I was trapped, trapped between the one I love and my best friend. Half of me was insanely happy. Joseph Liebgott loved me and I loved him, things just don't get better than that. But at the same time, my best friend hated me. It felt like he had stuck a pitchfork into my heart and ripped it out throw my chest. But the worst thing is I felt like I deserved it. I deserved every last bit of pain that hurting Webster brought me. How could I have been so blind to not realise that every single 'I love you' that ever left his mouth meant so much more than friendship.

That first day in Haguenau was the best day of my life and the worst.

Not long after Web stormed off, Malarkey announced that he was going to be leading the patrol. Fucking bullshit. Malarkey was not fit to lead a patrol. He was still heavily damaged by the loss...the loss of...well you know who. Fucking bullshit! Give him a break! I had no doubt that he would get us in and out alive but the timing was just horrific. Grant, Liebgott, Popeye, Jackson, Shifty and Webster got roped into as well.

"Is there anyone they don't want from second?" Liebgott grumbled.

"That list sounds like everyone to me" Malarkey sighed.

"Well that's fucking bullshit!"I moaned.

Malarkey nodded solemnly in agreement before turning away, back hunched staring at the ground.

"It's always second Platoon" Liebgott bit his lip angrily. Mhmm oh my. "I swear to God if we were down to three guys, they'd still want us..."

"It's like they are trying to wipe us out" I folded my arms like a miserable teenager.

"I can't believe Malarkey is leading the patrol..." Grant cried.

I spat on the floor "Should have asked me or you, hey Grant?"

Grant nodded "Exactly"

"Christ he has only lost five of his best friends, what the hell has he got to live for" Babe cried.

"This is just bullshit!" I shouted and pushed past Cobb who was hanging around us.

I just wanted to be away from everyone. I felt like I was suffocating. Everything that day was turning out to be shit. I didn't want two of my best friends on that patrol, let alone my boyfriend. Malarkey was so introverted; I didn't know how he could possibly lead a patrol. I was sickened with fear that he would get himself killed. Skip especially was Malarkey's rock. Skip meant the world to Malarkey. God I miss Skip so much it hurts but I can't even fathom how much Mal must miss him. Penkala too. I could have really down with a huge bear hug from Penkala.

I found a quiet spot in an alley way and sat down in the snow. I pulled of my helmet and let my hair tumble over my face. My hair was as ferocious as ever. I buried my face in my hands and sobbed quietly. I want David Webster back. I want my Daniel, my best friend.

"Rose?" Liebgott's calm voice spoke out to me.

I lifted my tear stained face. Liebgott was crouched in front of me. His eyes were sad and a concerned frown had descended on his brow. I couldn't help but cry louder.

"Rose, please don't" Lieb cried and pulled my head into his chest. He stroked my hair softly and hushed soothingly in my ear "Is it Webster?"

I sniffed loudly "Yeah"

Lieb's soothing tone changed in an instant "That prick!"

"No...it's my fault"

"No it's not, baby..." Lieb's soothing tone returned.

I nodded and wiped my running nose.

"Lieb..." Webster cried cautiously.

I looked up at Lieb. His eyes were squinted and his face was contorted with aggression.

"What" he snapped, still looking at me.

"I know you don't like me but can I please have some time alone with, Rose" Webster said calmly and started to approach us.

Lieb rose and turned at him in scorn "What the fuck for?!"

"Lieb, please-" I began

"I don't really think it is any of your business" Webster said spitefully.

Lieb clenched his fist and started towards Webster who was staring him down. I darted in front of Lieb.

"STOP IT!" I shouted "JUST FUCKING STOP IT!"

I turned to Lieb and stroked his face in an attempt to calm him. Lieb exhaled threw his nose and closed his eyes. He flicked his dark lashes open and nodded thoughtfully to the floor. I raised my eyebrow 'Okay?' he nodded again 'Yes'.

I stood on my tip toes and gently kissed Lieb's forehead. I heard Webster sigh. I quickly turned to him. His head was slumped. Lieb quickly squeezed my waist before leaving Web and I alone in the cold alley way.

Neither of us spoke for a while. The cold wind rattled the windows and the snow was swept from the floor in its force. Both our heads remained down as we both awkwardly inspected our boots.

"I'm sorry, Rose" Webster said so suddenly that I had a job not to jump out of my skin.

My head darted upwards and I furrowed my brow "You're sorry?" I asked.

"Yes" he replied.

"Why?!"

