Love & War

Chapter 15

A/N: Kind of a short chapter, sorry. I hope everyone is enjoying this. Please comment or like. I would love comments. Ok, I'll leave you alone now, enjoy!

Four hours later, Anna is finally back in her gear, the left side of her shirt is covered in blood and her arm in a sling as she makes her way to her team. As soon as she walks in the room, Tom breaks away from the crowd to make sure she’s ok.

“Are you ok? I was worried,” he says as he wraps her into his arms kissing the top of her head.

“I’m good. Seriously,” she laughs when he gives her a worried look. “How’s everything going in here? Are you regretting coming over here?”

“Not really regretting it, but I can’t wait for you to be out of this setting,” he shrugs as they walk towards Robert and Evans. “I’m still happy we got to see each other, I’ve missed you terribly.”

“I missed you too. Beyond being shot, this was a great day,” she smiles at him as Charlie makes his way to her.

“Hey, we’ve been given a new vehicle, since someone kicked the windshield out. I’ll be driving back you’ve got shotgun. Both bases have been patrolling on and off since we arrived, so we shouldn’t hit any more surprises.”

“I told you I was fine, Charlie. I can drive back.”

“Anna, you only have one working arm at this point. No, I will drive and Liam is going to take my bike.” It’s nearing 7 pm and they are getting ready to head back to the Navy base. “Anna do you think you can still hold your rifle?”

She pulls her gun from her back and swings it up, “Not like I should be able to, I won’t have the best accuracy.” She states as she swings her gun back behind her. “I’ll just use my pistol.” They all load into the truck and make their way back, this time there were no incidents.

They spend the next hour or so eating and talking, before Anna gets up from the table, standing behind Tom. “Sorry guys, I gotta make my way to get cleaned up. Max, Liam, please keep these three,” she points at Tom, RDJ and Evans, “company. Charlie, can you help me get my gear off.” She gives Tom a one armed hug around his shoulders, kissing him on the side of his face. “We can catch up in a bit,” she tells the guys. “Max, bring them to my room in about an hour.” She walks away with Charlie following behind her.

“I still can’t believe that L.T. is dating Loki, I mean I know she has all those t-shirts and all, but, wow. Dude, I am such a huge fan. Of all three of you,” Liam blurts after a few seconds. “I cannot wait to see Avengers!” The group laughs as they make their way to a lounge, and continue their conversation.

Meanwhile, Anna is cringing in pain as Charlie is undoing her Kevlar, trying to lift it over her head. He’s putting her gear away as she tries to take her utility shirt off. “Well, I guess this one’s ruined,” she jokes as she throws it in her trash can. “Thanks for your help Charlie. I’m gonna shower, will you ask Jessie to stop by to redress this in about 15 minutes?”

“Yeah, I’ll head over there now and rejoin the group. Max and I will bring them here in a bit so you guys can visit. Their rooms are in our building so we don’t have to worry about walking across base later on.” Anna shakes her head and walks away to the showers.