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Date Posted: 21:40:30 01/09/04 Fri
Author: Lakota
Subject: Waiting for You - Chapter 30

Waiting for You � Chapter 30

Four sets of eyes scanned the endless horizon below them of constantly moving, uniformed men hoping to spot a familiar face, profile or even back before they boarded ship, were out of reach and setting sail toward an uncertain future. Lucas placed his hand atop Sami�s gloved one and squeezed it to get her attention. She turned her head to the left and began to ask him what he wanted when she saw him place his finger to his lips, cautioning her to keep silent. He motioned with his eyes for her to step back to the opposite railing of the footbridge they stood on when the pedestrian traffic permitted. She slightly nodded and waited for Lucas to initiate the move. Jennifer and Carrie were solely concentrated on finding Jack and Mike. They didn�t notice what their respective brother and sister were doing. Lucas waited another minute and slowly backed away from the group. Sami followed suit. When they could speak without being heard by Carrie and Jennifer, Sami turned to Lucas with concern.

�We�re never going to find Mike and Jack standing up here, Lucas. There are just too many men and we can�t even see all of them. This appears to be the boarding area for the first ship. There are three more after this one farther down the pier from where we are.�

�I know.�

�What do you suggest?�

�Me?�

�Yes, you. I know you, Lucas. If there�s some way for us to find them before they�re on one or two of those ships, you�ll think of it.�

�No pressure being applied here.�

�Lucas, tell me�..if it were you up here and me down there, would you give up trying to find me?�

Lucas steadily gazed into her eyes and then shook his head.

�No way in hell.�

Sami smiled.

�Then, tell me what we can do�for them,� she said pointing her finger toward the two young women scanning the crowd. �I�ll do anything you tell me.�

�All right, give me a sec.�

Lucas looked out over the horizon, deep in thought, searching for a workable idea. Several minutes had passed when he suddenly looked into Sami�s eyes once more.

�Okay, here�s what I�m going to try to do. Mike will probably be the easier one to find of the two. The medical units for each ship will be together because they�ll be checking in equipment and supplies. Their boxes will be labeled with the white circle and red cross. I can spot those on the pier. Jack�s mentioned before that Mike always is conscientious about supplies at the post. I don�t see him being any different with a mobile unit. I�m betting he�s even offered to help out in whatever ship�s sickbay he�s assigned.�

�Okay, that sounds good but what about finding Jack?�

�That�s the tougher one. I don�t know how many 101st Airborne units are going. They don�t necessarily have to all be on the same ship.�

�Oh, great.�

�I think I have to concentrate on Mike. Once I find him, he might know where Jack is. No doubt they�ve talked about being shipped out since they were on the same Army post. I�m going to try to find an NCO who has the manifest list for the ships and see if I can locate the paratroopers� assigned ship.�

�I�ll go with you�.�

��no, you will not.�

�But, Lucas�.I can help look, too. With two of us�.�

��I said �no�, Sami.�

�Why?� Sami asked with some hurt.

�Because you need to stay here with Jennifer and Carrie.�

�And do what?� she challenged, her hands going to her hips.

�Keep them calm, or, at least, as calm as they can be. I�m not saying this out of jealousy but with you down there, a lot of guys who are shipping out are going to want to talk to you�it�s only natural if they don�t have anyone here to wish them �farewell� - to want to talk to an American girl one last time, especially one as beautiful as you are. Any other time it might be all right but it would only slow down trying to find the guys, now. You did say you�d do anything I told you to do,� Lucas reminded her.

�I know I did, but��

�Please, Sweetheart, I need you to trust that I know what I�m doing.�

Sami felt her temper begin to evaporate.

�I do trust you. All right�.I�ll stay.�

�Good. The other thing I need for you to do is not let either of them leave this footbridge. If they start moving around in the crowd, too, we�ll never find one another.�

�Okay, I�ll keep them here,� Sami said understanding Lucas�s logic.

�So, I�m going to go down to that Chief standing there by the loading ramp,� Lucas said as he pointed to the Chief Petty Officer. Lucas started to leave when he felt Sami holding his lower arm and turned to see what concerned her.

�Please find them, Lucas,� she pleaded.

