Estee's turn! Wow I just realized how long this fic is going to be! I'm excited! This will be chapter 16 and we still haven't gotten past part one! Hope every one is enjoying our story!
"Can you believe we are actually leaving Aldbourne." Maci said as the girls started packing their things. She then turned to see Estee sitting on her bed reading a book. "How are you done packing already?"
"Less things to pack." Estee replied flipping to the next page. "This is a war ladies. We don't need to make the big jump with makeup in our packs."
Estee's friends rolled their eyes, they knew Estee had a stick of red lipstick in her pack. Along with black eye liner. She never went anywhere with out those two things.
"So where are we going?" Sami said sitting down on her bed. When Estee didn't answer her she threw a lighter at her. Estee's head snapped up and she glared over at her friend. "Where are we going?"
"No clue." Estee said getting right back to her book.
"Yeah right." Diana said with a smirk. "You spent all day in Sink's office. Now you can't tell me you didn't hear something."
Estee rolled her eyes. "Grandpa is getting better at hiding things from me. Didn't hear a thing."
"Your a sucky lier." Sami informed her. "Tell!"
"No! This is serious! I was warned many times by Sink that if I over heard something that I shouldn't hear, that I was not to repeat it." Estee said with a sigh. "He got it in writing this time girls."
"Damn him." Maci demanded. "I thought we were the only ones that knew you wouldn't talk if you got it in writing."
"Well he knows now. If you want information from this point on, your going to have to go to Nixon." Estee replied. "Or have Diana go to Winters."
"He won't talk." Diana said with a sigh. "Already asked him."
Nixon walked into the room with a smirk. "I see you still haven't gotten it out of Estee. To bad girls."
Nixon walked over to Estee's foot locker and pulled out a bottle. Estee rolled her eyes. "What, already drank the one you have stashed in Winters's foot locker?"
Nixon smirked shaking the half empty bottle. "I should have gone to his. Looks like you've been taking a few drinks yourself."
Estee smirked. "You said hid it. Not don't drink it."
Nixon laughed and filled his flask. Then took out another flask and filled it as well. "I must say thanks for this. Two flasks. I'm a lucky man."
"So where are we going Nix?" Sami asked batting her eyes at him. Nixon smirked.
"Upottery." He replied then walked out. The girls couldn't believe how easily they got it out of him.
"He has to be lying!" Maci demanded. "There is no way he'd give that information out so easily."
Estee giggled. "Every one except you three already knew. Meehan informed them all while we were doing our five mile."
"You mean we could have asked any one of the men!" Diana said with a groan. Estee shook her head.
"Direct order from Meehan." Estee said with a smirk. "Guess he found the dead spider in his sock."
Maci giggled. "If he didn't like spiders, then he should never have told us."
Upottery, England
The girls sat across the table from Buck, Luz, Liebgott, and Toye. And for the first time, the girls were losing.
"This is bull! We never lose!" Maci demanded.
"Then maybe you should hand over the second deck you have stashed under the table." Liebgott said with a smirk.
"Man I wish we had a second deck." Estee said with a sigh. "But we never know which one to bring when Buck comes. He never brings the same deck twice."
"I wonder why." Buck said with a smirk. "Now in or out girls?"
"Do you really have to ask?" Sami asked bringing out about twelve packs of cigarettes. "We can play all night. And if we run out Maci can always get more."
"What company did you swipe those from?" Toye asked in awe. The girls giggled.
"Didnt have to swipe them." Estee said with a smirk.
"Dog company doesn't know our tricks." Sami replied. "Won them yesterday before we left."
"Is that why Meehan couldn't find you?" Liebgott asked.
"No he knew about this." Diana replied. "Promised to bring him a few packs. He couldn't find us because Estee and Sami got trapped in the showers by Fox company."
"Then Diana and I swiped their boxers." Maci said with a smirk.
