Band of brothers imagines

Skip Muck

(Requested)

It had been 5 months since Skip had been home and you couldn't be more great full and overjoyed, you had missed him so much while he had been gone and you had stressed out over the fact you might not of been able to see or feel him again.
Lately things have been taking a turn for the worse with Skip and his nightmares, he doesn't tell you wants going on in his head as he feels you shouldn't have to know what he and his brothers had to go through for those long years out at war, you respected his decision on it but you also knew there was going to come a time when he really was going  to need to talk to you or someone about them.

Skip had gone to bed a little earlier then you as you liked to read your book before going to sleep, you looked down at him as he slept, he was facing you with an arm draped over your legs, he always had to be touching you in some way for him to go to sleep which you didn't mind at all.
You smiled as you ran a hand through his hair, you saw him smile a little at the touch of your skin.
"Hey" he whispered and opened his eyes.
"Hey sorry I didn't mean to wake you" he chuckled and closed his eyes again.
"You didn't wake me darling it's okay" you smiled at him, he had always been the charmer and that's what made you love him everyday.
You decided it was Time for bed and you put your book down on your bedside table, skip moved his arm so you could lay down in bed properly and then he pulled you into his side.
"Goodnight my love" he whispered, you couldn't help but smile. These were the things you missed while he was away. Let's just hope we have a full sleep you thought.
"Night skip" you felt a kiss in your shoulder and you chuckled. He was so cute. You both went to sleep with smiles on your faces.

You woke up to a whimper, you opened one eye to see what the time was and it read 2 in the morning, you had only been asleep for 3 hours. You weren't in skips side anymore but you were facing away from him, you turned your head while opening your eyes fully to see skip moving around a little in bed, his head was turning from side to side and he was all sweaty, small whimpers would leave his mouth every so often. You knew he was having a nightmare about the war, you felt lost when these things happened, you didn't know how to make him feel better at all.
You sat up right in bed and put a hand on his shoulder while shaking him a little.
"Skip, skip wake up hunny, it's just a dream" you tried telling him but he wasn't waking up, his face kept thrashing side to side on his pillow, you got a little closer to him and started to shake him a little more firmly.
"Skip!" You yelled.
His eyes shot open and he dashed up, you moved to the side before his face Collided with yours while putting a hand over your chest, he gave you a little bit of a scar jumping up like that.
You watched as he put his head in his hands and started shaking, you put a hand on his shoulder and he flinched, it made your heart break, he had never done that before.
You put your hand back on his shoulder and he didn't flinch, he turned to look at you and just pulled you right into his arms, you could feel the tears rolling down his face as they hit your skin.
"I'm so sorry babe, I can't give you a full nights sleep ever can I" you pulled away and cupped his checks.
"Do not and I repeat do not be sorry for this Skip, you have nothing to be sorry about okay, but you need to tell me what's going on in this gorgeous head of yours" you saw a small smile form on his face which put one on yours as well.
"It's just- I don't-" he stopped and closed his eyes, you didn't want to push him, you waited for him to continue when he was ready, you rubbed his checks with your thumbs.
" I just keep reliving what happened out there, it wasn't the greatest out there which I know you know, I can't control it replaying in my head and I'm scared I'll never be able to stop reliving it" by the end of his little speech he was full on crying. You had tears rolling down your face just like his and you just pulled him into your side, his head resting on your chest and your chin on his head.
"I know your scared love, I'm scared as well, but I'm always going to be here for you know matter what goes on, I'm never leaving you and I'm always here if you want to tell to me" he nodded his head as his hands playing with the lace on your nightgown. He was calming down and his tears had stopped.
You both lay there for a little while just in each other's arms enjoying the silence.
"You know your amazing, just absolutely amazing to me" you heard skip whisper. You gave a small chuckle as your hand ran through his hair.
"I'm not that amazing skip, just don't like seeing you in pain and knowing I can't do a whole load to fix it, the best I can give you is me and just me only" you felt him smile against your shoulder where his face was and you kissed the top of his head.
"Well that's enough for me love, your all I ever need" you scoffed and laughed a little.
"Ever the romantic aren't you" he chuckled and sat up to look at you.
"Just trying to make up for loss time" he whispered as he leant down to peak your lips, you smiled when he pulled away and he lay his head on your chest with his hand over your stomach.
You wished you could take away all the pain skip had seen out there over the last 3 years, you knew it was going to be hard for him but that didn't mean you would love him any less, you hadn't waited 3 years for nothings.
"When ever you feel like talking Skip you know I'm here okay?" You asked as you ran a hand through his hair.
"Okay darling, I'll keep it in mind" you kissed his head and closed your eyes.
"I love you" you heard skip whisper as he kissed your other hand.
"And I love you my love" you whispered back, you felt a tear roll onto your skin from skips face.
You didn't say anything but just let him cry his pain away. You both went back to sleep in each other's arms, skip couldn't ask for more then that on nights like that.