Webster stepped towards me and closed the metre gap between us with one big stride. My back went rigid. He gestured with his hand for me to follow him. I did so, obeying. We slowly strolled down the long alley way. I kept my eyes transfixed on him.

"I'm sorry for being so jealous..." he said and seemed to flinch at his words.

"Webster don't-"

"I was stupid, okay. I shouldn't have interfered like that and I definitely should have just walked away and left you to...left you to..." my face burned up and I avoided his gaze Jesus Christ this is awkward "Well you know what. At the end of the day it's not my business what you do and who you do it with"

I shook my head and cringed like crazy "Let's not talk about that..." I said awkwardly.

"Sorry"

"I should have told you sooner about Lieb and I"

"Like I said, it's none of my business-"

"Of course it's your business!" I cried and halted suddenly "Daniel...David you are my best fucking friend and I mean that!"

Web sulked "No, Luz is your best friend"

"Seriously?" I cried "Come on David Kenyon Webster, I have known you for six years and I can tell you know that being jealous is not true to your character. Yes, Luz may be one of my best friends but it doesn't mean we can't be. You mean more to me. Don't tell Luz I told you that because I'll never hear the end of it"

Web sniffed a short laugh "I won't, as long as you accept my apology"

I rolled my eyes and smiled "Deal but as long as you accept mine!"

"Deal!" he smiled.

I fidgeted my boots awkwardly in the snow "Sooo, does that mean we have your blessing?"

Web nodded sadly "Yes, but it doesn't mean I don't still love you"

I sighed and brought him into my arms "Web, you'll find someone so much better that me when we go back home, I promise. She will be beautiful, intelligent, charismatic and just wonderful. You deserve nothing less than that"

"Maybe I don't want to find someone better" Webster pulled away and looked to the floor.

"Please don't make this any harder..."

"You're right, I'm sorry, I give you my blessing and I will try to find someone 'better'"

"Promise?"

Webster lifted his head and smiled warmly "I promise, Rose"

I sighed in relief and squealed "Thank you!"

He chuckled "but only if you promise to stop calling my David...just call me Daniel"

"Hmmm, nah I'll just call you Webby instead" I winked and laughed.

He rolled his eyes and smiled joyfully "Whatever you say Rosie Posie"

Webster and I went to find Liebgott to tell him the good news. To be truthful, I wanted to tell him myself because you can never tell with Lieb how he will react. However, it would sound much better coming from Webster.

We found Liebgott inside along with Luz, Cobb, Martin and the new Lieutenant. I whispered into Webs ear to talk to him later and I jumped onto Lieb's lap. Luz was surrounded by boxes of k rations and Hershey bar.

"Oi, Luzzy wuzzy, give us a Hershey bar!" I cried and swiped at the box only to be batted away.

"Hey, bigmouth, give the kid a Hershey bar" Perconte's joyful voice cried out.

We all turned to the door way to see our little friend.

"You've gotta be shitting me!" Luz cried with a beaming smile.

"Ayyyy, my Italian friend!" I cried in an embarrassing attempt to sound Italian.

Perconte laughed and inspected the room "I like what you've down with the place, George"

"Yeah, I did good, hu?" Luz admired the room.

"How you feeling?!" Luz asked.

"As long as you keep your hands of my ass I'll be fine" Perconte cried.

"I'm afraid I can't promise that, Perco" I said jokingly.

"Oi!" Lieb cried playfully.

Luz chucked Perconte a Hershey bar.

"Thanks!" he cried.

"Hey, he gets a Hershey bar?" Lieb protested.

"Well he got shot in the ass" Luz replied.

Martin strolled over to Perconte and started to pretend to poke his ass as they joked around.

"I heard the Krauts are finished" Perconte announced to us all.

"Well, just the make sure, we gotta row across the fucking river tonight...grab a few and ask them in person" Lieb moaned.

"You kidding me?" Perconte asked.

"Wish I was...welcome back"

"Bullshit, inst it?" I sighed.

"You're telling me" Perco cried "who's going?"

"Whole of second platoon...plus a few others like Shifty from third" I grumbled.

"Always fucking second" Lieb sighed.

"That reminds me!" Luz cried "Web, I need you to run these over to OP 2"

Luz handed Web a box of grenade launchers.

Lieb squidged Webster's bicep and cried sarcastically "Hey, you been working out?"

I put my face in my hands. Christ Lieb just stop. Webster gave Lieb a look and ignored his annoying comment.

