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1.21. Forever is a long long time
When you lost your way

'Lasso' - Phoenix

Rob sat on the hood of his car, a half drunk cup of coffee nursed in his hands as he stared at a couple of cows standing under a tree in the paddock across the road. Home from his posting in Iraq yet again, and back in Littlerock. The only problem was, it didn't feel like 'home' anymore. In fact, being in the town alone where everyone seemed to know everyone else had aggravated him so much, he got in his car and just drove, finding himself halfway between Littlerock and the next town over before he stopped the car on the side of the road and got out for some fresh air. It was a quiet country road which saw little traffic and was hugged between surrounding paddocks of nearby farms. It was peaceful, and peace was what he needed to try and isolate some of the thoughts swirling around in his head.

Apparently Ellie was still 'out of town', according to an old friend of Rob's parents. It took all of Rob's self-control not to snort and respond with 'Thank fuck'... )


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18.2.5. Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't

Stupid.

I couldn’t believe how suffocatingly stupid I felt.

What sort of soldier is so totally naïve and oblivious as to not see that his wife was taking him for a ride? Literally, if we take into account that goddamn race. I should’ve seen the signs, I really should. There wasn’t any excuse for failing like I did. My unit was sent home and I was so excited to be seeing my wife again that I let myself slip. Being on leave seemed so appealing. Hell, Ellie and I hadn’t been married a month before I was shipped to Iraq. It was a strain, but we dealt with it. We both knew I could go at any time and when the phone call came, she promised she would wait for me.

And, like an idiot, I believed her.

I just didn’t realise that ‘waiting’ constituted letting another dude share our marital bed with her. Cheating on me was never part of the deal... )


Word Count | 558

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