A/N Thank you to all the readers and reviewers! I'm guessing I've caused some upset with another misunderstanding between Fin and Ron, but where's the fun in everything running smoothly ; ) hang in there, I'm not finished yet.
Lt. M - Thank you, I'm glad you are enjoying the story. You were close with a relative of Roosevelt! Who would you like to see Fin end up with? Just out of curiosity of course!
Luckylily & Audreyk - I am sorry about the crossed wires, but it is all going somewhere I promise! I'm glad you're happy with Eve and Nix.
Hope you all enjoy this chapter.
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Berchtesgaden
"Have you managed to speak to Eve yet?" Speirs asked stalking over to Nix in their luxury Nazi lounge near the hotel in Berchtesgaden where they had housed the Colonel.
Nix looked up from his coffee "No I missed her, she apparently took off with Fin"
"And where did they take off from?"
"I have no idea, all I could get was that SOE HQ is at an undisclosed location and is already moving to another"
"Are they really going after Himmler?"
"I don't know, no one will confirm it to me, I've left a message for Eve, so she knows where to find me" Nix looked at Speirs' disappointed look "What happened?"
Speirs looked away and stared at a pretty watercolour hanging on the lounge wall "I don't know, we argued and then she took off"
"Maybe you both give the arguing a break and just put everything to one side?" Nix advised
Speirs stared at Nix now, obviously! Cara took their argument to be more serious than what is was, he messed up and now he had to try and find the God damn elusive woman.
He walked out into the street looking to let off some steam, he bumped into Sergeant Carson "Fancy a joyride before I have to hand Goering's merc over to regiment?"
"Yes Sir!" Carson replied "Do you think the windows are bulletproof?"
"There's only one way to find out Sergeant!"
...
Tab walked over to the temporary APO holding the brown paper package Fin had left with him to deliver to Speirs. He didn't want to deliver it in person though, he didn't want to get involved in anything that concerned Speirs. He pushed the door open and looked around, Vest wasn't there. Perfect, he'd leave the package here and Vest could deliver it. Tab walked behind the counter and looked around to see where he could put it, the system was confusing. There was a large bucket of parcels, Tab walked over and looked inside, all parcels, maybe it just goes in here. Tab heard voices, he quickly dropped the package in and rushed out the back door.
Vest hurried in followed by another private "We're moving out, here this lot goes to England" He said dragging out the large bucket of parcels over, as the other private stepped forward to help him. They dragged it outside and struggled to get the castors over the cobbles to the waiting truck. Vest yanked the bucket wedging it in the road, the bucket tipped over, spilling it's contents. "Damn! Go back inside and grab one of those big sacks!" Vest instructed the private.
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Near Lüneburg
"Slow down Fin!" Eve shouted as the two women and Wilson sped to the Second British Army Headquarters in Lüneburg .
"Just hold onto something Eve, we've got to get there in time!" Fin shouted as she put her foot down once again as they came out of a bend.
"What happened with Ron?" Eve asked loudly
"Shh! Wilson is in the back!'?" Fin scolded
"It's ok Ma'am, I'm not listening" Wilson called over from the back seat.
Eve chuckled "Spill Fin!"
"He finished with me" Fin replied matter of factly keeping her eyes firmly on the road.
"He did? That's a surprise, are you sure?"
"He said he needed space, then Tab told me that was a nice way of dumping my arse!" She shouted over the hum of the engine.
"Oh Fin!" Eve flew her arms up into the air "He needs space? That means he just needs space! He hasn't dumped you!"
"Tab said that's how they do it, he didn't show me any affection when he saw me, we just argued"
"Wilson, what does it mean when a man says he needs space?" Eve called back
"Don't ask him, he's a man!" Fin laughed
"It's a grey area Ma'am needing clarification" Wilson called over.
"Oh very diplomatic Wilson!" Fin chuckled.
"Bingo! Wilson is correct, you need to speak to Ron, Fin, you shouldn't have just gone off Tab's word!"
"Oh it's too humiliating! I don't know if I can!"