"Yeah then Sami and I had to save them when Fox trapped them in a couple trees." Sami said with almost a growl. "Did Maci mention the reason we got stuck in the showers was because they stole our clothes."
"So how did you safe Maci and Diana?" Liebgott asked.
"Flashed them." Sami said crossings her arms. "Opened our towels and flashed them."
"Man I wish I was in Fox then." Liebgott said with a smirk. Estee glared at him.
"If you were in Fox I wouldn't have done it." Estee replied. "Because you will never see me like that."
"Are you two still in a lovers spat?" Buck asked sounding a little amused.
"We aren't in a lovers spat!" Estee demanded.
"Thats not the rumors going around." Buck said with a smirk. "Thats one of the first things I heard about. Lieb wouldn't come out of his room all weekend because you and the other girls were off prancing around London with Lieutenant Meehan. And your other man was covering for him."
"Why am I the only girl that gets falsely linked to the men!" Estee pouted. "I mean Diana has those nightly strolls with Winters. Sami and Guarnere are always together. And Maci is always cuddled up to Perconte."
"I don't know, maybe it has to do with how cute you are when you pout." Luz teased. "Or maybe because you've always made an easy target."
"Naw, I think its because we all see what you don't." Buck replied. Estee raised an eyebrow at him.
"What do you mean?" Estee asked.
"We all know Diana and Winters like each other. And they don't deny it or agree to it. Maci and Perconte are just friends. And with Sami and Guarnere, we all know Guarnere likes Sami. But we also know Sami would never give into him. And so does he."
"Ok so. I know that too." Estee said rolling her eyes.
"Well with you and little Lieb here, you both like each other. But are both in denial about it." Buck replied. "Ok so Your still in denial about. Lieb has already admitted it to the rest of us. But then the good Doc shows up in your life. You like him but he doesn't see it. I'd say you are in a little love triangle."
Estee sighed. "I don't like Gene that way. And Liebgott used to be my best guy friend here. That was till he opened his mouth and screwed up."
Liebgott rolled his eyes. "I was just saying that I was scared for you! That I'd be happier knowing you were some where safe."
Estee crossed her arms and turned away from him. "You've been talking to Gene. Because that's exactly what he said when he tried to cover for you that day."
Liebgott sighed. "Your hopeless! Why do I even try to apologize to you! Your just a spoiled little girl!"
Liebgott got up and walked out. Estee rolled her eyes and picked up her cards. She placed two down and smiled up at Buck. "Hit me."
Maci rolled her eyes as she listened to Toye rattle off everything he was packing for the big jump.
"Where you keeping your brass knuckles?" Perconte asked with a smirk. Maci giggled knowing thats what she got him in London. He winked at her as he walked past. He must have been thinking about the same thing. She also had a set of brass knuckles. Winters and Nixon had found four of them. Painted them pink and etched the girls names on them. So all four girls had a set of pink brass knuckles.
"Hey Maci? Any chance you know were Nixon found yours?" Toye asked.
Maci shook her head. "He'd never tell me. He knows I would have swiped some. Then sell them to you boys."
"Well you should ask." Toye said with a smile. "I'll be your first customer."
Maci smiled. "I'll see what I can do."
Diana rolled her eyes at Estee. Once again she was done packing before every one else and was now laying against her pack with her helmet over her face. "If Meehan catches you trying to sleep, you'll be in big trouble."
Estee lifted the helmet off her face but didn't open her eyes. "Not sleeping. Day dreaming."
"Day dreaming about what?" Diana asked.
"Home." Estee said opening her eyes and looking up at Diana. "Back home in Iowa everything would be lush and green. Dad would be planting beans. Mom would be setting jars of sun tea on the front porch in her favorite sun dress. If I was home I'd be taking those jars of tea to dad and his farm hands."
Diana smirked. "Yeah or drinking them all yourself."
Estee smirked. "Yeah that too."
Diana nodded towards Liebgott. He was cutting some guys hair into a mohawk. "Did you know he was a barber?"
