Disclaimer: I don't own Band of Brothers, but I do love the HBO miniseries. Also, this is based purely on the miniseries, and not the lives of the actual men of Easy Company. I have nothing but admiration and respect for the men that fought so that we could live freely today.

Chapter 1: Enchanted

Upon arrival in England, Sadie was billeted with a nice older couple, whose own children had grown up and were beginning to have their own families. As the troops were not there yet, Sadie easily fell into a routine that involved being back for Mrs Parker's delicious homemade meals, it was definitely the highlight of her day.

Being one of the higher ranking officers that would be involved in the jump, Sadie had a lot of responsibility in making sure that their current aid station was substantial. Before the men arrived she made sure that there was a schedule that distributed duties amongst the other nurses that had been ordered to make the trip to England. She also made sure paper work was complete and medical supplies were available.

Sadie quickly made a friend in a young woman named Megan. She was around Sadie's age, and stood at about five foot five, which was around five inches shorter than Sadie herself. Megan had a bubbly, outgoing personality that perfectly matched her blonde hair and blue eyes. The two girls instantly became best friends.

"Come on, Sadie! More soldiers just arrived! I think it's the 101st boys!" Megan burst through the aid station's office door.

Sadie looked up from the paper work she was doing, "I can't Meg, I still have a lot of work to do."

"Aw, come on, you've done paper work into next month! Take a break, and let's go meet the men we're gonna be jumping with! Who knows, maybe they'll be cute," Megan replied mischievously.

Sadie just smiled as she rolled her eyes. She then put down her pen and stood up. "Alright, let's go. They better be cute or you owe me," Sadie chuckled.

Just as the girls were walking out the door of the aid station, their superior, Captain Thomas, called out to them. He was accompanied by another man, a colonel by the looks of it.

"Lieutenant Foster, Sergeant McNeil, we're just about to assign companies to you nurses, if you could please come with us," Captain Thomas addressed them.

"Yes, sir," they both replied and followed both men inside.

The colonel was in fact Colonel Sink, commander of the 506th. He addressed all the nurses that had been assigned to this special project and then assigned them to their respective company that they would be jumping with when the time came. In total there were nine companies and there appeared to be about fifteen nurses in attendance. Sadie was positive that all of these nurses were highly qualified and experienced, but as second lieutenant, she appeared to be one of the highest ranked. She was assigned to E Company, while Megan was separated from her into D Company along with another nurse, Rebecca.

The colonel also went on to explain that whenever they weren't on duty in the aid station, they would be with their company. It was essential that they learn the most basic military manoeuvres and strategies in case the situation called for it. As well, since they had only completed three of their five jumps required to receive their jump wings, they would completing the final two jumps with their respective companies. He also explained that as time went on they would be more informed about the specifics of their mission and what their task would be. He then thanked and congratulated the women and went on his way.

Sadie could tell that Megan was a little upset and distraught that they weren't assigned to the same company. "Hey Meg, don't worry," she tried to console her, "D and E are right next to each other in the alphabet so we can't be too far apart, right?"

Lucy looked up at her with a sad smile and simply nodded.

"Things'll work out, just wait," Sadie continued to reassure her.

The nurses were quickly thrown into the intense training and Sadie was thankful that she was fairly fit. On any given day she could be participating in numerous activities, including strategic lessons and physical training.

Participating in these activities meant that Sadie spent more time away from the aid station than she was used to. Sure, there were more than enough nurses already scheduled, but Sadie liked to make sure things were done her way. Often she spent her weekends on the base and would walk home after dark when many of the soldiers and her fellow nurses could be found at the local bar.

One such night she stumbled across a man in E Company also on his way to his billet.

"Lieutenant Winters?" questioned the nurse.

"Good evening, Lieutenant Foster," Dick replied.

"Please, call me Sadie," she requested with a friendly smile.

"And where are you headed, Sadie? Joining your friends at the pub this late?"

"Well, if you must know Lieutenant Winters-"

"It's Dick, please," Winters interrupted.

"Well, Dick, if you must know, I'm on my way home for a good night's rest," replied Sadie. "What are you doing out so late?"

"I just finished up some paper work and now I'm also headed to bed," answered Dick.

The two continued with their small talk and Winters, being a gentleman, walked Sadie to her billet, where he bid her goodnight. This began a type of tradition for the two. They often found each other as they left base camp on weekend nights and would converse as Dick walked Sadie home. They were politely friendly during training, as greetings and smiles were always exchanged. There was a quiet understanding between the two that was a lot like the bond of a brother and sister. They enjoyed each other's company and it was as simple as that. There was no need for anything more.

