John's POV
The war had been brutal but we were the lucky ones.Me,Tommy and Arthur were all alive,not the same but alive.
As soon as the boat docked back in Dover we were carted onto a train.The three of us were wedged in amongst many soldiers but there was nothing but silence.
When I arrived back in Birmingham I'd never ran so fast.I ran straight to the house where I knew y/n would be.My heart was beating about a million times a minute as after the years of war I could finally see the love of my life and have some element of happiness returned to my life.
I now stood at the doorway of my house which y/n had moved into not long before the war had begun.I noticed the flowers hung around the light at the top symbolising a soldier.
Y/n's POV
I stood at the stove simmering the stew Polly had asked me to make.Each day since John went to war I woke up sick every morning with the fear I would receive the letter that he had been killed.Luckily that day hadn't come yet.
Ada visites me daily.We often reminisce on moments we endured with both John and Freddie before they went to war.
However it was nearly three and Ada still hadn't showed meaning something had happened which got me worrying.
Throughout the war worrying has become second nature and was worry was my main emotion over taking happiness.
I heard shuffling by the door and so I put down the spoon that was in my hand and backed away from the door.
It burst open and in the frame stood a panting John Shelby.My body was frozen.I had dreamed of this day since he first left for war,but now it was here I didn't know how to act.
Our eyes stayed locked from a moment looking each other up and down in disbelief that's it really was the other standing in front of us.
Within minutes I was in his arms with my legs around his waist and our lips connected.When we pulled apart I cried into his neck as he held a kiss tears.
He put me down on the sofa and crouched down in front of me wiping away tears that were flowing.Tears started streaming down his face and I did the same to him.
His eyes looked so tired and scared by the war and all you wanted to do was wipe away all the pain.
"Y/n......" he began "These past years have made me realise just how in love I am with you and how I can barely cope without you in my life.Y/n I need you.I want to spend the rest of my life with you.I want us to have a house in the country and a massive garden where our children can play with our dogs"
*Later on*
John was relaxed in the bath as you were finishing up dinner.Each Shelby brother was with the one they love and it was the happiest they'd felt in a while.
John walked down the stairs to see you plating up food and leaned against the frame.Finally now that he was back he could get on and do what he'd always wanted to do.