�I�ll do my best.�

Sami gathered him in a quick hug and kiss.

�I love you.�

He looked into her anxious face and smiled trying to give her some reassurance they would be successful.

�I love you, too, Baby,� he said before kissing her once more and left.

Sami watched him as he descended the steps of the bridge. Never taking her eyes off Lucas for fear he would disappear into the myriad of other men in identical uniforms, she slowly returned to stand with Carrie and Jennifer.

�Where�d Lucas go?� Jennifer asked suddenly aware Sami had come back alone.

�He�s going to try to get some information about what units are being loaded on which of the four ships.�

She pointed him out to the other two girls at the moment Lucas began animatedly talking with the CPO a short distance from where they stood. After some time Lucas looked up at them and pointed to his left � farther down the pier and away from them.

�Neither one of them must be on this ship,� Carrie surmised.

�It looks like he�s going to the next one,� Jennifer concluded. �Maybe we ought to each take one of the ships looking for Jack and Mike.�

�No�..uh,�no, Jenn, Lucas said we�re to stay here. He�ll let us know when he�s found them.�

�You mean, if he finds them,� Carrie worriedly said.

�WHEN he finds them,� her sister corrected before placing an arm about both of the girls. �We can still keep looking from up here. Who knows, we might spot one of them,� Sami said trying to be encouraging.
Lucas worked slowly but determinedly toward the second ship. He spotted a soldier twenty yards from him with the famous eagle patch of the 101st Airborne on his shoulder and tried to push his way toward the paratrooper to ask what regiment he was from. Too many family members, having located their special loved one, got in between Lucas and the soldier for him to ask. He turned toward the second ship�s gangplank and hunted for the CPO who would have the manifest of units assigned to it.

�Lucas!�

He thought he heard someone call his name but couldn�t determine what direction the voice had come from. He scanned the crowd and decided he�d imagined it.

�Lucas��Lucas Roberts!�

There it was again - - someone calling him. He stood in one spot and began rotating in a circle when he saw a Red Cross truck. Not sure, at first, if he was imagining the entire thing, he finally saw a hand waving to him. It was attached to a familiar and welcome face he headed towards.

�I thought that was you, Lucas. What are you doing here?� Kurt asked him as he came within hearing distance.

�I might ask you the same, Kurt,� Lucas replied exchanging a handshake.

�We�re here to provide fresh coffee and donuts to the men before they board as well as take any letters they�d like us to mail their families if they didn�t have a chance to see or call them before shipping out. We want to support them however we can. I think this is the largest group we�ve seen departing since we began doing this.�

�Yeah, I heard there�s around sixteen thousand.�

Kurt shook his head in amazement.

�So, these are all infantry or paratroopers. What are you doing here, Flyboy?� Kurt tried to joke.

Before he could answer, another familiar face peered around the side of the truck.

�Kurt, who are you talking to? I could use some help�..OH! Lucas!�

�Victoria, �..how are you?�

�I�m great,� she said coming to hug Lucas. �I was just wondering where Kurt had disappeared. We�ve nearly gone through most of the donuts and the coffee is quickly being used up, too. We didn�t expect this many.�

�Lucas was just telling me, there are around sixteen thousand of them boarding.�

�Oh my word�.well, the way we�re going through things, I find that quite possible. Is Sami with you?� she asked turning the conversation back to him.

�Kind of�.she�s up on that footbridge back there with Carrie and Jennifer.�

�Why�.oh, God, are Jack and Mike leaving?� Victoria asked.

Lucas nodded.

�What are the girls doing up there?� Kurt wondered.

Lucas told them of how the events had unfolded from the previous night until the present.

�Kurt, maybe we can help.�

�How, Victoria?�

�Well, we could each take one of the three remaining ships and do what Lucas did on the first one�try to get the manifest of names. Certainly, I think we could help our friends. I know we�re not military but if we fibbed and said we had to get a message to someone on the ship before they leave - - that it�s an emergency, they�ll see our Red Cross identities and maybe tell us.�

�Good idea. Let�s agree to meet back here in�.. forty-five minutes whether we�ve been successful or not. If we have been one of us will go get the girls. If we haven�t, we�ll brainstorm for another idea�.agreed?�

Lucas and Victoria nodded. They synchronized their watches. Victoria would take the closest ship; Lucas the middle and Kurt the farthest.