One cold, rainy morning (like most in Aldbourne), Sadie found herself with her platoon being led by Captain Sobel. He clearly had no idea where he was and this tactical exercise was definitely going to take longer than anticipated. Sadie was getting frustrated. She had more important things to do back at the aid station that afternoon and she didn't want to be late just because Sobel couldn't read a damn map!

"Perconte! Luz!" Sobel shouted, "Get the men…take cover behind those trees!"

Sadie just rolled her eyes and followed directly behind Perconte and Luz to the patch of trees while Sobel tried to figure out where in the hell they were in relation to where they were supposed to be meeting up with Second Platoon.

"Hey Luz!" Perconte whispered loudly, "Can you do Major Horton?"

Sadie's ears perked up at that request. Luz's impressions always made her day.

"Does a wild bear crap in the woods, son?" came Luz's response in the most accurate impression of Major Horton anyone had ever heard.

"Maybe the good major can goose this schmuck and get us moving?" suggested Perconte.

"No, no way. I'm not gonna-" George loudly whispered in reply.

"Oh yeah, you gotta Luz! Come on!" Muck put in, along with rumblings of encouragement from a few of the other men.

The men were winning Luz over and he looked expectantly at Sadie pleading that she wouldn't rat them out. She was the newest of the bunch and a lieutenant after all.

"Hey, I'm not your Lieutenant," Sadie replied simply. "I'm for anything that will get us out of here faster."

The men began to quietly cheer and couple patted Sadie on the back in thanks.

"All right, just this once. Shhh" George shushed them as he got prepared to trick Sobel. "Is there a problem, Captain Sobel?" George yelled in his Horton impersonation.

"Who said that? Who broke silence?" was Sobel's response from his position near the fence. Everyone held their breath, hoping that Sobel believed it was Major Horton speaking. "Major Horton?"

"What is the goddamn hold up, Mr Sobel?" George replied, and everyone snickered.

"A fence sir, a –God! A barbed wire fence!" came Sobel's response.

"Oh that dog ain't gonna hunt!" George said and everyone started laughing. "Shut up!" Luz shushed them quietly in his normal voice. "Now, you cut that fence and you get this goddamn platoon on the move!" Luz finished off his impersonation.

Sadie had to cover her mouth from laughing outright and her eyes were beginning to water it was so funny.

Luz's impression did the trick and the men were quickly on the move, albeit in the wrong position. They arrived at the rendezvous behind schedule. Not only that, but they got there by running down the open road in no sort of tactical formation. To make matters worse, Sobel kept yelling "Hi-oh, Silver!" as Winters and his men stepped out into the open. Winters smirked at Sadie as she ran by and she just rolled her eyes in response. Both knew Sobel was hopeless when it came to real-life situations.

It wasn't until late April 1944 that all the nurses had finally completed their fifth jumps and other training. There was a small ceremony where Colonel Sink gave them their jump wings and congratulated them. After, the women decided to all go out to the local bar to celebrate. They had even managed to convince Sadie to go with them.

"You're not gonna wear that, are you?" Megan asked Sadie as she stood there in her uniform looking like she was ready to leave. The girls had all brought their clothes to the nurses' barracks to get ready and then they would head over together.

"What's wrong with this?" Sadie responded, clearly not understanding that uniforms were not what women wore to go out.

"It's your uniform!" exclaimed Megan.

"But I thought we were going out to celebrate our jump wings, so shouldn't I show them off?" questioned the brunette, still confused.

"Oh, you should be showing something off, and it's not your jump wings," hinted another nurse, Sandra, with a wink.

Sadie just blushed at that and said, "But I didn't bring another outfit."

"We'll find you something," Megan reassured her.

"Maybe I shouldn't go," Sadie started.

"Sadie! You never come out with us! Don't worry, we'll find you something," Megan reassured her again. The blonde recruited the fellow nurses into helping Sadie get ready. They pulled her hair out of her usual braid and set in curlers to turn her curly hair into softer waves. They then did light eye-makeup with perfect red lips. They finished it off with a navy blue dress that they borrowed from Katherine (luckily she'd brought two, being unable to decide between red and navy for the night). The dress was a little smaller than Sadie would've liked since she was so tall, but the girls reassured that she looked fabulous. Once all the young women were ready, they set out for what they hoped to be a fun night.

The nurses were all laughing and talking loudly as they walked into the bar. It was already packed with soldiers and locals. Almost immediately a man put his arm around Sadie's shoulders and directed her away from her friends.

"Now what is Lieutenant Sadie Foster doing out on a night like this?" asked Bill Guarnere, not used to seeing Sadie out with the other girls.

