"Come on, Percell!" She exclaimed, yanking on his arm, jumping up and down.
He laughed heartily and shook his head and let himself be led into the hotel.
They walked up to the desk, Beth looked at the man and said, "Reservations for tonight under Percell."
The Vietnamese man said, "Yees, Honey moon sweeeet, yees, yees. Follow me." His vowels seeming longer than normal. Beth turned to look at Percell, smiled and continued to hold his hand as they climbed the stairs. "Heree you are." The man said, opening the door, set the key inside on the table and left.
Danny and Beth walked in. He turned around and shut the door. He walked to her, put his arms around her and kissed her.
***
The next morning Beth lay in Danny's arms, only sleeping in his shirt and Percell sound asleep in his fatigue pants.
A knock at the door brought Danny out of his slumber. He gave beth a kiss on the forehead and rose. He rubbed his eyes and ran his hands down his muscular chest as he unlocked the door.
Standing in front of him was Sargaent Anderson, smiling his lopsided grin. "Uh, hey, Sarge."
"Well, hello too there Percell Do ya know what time it is?"
Percell looked down at his left arm, seeing no watch and shrugged towards Sarge.
"It's 900 hours, son. You missed roll call, and at 600 hours we have a mission. Briefing is at 1200 hours."
"Oh shit, Sarge. We didn't mean to stay this long, there isn't an alarm in this joint and we stayed up talking all night. Sorry."
"Pillow talk, son? Well, now that's mighty fine, but we got ourselves a mission. I'm gonna go wait in the jeep now, you have 15 minutes. Hurry up now." Sarge said, winked, turned and headed for the stairs.
"Sarge, it.no.we talk talked all night long."
Anderson shook his head up and down and he turned to go down the stairs.
"Son of a.." Percell started before he felt a warm pair of arms wrap themselves around his waist, holding him tight.
"Good morning." Beth whispered kissing his back.
He turned and put his arms around her, giving her a warm welcome kiss. "Good morning yourself. Do you know what time it is?"
She glanced at the clock. "SHIT!
Danny laughed. "Yeah, Sarge was just here. We got a mission tonight and briefing's at noon. He's waiting outside, we've for 15 minutes to get out there."
"Well, good Lord!" She yelped jerking herself away from him, running around, looking for her clothes that she took off the night before, before her and Percell talked. Beth found them laying under the bed.
Percell spun around and almost plowed into Beth as she raced by him, going into the bathroom, and shutting the door. "Can I even see you get dressed?" He said through the door.
"NO!" she answered as she opened up the door and threw his shirt at him "Put this on and hurry!"
Five minutes later she came out, dressed, face washed, and hair up in a pony tail, with a few strand framing her face. Her skirt a little wrinkle, but her pretty blue shirt wore no signs of laying on the floor all night. "Wear the hell are my sandals?"
"These?" Percell asked, holding them up. She ran over to them, reaching. "Ah Ah. Give me a kiss."
"We haven't got time for this. If you want me to, I'll walk on those dirty streets without shoes. DANNY!" He shook his head no, and pointed to his face. "Fine!"
She kissed him and he gave her the shoes. She tossed them on the floor put them on and straightened her skirt. "Alright, Goldman'll be pissed if we're not back soon, or me anyway. It was my idea. Come on let's go."
They walked to the service desk, handed the man the keys, and Beth took out her money. "I've got it." Percell said, reaching for the MPC's in his wallet. "How much?"
"60 MPC's" He handed the money over and they were on their way out the door.
Sarge sat waiting, M-16 in his hands. "Morning, Sargaent." Beth happily exclaimed. "Thanks, for coming. Danny you can sit in the front with Sarge."
He helped her into the jeep and he crawled into the front seat. "Sorry, Percell, can't sit there. Goldman came with, he had to make a quick stop."
Danny got out of the seat, and hopped into the back. Beth and Sarge were talking about the books they'd read, when Goldman walked up and jumped into the car. "Ok, Sergeant let's go." He turned around and looked at Percell and Beth. "Good morning, did you have a nice evening?"
Beth looked him straight in the eyes. "Yeah, spent all evening talking about everything and anything." "Huh!" Goldman laughed.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean. Why do guys always assume that just because too people of the opposite sex spend the night together that it automatically means that we slept together!!"
Zeke just shook his head as he pulled onto the street. Goldman's smile faded and Percell took Beth's hand.