"I know what this is about!" Eve replied brushing some fly away strands of hair from her face and back under her helmet. "It's about what Freddie did isn't it?"
"What did Freddie do Ma'am?" Wilson asked leaning forward to put his face between the two women's shoulders.
"I thought you weren't listening?" Fin questioned.
"He never showed up on their wedding day" Eve revealed, suddenly sending Fin back to that painful spring morning in the village of Walters Ash. She arrived on time at the village church in a pretty white knee length dress made from parachute silk amongst other scrounged fabric, her hair loosely pinned back with a few pink posies. It was a low key wedding, just Fin, Freddie, Eve and Michael, Freddie's friend and crewman. She waited for him for over two hours, even when Eve and Michael begged her to leave, she held out, hoping he was just late. She sat at the front of the church in the first row of pews and hoped and wished she would hear him bursting through those wooden double doors. How pathetic she was. Fin waited and waited, but her handsome pilot never arrived leaving her to take the humiliating walk out of the church alone, without a husband. She didn't cry, she wouldn't shed one tear for him, she burnt the dress, immediately returned to France and vowed she would never let another man get close again...but then Ron came along.
Eve put her hand on Fin's shoulder as she felt Fin's foot press down on the accelerator again. "Ron isn't like Freddie, he wouldn't do that to you"
"How do you know? It's better for me to take Tab's advice than face Ron spelling it out to me that it's over as well!" Fin snapped.
"You can't run away from awkward situations Fin, face him, you need to hear it from him, not someone else!" Eve snapped back "Stop running away! You'll regret it!"
Fin stared ahead, she was feeling the pain Freddie caused her, she thought it was gone, but now with her added pain from Ron, it was all flooding back. She felt as if it had been Ron abandoning her at the altar. Could she face him and beg for their relationship? Was she brave enough?
"It was really all too convenient for you, wasn't it?" Eve asked in a blunt tone.
"What?"
"Just assuming Tab was correct, it made your decision easier to come after Himmler didn't it? You wanted to come after Himmler, but you knew Ron wouldn't allow it, so instead of talking to him, you just took what Tab said and bolted!" Eve accused Fin. Eve knew Fin too well, she always looked for the easy way out. Eve understood, what Freddie did would scar most women, but Fin also enjoyed her job too much, hunting Nazis was too tempting. Thinking that Ron had finished the relationship was the easy way for Fin to decide and leave.
"In my defence I needed confirmation of our dead to sway my decision, but I do believe Tab had a point, Ron has never said he loves me, he showed me no affection after i returned from Berlin and we are all forgetting that he is married with a child on the way or even here, when is she due?!" Fin replied.
"He's married Ma'am?!" Wilson enquired in surprise still with his head between the two female officers
"You still there?!" Fin shouted over her shoulder light heartedly.
Eve turned her head at Fin Ron hadn't told her yet? Stupid man! "Fin, it's not his child! She wasn't even pregnant! She tricked him!" Eve exclaimed as Fin swerved erratically after hearing the news.
"Woah!" Wilson called gripping the sides of the jeep.
"Not the kind of news to reveal when I'm speeding Eve!" Fin shouted "Well, that just proves he doesn't want me, he could have told me and I would have fell into his arms and never left, but he chose not to, once upon a time, boy meets girl, it didn't work, the end, it's not going to fly off the shelves Eve!"
"My God you're frustrating! Any excuse for you isn't it! Edie may have been mad as a hatter but at least she fought for the man she loved, buck your ideas up Fin! Would you just God damn well talk to the man!" Eve scolded Fin.
"Are you ever going to leave me alone?"
"Never, even when you sleep, I will hassle you!"
"Fuck sake! If I'm humiliated again, you'd better run and keep running Eve!"
"I won't need to, I'm right!"
"Lüneburg!" Wilson pointed out as they approached the German town.
