Just finished watching blood ties again, brilliant episode. JM was excellent in it. Will bring some of it into this chapter i think. Hope you like it.
Chapter 4:
Eddie brought Luc on a walking tour around the camp showing him where the officers' mess, bar, gym, pharmacy, and stores were and telling him all the relevant information he'd need to know. It had gotten dark by the time they got to the playing fields, there was a soccer pitch marked out on the sand and goal posts. Beyond this there was a bit of a no-mans-land it was the buffer between the camp and the camp walls about a quarter of a mile away. There were sand dunes in the no-mans-land and it was one of Eddie favourite spots on the base as at night you could see the stars above and the lights from Kabul about three quarters of a mile away.
"This is one of my favourite spots on the base, I come here when I want some time to myself" she explained to Luc.
"I can see why, its rather beautiful here with the lights and stars at night. Do you want to sit for a while?" he asked as he was getting tired from all the walking.
"Yeah, sure" she said. The sat down beside each other in silence for a few minutes. Eddie was beginning to shiver with the cold.
"Are you cold? Your shivering" asked Luc.
"Just a bit" replied Eddie.
Luc got up and sat down behind her placing his legs either side of her and wrapping his arms around her. "Better?" he asked.
"Yes, better" she replied with a smile. She remembered the last time he had held her like this in the field in the mud when she had finally admitted to him about the drugs. She shuddered at the memory.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"Just remembering the last time we sat like this in that muddy field" she replied .
"We've both been through a lot since then" Luc mused.
What happened to you after I left Holby?" she asked curious.
Luc sighed, he wasnt sure he wanted to talk about it but he decided that he need to be honest with her, after all, she had been honest with him about what had happened to her.
"Well, I threw myself into my research project, working on it day and night. I finally made a breakthrough on New Years Eve. However, I ended up having a bit of a meltdown that day as a patient I was treating triggered some flashbacks to the horrific time I'd spent in Sierra Leone working for the army years earlier. Sacha and Michael had to force me to get help and I went to see a psychiatrist. I ended up leaving Holby for a while and checking myself into a treatment centre for a few weeks. It really helped. When I came out, I wanted to find you. I contacted Liam and he told me you were in Dublin so I went there looking for you." he explained.
Eddie was shocked, she tried to take it all in. "Oh, my god" she exclaimed. "That WAS you I saw in Temple Bar that day"
she cried. "I was walking through Temple Bar going to meet my friend for lunch when I thought I saw you walking down a side street, but when I ran after you, you'd disappeared" she explained.
"I was staying in a hostel there, I must have went in there. I checked the hospital Liam thought you were working in but they hadn't heard of you." he continued.
"Yes, I was supposed to be working in St Vincents hospital but ended up getting a job in St. James' hospital instead" she explained.
"That explains it. Well, as I wasnt able to find you I went back to the England and continued working on my research. We did the intial animal testing and it was successful so we're here doing the human trials of the drug." he explained.
"You're going to be testing your drug on the soldiers?" she asked.
"Yes, the MOD are sponsoring the trial as they believe the drug will save injured soldiers' lives. It stops people bleeding to death, you can see why they'd be interested in it." he replied.
"Wow, that's great." said Eddie. She turned around to face Luc, kneeling down but still in between his legs. She put her hand on his cheek, staring into his eyes. There were tears in her eyes. "I cant believe you came looking for me" she whispered.
"I wanted to find you so much" he whispered back. "I needed you, I still do" he admitted.
"I need you too" she whispered before kissing him gently on the lips. Luc put his hand on the side of her neck pulling her to him so he could kiss her again. They kissed passionately, dropping backwards onto the soft sand behind them.
They kissed for what seemed like an eternity but eventually came up for air. They lay on top of each other on the soft sand looking into each others eyes. Luc stroked her hair, a big smile on his face.
"Luc, you know we cant sleep together on base, there's a no sex rule and you're my superior officer" she said.
"Yes, I know. I guess we'll just have to go back to being teenagers again, not fun below the waist and sneaking around to get some time together" he replied laughing. He pulled her close for another kiss. It was getting cold and late.
"Come on, we'd better get back to our quarters or Karen will send out a search party for me" Eddie said. They reluctantly got up and made their way back to the medical quarters, holding hands until there was people around.
They got back to the door of Luc's tent and could hear laughing and talking coming from inside.
"I forgot, it's poker night" said Eddie. The went into Luc's tent to find Larry, Karen and some other men and women sitting around the table playing poker and having a few beers.
"Ah, there you two are. Where have you been? You're missing poker night" said Larry when he saw them.
"I was just giving Luc the grand tour of the base" explained Eddie.
"Luc, this is our tentmate Karl" said Larry pointing to the man sitting to his left.
Karl turned around and shook Luc's hand. "Karl Cleary, nice to meet you" said Karl.
"Luc, these are my tent-mates, Karen, who I think you met earlier and Angela" said Eddie introducing the two women at the table. Luc shook hands with both the women and said hello to them.
"Do you want to join us?" Larry asked them.
"No, its ok. It's a bit late" said Eddie looking at Luc. "I think we'll go back to my tent for a while" she said.
Eddie and Luc left the tent and went to Eddie's place two tents down the row. They walked in to the empty tent. Eddie's place was much the same as Luc's tent. Three beds lined up in a row, lockers, some metal shelves and a table and chairs to one side.
"Which one's yours?" Luc asked as he took in his surroundings.
"The end one" she said. She had gone to her locker to get a cardigan to put on. Luc went down to her bed and sat on it.
"I can see what you mean about the extra mattress, it is much more comfortable" he said. He looked down at the pile of books by her bed, there was some Stephen King ones, some medical books, and some Terry Pratchett books.
"I didnt know you liked Terry Pratchett books" Luc said surprised.
"Its only recent, Karen got me hooked on them. I love the ones about the guards" she replied.
"I love them too, he has such a quirky sense of humour" Luc said.
"I'm glad you approve of my reading material" she said as she sat down on the bed beside him. "You look tired" she continued.
"Yes, I'm exhausted after all of today's excitement. I still cant believe I had to come all the way to Kabul to find you again" he said as he stroked her cheek.
"Lie down on my bed and have a rest. Dont worry, Karen will throw you out when she gets back" she said.
"Sounds like she's the boss around here" said Luc.
"She's the mother hen alright, I dont know what I would have done without her these last two months" Eddie replied with a smile.
"Ok, I'll lie down, but only if you lie down with me" he said with a smile.
"OK" she replied before kissing him softly on the lips.
Karen and Angela arrived back in their tent about an hour and a half later to find Eddie and Luc fast asleep fully clothed on top of each other on Eddie's bed. Karen went over and woke Eddie up. Eddie in turn gently woke Luc up. "Come on sleepyhead, you have to go back to your own bed" she said as she dragged him up off her bed.
"But I was enjoying that" protested Luc. Eddie walked him to the door of her tent and said good bye to him at the door. She kissed her fingers and put them to his mouth. "See you tomorrow" she said.
Luc squeezed her hand and whispered "see you tomorrow my love" into her ear. He turned and walked off to his tent. Eddie smiled to herself. This was the happiest she had felt in a long time. She walked back to her bed.
"You two looked very cosy, is there something you want to tell us?" teased Karen.
"Good night Karen" was Eddie's only response as she smiled to herself and got ready for bed.