Roses for the Military

[butterscotchgreer]

i didnt realize their was a computer in that room. whoops!! it coulduse a small chandelier too! i love those!

they all relax next to the fieplace, will full stomachs, but there is no fire lit yet.

tom:hey i'll light the fire so we can all bundle up and get warm.

kim: i cant believe those horrible men got away, and are on the loose.

angie: yeah they could be anywhere! what happens if they find us here?

kim:yeah, they seem to be quite smart when it comes to finding us.

theresa just sits there next to william on the couch with her legs bent and her feet up on the seat of the couch, and her hands tightly wrapped around a hot cup of tea..(with cream heehee). she looks down thinking of the horror of them actually finding them again.

angie:what if they followed us here?

ma hawkins: rubbish! you will be perfectly safe here dears.

william sees theresa looking so down, rubbing her thumb up and down against the hot mug, and scoots closer to her wrapping his arms around her waist and smiling down at her.
she looks at him, blushing, and smiling.

rob:oh i dont think they followed us here, but if they do actually find us, we are here to take care of them for you.*he looks over to kim, smiling, but looks away quickly blushing.

tom: there! the fire is nice and toasty!

he walks over to angie, sitting next to her

angie:i didnt need anymore toasting*she smiles at him as he smiles back*

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

That night the girls head up to their bedroom and get dressed in their pajamas, sharing one large king size bed. Theresa wiggles out of the covers and turns around to open the window above their heads. "It's such a beautiful night, I'd hate to sleep in a stuffy room and waste the breeze; do ya'll mind?" Theresa asks.
Angie shakes her head, "I don't mind."
Theresa looks to Kim and waits for her answer, but Kim is strangely quiet.
"Kim?" Theresa asks.
No answer.
Angie and Theresa shrug.
"Well, goodnight." Angie sighs, turning to her side.
"'Night" Theresa replies.
45 Minutes later, after Angie and Theresa are fast asleep, Kim takes a frustrated sigh and throws the cover off of herself, still staring at the ceiling. She wraps a nightgown over herself and quietly tip-toes down the stairs, trying to avoid the ones that creak. She notices the kitchen light is on and hesitates, but she hears the tea pot clink and figures it's just Ma Hawkins. I sure could use some motherly company about now; maybe she could give me some advice on what to do about...
"Rob?" Kim perks when she sees Rob sitting at the table, still in his country clothes. He took her by surprise, but it was a very pleasant surprise at that. His eyes fix upon her face and a faint smile forms in the corners of his mouth; a smile that indicates, subtly, that her mere presence in the room makes his heart flutter and eyes sparkle brightly. For a moment, Kim loses her composure and stares at him; the sparkle in his eyes illuminates his entire face and captures her heart. A self-conscious smile lightly veils itself over her face as she looks down. "I -- I couldn't sleep." She quickly walks over to the stove and grips onto the pot, looking down and feeling guilt because she's fallen for a man like Robert Brown -- someone who's memory of the past is stronger than his hope for the future. She fights the urge to tell him exactly how she feels, it would only make him feel more uncomfortable. She reasons with herself and regains her composure.
"Would you like some tea?" She turns around and smiles weakly, a slight cringe creeps into her smile but vanishes when she clears her throat and wipes an imaginary strand of hair from her cheek.
"No." He replies softly, with a sympathetic tone, noticing the glisten of a freshly fallen tear being wiped from her eyes. Every fiber of his being is telling him to wrap his arms around her waist and show her how much he loves and adores her.
The only woman who could ease the pain of Susan's demise and fill his heart with hope and love again stands only 5 feet away, but the distance seems to engulf him with fear, worry and...rejection.
Kim turns around and lays the pot on the stove, laying her head in her hands and silently sobbing.
Rob balls his hand into a fist and clenches his teeth -- nervous, but he's enough of a man to know what's right and wrong and whether or not a woman loves him the same way he loves her. He stands up and takes the steps toward her; he spins her around and kisses her passionately, wrapping his arms around her waist and holding her close to eliminate any doubt or fear. Kim succumbs into the kiss but guilt creeps in again and slowly she releases herself from him. She searches his eyes for some sort of explanation. "Rob, I don't--"
"I love you, Kim. Please say you love me, too..." Rob smiles; a plea hides itself along the outline of his lips, just waiting to hear those three sweet words...
"What have I done, Rob? I've tried to keep my distance and give you enough space for Susan, but what could I have possibly done to change your mind about me -- about women?" Kim asks, confused by his transition.
"Do you know what you've done for me?" Rob asks, gazing into her eyes deeply, as if speaking directly into her heart. "You've made life bearable; you've rid me of a pain in my heart that I've carried ever since Susan died. All women have faded before her face, until I saw yours. And now I'm rid of her. I look at you and I don't see her --I see you."

