L'Allemand et l'alliée (Englisch, Reylo)

chapter 17

I stand giggling in front of my mirror and button my field blouse. I proudly salute in front of the mirror and then quickly put on my peaked cap. "Sir yes sir." I salute again and can't stop grinning. Maybe Rose's idea wasn't so bad after all. But the door is thrown open stormily and Ben looks angrily at me, as if he had known exactly that I had it. Slowly my grin disappears from my face and I swallow hard. On the chest of his much too small top was someone else's name, he must have borrowed the clothes. But of course he had, he is a first lieutenant and can order his people whatever he wants.

"Are you crazy?!" He asks out loud, but I can only shrug my shoulders. I had now found the courage to oppose him. "Well, in contrast to your behavior, I found that quite appropriate as revenge. Although this was actually not my idea." I'm smiling again "You think it's funny too, don't you? Let's see how funny you find it when I make my threat." He slams the door loudly behind him when he enters my room. "Ben?" I just look up at him questioningly, because I didn't really know what exactly he was threatening with.

"Take off my things." He mumbled softly but I hesitated. I just return his dark look. "Or do I have to take them off for you?" He came slowly closer, but someone knocked on the door before Florille entered without charm.

"I hope I don't interfere with..." She looks down at Ben in amazement. "Those are insolently tight trousers, Oberleutnant." Throws it cheekily at his head but he just sarcastically puts it to one side.

"Anyway, Reyanna do you remember your great-aunt?" She asks and I nod. "Yes, she is sitting downstairs and asks me a favor that I fear only you can do for her." She folds her hands together. "I?" I'll make sure and again she nods. "Are you coming?" She first go back out and down the stairs. I frantically take off my blouse and push it into Ben's hand to run after Florille. "Hey, and my pants?" Ben calls after me, but I ignore that.

I go into the living room where they both sit and I stand in front of my great aunt Elodie. "Hello Elodi, how are you?" I ask politely and immediately she sighs. "Oh dear, depending on the circumstances." She smiles. "Be glad you don't have an officer living with you." But Florille throws in and Elodie's eyes widen immediately and she sits up straight. "That's exactly what it's about, I heard he should be lenient. Lieutenant Ben Solo." Adds them whereupon my mother-in-law can only roll her eyes. "Yes, especially with Reyanna." She says, but before I can object to that, my great-aunt takes the floor again. "That's great, I need your help. My whole house is infested with German soldiers, they have all my things and I don't dare go back there alone. If I give you a list of things, you would go there make the way and get them?" She ask nicely. "Elodie, I don't really know. I don't really get on with him that well either." I press my lips together compassionately. "Please you have to go there, all of my valuables and memories are there. No one else wanted and you are my last hope." She keeps pleading and I give a sigh. "I can ask him." I shrug my shoulders.

"Yes, you have to anyway, you still owe me something. I would like to redeem the favor now." Crosses his arms rudely on Florille. "I beg your pardon?Why is that?" I hack seriously. "At the very beginning you raved about how polite he is, I told you to reconsider this and now you hate him. I suppose you'll be happy, I want my favor." She stares back at me sternly. "Wasn't that your son who cheated on me?" I am sure. "Yes, but I have nothing to do with that." She just shrugs her shoulders coldly. "How nice that you care so much about it."

But instead of answering my comment, she notices, in contrast to me, the heavy footsteps that go past the door.

"Just a moment, Lieutenant." She calls after him quickly and he turns to us in the living room. "Yes?" He stands next to me and crosses his hands behind his back. "Rey needs a favor from you." She points at me with the flat of her hand and I look up at him in panic. I didn't expect to be exposed anytime soon. "Uh, yes ... no she." I point to my great-aunt and continue. "You're soldiers have spread out in her house and she is demanding some of her belongings back because she cannot go back to her house." I explain quickly and he nods gently. "Yes of course you will get your items back, I suppose I'll have the pleasure of Rey accompanying me?" He picks up and starts smiling. "Reyanna." But I'll improve it again and wait for Florille's answer. "Of course she will, after all, someone has to check that everything is there." Florille smiles wrongly too.