Left on Leila's voicemail..."Hey, darlin'. It's me. I guess you're out or busy, and that's okay. Means you're keeping occupied. I just wanted to let you know that I'm feeling real better, well back on my feet, and I'm just about to head back out to where they plucked me from. I ain't sure when I'm going to be back, darlin'. I ain't forgotten what ( Read more... )

3.3. "Happiness isn't what you want, it's wanting what you've got."
Garth Brooks

Co-written with a68whiskey

( Thought I better sacrifce some of my lunch break to come make sure ya' hadn't deceased on me. Lucky I ain't the squeamish sort or you'd be putting me right off my ration of... something brown and squishy. Bonus, though, actually got a mini Mars Bar today... )

LINK: His mind, body and soul might be focused on his job in this war-ridden country, but his heart had never left her in New York.

3.1. "The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain."
Jennifer Aniston

Co-written with doesntwaltz
[Follows THIS and THIS]Rob felt like a piece of shit, but he didn't care. The medic had said he could get out of bed to make a phone call if he was up to it. It wasn't a question of whether he was up to it. It wasn't a question ( Read more... )

LINK: He wished it was déjà vu, but it really was just a fucked up a repeat of his typical bad luck.

[Sent to Leila from one of Rob's mates in his unit]

TO: Leila Jackson
FROM: Undisclosed recipient [address encrypted]

__________________________

Hey Layla, Lila, Layla Leila (I think that's how he said to spell it ( Read more... )

107.1.G. "No, you get to quit, you get to complain, but I don't. I have to sit here and take it."

( She married him - they married each other - to try and keep a link while he was gone. He clutched to that during his down times, and hoped to God that this posting wasn't six months, or even more... )

91.1. Make a list of things you hate doing alone- Going to a movie ( Read more... )

Hey, darlin'! Guess what!

Rob and Leila finally touch base [ LINK]