(Let the sappiness spring forth!)

Kim searches his eyes to make sure he truly is looking at her and not Susan. She smiles joyously and throws her arms around his neck. "James, I do love you; I love you very much."
James wraps his arms around her waist once more and holds her close in his embrace.

Later that night Kim slowly creeps back up to her bedroom, kissing Rob goodbye as they part in the hall. "Good night." She smiles.
"'Night." He whispers, smiling back.
Kim closes her door and quietly gets back into bed. Angie wakes slightly, "Where were you?" she inquires, still half-asleep.
"Nowhere, I was just getting something to drink" Kim replies. "Night."
"Night." Angie yawns, turning to her side.
Kim takes a deep sigh and stares at the ceiling, smiling as if she were just violently mauled by cupid.

[coopsgirl]

Sorry it's taking me so long to update this one. I've been busy Christmas shopping and during the day at work so I just haven't had a chance yet. I'm hoping to get to it tomorrow though.

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

No rush, Angie; I'm trying to take a breather myself

[butterscotchgreer]

that is okay angie take your time!

im sorry i havetn updated the island story either. i have been unbelievably absorbed in studying for these finals, but the last one is tomorrow. if i dont have time to update it today, ill do it tomorrow.

[coopsgirl]

The next morning, Tom and Angie snuck out early and decided to go riding around the ranch. Since Angie didn't know how to ride she got on the horse with Tom and held onto him tightly as they watched the sun come up over the range.

"There's a lake just up ahead, you wanna stop there for a while?" he asked. "Sure" Angie responded ready to get off the bouncing horse. As they came up over the ridge they saw the small lake with it's still water glistening in the golden morning sunlight. Tom helped her down from the horse and as she stood in front of him she reached up on her tip toes and gave him a kiss. They walked together hand in hand to a bunch of willow trees along the water's edge. Sitting underneath the trees that were gently swaying in the warm breeze, Tom could no longer keep silent about the deep feelings he felt for the woman by his side.

"You know that I love you right?" he said in a nervous tone as he looked into her eyes. "I know you do Tom, and I love you very much too." "Well I've been thinking" he said trying not to get choked up over the words, "I want you to stay here with me, always". "Are you asking me to marry you?" she said smiling hoping that he was. "Yeah, I guess I am". "Oh Tom!" she shouted as she threw her arms around him and hugged him tight. "Of course I'll marry you!" He hugged her back just as tightly and then kissed her very sweetly. "If you had said no, I think it would have broken my heart". "If you hadn't asked me, it would have broken mine" she said giggling.

"Hey, I've got an idea." he said standing up and pulling Angie onto her feet as well. "How about we go for a swim?" "Ooh that sounds fun but I don't have a bathing suit" she replied. "God gave you one sweetheart" he said leaning closer to her and whispering in her ear, "except most people call it a birthday suit." "Tom!!" she said feigning a look of surprise. "We can't go skinny dipping! What if somebody sees us?" "There's not a soul around for miles. Besides I seem to remember a time we did that once before." he said smiling mischeviously. "Yeah but we were little kids then." she said still not sure of the idea. "So, we're gonna get married aren't we so what's the harm" he said as he leaned down and began kissing her neck. "Oh alright" Angie said finally giving in.