Estee shook her head. "Nope."
"You know the big jump is only a few hours away." Diana rolled her eyes. "Maybe you should make peace with him."
Estee shook her head. "No. Its better this way. You know. Just in case."
"Easy Company!" Meehan's voice called out. Easy quickly surrounded him. "Channel coast is socked in with rain and fire. No jump tonight."
Easy groaned. They didn't really care what Meehan had to say after that.
"Well now what?" Estee groaned.
"We could always find Buck. I'm sure he'd play a few cards with us." Diana said with a smirk. Then winked. "Considering our bad luck lately."
Sami walked up to them. "I'm not really in the gambling mood. I heard they have a movie set up for us."
"A movie doesn't sound that great either." Maci said walking up to them. A group of men walked past and Maci grabbed Toye's arm. "Got you something."
She tossed a pair of brass knuckles to him.
"What do I owe ya?" He asked. Maci smirked.
"What do you got?" Maci asked then held out her hands. She had at least six more pairs of brass knuckles.
"I'll spread the word." Toye said walking away.
"I'd better stay in our tent." Maci said with a sigh. "I'll do this weeks letters home. I think I have a few more post cards from California."
"Yeah, but whose going to send those? Liebgott already turned us down." Estee said rolling her eyes.
Maci shrugged. "He might do it now considering how bad he want to make up with you."
Estee shook her head. "I'm not asking him."
"Not asking who?" Liebgott asked walking up to them. "Hey Maci, heard you had some brass knuckles you need to get rid of."
"Only for a price Lieb." Maci said with a smirk. "Can you afford it?"
"Name your price." Liebgott said with a smirk.
Maci gave Estee a wink. "How bad do you want one?"
"Just name your price." Liebgott said trying not to get annoyed.
"Mail something for us." Maci said simply. "Write a letter to a friend saying you need four post card sent. How's that sound?"
Liebgott sighed. "I told you. If I sent a letter like that to any of my family, they'd write a letter to your families explaining everything."
"He's right." Estee said with a sigh. "We might as well just tell our families where we are. I mean by the time they get the letter we will already be in Normandy."
"And break their hearts that we lied." Sami gasped.
"Well that is if the boys haven't told them already." Diana said sadly. "I mean who knows what they did after we broke of our engagement to them."
Liebgott sighed. "Fine. I'll send them."
Maci smiled. "Good. You'll have them by the end of the night."
Maci handed him some brass knuckles. Liebgott took them and walked away.
"Well that was easier than I thought." Maci said with a smirk. "I had better get started on those post cards."
"We'll be watching the movie." Sami said leading the other two girls away. Sami sat down by Guarnere leaving the other two to find their own seat. Estee smirked and found a place next to Lipton. Diana sat down next to Winters. The movie had already started.
"Hey." Winters said with a smile.
Diana smiled back at him. "Hey."
"You want to get some fresh sir?" Winters asked.
Diana nodded. "Yeah I would."
They both stood up and walked out. Diana noticed Winters was being quieter than usual.
"Whats on your mind?" Diana asked taking his arm. "Your never this quiet."
Winters gave her a worried look. And Diana sighed. "Please don't pull a Liebgott. I really don't want to be mad at you before the big jump."
Winters smirked. "Estee still hasn't forgiven him?"
Diana shook her head. Winters then sighed. "I'm not going to pull a Liebgott. I'm just worried about after the jump. I won't know where you are. You'll be under Buck's command. In his plane."
Diana smiled sadly at him. "Then you should know I'll be safe. I have faith in Buck to keep us all safe. And I know you do too."
Winters nodded. "I do. But I'd rather you were with me."
Diana smirked. "Hey you have Sami in your plane. And I'm counting on you to keep her safe."
Winters smirked. "Maci is in Welsh's plane and Estee is in Meehan's right?"
Diana nodded. "Wonder what Estee had to do to get on Meehan's plane? Lucky girl."