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Zell am See, Austria
Speirs chose to be a passenger to Austria and he was glad he did. He took in the beautiful scenery, rolling hills, white tipped mountains and luscious green grass. There was no sign of war, a very welcoming scene. The 101st Convoy drove through this wondrous countryside. They passed civilians running to the road, greeting them warmly. Unfortunately for Speirs there were far too many blonde women waving and smiling, constantly reminding him of Cara.
Speirs could hear the men cheering at the pretty girls lining the road, he would have his work cut out maintaining the no fraternization order with the Austrians. Occupation duty would mean boredom for a lot of the men which would lead to drinking and girls. He wanted to make the most of any free time himself, he didn't want to be constantly disciplining the men.
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Lüneburg
Fin hurriedly pulled the jeep up outside the building that housed the Second British Army HQ and ran inside, darting past the soldiers, she was known and none of them stood in the way of her and her prize, she had chased after him all over Germany, well that's what it had felt like. Himmler had been stopped at a checkpoint by some Polish POWs and passed around several camps before reaching the British 31st Civilian interrogation camp where under interrogation he admitted who he was. Captain Selvester immediately contacted SOE and awaited Fin's arrival. She had now been informed that Himmler was receiving a medical. Fin ran down the corridor "I'm looking for Doctor Wells" she called to passing soldiers "Two more doors down Ma'am"
Fin thanked the private and skidded to a halt, acknowledging the two soldiers guarding the door, she turned the handle, composing herself, she walked in. Fin was met with a startled Himmler recognising her immediately, she grinned a cocky grin at him. The doctor turning briefly acknowledging Fin before returning to Himmler. Fin closed the door and stood back to let the doctor finish. "Open your mouth" he instructed Himmler, but he didn't, he continued to stare at Fin. "Open your mouth!" The Doctor instructed again. Himmler now grinned at Fin, revealing to her his cyanide pill between his teeth...
"NO!" Fin shouted lunging forward, but she was too late, Himmler bit down.
So close! So close to wringing that murderer's neck! Not only had he tortured and killed SOE agents but he was also one of a few directly involved in the murders of innocents in those horrific concentration camps. It sickened Fin that he got off so lightly.
Fin walked back out into the sunshine and screamed in frustration, caring very little for the stares she received off the British soldiers milling around.
"Fin?" Eve said gently approaching her friend "There's someone here who would like to speak to you."
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Zell am See
After temporarily settling into the large house now occupied for Battalion CP overlooking a beautiful lake, Ron made his way down to where they would be showing a short movie regarding the continued fight against the Empire of Japan. He would seek out separate lodgings for himself later, Nix and Harry had already commandeered a couple of houses for themselves nearby.
After the black and white movie, Speirs immediately sought out Winters, finding him outside on a balcony enjoying the heat from the sun. "When are we going?" he asked
Winters opened up his eyes and looked at Speirs "I don't know, but hopefully soon, if I'm going, I just want to get out there"
"Me too" Speirs agreed
"Don't you want to wait for Fin?"
"I don't know where she is and if she's even coming here"
"Well, knowing that girl, we'll probably find her in Japan!" Winters chuckled.
Don't say that! Speirs sighed "My biggest concern is for those men who don't have enough points to return home, we'll need to tell them the reality of joining the fight in the Pacific theatre."
"Most of us will have enough, we will all just have to decide what we're going to do. Get the men ready, shooting practise, physical training, you know what to do" Winters ordered.
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Lüneburg
Fin walked over to find her Uncle sat on some rubble smoking his Cuban cigar with two British soldiers standing guard close by.. She sat down quietly near to him.
"Cara"
"Sir"
"Congratulations, your contribution to the war effort and the family name has been exceptional"
"Thank you Sir"
"Commiserations I feel are in order for not reaching Himmler in time"
Fin frowned.
Fin's uncle looked at her and then grinned securing his cigar between his teeth.
"I do like the photograph though, it has taken pride of place in my private study"
"I thought you might like it" Fin grinned back accepting a cigar from her Uncle, Fin popped it between her lips as her Uncle leaned over and lit it.
"I'd keep clear of England for a while, your Aunt Clemmie is less than impressed with both us at the moment!"
