I'll Be Seeing You

Letters of Love

It had only been a few days but the house seemed so empty without Jimmy I had cleaned it from top to bottom you could eat your dinner off the floor it was that clean. I kept the fire going and kept the place warm the weather had turned so cold which made the place seem all the more isolated for some reason, in the cold weather Jimmy would always be the one to warm me up doing the job no fire could.

I tried my best to stay positive but it was so hard everywhere you went people were talking about how awful things were overseas what that crazed man had done but I just had to keep it to the back of my mind for now because I didn't want to think about it . I'm busying myself boling the kettle on the hearth when there's a knock at the door so I pop to answer it "Good Morning Mrs Flanagan how are you pet" "Good morning Jack Im well how are you" I ask Jack being the postman it still feels so funny being called Mrs Flanagan "So I here congratualtions are in order whens it due?" he asks thanks to dear old Violet everyone seems to know already "July Jack" I tell him "Ooh a summer baby hey" he says "I bet Jimmy is chuffed to bits aint he" He asks me "Yeah he is love him" I say "Im so very happy for you love you two are perfect for each other always have been" I smile at him "So have you got me anything Jack" I ask him "I have my little dumlping and..............its got a Portsmouth post mark on it" he says smiling as he knows this will please me as I gasp putting my hands to my mouth "Here you are Pet now get back inside you'll catch a chill in this fog take care Phoebe love" he says "Thanks Jack" I run into the house like a child grabbing the letter opener off the fireplace and sit down at the table to read the letter my tummy all a tingle

My Darling Darling Phoebe

You can never know how much I am missing you sweetie but I think about every day, hope this letter finds you well and that you starting to feel a little better. Please say you are looking after yourself and you are eating properly because you need to take good care of you and the baby. Ive settled into my billet its not too bad really it aint no palace but to me a palace is our little house where me and you are the King and Queen Phoebs, but Ive made some mates with a couple of the lads Jock hes from Scotland and a chap called Dafydd I think this is how you spell it hes from north Wales and he speaks funny. Ive put a picture in the enveope for you darling hope you like it, its me in my flying outfit check me out................................

I hadnt spotted it so go back into the envelope and there it was oh my gorgeous handosme Jimmy all togged up in his bomber jack and cap he looks so handsome standing by one of the aircraft

.................they wreckon my experience with engines and that darling means I won't have to train for too long and could soon be flying see told you this grease monkey would have some use one day hey baby. Its so cold here though thats the only trouble cold that goes through to your bones it really is, if its the same in London I hope you are keeping warm use some of the money we have in the pot to buy some blankets or some cardigans I dont want you catchng cold. I dont have much time left as we have another training session soon but I will write again when I get five minutes I just want to get this posted to you so you know how much im missing you gel and that I love you with all my heart, take care Phoebs

All My Love

Jimmy

xxxxxx

Im crying like a fool my darling Jimmy I think staring at his photograph, Im so proud of him but at the same time Im so afraid of him having to fly afraid of him having to fight. I wipe away my tears and pop the photogrpah on the mantle piece next to our wedding photo suddenly broken from my thoughts by a voice at the back door "cooey, Phoebe love are you here" Its Mum "In here Mum" I shout "Hello lovey how are you feeling today your tummy any better" she asks referring to my sickness "Yeah a little Mum Im fine dont worry" I say as she walks over to me "But I do worry Im your mother thats what we do you'll find out soon enough gel " she says pinching my cheek "You look well today Mum" I tell her "I do feel good today love thats why ive called I thought you mght like to come to the shops with me get some air I know its cold but you can wrap up you havnt been out much since Jimmy's gone" she says "Yeah I know I just haven't felt like it" I tell her "Well come on then get your coat we are off........" she starts then turns to the fire place spotting the photograph "Oh look at him, oh Phoebe dont he look handsome" she says and I get upset again "Hey come on none of that he wrote to you then" she asks "Yeah do you want to see" she asks "No love thats for you and you alone just you and Jimmy but thank you" she says "Have you written back" she asks "not yet I wanted to make a little parcel for him but wasnt sure what to put in it" I tell her "He says in his letter hes cold so I thought I'd knit him some socks to keep him warm what do you think is that silly" I ask feeling a little that way "No love thats a very sweet idea and it will warm his heart and his feet" she says laughing "Come on we wil go to Mrs Partridge and get some nice thick wool that will make a good pair for him come on". Mrs Partridge being Jack the postmans wife Mum and her have been friends for years. "Come on my darling girl" she says to me as we step out into the frosty fog the only thing keep me warm is my love for Jimmy still burning in my heart.