Sorcha Devlin never planned to find herself across the Pond stationed at the Thorpe Abbotts base, but as a promise to be close to her younger brother, she landed in this position. Cormack Devlin, younger by 2 years, was training to become a fighter...
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Note!! I just wanted to do a quick little mention before the chapter. As seen from the title, there's a bit of Irish culture/music embedded in this part. I highly recommend looking into all the phrases and songs mentioned, as it really sets the tone for each scene. If anyone is interested I can post a few links to songs and things that inspired me while writing this on my Tumblr (@loverrofmineee). Anyway, hope everyone enjoys the chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it!!
Time on the base seemed to speed up, or at least that was Sorcha's point of view. Ever since the letter from her brother, she had been counting down the days until she'd be in London. Thankfully her trip coincided with the Regensburg-Schweinfurt mission, which had taken weeks of planning and extra hours in the tower. By the time the day came, Sorcha was a mixture of exhaustion and delight, nearly skipping as she made her way to the tower.
"No need to ask how you're feeling, Devs." Anika noticed her friend's mood instantly, a smile gracing her face. "I gather you're excited about ditching us for a few days."
"You sound like Shiv," Sorcha chuckled, her words earning protests from the aforementioned girl, "But yes, I'm excited to see Cormack. I haven't seen the kid in forever, so it'll be nice to catch up in person finally."
"So we're just gonna gloss over the fact that Devs didn't deny being glad to ditch us?" Shiv teased, hoping to get a rise out of her friend.
Shiv's teasing worked, causing Sorcha to scoff and defend herself, "I never said I was happy to be leaving you all. Just happy to see Cormack... and maybe leave the base."
"Oh, Shiv's just jealous, Devs." Aileen said as the rest of the girls formed a circle around Sorcha, planning to press her on any details, "Maybe we should all have brothers over here."
"I don't know if I'd recommend that," Lilibet spoke, her words laced with an undertone of seriousness, "Tell Cormack I say hi. I miss the kid."
"You know, sometimes I think you like him more than me. And you've only met him once!" Sorcha said with mock offense
"When do you head out?" Aileen
"Around eleven," Sorcha sighed, "do you think they'd delay me due to the fog?"
Lilibet rushed to Sorcha's side to comfort the girl, "of course not. All our work is done here, it's just up to the brass to decide when they're allowed to go. It better be soon though."
A small smile fell upon Sorcha's lips at Lil's words. Ever the mother of the group, she would go to great lengths to make each girl feel secure. "I wish you all could join me. God knows that I'll be surrounded by men."
"You say that like it's a bad thing." Shiv teased, a suggestive smirk on her face."
"I swear, if you start another conversation about me finding a man, I will lose it on you."