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Kurt worriedly looked at his watch. It had taken him over half the allotted time just to reach his assigned ship only to come up empty. Working his way back to the Red Cross truck, he constantly searched faces until he swore they all began to look identical.

Lucas spotted the medical unit supplies as he pushed and shoved through the crowded area directly adjacent to the plank which men began straggling up as they left American soil for life on board a ship for how long none of them knew.

�Chief�..Chief�..I�m Sergeant Roberts,� he introduced himself to the NCO.

�How are ya? I�m Chief Nielsen. What�s eighth army air corps doin� here?� he asked seeing Lucas� shoulder patch.

�My brother and brother-in-law are being shipped out. They were stationed at Fort Dix so I didn�t know about it until early this morning�me being at Langham.. I was hoping to see them before they leave. I have their girlfriend and wife with me,� Lucas said pointing back toward the footbridge. Chief Nielsen�s eyes followed his finger until he saw the three young women.

�Who�s the third one?�

�Oh, that�s my girl�.fiance� actually.�

�You�re a lucky guy. Whichever of the three she is, they�re all pretty,� he complimented. �Who are you lookin� for?�

�Captain Michael Horton � he�s a doctor. I saw the medical supply crates so I thought he might be here.�

�And the other?�

�Captain Jack Deveraux - - 101st Airborne.�

�Screaming Eagle, huh?� he mused as he looked through the pages of the roster.

�Yeah.�

�Yup��Deveraux is assigned to this ship.�

Lucas looked over Chief Nielsen�s shoulder to see for himself the name in print to be sure it was the correct spelling � meaning it was not another man with a similarly-spelled last name.

�His regiment is scheduled to begin boarding in about thirty minutes or so.�

�That soon?�

�Actually, we�re running behind schedule. He should have already been on board. Tell you what - - I�ll get word to the other Chief to halt him if he goes up the aft walk - - let him board toward the end of the regiment. It may give you some time to find him. It�s the best I can do.�

�Okay, I�ll take it. What about Captain Horton?�

�Oh, yeah�.let�.me�.see�..� he said dragging his finger down the list of names on each page held by the clipboard. He began shaking his head with each turn of another page.

�Nah��I don�t�..oh, wait�.yeah, yeah�.here he is�.30th Medical group?�

�YES, that�s him. Are they on board already?�

�Yeah, they are.�

Lucas felt his stomach drop.

�I can get word to him to meet you somewhere. I�ll just look the other way when he comes off the ship.�

�Oh, that�s great. Tell him to meet his brother and sister at the Red Cross volunteer truck over there,� Lucas pointed trying to keep his voice from showing the excitement he felt.

�You got it.�

�Thanks, Chief.�

�Hey, no problem You can repay me by keeping the Gerrys from bombing the ship when we get wherever it is we�re going if you�re headed there, too.�

�You got a deal.�

They shook hands before Lucas turned to the Red Cross truck, seeing it as his touchstone before wading into the sea of military humanity.

�Kurt, did you find them?�

�No�you?�

�No,� Victoria replied. �Well, that means Lucas has to have found them.�

�If he hasn�t?�

�We�re not going to think like that.�

�Kurt�..Victoria!� came Lucas voice through the crowd before he was visible.

�Over here!� Kurt shouted so his friend could find them.

�I found them�..they�re both on the same ship.�

�Oh, that�s wonderful�.where are they?� Victoria exuberantly asked.

�Mike�s already on board but the Chief is going to get a message to him to come here to the truck. Jack�s regiment hasn�t been loaded onto the ship, yet. They�re supposed to begin in about half an hour. He�s somewhere in this crowd.�

�Half an hour? That doesn�t give us much time to find him. Let me get up on the truck and take a look,� Kurt volunteered. He climbed onto the tailgate of the truck and slowly scanned the area. He looked in vain.

�Kurt, what the hell are you doing on that truck - - posing for the cover of Time?�

�JACK!!!!!!!!!�

�WHAT??� he teasingly shouted back to his friend.