Within minutes, their clothes were lying in a pile under the tree as Tom and Angie frolicked (you knew I had to get that in - ha!) in the warm water just like they had years ago when they were children. "We've been gone a long time, I guess we better be getting back" Tom said after a while. "Aw, just when we were having fun" Angie said pouting and acting like she was upset. "Don't worry, we can always do this again" he said holding her close and kissing her on the nose.

When they got back to the house they found everyone sitting on the porch enjoying the little warm spell that had come through. "What happened to you two, you're all wet?" Theresa said. "Oh, well we went swimming." Angie said sheepishly. "In what, your birthday suit?" Kim chimed in. Tom and Angie looked at each other then turned beet red and neither said a word. "Oh!" Kim said realizing she had guessed correctly. "It's okay though" Tom said defensively, "because I asked her to marry me and she said yes." With the good news out Kim and Theresa hugged their sister and all three began to talk about all the plans they would make for the big event.

"When is it gonna be?" asked Theresa. "We haven't even talked about that yet. I guess we'll wait until this whole mess has blown over and we can go back home and have it with all the family around." Angie said. "Hey I'm hungry why don't we go make some lunch". "Sounds good to me" Kim and Theresa said at the same time causing all three to giggle.

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

LOL, Frolicking. Oh goodness, what memories -- WHAT MEMORIES! *Leans back and sighs, imagining Gary in the lake, frolicking in his God given bathing suit*

[coopsgirl]

*Leans back and sighs, imagining Gary in the lake, frolicking in his God given bathing suit*

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Sweet mamma jamma!!!!!!

[butterscotchgreer]

as the girls prepare the lunch for them and their guys, the three gangsters are still on the search for who they think are their girls, and are getting close.

all of them have been enjoying themselves to the point where they have forgotten all about the guys on the loose, out to get them.

william walks in the kitchen seeing theresa dice the vegetables to throw in the broth on the stove, and he quietly as possible walks up behind her. angie and kim are tearing the meat of the bone of the chicken when they notice him coming up behind her. they start giggling but then stop so theresa doesnt hear them, and they just keep watching out of meer curiosity to see what he will do. he reaches out his hands and grabs her fast, tickling her sides. theresa drops the knife and screams, turning around to see his glimmering face in the sunlight shining in the the cracks of the blinds in the wondow.

"you scared me!", she giggles. "that was the genreal intent darling",william utters chuckling non-stop. "go away silly",she says back sliding away from him, "you should never interrupt a woman in the middle of making a man's lunch." he slides back to her abut to put his arms around her waist, but she asks him to bring her the apron laying on the counter in the back of her, becaue she doesnt want to get her dress dirty. he walks to the counter and grabs the small white apron.

she picks up the knife and continues with her dicing as he gently glides his arms through hers to tie the apron around her waist. he lifts her long curly hair to tie the strips around her neck, as she closes her eyes feeling the warm touch of his hands gently moving along her skin, and then swiftly places his hands back around her waist without saying anything.

theresa opens her eyes and clears her throat lightly, "you know i.....i could have dropped this knife on your foot and hurt you." "well then, i was taking a big chance then huh?" will replies in a low voice. "yes....you did", she looks down. "but im glad i did",he puts his hands on her arms sliding down to her hands holding them tightly, making her put down the knife. she turns around facing him, "you are? really?"

william nods back to her,"come with me, i been wanting to show you something." theresa looks to angie and kim wanting to go, but making sure they can handle the lunches.
"we have it all under control", kim says. "yes just be back in about ten or fifteen minutes, itll be ready by then", angie says with a smile.

they both rush out with william leading her by the hand. they walk outside with the sun shining brightly and clouds all around them. "tom showed me around the whole ranch, and i saw this spot near a pond over here i think you'd like." william says excitingly. "oh, how beautiful! i do like it will." she replies with curles waving in the wind.

they lay down under an oak tree overlooking the pond full of huge gold fish. "but this isnt what i wanted to show you"he starts to say, "i mean, it isnt all i wanted to show you". "it isnt?" she says, wondering what else she could possibly want to see.
"just a minute", he searches his pocket. theresa waits patiently and stares up at the clouds smiling,"today has just been one of those days full of wonderful somethings that you just cant explain." "you mean something like this?" he pulls out an open blue velvety box. theresa gasps raising her hand to her mouth in awe.