"The whole of England?" Fin enquired
'To be on the safe side!" Winston chuckled "With that in mind, how would you like another mission?"
"What Sir?"
"Helping T Force out alongside Operation Paperclip with the Americans?"
"I'd be honoured Sir!"
"Good"
...
Fin walked back to the jeep to find Eve and Wilson waiting for her.
"How's the Prime Minister?" Eve asked.
"He's fine, signed me up for a new mission" Fin replied.
"No, no, no Fin!" Eve raised her voice stepping out of the jeep "We're going to Austria!"
"Relax Eve, I'm sure these pregnancy hormones are making you more antsy" Fin chuckled immediately realising her mistake of teasing a pregnant woman, she quickly continued her news "I've assigned us both to T Force, and you Wilson" Fin said as Wilson looked up and nodded smoking his cigarette. "We'll be stationed from Zel am See, you can stay with Nix and let him know about the little bundle of joy and I'll go see Ron at some point. I'm going to cover all your jobs, T Force isn't really appropriate for you in your condition. No arguments!" Fin said wagging her finger at Eve.
Eve threw her arms round Fin "Good work girl! Come on let's get going, we have a hell of a bloody drive!"
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Zell am See
Speirs looked over the men standing on parade in front of him, they had been carrying out occupation duties for a few weeks now. Every day he tried to find out where Cara was, he had constantly hassled Nix about Eve, but he hadn't heard anything either and Speirs could tell he was telling the truth. He learnt of a British battalion nearby, even after his investigations there, again nothing. The reality that she may have gone to the Pacific theatre was playing heavily on his mind now, it helped him make his decision, he would stay in the Army. He called the parade to attention as Winters walked out when he noticed a flash of blonde hair pass at the rear of the men. He craned his neck, but couldn't see anything.
"With many veterans lacking the required points to be discharged, on this day, the anniversary of D-Day a lottery has been organised!" Speirs called out in his gruff, authoritative tone to the men. Harry dipped his hand into a helmet held out in front of Speirs, grinning for they all knew there was only one name in there. "The winner is..." Speirs began "Serial number 13066266 Sergeant Darrell Powers!"
The men cheered and patted Shifty on the back as he grinned.
"Quieten down!" Speirs called "It has been confirmed that the 101st will be joining the war in the Pacific, as of tomorrow we will be training to go to war" Speirs watched as the news changed the mood rapidly, the joy over Shifty's ticket home now bitter sweet.
After the parade, Speirs personally congratulated Shifty before returning to his jeep, he had a case of brandy that he had swiped waiting for him. As he got in, he noticed that British Private who drove Eve and Fin. He immediately climbed out and stalked over to him.
"Private Wilson isn't it?" He asked
"Corporal now Sir" Wilson replied turning so that Speirs could see his stripes.
"Congratulations how did you earn the promotion?"
"Partly down to my excellent driving skills Sir" Wilson teased but keeping a serious facial expression.
"What are you doing here?" Speirs enquired, disapproving of Wilson's quip.
"Driving Agent Darcy Sir"
"Anyone else?"
Wilson felt for the man, but Agent Loralie wanted this done her way "No Sir"
Speirs' face dropped. "Where are you taking Agent Darcy?"
"I'll be driving her and Captain Nixon to his living quarters Sir"
"Thank you Corporal Wilson."
Wilson hadn't lied, he would be driving Eve and Nix, but he did feel guilty for failing to mention that he was here dropping Fin off to see Winters before she would be seeing Speirs himself.
Speirs walked off, he had to do something first, but he would head over to Nix's as soon as he had finished.
..
Fin enjoyed a brief catch up with Winters as Shifty joined them. Fin missed the men so much, not being around them every day upset her. "You must go see the rest of the men" Winters said his parting words as Fin left the two men to speak "I will, when I have a bit more time, I need to leave soon for another pick up" Fin replied.
Winters nodded, but disapproved of the mission Fin was involved with. These Nazi scientists should be standing trial not receiving immunity.
