...I just wanted to wait awhile and let all the abduction business to settle down"

Graham shook his hand because they were going off into two different directions.

"Best of luck to you mate...hope she doesn't keep you down on bended knee for too long", he laughed.

Charles shook his head, "she won't...anyway, I'm technically unemployed now...I've given it all up for her...the Army the lot...but she means more to me than the Army and it's about time I prooved it to her..."

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