�There you are!�

Jack looked around him, felt his helmet and lapels. �Yeah, here I am.�

�How did they find you so fast?�

�How did who find me so fast? Nobody found me. I found you. I just came over to get one last decent cup of joe and a donut that�s probably as close as I�ll get to Jennifer�s grandmother�s for awhile. I saw the Red Cross truck and thought I could get them to send my letter to Jennifer, too, since I couldn�t get word to her I�m leaving. Next thing�.I see you hanging off the back of the truck like Bobo the chimp at the Brooklyn Zoo.�

Kurt jumped down from the truck and shook hands with him.

�We have been looking for you�.Victoria, Lucas and yours truly.�

�You have?�

�Yes!...Jack, the girls are here�Jennifer, Carrie and Sami.�

�Where?� Jack asked practically choking on his donut.

�Right up there�on the footbridge�.see?� Kurt pointed.

Jack squinted through the haze until he locked onto his wife�s form. Even at this distance he knew her instantly.

�Can we get her down here?�

�Oh, my God�.Jack!� came a squeal as Victoria gave him a hug when she saw who it was.

�Hey, Victoria!� he managed to get out though she nearly squeezed him to death.

�Where is Lucas?� she asked her cousin over Jack�s shoulder.

�I don�t know. We can�t leave here until he comes back. Maybe he�ll have Mike with him.�

�Mike�s already on the ship. I saw the order they�re boarding us. His was one of the first battalions�probably so they can get the medical unit set up to work with the ship�s sick bay,� Jack surmised resuming munching on his donut but constantly looking toward the footbridge.

�I�m here, I�m here!� Lucas shouted, pushing his way through the increasing crowd. When he saw Jack he felt the effort had all been worth it.

�Lucas, like Phil Silvers says �Glad to see ya�,� Jack joked embracing his brother-in-law.

�Well, I�m glad they found you.�

�Jack found us,� Kurt corrected.

�Actually, I was hunting for donuts and got a bonus,� Jack kidded. He smile disappeared slightly. �Lucas, I need to see Jennifer.�

�Yeah�.yeah,�.I�ll go right now and get the girls. Mike is on his way over here as soon as the pass a message to him on the ship that we�re here. See you in a few minutes.�

Lucas worked his way through the crowd and re-climbed the footbridge.

�L:ucas,� Jennifer said rushing to him, �did you find him.�

Lucas nodded his head and smiled, �Mike, too.�

Carrie gasped and placed her hand over her mouth.

�Come on. We don�t have a lot of time. Mike�s already on the ship but they�re going to let him off to see you, Carrie. Jack is with Victoria and Kurt.�

�They�re here?� Sami asked.

�Uh-huh, working with the Red Cross. Let�s go. We can talk later. Follow me.�

�Hold hands so we don�t get separated,� Sami suggested to Jennifer and Carrie.

Wending their way back to the Red Cross truck took nearly five minutes. Lucas kept checking his watch, knowing not much time was left for good-byes. They reached the area beside the truck where the crowd was somewhat lighter. Jennifer saw Jack standing in his uniform, helmet and gear beside him. The serious expression on his face was something she didn�t often see. She walked up to him and looked up into his eyes. Moments later he put his arms around her and squeezed tightly. The others moved away to give them privacy.

�Oh, Jack, I thought I had missed you � that I wouldn�t see you before you went,� she tried to say in between the sobs that came involuntarily.

�Sweetheart, I tried to call you again and again to let you know.�

�I know. Lucas told us. It�s the wind storm. It took down the telephone lines. We haven�t had service for two days. I don�t want to talk about the stupid telephone.�

�I don�t either. I�m just so glad you took the chance to come find me in this mess.�

�Lucas came this morning and told us you were shipping out.�

�Remind me to give him the other drumstick off the turkey the first Thanksgiving I�m home.�

Jennifer couldn�t help but smile. She knew how hard it was for Jack to tell people how he felt but there was no doubt Lucas would forever hold a special place in Jack�s memory for this day and what he�d done.

�Jennifer, I hate to be practical at a time like this but I do have to tell you that you�ll be receiving an allotment from the military as my dependent while I�m gone.�

�Jack�.� Jennifer said trying to interrupt him.