"this ring belonged to my grandmother, and i have been holding onto it since she died. she wanted my future...." he tries saying never blinking once. theresa looks up to him; her eyes filling up with tears. ".....i was wondering, will you marry me?" will asks with sparkle in his deep blue sea eyes. she sits up and throws her arms around him, "how could i turn down the man i love?"

william gets so excited when he hears this he flies back with her, kissing on the ground, still holding the ring in its tiny box.

theresa, with tears still streaming down her face looks at william, "you know, the girls are expecting us back any second now, we cant miss lunch." "well we can, but we would be awefully hungry later on," will says whiping her tears on his shirt sleeve. "im okay" she says holding onto his shirt with her face up against his chest.

william stands up pulling theresa to her feet with him, but as they walk back in the house, he starts to have a guilty feeling at the pit of his stomach, because she doesnt know about his large fortune quite yet.

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

That was lovely, Theresa!

Later that afternoon, a couple hours before dinner, the girls each straighten up the house while the boys play cards on the porch. From time to time Rob and Kim will throw each other secret glances through the screen door, smiling and winking to one another. Once Kim is finished cleaning the floors, she steps onto the porch to grab the dirty dishes and bring them into the kitchen for washing but she becomes so distracted by the gentle caress of Rob's thumb against her skin that she drops the cold coffee right down the front of his shirt.
"Oh!" Kim gasps, quickly grabbing a towel to sop up the mess. "I'm so sorry, Rob." She begins to giggle, laughing at the situation; Will and Tom begin to laugh as well.
"That's why you oughtta finish your coffee, Rob." Tom laughs.
Rob mocks a laugh and nods his head, "Yeah, maybe I should call Angie in here to pour the rest of your unfinished coffee in your lap, too, Tom."
Tom looks down at his half empty cup of coffee and clears his throat, nonchalantly sipping the rest of it.
Kim pats Rob on the shoulder to stand him up, "Come on, I'll have to wash that shirt of yours..."
They walk down to the stream, about an 8th of a mile behind the house. Kim lays the soap down onto the ground and begins to unbutton Rob's shirt.
"So this is what you had planned, eh?" Rob says, smirking.
"My plan? What do you mean" Kim asks sincerely, continuing to unbutton his shirt.
"You spilled coffee all over me so you could take me out of sight and have your way with me; I know all about your schemes..." He teases, raising a brow and awaiting her response.
Kim tries her best to refrain from bursting into laughter, but she calms herself and nods along. "That's exactly what I had in mind."
Rob wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her in closer. "I'm all yours...if you want me."
Kim moves in closer for a kiss as Rob gently runs his index finger down the outline of her face and draws her into a passionate kiss.
After the kiss, Kim slowly pulls away and begins to chuckle. She tries to hide her giggles by turning her face aside.
"What's so funny?" Rob asks, leaning to see her face.
"Nothing." Kim shakes her head, continuing to laugh even harder.
The laughter becomes contagious and he begins to laugh along with her, "What is it?"
"That coffee smell is so strong...it's almost as if I were kissing a Cuban Popsicle!" She breaks out into riotous laughter; as does Rob.
"I guess I better clean myself up then, huh?"
"I'd say you better. I'm not kissing anyone who smells like that."
"I doubt that." Rob smirks.
"I won't; and don't you think you'll be able to try anything funny. I mean it, Rob."
Rob inches his way toward Kim with a playful smile on his face; Kim shrieks and hides herself behind a tree. "No! Rob, stop it! I'm serious! Don't!"
He catches her by the hand and spins her into his embrace, pulling her into another kiss. She tries to keep her ground, but it's no use -- she melts into his arms and smiles blissfully, "Oh, you big, romantic Cuban Popsicle, you."
A few minutes later, Kim removes his shirt and rinses it in the stream, rubbing it fervently with soap.
Rob rests himself against the trunk of a large willow tree and watches as Kim scrubs away. Once she lays the shirt to dry upon a rock, he gently pulls her by the arm. She lays her head against his bare chest and kisses his neck softly. The feel of his silky soft skin gently rubbing against her arms sends gooseflesh down her spine. "I love you..." She sighs happily.
Rob kisses her forehead sweetly and a smile forms in the corner of his lips; those three words that seem to flow like velvet from her lips warm his heart through and through, and he certainly felt as strongly for her as she did for him. "I love you, too, Kim..."

