“Oh, well, I…” Her cheeks flushed as vivid crimson as her hair, and Lydia found a sudden fascination with the blank folder in her hands. “I’m… actually, I’m not married, but thank you.”
Not even seeing anyone.
The soldiers at Groznyj Grad were a strange, strange sort.
Poor guy must have hit his head pretty hard, if he was calling her pretty, instead of batting his gorgeous slate eyes Lieutenant Rakitin.
Thank God for the pathologist’s convenient diversion.
“Yes, blood type.” Lydia answered enthusiastically. “Orders came this afternoon to pull all of the files with type AB. That’s why I didn’t stop by sooner…”
They didn’t need to know that she fell asleep at her desk half way through the letter C.
“So while I’m pulling files, it wouldn’t hurt to keep an eye out for someone who matches your description, right?” She offered a warm smile to the nameless soldier, and resisted the impulse to pat his hand with reassurance.
“Groznyj Grad isn’t that big of a base. One of your comrades will notice you’re missing from your unit, and report it, and in no time at all they’ll be calling you by your name, and you’ll remember who you are.”
Apprehensively, she leaned against the edge of his bed.
“So there’s no need to worry about a thing. Everything will turn out fine, I promise.”
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Date: 2008-05-04 11:16 pm (UTC)Not even seeing anyone.
The soldiers at Groznyj Grad were a strange, strange sort.
Poor guy must have hit his head pretty hard, if he was calling her pretty, instead of batting his gorgeous slate eyes Lieutenant Rakitin.
Thank God for the pathologist’s convenient diversion.
“Yes, blood type.” Lydia answered enthusiastically. “Orders came this afternoon to pull all of the files with type AB. That’s why I didn’t stop by sooner…”
They didn’t need to know that she fell asleep at her desk half way through the letter C.
“So while I’m pulling files, it wouldn’t hurt to keep an eye out for someone who matches your description, right?” She offered a warm smile to the nameless soldier, and resisted the impulse to pat his hand with reassurance.
“Groznyj Grad isn’t that big of a base. One of your comrades will notice you’re missing from your unit, and report it, and in no time at all they’ll be calling you by your name, and you’ll remember who you are.”
Apprehensively, she leaned against the edge of his bed.
“So there’s no need to worry about a thing. Everything will turn out fine, I promise.”