Fin stepped outside and headed for Wilson waiting for her in their jeep. 'Fin!" Shifty called chasing after her. Fin stopped and smiled as she turned to him. Shifty pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm going to miss you Fin!" he sighed.
I'm going to miss you too, so much Shifty" Fin replied genuinely "Hey, if I make a trip to America, will you put me up and show me the sights?"
"Without a doubt Fin, I love ya so much"
"I love you too!"
Shifty meant it more than the friendship love that Fin had meant, but he wasn't brave enough to say it for fear of rejection. For now he would concentrate on returning home, he owed it to his family.
After saying goodbye to Shifty Fin jumped into the jeep with Wilson, he had dropped Eve and Nix off and returned to her. They headed back to Nix's quarters, Fin needed to change out of her no.1s and back into her field uniform, they were 'recruiting' a difficult one tonight, there would be no pleasantries, therefore Fin felt it didn't deserve her no.1s. Wilson pulled up "You may as well come in, we have time before we need to go" Wilson turned the engine off and followed Fin inside.
The pair walked in to find Nix and Eve laughing, "You've told him?" Fin beamed
"No! Not yet, but I guess now is the time!" Eve laughed.
"Come on Wilson let's make ourselves scarce!"
Nix looked at Fin and Wilson in confusion as they walked out towards the garden "What's going on?"
Eve took the glass of Whiskey out of his hand and put it down on the ornate wooden sideboard. "I'm not going to sugar coat this, so here goes...I'm pregnant!" She announced tentatively awaiting Nix's reply.
Nix stood and stared at Eve, expressionless doing a very good impression of Speirs. Nix opened his mouth "And...Kathy's divorcing me!" he revealed pulling Eve in and cupping her face he leaned down and kissed her gently on her soft lips.
"She's what?!" Eve asked pulling away.
"She found someone else!" Nix said happily "Leaves me free to marry you and raise our child!"
Eve smiled "What about your son?"
"We'll live in America, I can see him whenever I want, you will come to America won't you?!"
"Of course!" Eve screeched throwing her arms around him and slamming her lips back onto his for a brief moment "I'm not accepting that as a proposal though!" she laughed
"Of course not!"
"Can we come in?!" Fin asked peeping through the door
"Yes!" Nix and Eve said unison
"Congratulations!" Fin hugged them both. "Let's have a toast!" Fin walked over to the sideboard and poured everyone a Whiskey and a water for Eve.
The four enjoyed a short celebration, Fin, Nix and Wilson more than Eve sipping her water. "Right Fin, I've think you've stalled enough, if you go through the garden, out the back gate, Ron's place is just the other side of the small hill" Eve winked "Get a move on, you and Wilson have to go soon!"
"Ok, I'm going" Fin hoped to God that he would be pleased to see her.
...
Fin arrived at Ron's living quarters. He had picked a pretty, traditional Austrian home, a family home judging by the size of it. Fin smiled as she stepped over the little wooden fence and started down the hill towards the house. As she got close, she heard a jeep approach and park next to the house. Fin noticed there were two people in the vehicle, Ron and... and a beautiful blonde. Fin ducked down behind a hedge and peeped round. She watched as the beautiful blonde hung off Ron's arm, the pair laughing as they opened the door and stepped inside closing it behind them. Fin was too late, she had lost him.
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*Knock Knock*
Speirs opened the door to see a flustered Vest standing there. "Yes Private"
"Captain Speirs, Sir, I'm really sorry, this parcel is for you, It's done the rounds I'm afraid, almost got sent to England by mistake" Vest said handing Speirs a package wrapped in brown paper. He looked at it, he didn't recognise the neat, elegant handwriting "Thank you Private" he turned and closed the door returning to the blonde sat in the armchair opposite him "More brandy?" she asked in her sexy Polish accent.
"Yes please Antonia" he replied sitting back down and placing the parcel on the table to the side of his chair, he'd open it later.
...