�You need to know that. You�re my wife and I want you to be provided for. I get $50.00 more a month because I�m a paratrooper, so that means there�ll be more for you, too. I don�t want you to worry about losing the apartment. We�ve put too much work into the place the past month for you to not be there still when I come home.�

Jennifer nodded realizing how important it was for Jack to be in �husband mode�.

�Sorry, I�m leaving you with some of the painting, still,� he kidded.

�That�s okay. It might help keep me busy when I begin to miss you too much,� Jennifer confessed and began crying again.

�Hey�hey�I�ll be home before you know it.�

�Promise?�

�I�ll try. Other people kind of have a say in it so I can�t promise when exactly�but I will be with you, Jennifer�.always, even if I�m not physically here.�

�I want you to know, Jack, this has been the most wonderful month of my life. I love being you�re wife.�

�I love being your husband. I always will.�

They looked at one another and began kissing each other passionately, unsure how long it would be before they would do so again.

Carrie felt her anxiety rise when Mike didn�t appear.

�Are you sure he knows where to come, Lucas?�

�I told the Chief where we�d be and pointed the truck out to him.�

�He�ll be here, Carrie,� Sami assured her sister squeezing her arm for emphasis.

Carrie nodded � her eyes darting back and forth hoping to see Mike.

�I�m going over to the ship,� she pronounced unable to stand waiting any longer.

�Carrie, you might miss him if he�s coming off the opposite end of the ship,� Victoria tried to reason.

�I don�t care�.I just can�t stand here any longer.�

Sami looked at Lucas who nodded back.

�We�ll wait here,� Sami told Carrie.

Carrie saw the understanding in her sister�s eyes and smiled. She headed toward the ship�s forward gangplank and tried to think of what she would say to Mike if she did see him. Maybe, she feared, she had pushed him away with her behavior. He might not come see her at all � choosing to leave his past with her behind him. Her mind wandered through moments of the years they�d known one another � the Fourth of July when he learned she was afraid of firecrackers, the birthday dance, the Thanksgiving weekend of only a few months before when they had found Guinevere at the Cloisters�..

�Carrie?� asked a soft voice.

Her reverie broken she looked up the gangplank. Mike stood above her, not moving.

�Hi,� came her quiet reply. It was all she could say. Eerily, all the other people seemed to disappear in a cloud of mist around them. She couldn�t hear or see them any more - - only Mike standing there became her focus. Endless, agonizing moments went by before he took another step down the gangplank. Carrie looked into his eyes and smiled ever so slightly. Amazingly, she detected a little of his lopsided grin she�d seen hundreds of times. He came to the end of the walkway before stepping onto the wooden pier. Only inches separated them until a soldier asked them to move so he could board the ship after his name was called. No longer able to stand the tension, Mike gently placed his fingers on her face. It was all Carrie needed. She leapt into his arms.

�I�m sorry, I�m sorry�.I�m sorry,� was all she could say.

�No, I�m the one who�s sorry,� he mumbled into her hair.

�It was terrible of me to leave you in the hotel. I shouldn�t have run out on you.�

�No�.no�.no�.I understand. You were right - it was wrong of me to make decisions for you like that.�

�But, I wouldn�t even try to talk to you about it.�

�I don�t know if I would have listened, Carrie. I just wanted you to not regret what might have happened.�

�And, then, I was so awful to you at the basketball game,� she remembered. �I was so glad to see you but I wouldn�t give in and tell you.�

� It�s okay�..you�re here now.�

�I wasn�t sure you would want me here.�

�Of course, more than anyone or anything. I just didn�t think you�d come.�

Carrie pulled back and looked into Mike�s sincere, blue eyes and knew all had been forgiven.

�I love you, Mike.�

�I love you, Carrie,� he said and kissed her as deeply and as powerfully as he had ever done in the past. They couldn�t seem to get enough of one another knowing they would be separated again but not of their own volition as they had been for the past few weeks.

�How did you get here?� Mike said when he hugged her again.

�Lucas and Sami. He knew you were being shipped out and came over this morning to tell us. He drove us here and hunted you and Jack down.�

�What did Sami do?�

Carrie smiled.

