Hey guys!

So, I know on Sunday I put up about 6 chapters in a day, but I was bored.

I have a netball match on Saturday so I won't be able to do any then. But Sunday is looking good and clear.

Hope you like the next chapter, you're about to meet Amy!

And if the real Amy (you know who you are Cotter!) is reading, I hope you like you.

This is dedicated to you.

Chapter 11

And How They Loved

Part VI

Marian

Two days later we were driving down the road towards my sister Amy's house in Denver. I had spent a really nice two days with Vick's family and I would be lying if I said his Mum didn't love me. Karla had taken me out shopping despite the warnings from the other girls. Diamond came with me for moral support and we managed to steer Karla away from a horrible green dress she was going to insist on buying me until I pointed out a nice pair of red jeans that would look really great on her.

"Oh, they are perfect!" Karla grabbed them and ran off to the changing room. Diamond shot me a relieved glance and we exhaled loudly.

But now, I was wearing a black and white striped shirt Diamond had picked out and I was driving the really nice car the army had leant me.

"Left here apparently." Vick had his nose in the map and a coffee was balanced on his knee.

"I thought you lived here." I said and passed him a sausage roll we were sharing.

He nodded. "I do, but I don't look after the animals we use. So, I haven't met her. And I don't know where she lives."

I grinned. "No, that would be beyond weird."

He smiled and interlocked our fingers over the gear stick. "You know I love you right?"

I turned to look at him quickly and smiled. "Good. Cos I love you to."

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I knocked on the door and smiled when I heard screaming from inside. The door was swung open by a tall woman with shoulder length dark blonde hair and large brown eyes. She had chocolate goo all over her fingers and she shouted, "Derek! Give Jamie something to chew or he'll eat the carpet!"

She turned to face me and froze. "Marian?"

I grinned. "Hey Amy."

"Marian!" Amy flung her arms around my neck and licked the chocolate off her fingers.

"Oh my god! You're here! And alive! And looking gorgeous!" She stepped back and looked me up and down.

"Yep. Not blown to pieces."

She hugged me again. "Oh thank God. Oh, why didn't you tell me you'd be back early?"

"I wanted it to be a surprise."

I felt her freeze in my arms. "Marian." She said quietly. "Don't look now, but there's a really handsome man standing by the gate and he's staring at you."

I laughed and turned to see the handsome man in question (Vick). I ran down the path to get him and dragged him by the hand up to my sister.

"Amy, this is Victor Benedict. He's my.."

"Oh my god!" Amy screamed and flung her arms around him. "You're her soulfinder! Thank you thank you thank you for coming now and stopping her being killed over in Afghanistan, or worse, becoming a bitch."

I laughed and Amy pulled us into the small house.

"Hey Derek!" I waved at a man with dark hair standing by the window with a toddler in his arms. He turned and grinned.

"Hey Marian. Still alive?"

I grinned and went over to kiss the little boy. "How's my favourite nephew?"

Derek laughed. "He's your only nephew."

"Not the point."

Amy pulled Vick and me down onto a frayed sofa and Derek plonked Jamie in my lap.

"Derek! This is Victor! He's Marian's soulfinder!"

Derek burst out laughing and hugged us both. "Finally! The wild beast is tamed!"

I poked Jamie in the belly and he laughed. "Has he shown any powers yet?"

Derek nodded. "Yup, watch this."

He took Jamie into his arms and Amy threw a bouncy ball at the baby. I was about to grab it out of the air before it hit him when it froze, then fell to the floor.

I stared. Then I picked the ball up and threw it again. It bounced off the air around him and fell to the floor.

"Force field?"

Derek nodded proudly. "Yup, he can't be hurt. Wandered into the oven the other day, not a single singe. He's gonna be great at rugby."

Amy checked her watch. "Derek, you need to go, babe. Phil's picking you up at the station in ten minutes."

Derek kissed his wife and son, waved at me and patted Vick's shoulder. "Bye guys! Try not to die before I see you next Marian!"

There was a peaceful silence before Amy spoke. "Right, I want all the details. Talk to me. When, where, how, and are you knocked up?"

I laughed and Vick looked terrified. "Two weeks ago, in the village near the base, after we'd been shot at and no I'm not."

She sighed. "Good. Now Victor. Where have I heard the name Benedict before?"

She shrugged. "I work at the FBI station in town and we bring our dogs to you so it might be from there."

She pursed her lips. "Maybe. FBI you say? Yes, I look after your dogs. And why were you out in No Man's Land?"

"Can't say."

She nodded. "Gotcha, secret Bond stuff then? Awesome. Now, Marian, have you spoken to Dad yet?"

I shook my head and handed Jamie my dog tags to play with. "No, I'm going to swing by on my way up back to the base. We visited Vick's family in Wrickenwridge first. I wanted to surprise Dad when I got there."

She ginned. "Ok, I won't tell him. But you must go, he's worrying."

"About what?"

Amy rolled her eyes. "Oh I don't know, His baby is a superhero and is fighting bad guys perhaps?"

Jamie crawled onto Vick's lap and Amy ad I both laughed when he settled down. "He's never gonna leave you know." I said and Vick grinned.

Amy groaned. "Oh god. I have to do the protective sister thing don't I? Ok, Vick, I know you two are soulfinders and everything, but no funny stuff out there ok? I won't be there to supervise but I can tell you if you hurt, lose, kill or knock my baby sister up then I will hurt you."

Vick laughed. "Consider me warned. You do the violence really well Amy."

She smiled. "I know, Derek tells me all the time."

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