Fin walked slowly back to Nix's place, she was devastated and it was all her own fault, her parcel and note probably tipped him over the edge. Eve was right, she did take the easy way out and would regret it. Why wasn't she more like Eve. Eve was pregnant and happy before she even knew about Nix getting a divorce, she was just happy to play the hand one is dealt. Why did Fin have to push it? She refused to cry, she couldn't feel sorry for herself. I hope she makes you happy Ron and if she doesn't please find me.
After briefly telling Eve the mess she had made of things, she quickly changed and drove off with Wilson, they couldn't be late for this one.
...
Speirs leaned back in his chair and eyed the parcel. He grabbed it and tore the paper off. Inside was a black box, he lifted the lid to reveal a pistol! A smaller black box lay next to the pistol. He opened it to reveal an opulent red Swastika ruby ring! He lifted the pistol out of the box and held it in his hands confused, as he did so, he saw a note which had been hidden underneath. Speirs put the pistol down and opened the note.
Dear Ron
Please find enclosed the beautiful gold bracelet you gave me for my birthday. I feel it only appropriate to return it. I am unable to move on if I have a reminder of you, this has been a very difficult decision for me to make, but I feel it's for the best. With the war now over, I don't need good luck.
Also, enclosed I give you Hitler's Walther PPK 7.65 pistol, it's the one he used to kill himself with and his Ruby swastika ring. I leave you these because I took them for you. They are the ultimate loot, I feel they can't be beaten. For your bravery in this war, you deserve them. (I wouldn't tell anyone you have them, they are already being looked for)
I'm sorry it didn't work out for us, more than you'll ever know. I love you with every fibre of my being. Maybe under different circumstances we could have worked. I realise that accepting the job I do is a hard pill to swallow and I fully understand why you decided to no longer continue our relationship.
I wish for you a very happy future, you deserve to be happy. Maybe you could tell your child some stories one day, there is plenty in my military record for inspiration, as you would know.
Always in my heart.
Cara
P.s. maybe burn this letter, leave no paper trail to Hitler's possessions, you have no idea how much of a bollocking I'll get if they realise I took them and not the Ruskies!
Speirs looked down and saw the gold bracelet, through her heartbreak she still managed some humour in her letter, something he was not able to do. He had to make this right, he didn't end the relationship and he'd be damned if he would let her go now. Fighting his anger, he was too quick to get angry, he walked out slamming the door behind him.
...
*Knock Knock*
"So you are here! where is Cara?" Speirs demanded forcing his way past Eve into Nix's living quarters, darting his head around the lounge for any sign that Cara was there.
"We've both been stationed here" Eve replied
"Doing what?"
"Recruiting" Eve stated.
"Recruiting?" Speirs questioned, walking around the room
"They're abducting Nazi scientists and shipping them back to Britain and the US" Nix informed as he entered the room holding a glass of Whiskey. "Don't say a word Sparky, I'm not happy about it either!"
"What the fuck?" Speirs shouted, he took a minute to digest the dangerous job before calming himself "So Cara is here and hasn't bothered to come and see me?"
"Oh but she did go and see you" Eve replied " You and your beautiful blonde hanging off your arm, she saw you both laughing as you went into your living quarters." Eve replied bluntly, feeling the pain her best friend went through after seeing her worst nightmare. "She thought it would be best to let you to continue to move on in peace"
"What?! What?" Speirs looked confused "Hell!" Speirs suddenly realised. "She's not with me! She's a Polish D.P. (Polish displaced person) she's with my clerk Carson! I've given her a job as Easy company interpreter" Speirs took a breather, she was so close and he didn't see her! "Antonia has been staying with me because she has a small child and my place is more comfortable than the D.P camp." Speirs explained the horror washing over him, it must have broken Cara seeing that. "I've lost her haven't I?"
Eve frowned shaking her head "this is all so fucked up!"
"Where is she? I need to straighten it all out" Speirs asked with slight desperation in his voice.
"She's on a job tonight, she won't be back until the early hours" Eve replied "She's doing my job, she covers for me" Eve added. "That's why she's been here a while but continually busy"
Nix walked over and rubbed Eve's stomach.
"Congratulations" Speirs said how he wanted the same for him and Cara he was certainly green with envy right now.