I haven't any ideas for the mobsters, otherwise I'd add something extra

[coopsgirl]

John, Eric, and Chris sat on the train on their way to Tom's ranch hoping they weren't on a wild goose chase. "Do you really think they're out here?" Eric said as he watched the country go by out the window. "I found out that guy Angie was with has a ranch out here and they're not in Toronto anymore so this is as good a place to look as any" John said. "If they are out here I hope they're glad to see us" Eric said taking a sip from his drink. "They better be glad to see us because they're coming with us either way" Chris said adjusting his gun in it's holster.

The train pulled into the station and the three men got off and hired a car to take them out to the ranch. They told the driver to stop at the entrance and then they walked up the long road to the house. Not knowing how many people would be around, they decided to hide in the hay loft of the barn to scope things out.

[butterscotchgreer]

night was here and the girls were tired from their busy day of romance clinging in the air around them."you look like you are half asleep theresa" will says holding his hands out so she wont fall over. "yeah, youre right, hey girls do you think we should head to bed now?" theresa looks over to ang and kim, but they dont notice her, because they are focusing on their own guys. theresa claps loudly releasing them from their focus and then smiles innocently."oh sorry, uh, yeah i guess we can go to bed now" ang says breaking her concentration from tom's eyes. "yeah me too," kim adds.

as theresa gets up to leave with the girls william stands up suddenly,"wait a minute, where are you going?" theresa replies giggling, "were going to bed, silly"."just a second", william pulls theresa back to him by the hand and kisses her amorously. she opens her eyes, smiles to will, and turns around to go with angie and kim. angie and kim kiss their guys as well and they all head to bed.

"who's turn is it to stay up for watching?" sam asks will, and tom. "tom answers first,"how about we all stay up tonight and keep each other awake instead of just one of us keeping watch so we dont fall asleep."

"today was such a great day!!"angie just bursts out loud. "you know......when will says goodnight, it is like he's saying goodmorning." theresa says half asleep. kim and angie giggle,"good night rosey!" "goodnig.....hey!" theresa's cheeks are bright red once again. kim says getting into bed "well ever since will kissed you goonight, your cheeks have been a blaze!"
angie says to her, "yeah you should have seen your face" they both gigle and theresa joins them, because she cant help it.

the guys all keep watch for hours of the night talking about everything, trying to make plans for the girls' safety, when they stop their chatting because they hear a scream."WILL!!!!!!!!!" "that's theresa!" will stands up and shouts worriedly.

theresa sat up quickly and gasped, breathing hard."what's wrong?!" angie and kim ask. "i......i.....i..saw a man--" "i think you had a nightmare theresa," kim says. "but i saw him, clearly. his eyes were so odious.

meanwhile the mobsters are outside and they hear the scream. "it looks like they are definitely here. come on guys can we make our move yet?" chris asks. "yeah, we have been watching them all afternoon" eric states very anxiously. "wait a minute, lets watch for a couple more minutes, THEN we'll make our move" john tells them approvingly.

the guys rush into their doorway wondering what happened, "theresa! what is it?" will asks sitting next to her, as she pulls up the blanket to cover her nightie with bashfullness in her cheeks again. "there was a man with piercing eyes will!" she flung her arms around him, "they were so full of hate. he was here, i saw him!" "it's gonne be alright, i am here, i am here. there's nothing to worry about now." will pulls away looking into her eyes full of fright. "look, we will be right outside if yall need anything." frank assures them.

the guys shut the door behind them and head to the parlour again, when eric, john, and chris all come out of the shadows of the night and break into the girls' window locking their room from the inside. they get ahold of angie, kim and theresa and gag them. frank, will and sam hear them breaking in, glass shattering everywhere and rush to their girls once again.