�She convinced me that when you love someone as deeply as I do you, you have to tell them�throw your pride out the window.�

�Smart girl.�

�Yes, she is.�

�You said you found Jack. I know he�s going to be on the same ship. Is Jennifer here?�

�Yes, she�s with Jack. Kurt and Victoria are here, too. Coincidentally, they were here to say �goodbye� to the troops as well, with the Red Cross. Of course, Sami�s here with Lucas.�

�Of course,� Mike echoed with a smile. �I want to see them but first�..we have something to talk about.�

�We do?�

Mike nodded.
�I know my timing is lousy and this isn�t the most romantic setting but��..Carrie Brady, will you marry me?�

Carrie felt her mouth drop open.

�I said my timing was lousy. I just think we�ve wasted enough time dancing around the subject. I love you. I want to spend my life with you and I want to populate the world with a few new Hortons if you�re agreeable to being their mother.�

�Yes, Mike, I�d like very much to marry you,� came her answer almost instantaneously.

�Really?�

Carrie nodded.

�That�s wonderful,� he shouted, picked her up and swung her about.

�I realized in this time apart, Mike, you are my life.�

Mike became emotional � his chin slightly trembling.

�I�.I�.I�m really happy.�

�Me, too!�

They kissed lingeringly.

�Should we go find everyone and tell them they have another wedding to plan?

�Let�s.�

They held hands and headed for the rest of their family and friends. When they reached them, handshakes and hugs abounded among the eight. A loud cheer went up at the announcement of Carrie and Mike�s news. Moments later a PA announced the boarding of Jack�s regiment.

�Do they have to do this now?� Jennifer asked.

�Hey, the sooner we go, the sooner we�ll be back,� Jack told her as he held her in an embrace.

�Jack�s right,� Mike agreed.

As a group they began heading toward the ship, regretfully. Names were called out regularly for boarding.

�Delaney, Demming, Denker, Detweiler, Deveraux��

�I think that�s my call,� Jack said. Jennifer hugged and kissed him, not willing to let him go until the last possible moment. �Lucas, thank you.�

Lucas nodded.

�I�ll be thinking of you every minute I�m gone,� he said to Jennifer.

�I love you, Jack.�

Jack gave a lazy salute to his friends and stepped up onto the plank. Jennifer waved and watched him until he disappeared into the ship�s main deck. She turned and cried into her younger brother�s shoulder when Jack couldn�t see her.

�I have to go back,� Mike told Carrie.

�I know. We were lucky they let you come off the ship.�

�I�ll write to you with my APO number as soon as I get wherever it is we�re going.�

�And, I�ll write to you every day.�

�I love you, Darling,� he said before kissing her one last, memorable time.

�I love you, Sweetheart,� Carrie answered back.

�Take care of her, Sami, and never stop loving my brother. He loves you very much.�

�Sami nodded, hugging her future brother-in-law.

He hugged Lucas and Victoria before giving Kurt a strong handshake and smile.

�I love you all. See you soon.�

He retraced his steps up the walkway and leaned against the railing, occasionally waving and mouthing �I love you� to his sister, brother, Sami, friends and most frequently, Carrie.

Less than an hour later the blaring of the various ships� horns sounded the departure. Everyone on shore waved, shouted and cried as they saw their loved ones leave. Jack joined Mike on the deck as they did like everyone else. The ships pulled away from the docks and headed down to the harbor. No one left until the last one had disappeared from view. The once teeming dock was quiet and slowly deserted.

�Well, I guess we should be heading back with the truck,� Kurt said breaking the silence.

�I was thinking - - Carrie and Jennifer, why don�t you come with us and have lunch. It is still Easter.�

�I don�t know,� Jennifer said.

�Let�s do it, Jenn,� Carrie suggested. �We have to keep busy so we�ll have lots to tell Jack and Mike in our first letter.�

Jennifer grinned.

�How about it? Would you and Lucas like to join us, Sami?� Kurt invited.

They looked at one another.

�Oh, Kurt, they�..have plans, today,� Carrie said knowingly.

Her sister smiled.

�Go on, you two, enjoy being with one another.�

�Yes, you do that�.every minute,� Jennifer agreed.

Lucas and Sami hugged their sisters and headed back to the footbridge each more aware of the precious gift they had - - time together.

TBC

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