"Celebrating getting my jump wings," Sadie smiled proudly.

"Congratulations," said Guarnere as she sat down at the table with some of the other men, "Let me buy you a drink." He quickly passed her a full drink that was already sitting on the table.

"Thanks Bill," replied Sadie, laughing lightly and smiling up at the man.

"Now Gonorrhea, you know little Sadie here doesn't drink," George Luz stated, from beside her with a slight teasing tone.

"Oh I drink," Sadie clarified, "I drink amongst the best of them."

"Y'know, Malark," George grabbed Malarkey's shoulder and pointed at Sadie, "I just plain don't believe that."

"Oh you don't, do ya?" Sadie challenged.

"Nope," responded Luz. Sadie looked around at the rest of the men at their table and they all shrugged, agreeing with George.

"Well, here goes," Sadie picked up her giant glass of beer and chugged the whole thing back at a fairly quick pace as they cheered her on. Then the men whooped loudly as she slammed her glass on the table to signify that she's finished the entire thing.

George then put his arm around her shoulder in some form of acceptance into Easy Company and their circle of friends. He started to say something to the other men, but she wasn't paying attention.

She was still smiling like she was listening to what Luz was saying as her eyes flickered across the room. Her sparkling green eyes quickly met with a dark pair. They belonged to a dark-haired man across the room, and it was apparent that he had seen the whole event, as there was a smirk on his face.

"Sadie?" Malarkey questioned, pulling Sadie's attention back to her table.

"Huh?" she asked with raised eyebrows, slightly confused.

"I'm gonna grab another beer. I was wondering if you would like one," Malarkey explained slowly, teasing the young woman.

Sadie blushed, embarrassed that she'd been caught staring off into space, but quickly got over it and replied, "Do you even have to ask?"

The men just laughed and jeered as Malarkey got up from the table to get them another round of drinks.

They all continued to laugh and talk. It turned out the men were there celebrating Sobel's transfer and a new CO, Lieutenant Meehan. Sadie continued to laugh and smile with the men, but she couldn't help glancing around the room every so often for the man. She knew who he was, but she'd never actually spoken with him. Dick had spoken highly of him and it sounded like they were great friends. She had to admit that she was very intrigued.

Before she knew it, Sadie was done her second beer. She asked the men if they wanted another and Luz handed her money to get him and herself one. She made her way over to the bar and was slightly disappointed that the dark-eyed man was not longer standing there. She patiently waited for the bartender to make his way over as she glanced around the room.

She spotted the officer easily; he was talking with a couple of other officers across the room. He seemed to sense her eyes on him as he turned her way and their eyes met for the second time that night. He excused himself and made his way over towards the tall nurse. Sadie quickly turned back to the bar, feeling a little nervous that he might actually talk to her and slightly embarrassed that he'd caught her staring.

"Evening, Lieutenant Foster," greeted the man. They hadn't formerly met, but they knew of each other, being in the same company and all.

"Lieutenant Nixon," Sadie greeted the taller man back, not meeting his eyes yet.

"What brings you off base? I hear you're almost as bad as Dick," Nixon inquired.

"Celebrating," she replied simply.

"Oh right, jump wings. Congratulations."

Sadie turned to him, "How'd you-?"

"Intelligence officer," he responded with a wink before she could even finish asking the question.

"Oh right," Sadie said as the barman handed her the two beers she'd ordered.

"Let me get that for you," Nixon went to pay for her drinks.

"Don't worry, Luz is already buying," Sadie assured him with a small laugh.

"Well in that case…" Nixon trailed off, causing Sadie to laugh again. He already loved her laugh and didn't want her to stop.

Sadie wasn't quite ready to leave Nixon to return to her friends yet. "So what brings you out tonight, Nix?"

"Are you kidding me? I'm here every night," he replied.

"Well, maybe I should be coming here more often," she flirted with him, her green eyes sparkling.

"Maybe you should," hinted Nixon.

"Hey Sadie! Where are those drinks? I'm getting thirsty over here, woman!" George called impatiently.

"That's my cue," Sadie sighed, "Maybe I'll talk to you later?"

"I'd like that," the Intelligence Office replied with a smile.

And with that Sadie returned to the table of Easy Company men with two beers in hand.

"Would you calm the fuck down, Luz?" Sadie exclaimed in very unladylike fashion as she handed over his beer. "I'm still a superior officer."

"But not my superior officer," countered George, to which Sadie just laughed and shook her head. They clanked glasses and each took a sip.

