All right, lets finish this date...in all its cute-squiggy-ness!~
Thank you for reading, and reviewing and everything else. Two chapters in one day again - reason for this; i'm on a roll xD
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"It's not!" James tilted his head to the side and looked at Dorothy who just exclaimed and lay beside him with her arms crossed. "I say it's more like a robin."
"That's very specific." James stated and looked back up at the sky. The two stayed under the willow tree for a few more minutes before venturing out and taking to laying in the afternoon sun.
Luckily with the time of day it was, there wasn't any chance of them nearly getting blinded by the bright light in the sky.
Much like that time back in the first army base, they were trying to find shapes within the clouds.
"Cat." Dorothy said while waving a hand up at a cloud.
It was silent in the park now that most of the children had gone home. There were however still quite a few soldiers and other people walking about the park. The park looked like it was about the size of one of the fields back at the manor.
It was very much like what everyone considered to be the garden back at the manor. Many trees and a pond were in the parks surroundings. As the day went on more uniformed men seemed to appear, some were in groups then there were the odd one or two which were in the company of a woman. The woman of course looked utterly devastated but grateful that the company she had was with her.
James and Dorothy watched these people interested. "I'd be like that if I didn't go with you and Arthur, you realize this?" She had commented when one woman had practically broken down in the arms of a soldier.
James didn't answer, mainly because she was right. But then a part of him still wasn't wholly happy that she had gone over with them.
She tilted her head to the side and looked at him, James slowly looked at her. "I guess we should get back shouldn't we?"
"We don't have to go."
"James where else are we meant to go?" Dorothy laughed lightly and looked back up at the sky.
James slowly and stiffly sat up and then stood up. Brushing himself down he held a hand out to her, Dorothy put her hand in his and got helped to stand.
She leant down and picked up his jacket, they had yet again tried using it as a pillow. It didn't do a very good job though. Holding it out she watched as James slowly put it on and took to doing up the buttons.
"Come on then," he said while looking up at her and nodding to the exit of the park. Dorothy smiled and nodded slowly, holding lightly onto his hand they walked slowly out of the park.
A light frown flitted onto Dorothy's face as she looked around the little town. "You hear that?" She questioned.
James slowly nodded and led her down the street, the two ended up stopping in front of a community hall. From within the hall however music played, with the music came laughter and voices.
James looked at her Dorothy, she smiled sheepishly and shook her head. "No."
"But we've danced before Dorothy, why is here any different?"
"This is in public."
"What you're not up for public dancing?"
"James you make it sound like it's your hobby!" Dorothy laughed and then let out a whining noise when he led her into the hall.
"Just think of it in this way," James said while turning and looking at her. "What other way would you want to end the day?" He asked while gently holding onto her, Dorothy pouted childishly yet didn't resist or break away from him or avoid dancing.
James smiled triumphantly, "You do have a point." She answered his question while leaning her head against his shoulder. "I have to say Captain you are very good at dancing." Dorothy said while moving away from his shoulder and looking up at him.
"Nurse Blake you are not to bad at dancing either." He retorted and leant his forehead against hers, she laughed lightly and tiptoed slightly to quickly and lightly kiss him. "You're blushing again."
"Am not!"
"Honestly Dorothy you really are." James smiled, Dorothy made a humming noise and leant her head back against his shoulder. He laughed quietly, her embarrassed moments were rather endearing to witness.
The two of them stayed in the community hall for the rest of the evening until everyone got politely asked to leave so they could close it up.
Dot pulled her dark cardigan more around herself. If she hadn't changed before they came out sure enough she would be warm. Her nurses uniform was a lot thicker than it looked. Looking down at her dark purple dress she frowned, for once she regretted not staying in uniform.
She jumped when something got placed over her shoulders. Looking down at a familiar green jacket her eyes slowly looked up at James.
"You were shivering." He reasoned simply and put his hands in his pockets.
"Are you cold?"
"That doesn't matter." James looked at her. "If I am cold what are you going to do? Perhaps give me your cardigan for warmth?"
"Hm," Dot hummed and looked at him. Slowly she grinned, "I am all up for sharing, but no. You can have your jacket back. Out of the two of us it's more important you're warm than me."
"Dorothy?" James said in a questionable tone, she looked up at him and slowly nodded for him to continue. He shook his head slowly deciding to not say what he was going to.
"James?"
"Yes?"
"It's very gentlemanly of you to give me your jacket." She smiled and looked at the slightly wooded path they were walking down. Dot was all up for walking into town, when it was sunny and warm. But now it was dark and cold she really debated whether they did a wise move.
"You are very welcome," James smiled and looked at her quickly. "Are you all right?"
"Yes." She answered a little to quickly, James frowned and raised an eyebrow at her. Rolling her eyes and wriggling her arms into his jacket she crossed her arms loosely.
"This path reminds me of one I had to go down with Fletcher and the ambulance." She looked at James quickly, his eyes saddened a little.
"What happened?"
"Nothing," Dot answered honestly, he looked at her dubiously. "Truthfully, nothing happened. It was dark, creepy and covered in trenches and barbed wire."
"And you call that nothing."
"...Rather nothing yes." Dot looked at him and smiled, "It's all right though because that is a memory, and I won't see those surroundings ever again."
"As a nurse surely you know it isn't wise to repress things." James stated and suffered getting nudged to the side. "I am injured here."
"Oh now you want to play the part of the patient?" She laughed and shook her head. James smiled and put a arm around her shoulder. "Why did we walk?"
"Because we're silly Dorothy, that is why." James looked down at her, she laughed and nodded. Leaning her head against his shoulder she let out a quiet sigh. The two continued to walk down the path quietly towards the manor.