"Alright, Alright. Fine, sorry, but next time don't be late again. You missed morning roll call." *** Later that night, the men sat around the Huey, waiting for the mission to start, and their favorite chopper pilot, Mckay to take them away to their ever faithful bush. Beth walked up in a new dress. The slow breeze swaying her dress. It was faded yellow, and come down to her ankles. Another matching pair of sandals, her favorite shoe. The top half, shaped as a tank top that connected to the rest of the dress. She walked along, going to wish her friends, and her man, good luck and a safe return. In her hand, she held a purple envelope. "Hey guys." They as expressed their welcomes. "Stay safe, and return quick, you know that those barracks are lonely." Beth walked to Percell, and he took her hand. "Hi." "Hi. Stay safe while I'm gone. You know where Mckay is if you need anything. We'll be back in a couple of days. Just a sweep. Simple." Beth leaned up against Percell and whispered in his ear, "You better come back safe. I need you, I'll miss you." He looked at her and then noticed what she had in her hand, and gave her a questioning glance. She leaned back in. "Read this when you're on the chopper. Bye." She gave him a soft kiss, and a hug, that he returned whole heartedly. Zeke and Goldman walked up and Zeke told the men to saddle up. She told both of them good luck and walked back away from the chopper and the helipad and watched as Mckay walked up. He saw her and waved before he got into his seat, fired up the chopper. The wind and sand whipped around her as she shielded her eyes as the helicopter took off. She waved to the all, then turned around and walked towards their hootch. *** Back on the chopper after waving to Beth, Danny pulled out the letter from Beth. He put it up to his nose, smelling the sweet scent of her perfume. He slowly opened it, unfolded it, and found only one piece of paper. Dear Percell, I miss you already and you have just barely gone. The Lord will protect you, and everyone. Last night was the greatest night of my entire life. I'm so glad that you felt that you could be totally honest with me. There is just one thing that I left out last night that I wanted to tell you, when you asked what the sweetest thing that a guy could do for you and I said that I really didn't know. Well, actually I did, I just thought that you'd think it was just something really stupid. The sweetest thing that a guy could do for me is one, stay up all night with me, in a hotel, and never want anything more than to hold my hand, and to feel my breath on your skin. The second thing is, if we're dancing, and a fast song comes on, instead of dancing fast, we just dance slow, as everyone is speeding around us. We just are enveloped in our world, each other. Danny, last night will keep me sane in the times when we are apart from one another, because we always have that special time. See you when you come home.
Love,
Beth
Danny smiled, folded the letter, and put it back into his shirt pocket. He looked out the door of the chopper and watched the world go by, thinking of Beth. *** Beth walked into their hootch and sighed. The hootch was in totally disarray. She cleaned her small part, putting everything in it's place, having moved everything as she tried to get ready before the men left.
As normal, as the men had gotten ready they hadn't put anything back where it was supposed to be. She turned on the radio, Lobo's I'd Love You to Want Me came on. Me and Percell's song. Beth thought as she picked up his things.
He laughed heartily and shook his head and let himself be led into the hotel.
They walked up to the desk, Beth looked at the man and said, "Reservations for tonight under Percell."
The Vietnamese man said, "Yees, Honey moon sweeeet, yees, yees. Follow me." His vowels seeming longer than normal. Beth turned to look at Percell, smiled and continued to hold his hand as they climbed the stairs. "Heree you are." The man said, opening the door, set the key inside on the table and left.
Danny and Beth walked in. He turned around and shut the door. He walked to her, put his arms around her and kissed her.
***
The next morning Beth lay in Danny's arms, only sleeping in his shirt and Percell sound asleep in his fatigue pants.
A knock at the door brought Danny out of his slumber. He gave beth a kiss on the forehead and rose. He rubbed his eyes and ran his hands down his muscular chest as he unlocked the door.
Standing in front of him was Sargaent Anderson, smiling his lopsided grin. "Uh, hey, Sarge."
"Well, hello too there Percell Do ya know what time it is?"
Percell looked down at his left arm, seeing no watch and shrugged towards Sarge.
"It's 900 hours, son. You missed roll call, and at 600 hours we have a mission. Briefing is at 1200 hours."
"Oh shit, Sarge. We didn't mean to stay this long, there isn't an alarm in this joint and we stayed up talking all night. Sorry."
"Pillow talk, son? Well, now that's mighty fine, but we got ourselves a mission. I'm gonna go wait in the jeep now, you have 15 minutes. Hurry up now." Sarge said, winked, turned and headed for the stairs.
"Sarge, it.no.we talk talked all night long."
Anderson shook his head up and down and he turned to go down the stairs.
"Son of a.." Percell started before he felt a warm pair of arms wrap themselves around his waist, holding him tight.
"Good morning." Beth whispered kissing his back.
He turned and put his arms around her, giving her a warm welcome kiss. "Good morning yourself. Do you know what time it is?"
She glanced at the clock. "SHIT!
Danny laughed. "Yeah, Sarge was just here. We got a mission tonight and briefing's at noon. He's waiting outside, we've for 15 minutes to get out there."
"Well, good Lord!" She yelped jerking herself away from him, running around, looking for her clothes that she took off the night before, before her and Percell talked. Beth found them laying under the bed.
Percell spun around and almost plowed into Beth as she raced by him, going into the bathroom, and shutting the door. "Can I even see you get dressed?" He said through the door.
