Genesis: the Beginning and the End | Band of Brothers

【Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ７３ － Ｆｉｒｅ】

Chapter 73 - Fire

It was loud and cramped in the back of the truck.

But it was also warm.

"Gotta tailgate jump here."

Well she wasn't going to miss this opportunity.

"Y'know Tab, if it bothers you that much you could always c'mere and sit on my lap." The wolf whistles at that were enough to finally make her grin. It had been a while since she last smiled.

"Yeah, you'd like that wouldn't you, sweetheart?"

"Bet ol' Wild Bill wouldn't."

Peggy didn't have time to really stick her tongue out at Tab's response. She was already heating up at Malarkey's quip. Bill was grumbling. She couldn't hear over the noise of the trucks. But she was sure he was grumbling.

Thankfully, she composed herself pretty quick.

"Not really, but the offer still stands if you're that upset about where you are. However you would have to deal with me complaining about how heavy you are the entire time."

"Are you calling me fat?!"

He was joking, she could see it in his smile.

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Uh, yeah, I wou-"

"All I wanna know where they're sendin' us and what the hell they wan' us to do with no ammo. Where are we goin' with no ammo?"

It was a question that weighed heavily on everyone's minds. It made the air feel cold and Peggy suddenly felt the need to move and get away. Except she couldn't. Not with so many people crammed in that guys were sat in between the benches.

"Hey, kid," Bill tapped the replacement sitting between the benches with his boot. "What's your name again?"

"Suerth. Suerth Jr."

"You got any ammo, Junior?"

Peggy frowned, this wasn't going to turn into what she thought it might. No. She wouldn't let it.

"Just what I'm carrying."

Like the rest of them.

"What about socks?" Toye rasped. "You got extra?"

He nodded. He had a spare pair

Maybe this wasn't what she thought it might be.

"You need four minimum. Hands, feet, neck, balls." Everyone joined in for the next line, all except Suerth and Peggy: "Extra socks warms them all!"

"We all remember that one, but we didn't remember the socks!"

"Why'd you need socks for your neck? You've got scarves."

Muck put his arm around her shoulder and squeezed her tighter to him. Quite a feat, and she was already practically half in his lap.

"We've got Peggy to thank for that-"

"I didn't manage to make them for everyone though, so operating on a four sock system is good. Pairs of socks. Four pair system. Anyway. Hi, I'm Peggy Watkins." She offered her hand, and he his but they didn't reach. "Skip, shake his hand for me please, can't reach." Skip leaned and managed to.

"You're a-"

"Yep. Finest goddam Broad you'll ever meet."

She whined at Bill, and the guys laughed.