June
The Parker’s
and the Wells’s had lived in Pepperstock Green for many generations and both
families had been well represented in the Downshire Light Infantry over the
years, and the latest were Sgt Joe Herriot and Lance Corporal Jade Wells.
The pair were
not entirely unknown to each other, even though they were in different
battalions and there were more than four years difference in their ages,
because Joe had briefly dated her older sister, who was also in the
Downshire’s, but Joe and Jade hadn’t seen each other since they broke up, until
the day of the King’s Birthday Parade.
The parade was
held on the same day as the Trooping of the Colour by the Household Guards, and
it was held at the home of the Downshire Light Infantry in Nettlefield.
It was
performed with less pageantry and was less grand than its London cousin, but
was nonetheless as important, especially to the Downshire’s.
On the day Joe
was dressed in his best regalia complete with gleaming sword as he was part of
the Honour Guard for the Colours, the Guard being formed by members of his own
battalion, but the flag bearers were not, and they were late, well late by his
standards at any rate, so he went to hurry them up.
He passed two
of the bearers leaving the block as he went in.
“Come on get a
move on you lot” he barked “Where’s the other one?”
“Still inside
Sergeant” one of them replied
He went deeper
inside the block without breaking stride and burst into the room and then
stopped in his tracks.
Jade was four
years older than she had been the last time he saw her, but he recognized her
instantly, she was always an absolute stunner with a lovely figure, but now she
was even better.
She was
beautiful like her sister but taller with longer, shapelier legs, but that
wasn’t what caught his eye, it was the fact that Jade was only partially
dressed, she was wearing her blouse and a tie, and underwear and tights and
nothing else.
Joe stood
staring at Jade’s lovely semi-dressed figure far longer than he should have but
he struggled to draw his eyes away.
Until he
realized she was just standing there smiling at him, then he went pillar box
red and blurted out,
“I’m sorry, I
didn’t think, I’ll wait outside”
He was outside
in the corridor muttering to himself when the door opened suddenly and Jade
stepped out immaculately dressed in tailored skirt and tunic, brass buttons and
polished belt, peaked cap and regulation tights.
“I’m…” he
started to say, but she put a finger up to her lips gesturing
him to silence.
“Don’t
apologize I’m pleased I’ve finally got you to notice me”
“You are?”
“Oh yes” she
replied and before he could speak again, she took her cap off and kissed him.
It was only a
brief kiss, as they had important duties to perform and were not able to follow
up on it afterwards because she went off on a training exercise with the 3rd
Battalion while he remained at Regimental HQ.
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