After finishing her third beer, Sadie was feeling fairly drunk and decided it was best she find the girls that she came with. She glanced around the room and saw Megan in an intense conversation with an officer from D Company. Deciding it was best to let her be, she kept looking. Finding no nurses she really felt like talking to, the alcohol gave her the confidence to think it was a good idea to bid Lieutenant Nixon goodnight and then head back to the Parker residence.

Sadie made her way over to the good-looking officer and yelped as she stumbled and grabbed onto his arm for support.

"Easy there, Sadie," he put his hand on her waist for support as they stood facing each other. "I think that beer you knocked back earlier has gone straight to your head."

With her hand still on his arm, she closed her eyes and scrunched her nose in thought. "I think you might be right," Sadie replied, which caused him to laugh. She opened her eyes and just took in the man's features, deciding that he had a nice smile.

After a few seconds of silence Nixon asked, "Did you come over for a reason other than to fall into my arms? Or am I just that lucky?"

"Oh, smooth talker," she responded coyly. "Actually yes, I came over here to say goodnight."

"Already? It's still early!"

"Mrs Parker is more than likely worried sick that I'm not home. And she probably won't appreciate me coming home in this state as it is," the younger Lieutenant explained.

"Are you walking alone?"

"It would appear that way. I didn't want to tear the other girls away-"

"Alright, let's go. I'll walk you."

"Really, Nix, it's fine."

"Would you shut it? I'm not letting a woman walk home alone," Lewis stated. He finished the rest of his drink, grabbed his coat and placed his hand on Sadie's lower back to guide her out the door.

Sadie instantly sobered up quite a bit after stepping into the chilly April air. She hadn't brought a coat with her, having not anticipated wearing anything but her uniform. Nixon noticed her shiver and immediately offered her his coat, which she gratefully accepted.

"What?" Nixon asked after Sadie stared at him for an extended period of time.

"I don't see it."

"Don't see what?"

"How you and Dick are friends. As far as I can tell, you're not very alike."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Dick's a good man-"

"Ouch," Nixon grabbed his heart like she'd hurt him.

"Not like that, not like that," Sadie grabbed his arm as she laughed, trying to explain herself in her drunken state. "It's just that you seem to enjoy alcohol and the company of women a lot. And Dick, not so much. At all."

"Wow, you really know how to compliment a guy, especially a guy who lends you his coat on a cold night," Nixon teased.

"I didn't mean it like that! I just meant that Dick's-"

"I know what you meant," Nixon laughed, "I guess spending two years with Sobel as your CO will bring any group of men together."

The two Lieutenants chatted for a few minutes longer until they reached the Parker residence.

"Well this is me," said Sadie, standing directly between Nixon and the Parker house. "Thanks for walking me home," she said shyly, looking at the ground.

"It was my pleasure," the taller man smiled down at her. "Oh! My coat," he said as an afterthought.

Just as he went to help her push it off her shoulders, Sadie looked up and their eyes met. Nixon forgot all about the coat and kissed her. One hand went to her hair and the other to her waist. Sadie returned the kiss as her hands ran up his chest, one brushing his neck and his jaw as the other one gripped his suspender.

As they parted, Sadie bit her bottom lip lightly and whispered, "Night, Lew," as she slipped off his coat and passed it to him. She looked him in the eye one more time before turning and walking inside.

Nixon just stood there with a stupid smirk on his face and said, "Night Lieutenant," as he watched her walk inside. He then turned and headed towards the house he was quartered to for the night.

Sadie was still smiling and blushing as she prepared for bed. She couldn't stop running her fingers over her lips and she swore she could still feel he five o'clock shadow against her skin and taste the whiskey that was on his breath. What was she thinking? She didn't go around kissing men she'd just met. She would've blamed the alcohol, but she wasn't feeling that buzzed anymore.

A couple of hours later, Sadie lay in bed still wide awake. She couldn't stop thinking about Lewis Nixon. She wondered if he felt the same way and if he'd ever talk to her again. And if he did, would he pretend like nothing happened? Would he just brush her off like all the other women he'd undoubtedly been with? Maybe she was getting ahead of herself. Surely someone that charming had someone waiting for him at home. God, she hoped not. She hoped he wasn't in love with someone else. If only he could put her mind at ease and come back to her and tell her that he'd had a lovely time just as she had had. She didn't care if he woke the older house owners, if it meant she could sleep knowing that he cared. Instead, Sadie drifted off to sleep praying that he didn't have someone waiting for him.

A/N: So I have a bit more written, and a lot more in my mind. I thought I would upload the first bit to see if people like it so far and I plan to write more over the Christmas break! Thanks again everyone!