[coopsgirl]

Who's Frank? My Gary is "Tom" in this one and "Frank" in the island story

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

"but i saw him, clearly. his eyes were so odious."

That Mr. Darcy-- I mean Eric sure is an odious one, isn't he?

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

Tom, Will and Rob go to bust through the door but Chris has it held from the other end as John and Eric fix their gun point onto the girls. "Rob, please!" Kim cries, shaking from the fear as she's huddled up alongside Theresa and Angie. Hearing the helpless plea from Kim gives Rob an extra charge. "I'm coming sweetheart!" He promises. Standing up next to the door, he raises his head, as if the measure it's height. Without thinking twice, Rob backs up and kicks down the door. On the other end, Chris continues to press his body against it, unsure of what his next move will be once these three enter, furious and deadly. The door is cracked, ready to fall if it weren't for the support coming from inside; this time Sam takes a turn to kick it down. The result isn't what they hoped, so they continue taking turns. Eric runs to the door to keep them out. "Keep kicking, I'll be right back." Rob says, panting, as he charges downstairs like a bolt of lightening. Sam and Tom continue taking turns with the door.
Rob runs down to grab his duffel bag and from inside takes out one of his military pistols. He checks the barrel to make sure he has enough bullets and runs back upstairs. "Here." Rob says as he pulls Tom aside and hands him the gun. "I'm going to go downstairs and tie a hammer to a rope; I'll throw it through the side window. Once their attention is focused on that, both of you push down the door with all your weight, all right?"
Tom nods and takes the gun, sticking it into his belt. Rob makes his way down the stairs and rummages through the tool drawer to grab the hammer. He opens the back porch to grab the rope and walks around to the front, twirling the rope in his hand. He twirls it a couple times then releases it through the window; there's a large crash and a scream, then a gun shot. The sound of that gun going off nearly stops his heart in a panic. There's one in two chances that the gun fired was from Tom; please let the girls be all right.
He races up the stairs to find the door open; again, he prays silently to himself. He stands in front of the doorway to find John shot, Eric laying on the floor out cold, along with an unconscious Chris as well. Kim gasps as she sees Rob standing in the doorway, she runs into his arms and clings to him tightly. She can feel his heart beating rapidly and his breathing is quick and deep. "Oh Rob." She sobs.
He gently rubs her back and lays his head ontop of hers.
"Is everyone all right?" Sam asks as he raises his head from Theresa's shoulder. Theresa trembles in his arms, wanly looking at the men lying on the floor.
With Angie in his arms, Tom nods and looks around. "So these were the guys who were after you?" he asks, looking to Angie.
Angie nods, too shaken up to say anything.
"They won't be causing you anymore harm; Sam, Rob and I will see to that." He assures the girls.
Silence hangs heavy in the air; only sniffles from the girls are heard when Ma walks into the room.

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

I'm sorry it's so choppy and weird, but I'll modify it tomorrow or Friday. I'm helping my sister move and it's been an incredibly long day

[coopsgirl]

Unless you've already modified it, it seems fine to me. Very exciting!!

Tom nods and takes the gun, sticking it into his belt.

I don't like it when guys do that. I'm always nervous that it'll go off and shoot you know what . I especially don't like to see Gary doing that

[butterscotchgreer]

oh my goodness! angie you are so right, i put frank instead of tom. im so confused. it doesnt help to think of both stories at the same time when i am writing for one of them at a time. heehee!