Webster left, along with Luz. The moment he was out of the room, everyone lunged at the boxes of k rations. I stuffed a Hershey bar in my pocket and grabbed a few packs of smokes.

"Come on!" Perconte cried like a squealing child "You don't all even smoke cigarettes! I gotta wounded ass!"

"It's every man for himself, Perco!" I cried and ran out with Lieb, pockets bursting with Hershey bars and lucky strikes cartons.

We ran over to OP 2 to chain smoke a whole carton of those gorgeous fuckers on my bunk. God we needed it. There is literally nothing better than a lucky strike cigarette and Hershey bar.

We were only half way through one carton when everyone attending the patrol that night was called to gather in the OP 2 sitting area. We members of second platoon draped ourselves over the chairs, some sitting with feet up on the table some slouching. I of course, slumped myself on Lieb's lap. Much to our surprise, Lieutenant Jones the newbie was sitting in the room with us. He avoided our staring gazes awkwardly.

"He's not leading?"

"Not on his first day"

"No way"

"He can't be leading"

Various people uttered rather loudly.

"Well do you see any other officer hear?" Lieb mumbled.

Cobb, Shifty, Hashey, Garcia and Martin strolled in glumly. Popeye looked up at Cobb.

"What?" Cobb snapped in irritation.

"They call you guys too?" Popeye asked.

"If Lieutenant Jones aint in charge, it's you Chuck. Or Shorty, Shifty or Mo" Babe cried.

"Well that'd be better" Lieb said.

With the approach of footsteps Lieutenant Jones cried "Ten-hut!" as Winters and Martin entered the room.

"You can tell this guy's just got outta army school" I cried.

"Jesus" Lieb protested as we all rose.

"At ease" Winters cried before we even had a chance to fully stand.

"How fucking predictable" I said under my breath and happily found my place back on Lieb's lap.

Winters announced that 16 of us had been chosen for the patrol at 0100 hours. Four rubber boats would assist us across the river. Much to everyone's delight, Jones was only going to be there as an observer but unluckily for Martin, he was gonna be in charge. Martins pissed off stare said it all. We were told to snatch prisoners, set up charges and to blow the whistles once we were in the boats so they could be blown.

"Remember, it is about prisoners" Winters said "Don't pop the first thing that moves. Clear?"

"Yes, Sir" we all replied in a rather glum tone.

"Have you chosen your assault team?" Winters asked Martin.

"McClung, Sisk, Cobb, Garcia, Wilson and Webster as translator" Martin announced.

Fuck sake. Lieb grabbed my hand.

"The rest of you guys, with Sergeant Grant providing a base of fire" he continued.

"Good luck!" Winters tipped his head.

"Thank you, Sir" everyone replied.

"Ten-hut!" Lieutenant Jones cried as Winters left.

"As you were, carry on!" Winters shouted from the other room.

I couldn't help but laugh to myself at the sorry display that was Lieutenant Jones. But godammit I had to give the guy some respect. He put his life on the line so Malarkey wouldn't have to.

"Webster's German is as good as mine" Lieb grumbled.

"Surely they don't need both of you"! I cried.

Babe shrugged "I don't know why they do half the stuff they do"

"I don't think any of us do, Babe" Chuck Grant sighed.

Outside the building, Webster charged off after Winters and Martin.

"Can you believe that guy?" Grant turned his nose up in Web's direction "He tries to get out of everything"

"Whatever" Lieb rolled his eyes.

"Come on, you don't know what he's up to" I said in his defence, despite agreeing with them a little.

"Let's find out" Lieb cried.

"Liebgott and I both speak German" Webster said.

"Yeah?" Martin said, clearly thinking he was trying to get out of it too.

"You said there was 15 men but there are 16 of us, including two translators"

"Fine" Speirs said "Hey Liebgott! Wanna sit this one out?"

Much to our disbelief, Webster did that to help Liebgott out.

"Why I never" I said under my breath.

"Yes, Sir" Liebgott cried, winked at Webster and made a clicking noise as if he was calling a horse "Thanks, Buddy"

"Are we cool?" Webster asked.

"Yeah" Lieb put his arm around my waist and smiled at Webster genuinely "We're cool"

Halleluiah! Halleluiah! Halleluiah!

A/N

Gosh! I'm so so so so sorry it's been over a month since I last updated! I've had so many exams that I had to focus on, sorry! Well here it finally is and I hope it was okay.

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