Finding you

chapter 8

Loud laughs, red faces and tears of hysterics shines on every member at the table.

Allie takes in the people around her as she laughs at a funny part in one of the stories Fletch is telling about Bea and Franky. Beas face is red as Franky laughs. Bridget and Maxine are crying as Boomer takes over retelling the story, about a time they had their things duct taped to everything in the barracks. Simply because Franky forgot to lock up their holding locker.

"So we walk in and their camel packs and there socks and shirts are all tapped to the top of the ceiling, right. And Beas pissed, Simmos laughing her ass off and Frankys just standing there like nothings happening. What really takes the cake, is that their bunks where fully tapped together, with clear wrap and duct tape and inside the little bubble sat the rest of their things all taped up like Christmas presents." Boomer retells with laughter.

"No! What did you do?" Joy says with shock.

"Before or after I kicked Frankys ass?" Bea says with a chuckle.

"Hey in my defense, I thought I locked it! I heard it click!"

"It took us the rest of downtime the two days after to get all the duct tape off everything!" Bea says as she looks over at Franky. Fletch and Boomer bust out laughing at the enraged look on the redheads face.

"Hey at least we got to keep the tape ball to keep us busy." Franky says with a practice ease. Bea rolls her eyes at the woman.

"I thought you weren't into balls there Franky?" Allie asks with a fake confused face. Boomer, Fletch and Bea howl in laughter as Franky stares daggers into the blonde. Bridget, Maxine and the rest just wipe their tears as they try to regain control of their breathing.

"I like them as much as the blokes at this table here." Franky says forgetting that Levi and Fletch are there, together, as dates.

"So as much as Fletch and Levi then. Wow Franky I never knew!" Once more the table looses it as they take in Frankys reaction.

"Fucking hell you little shi-"

"Easy Franky, before you bust you own nut." Fletch says, the table now no longer being able to breath between the laughter and tears.

Bridget wipes her eyes as she reaches for Franky, she kisses the woman on her temple and looks to Fletch. "Didnt you know, apparently I had them surgery removed before we got married. Ain't that right Allie?"

"Yep." Allie says through her laughter.

Just then Bea and Fletch both look at eachother, raising their glasses and belts out another one bites the dust. "Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone! Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust!"

"You all are fucking terrible." Franky laughs out, because that one was genius if she has to admit.

"Nah Frank's we're just-" Franky cuts Fletch off knowing exactly what's about to happen.

"No, dont you do it-"

"She could tell right away
That I was bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
B-B-B-B-Bad." Fletch, Boomer and Bea belt out next.

That's one thing they loved to do back in the sandpit, song association when certain words or phrases when brought up in conversation. Franky just smiles as she shakes her head at her friends.

After a few more laughs and full table refresh of drinks, things quieted down some. Allie looked over to Bea and she couldn't help the smile that spread across her face as she takes the other woman in. She sat relaxed and happy in her position with her left hand sitting on Allie's bare thigh where the slit of her dress opened at. Allie had her legs crossed over top one another underneath the table giving Bea the access. Occasionally Allie would feels Beas thumb gently rub back and forth as she dived into different conversations around the table with everyone.