Bonfire Heart

A/N Still slight shocked at the response to this fic, unfortunately work is a bit mad at the minute so trying to get a chapter ahead (hence for the short chapters and late night updates!) instead of posting as soon as its written!

She leaned into his contact and looked up to face him. He leant down their lips finally touching, kissing. What had felt like a slow burn building over the past month finally turned into a blaze of emotion; passion, loss, fear and hope.

Chapter 3 – Your love is like a soldier

Captain James pulled away gently "Molly..." He started looking down at her face shaking his head slightly. Before he continue he was interrupted from chanting outside the tent and took a step back from Molly.

"Get your nicks out, get your nicks out, get your nicks out for the boys" With that Smurf burst into the medic tent suddenly stopping mid chant as he spotted the Captain.

"Smurf do you really think that is the correct way to treat a lady? Not only have you stolen her intimate things, not only you now come into her place of work and verbally abuse her." Captain James stared at Smurf unimpressed by his behavior and fuming at having his moment with Dawes disrupted.

Smurf looked up at his Captain sheepishly "Sorry, Sir"

Captain James continued "I don't think it's me who you should be apologizing to Smurf." He paused seeming to consider his next action and continued, "You've got latrine duty for the next 3 weeks."

Smurf nodded at the captain who had started walking towards the tent entrance. "Dawes" finally directing his attention back to molly again. "We'll finish our conversation later." With that he left the tent leaving Molly and Smurf alone.

"Christ Smurf you don't half have some bad timing!" Molly looked towards Smurf and sauntered back over to the draw she had been organizing before the captain had disturbed her.

"Sorry Moll's but I didn't know he'd get his knickers in a twist!" He walked over to the other side of the draw Molly was organizing. He picked up a pair of tongues opening and closing them several times before Molly snatched them off him and dropped them back in the draw.

She looked up at him and shook her head and headed toward the tent door "C'mon you tosser lets go get a brew."

He followed her out of the tent towards the canteen, grabbing a cup of tea and joining the rest of 2 section at one of the tables. Fingers was recalling the bra incident to Kinders who had been suspiciously absent from the group all afternoon. The group falling about in fits of laughter at Fingers impressions of Molls, Smurf and the Captain.

"Hey Molls what is it with girls and their pants?" Mansfield Mike asked sincerely turning to look at molly.

"Yeah" piped up Brains "I once dated a girl who would only ever wear blue lace undies."

"You bunch pervs" Molly said laughing "and besides a girls smalls are her greatest weapon give her the power over you lads!" She looked at the shocked faces of the group in front of her and tried to contain her laughter,

Smurf looked at her smirking slightly "Well you can use your weapon on me any time!" The whole of two section broke into laughter.

Still laughing Kinders stood up and looked at the group and paused a moment looking at the group.

"Right I have a meeting with the Captain to discuss our departure back to Bastian. See you all later" With that he set off towards the captains room, hearing shouts and laughter from the table on how he should take Dawes' weapon with him, etc.

Meanwhile Captain James was sat at his desk still staring at the paperwork he'd been interrupted from earlier that afternoon. He let out a sigh admitting defeat, nothing else was going to get done this afternoon clearly. Especially not with his thoughts up in the air regarding Molly and the memory of their kiss in the medic tent playing over and over again in is head. He wanted her and he didn't think he could make it until Brize Norton to be with her without going insane.

He jumped slightly as he heard a knock at the door and shouted "Come in!" His heart pumping in as he heard Molly enter and the door close behind her.

"Mol..." He cut off mid word, finding a nervous looking Kinders rather than Dawes stood in the doorway. He paused collecting himself after his mistake and asked "How can I help you corporal?"

"Sir, I have something I need to admit." Kinders said seeming to struggle over his words.

The captain looked at his deputy his eyebrows bunching in concern. "Go ahead Corporal." Glad that his deputy hadn't picked up on his slip up.

Kinders looked up at the Captain and stated "Sir, I've been seeing a colleague, she's a medic"