Letters Overseas

Chapter 5

Kayleigh you have a letter. I repeat you have a letter from Sgt. Ethan Pierre. No fucking way. I thought he wasn't ever going to write back. Well open it.

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Kayleigh Harper

I received your letters and I'm deeply Sorry for making you worry. It's been 6 weeks since I've written you and it feels like forever. Can friends miss each other? Especially ones that have never met?

I have a question to ask and I'd know the answer soon enough. Just continue reading.

Anyways. The mission did not go as planned and if you hadn't noticed the envelope the letter Came in is from my base not Afghanistan. I bet you didn't even notice. It's okay you can look now. Did you look? Of course you did.

Anyways. I'd like to meet you. I believe we deserve to see each other after this amount of time. If you do call or text me your answer.

I hope to hear from you soon Kayleigh.

Sgt. Ethan Pierre
Xxx-xxx-xxxx

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Well. He wants to meet me. He gave me his number. I don't even know what to say!!!! Calm down.

Kayleigh - you're okay?????

Ethan - yes. Kayleigh?

Kayleigh - it is. I'm so glad you're alright. I was so worried. I can't believe it.

Ethan - I know and I'm sorry it took me so long to get back with you. Their are some things That have happened and well Here I am.

Kayleigh - you were shot weren't you.

Ethan - yes I was.

Kayleigh - oh Ethan.

Ethan - anyways. This is far fetched and I don't know if this is okay, but I'd like to come to Wilmington and see you.

Kayleigh- is like that. I have a big enough house with 2 extra bedrooms. You are more than welcome to stay here so you don't waste money on a hotel.

Ethan - umm well. Blake is actually going to come with me if that's alright. So a hotel would be fine. I'm not that far, but I'd rather not continue to drive back and forth if I didn't have to.

Kayleigh- nonsense. I have the room for both of you. It is no problem.

Ethan - you are about an hour from Fort Bragg. When would it be alright for me to come down?

Kayleigh - I'll have to make arrangements at work so how about we aim for The weekend? That way I don't have to cancel my appointments.

Ethan - sounds great. I can't wait to meet the woman through letters.

Kayleigh - I cant wait either.

I can't believe I'm going to meet Ethan. The Sgt. From overseas. The man who makes me feel things I've never felt. I hope this weekend goes smoothly.

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Ethans POV

Today is the day. The day Blake and I travel an hour to Wilmington to meet a total stranger. Yeah right. Stranger. She is definitely not a stranger. She's a beautiful, kind, caring, intelligent woman who has captivated my every thought the last 6 weeks.

Blake flew up from Mobile the next day after I called him. I told him what happened and about my plan to meet Kayleigh. It took 8 days for me to get up the nerve and contact her. Not that I didn't want to, I didn't know the appropriate way to contact her. So Blake told me to write a letter and offer my number. If she responded at all then I needed to grow a pair of balls and see her. I agreed and told him if she agreed he was going with me.

So here we are jumping in my lifted truck I just bought and driving to meet the girl in my dreams. In my every thought. The one who slipped into my life with just one letter. It's so hard to put myself out there with uncertainty of her feelings. I mean it's obvious she cares for me. The issue is. Well is her feelings strictly platonic or not. Well I guess I'll find out soon.

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Sams POV

I'm so happy for my best friend. Seeing her over the last 6 weeks stress over a man someone she's never met has been heartbreaking. You see I'm all she has and even though I'm happy for her I'm scared that I'm going to become second best when Ethan shows. I really hope he's as wonderful as he seems in his letters.

This week we've cleaned and cleaned our already spotless house. Kayleigh has gone out and purchased new items for the guests bedrooms for Ethan and his friend. Stocked up the spare bathroom and filled our kitchen with all sorts of foods and drinks. She's so nervous. I'm nervous for her. This is a huge step for her. To be around a man. It's been years since she's had any interest and really she wasn't interested in him. Not at all. I know I'm the only person she's kissed and that was 10 years ago. And that was a disaster.

So here we are waiting for Ethan to arrive. Kayleigh took off today so she could be prepared. I think she's just scared and the nerves are so bad she knew she wouldn't be able to work. You'd think with her owning her own clinic she wouldn't work so much, but wrong. She works her ass off and enjoys what she does. She has a heart of gold and if this Sgt. Is not who he is suppose to be he can head right back to where he came from.

Knock knock knock

Holy shit. Sam. He's at the door. Omg. Bebe calm down. Everything will be alright and if not. Well he can go back home alright. Alright. Alright I can do this. Well go ahead. Open the door.

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Kayleigh's POV

This week has been stressful. I can't believe after 4 months I'm finally meeting Ethan. Even if for 6 weeks he was MIA. God I thought something bad had happened. I mean I guess it did since he was shot. I hope he explains what happened to me. Do I deserve to know? I don't know.

Today is the day. After texts and phone calls all week Ethan is arriving today. At my home. My safe haven. His voice is just as sexy as he is in his photo. I've rechecked their rooms so many times. I even purchased welcome gifts I placed on their beds. Sam told me I'm going crazy, but everyone loves cookies. So fuck it.

Knock knock knock

Holy shit Sam. He's at the door. Omg. Bebe calm down. Everything will be alright. And if not we'll he can go back home alright. Alright. Alright I can do this. Well go ahead. Open the door.

Opening the door with the sun beating against the back of him. God he's tall. I come up to his chest. I look up into his eyes and bright smile. Speechless. Completely and utterly speechless. Neither one of us have said a word. Just staring at each other. I can't believe he is actually here.

Ethan........