"NO!" she answered as she opened up the door and threw his shirt at him "Put this on and hurry!"
Five minutes later she came out, dressed, face washed, and hair up in a pony tail, with a few strand framing her face. Her skirt a little wrinkle, but her pretty blue shirt wore no signs of laying on the floor all night. "Wear the hell are my sandals?"
"These?" Percell asked, holding them up. She ran over to them, reaching. "Ah Ah. Give me a kiss."
"We haven't got time for this. If you want me to, I'll walk on those dirty streets without shoes. DANNY!" He shook his head no, and pointed to his face. "Fine!"
She kissed him and he gave her the shoes. She tossed them on the floor put them on and straightened her skirt. "Alright, Goldman'll be pissed if we're not back soon, or me anyway. It was my idea. Come on let's go."
They walked to the service desk, handed the man the keys, and Beth took out her money. "I've got it." Percell said, reaching for the MPC's in his wallet. "How much?"
"60 MPC's" He handed the money over and they were on their way out the door.
Sarge sat waiting, M-16 in his hands. "Morning, Sargaent." Beth happily exclaimed. "Thanks, for coming. Danny you can sit in the front with Sarge."
He helped her into the jeep and he crawled into the front seat. "Sorry, Percell, can't sit there. Goldman came with, he had to make a quick stop."
Danny got out of the seat, and hopped into the back. Beth and Sarge were talking about the books they'd read, when Goldman walked up and jumped into the car. "Ok, Sergeant let's go." He turned around and looked at Percell and Beth. "Good morning, did you have a nice evening?"
Beth looked him straight in the eyes. "Yeah, spent all evening talking about everything and anything." "Huh!" Goldman laughed.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean. Why do guys always assume that just because too people of the opposite sex spend the night together that it automatically means that we slept together!!"
Zeke just shook his head as he pulled onto the street. Goldman's smile faded and Percell took Beth's hand.
"Alright, Alright. Fine, sorry, but next time don't be late again. You missed morning roll call." *** Later that night, the men sat around the Huey, waiting for the mission to start, and their favorite chopper pilot, Mckay to take them away to their ever faithful bush. Beth walked up in a new dress. The slow breeze swaying her dress. It was faded yellow, and come down to her ankles. Another matching pair of sandals, her favorite shoe. The top half, shaped as a tank top that connected to the rest of the dress. She walked along, going to wish her friends, and her man, good luck and a safe return. In her hand, she held a purple envelope. "Hey guys." They as expressed their welcomes. "Stay safe, and return quick, you know that those barracks are lonely." Beth walked to Percell, and he took her hand. "Hi." "Hi. Stay safe while I'm gone. You know where Mckay is if you need anything. We'll be back in a couple of days. Just a sweep. Simple." Beth leaned up against Percell and whispered in his ear, "You better come back safe. I need you, I'll miss you." He looked at her and then noticed what she had in her hand, and gave her a questioning glance. She leaned back in. "Read this when you're on the chopper. Bye." She gave him a soft kiss, and a hug, that he returned whole heartedly. Zeke and Goldman walked up and Zeke told the men to saddle up. She told both of them good luck and walked back away from the chopper and the helipad and watched as Mckay walked up. He saw her and waved before he got into his seat, fired up the chopper. The wind and sand whipped around her as she shielded her eyes as the helicopter took off. She waved to the all, then turned around and walked towards their hootch. *** Back on the chopper after waving to Beth, Danny pulled out the letter from Beth. He put it up to his nose, smelling the sweet scent of her perfume. He slowly opened it, unfolded it, and found only one piece of paper. Dear Percell, I miss you already and you have just barely gone. The Lord will protect you, and everyone. Last night was the greatest night of my entire life. I'm so glad that you felt that you could be totally honest with me. There is just one thing that I left out last night that I wanted to tell you, when you asked what the sweetest thing that a guy could do for you and I said that I really didn't know. Well, actually I did, I just thought that you'd think it was just something really stupid. The sweetest thing that a guy could do for me is one, stay up all night with me, in a hotel, and never want anything more than to hold my hand, and to feel my breath on your skin. The second thing is, if we're dancing, and a fast song comes on, instead of dancing fast, we just dance slow, as everyone is speeding around us. We just are enveloped in our world, each other. Danny, last night will keep me sane in the times when we are apart from one another, because we always have that special time. See you when you come home.
Love,
Beth
Danny smiled, folded the letter, and put it back into his shirt pocket. He looked out the door of the chopper and watched the world go by, thinking of Beth. *** Beth walked into their hootch and sighed. The hootch was in totally disarray. She cleaned her small part, putting everything in it's place, having moved everything as she tried to get ready before the men left.
As normal, as the men had gotten ready they hadn't put anything back where it was supposed to be. She turned on the radio, Lobo's I'd Love You to Want Me came on. Me and Percell's song. Beth thought as she picked up his things.