A/N:Okay, well you're getting another chapter because the last one was short and this one isn't much longer....and because I had nothing else to do as I laid on the couch after getting home from the hospital...
Disclaimer: I don't own Band of Brothers and this is based on the miniseries, not the actual men.
Chapter Twelve
Eve was just beginning to feel the first signs of exhaustion. She hadn't slept since England and it was catching up with her fast. And it wasn't going unnoticed.
"Eve, when was the last time you took a rest?" Roe asked in his thick Cajun accent as he cornered her in the supply area. Eve glanced up from the box of bandages she was rifling through.
"England." She replied simply.
"You need to get some sleep."
"I've got a couple more hours in me yet." Eve informed him, already moving back towards the main room of the field hospital. Determined to not let the subject drop, Roe followed after her.
"You should rest now, while you have the chance. I can handle things here."
"If you need to rest, Eugene, you go ahead. I'm fine."
"I told you she was difficult." Eve and Roe both turned. Lewis was standing in a nearby doorway, a small grin on his face. Eve snorted softly and rolled her eyes.
"I'll sleep when I need to sleep. I don't see how that makes me difficult." Lewis pushed away from the doorframe and walked over to her, getting a look from Roe that plainly said 'she's all yours' before he walked away to check on the wounded across the room. Eve fixed her brother with a stern look. "Lewis, I would greatly appreciate it if you wouldn't undermine me in front of the other medical staff."
"It's Doc Roe and I wasn't undermining you. I was simply pointing out a personality trait." Eve pursed her lips in annoyance.
"Are you hurt?"
"No."
"Do you need something?"
"No."
"Then why the hell are you here?" Eve demanded. "To annoy me?" Lewis grinned.
"Something like that." That earned him another eyeroll. "Actually, I was stopping by to let you know what our boys are up to." That caught Eve's attention.
"I saw them moving out a few minutes ago but I was too busy to ask where they were going. I assumed they're coming back." She frowned, suddenly worried. "They are coming back, aren't they?" Lewis nodded as he lit up a cigarette.
"Yeah. They're taking out some German guns at Brecourt Manor."
"Oh. You gunna share?" Eve inquired, nodding towards the cigarette pack. Lewis held it out and she took the last cigarette. Lewis tossed the empty pack to the floor before lighting her cigarette for her. "Thanks. I heard the guns going off earlier. Any news on the landing?"
"Heavy casualties." Lewis replied solemnly. "But preliminary reports are positive."
"Heavy casualties aren't positive." Eve murmured, taking a long drag of her cigarette before throwing it to the ground and crushing it out. "I have to get back to work." She turned to go but Lewis called her name.
"Will you please get some sleep?" He asked softly. "For mom's sake, if not mine." Eve sighed.
"You had to bring up mom, didn't you?" Lewis grinned. "Fine. For mom." He reached out and ruffled her already messy hair. She glared after him as he walked away.
A/N: Reviews would make my day because, well, the whole trip to the ER really sucked ass...I was brutally attacked by an unmarked wet floor at the movies while seeing Transformers and was forced into getting my knee x-rayed. I managed to sprain and bruise some oddly named bone in my knee and it hurts...a lot...lol...anyway, so reviews would be great...thank you!!
