MOONLIGHT, BOOT STRINGS, AND SIEGES OF THE HEART
BY: ROGUE DOLL

    I'm laying here in bed, wondering what happen to me. I watched the moon light play on the sheets. I hear the door latch. Her soft voice mingling with Dukes. He tells her I'm in my room, but he was to send her in. She'll be tired, just getting off her second shift in the control room. I've waited for this too long I can't turn back now. I've laid all the ground work, it's taken me four years. Four years of planning and practice.

    Four years! Some who know me would ask incredulously. If you know me you would stare mouth wide at that thought. I'm a man who gets what he wants, very quickly. I never had to wait for a woman they just fall into my lab. Not this one, well the only reason she hasn't is because I didn't want her too. I wanted to know that her favorite food is sushi. She loves the color purple, and Bon Jovi, though I would be louthed to admit it.

    Another thing that gets people, I'm jealous. I have never been jealous in my life. Could care less women are a dime a dozen. But here I am Jealous over the fact that this girl has her own fan club. I'm serious there is a fan club for her, not official or anything but still… I worry she'd go out with one of them not me. I want her so bad I ache…

    She calls to me through the darkness of the room, I won't answer yet, I restrain myself. I just want to look at her beauty. She's dressed in her normal work clothes. Even in them she takes my breath away. I've always thought that green fatigues on a woman were not the most flattering, but on her, god…

    It simple to tell you how I feel. To tell you that with out her I would be a mess My temper would have the best of me, the bottle would have swallowed me whole. The nightmares would haunt me. But how do I tell her?

    How do I tell her what is written on my heart. What if she turns against me; stone cold. What if… So many variables, this isn't a well place siege, I have more to lose this way. I could lose my heart. Either way my heart is hers… But if…

    I hear he voice again. Soft and sweet, Ireland is in there her voice her green eyes. She tells me she got my note. I act dumb I don't know what she means, I didn't leave a note. She looks at me even in the moonlight I can tell she knows I'm lying. I realize it's now or never. I know the signs. I know she wants me.. Just a little push. I rise from bed the covers slipping from me. I should tell you I am a vain man I work hard for my physique. It helps in the line of work I do, to be strong and active. I digress. Her eyes get big bigger then normal if possible. I'm scared if only for a second I wait for the slap. Instead, I see desire glaze those eyes. I growl as my mouth descends hers, with all the passion I have. Ever heard of kissing someone senseless? That's what I do. Finally I break away, `How' I ask her.

    She tilts her head to one side, questions in her eyes. Truthfully it was all I could do to take my eyes off her lips. Finally I found my voice.. "How did you wrap you heart around mine? How did you leave me stripped? Everything I am now is because of you."

    She says nothing just looks at me green eyes considering the question. She won't answer me for the questions don't need her response. I realize then that I hate that she knew it all along. I begin to fell naked under her stare. I want to run and cover not my body, but my soul. God, when did she become the one in control?

    She looks at me the desire in her eyes evident. One look and I'm her slave. I tell her as much. I know she will use none of this against me. That's not her style, no she gets you deeper. She's one of those that's a master of cut downs but she never uses my weaknesses (only the obvious ones) against me. My hands tremble as I reach for her. She kisses me again, I unbutton her shirt. She reaches for me as I slip her shirt of her shoulders. I break away, falling to my knees. Untying her boots I slip them off. My hands run up her legs to her belt were I unbuckle it. I let her pants fall down my head bends down as I kiss her downy curls. My mouth makes way to her essence….

    "ATTENTION ALL JOES TO BREIFING ROOM ASAP"

    I wake up in a sweat. I am so hard that I feel it will break. I drag my self up hearing Duke mumbling about coffee and what the hell is going on and how come he hadn't been notified. I sigh to my self. I know the answer to the question I have been wrestling with. Dreams do that. Open the gate to your heart and soul.

    "Come on Flint." Duke yells to me.

    I get dressed. Cursing my heart. Cursing the fact that I'm in love. Not with anyone but with her. The one woman that it would actually be good with. Hell if she can put up with me… She has seen the best of me and the worst of me. She has seen my lapses of Judgments on the battlefield, and the times that I eat shoe. I yank my boots on. Today is the day. The colors are being lowered. For the last and finally time. You'd think they would let us sleep in. For once give us a break. But nooo. I hear Duke talking about taking Beachhead outside and shooting him. I might help him hide the body. I begin searching my room for my beret. After scouring the room five times I found it where I put it the night before, where I put it every night. I sigh. It hits me then, what's a guy to do when, they find out their in love? But not in love with any one in particular. But their teammate, lover and best friend? Simple, suck it up, tighten those boot strings, and look the enemy dead in the eyes, and give them a big ole fashion Yo Joe kiss!

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