"I'll return first thing in the morning then" Speirs said walking out.
...
Fin lay on the cold, muddy road, her abductee dead beside her. She played dead, the drunk American soldier, a replacement no doubt, still aimlessly waving his pistol about. She had been on her way to deliver her abductee to the airfield for transfer when they were waved down by the lone American. Fin instructed Wilson to roll out of the jeep and take cover, their mission couldn't be compromised in any way and she needed Wilson separate to apprehend their abductee if he tried to escape. She had stopped the jeep to find that the American had run out of fuel. She couldn't offer him any and that had made him very angry. She tried to quell his anger, he wasn't interested in a lift, he wanted their jeep. Fin had felt for her side arm and stepped out of the vehicle. She was reluctant to shoot him, enough men were getting hurt and killed and they weren't even at war now. She had heard about Janovec and this had caused her to be more cautious before shooting. This had been her mistake. Her abductee began shouting, thankfully in German, but because the American didn't understand him, he shot him. Then quick as a flash for someone highly inebriated turned his gun on Fin and without hesitation towards her gender or rank shot her in the side of her stomach. Fin had fallen heavily to the ground. Wilson stuck to orders and remained hidden, thankfully, as another jeep pulled up.
Fin barely opened her eyes, trying not to make a sound through her excruciating pain as she thought she recognised Staff Sergeant Grant approach the shooter.
"You ok Mack? Ya need some help?" Grant asked the replacement as he came up near where Fin was lying.
The soldier began to laugh "They wouldn't give me any fucking gas...Krauts!" he turned waving his pistol at Fin's 'lifeless body'
"I tried to explain...this fucking Limey wouldn't fucking, listen!" he hollered as he kicked Fin with his boot. Fin desperately held in her scream. "This Limey officer, is a woman" he added.
"Private, I think we have a problem here" Grant said.
"Do you have any gas?" he asked Grant
"Why don't you give me your weapon?" Grant asked holding out his hand, taking baby steps towards the drunk replacement.
"I guess I'll just use her jeep" he mumbled as he walked over to it barely missing tripping over Fin "I don't think she'll be needing it"
"Hold on a second there, right!" Grant called stepping forward.
Fin heard the pistol go off again.
*Pop!*
*Thud!*
She opened her eyes and dreaded seeing what she had feared, Grant lying on the road just in front of her bleeding from his head. Fin cried out in pain as she pulled herself closer to him as the replacement sped off in her jeep.
"Sarge! Sargeant Grant!" came a shout. Fin heard two sets of boots on the ground "Shit! No! Fin?"
It was Tab and More.
Tab knelt down by Fin "You need to help him, get him in your jeep!" she instructed whimpering in pain, holding her wound, stemming her own blood flow.
"I need to help both of you!"
"You will not, you can only help one of us and Grant is more seriously wounded"
"I can't leave you Fin!"
"I will be fine, my Corporal was following behind, he'll be here shortly, I'm not that bad" Fin tried to sound convincing.
Tab and More lifted Grant into their jeep before Tab returned to Fin.
"Get going now Tab!" Fin managed to shout
"I need to help you Fin!" Tab pleaded
"I am a British Officer and I am ordering you to leave!"
"I can take you too!"
"Grant is going to die if you don't get him to a surgeon now! There is one in the town, you have to leave!"
"But..."
"Don't let anyone know you saw me! Do you hear?! Absolutely no one, that's a direct order, so help me I'll do worse to you than a court martial if you disobey!" Fin threatened with venom.
Taken aback by a Fin he had never experienced before, Tab backed away to the jeep and jumped in. He couldn't believe he was leaving Fin, Easy's Fin lying, bleeding on the road. Why the hell didn't she want him to help her? He wasn't a medic but he could see her wound was serious.
After Tab sped away, Wilson stepped out of the shadows.
"We need to dispose of him, leave no way for him to be identified" Fin ordered.
"We need to get you medical help Ma'am"
"Clean up first, protect the mission" Fin ordered her Corporal.
"Yes Ma'am"
