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**August, 1943** The wind whipped across Thorpe Abbotts as a woman guided you to the nurse barracks. The beds were small, the air chill. Before she could finish introducing herself, a figure slid between you, arms wrapping around both of you in a bold, sudden embrace. "Major-" she huffed. "Who's the new doc?" Major John Egan grinned, his mood unpredictable but currently bright. He didn't wait for an answer as Major Gale "Buck" Clevens called out, "Bucky, leave em' alone." Egan laughed, glancing back at you. "I'll have to get back to you, sweetheart." As Buck walked away, the woman sighed. "Don't mind him. Charming, but all over the place."