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“I know” She giggled “Tommy told me all about you, said you were probably the best lay in the platoon”

“I think ’e ht red, as Rose reached out with both her hands, taking him in her arms She kissed him first on his neck, then his face and finally his ue began to play with his

To begin with Charlie was not quite sure as happening, but he liked the sensation so much that he just continued to hold on to her, and after a tiainst hers It was Rose as the first to break away

“Not so hard, Charlie Relax Prizes are awarded for endurance, not for strength”

Charlie began to kiss her again, this tiently as he felt the corner of a beer crate jab into his buttocks He tentatively placed a hand on her left breast, and let it remain there, not quite sure what to do next as he tried to htly

more comfortable It didn’t seem to matter that much, because Rose knew exactly as expected of her and quickly undid the re a up onto a pile of old beer crates, leaving Charlie faced with an expanse of bare pink thigh He placed his free hand tentatively on the soft flesh He wanted to run his fingers up as far as they would go, but he remained motionless, like a frozen frame in a black and white film

Once again Rose took the lead, and re her arms from around his neck started to undo the buttons on the front of his trousers A moment later she slid her hand inside his underpants and started to rub Charlie couldn’t believe as happening although he felt it orth getting a broken nose for

Rose began to rub faster and faster and started to pull down her knickers with her free hand Charlie felt more and more out of control until suddenly Rose stopped, pulled herself away and stared down the front of her dress “If you’re the best lay the platoon has to offer, I can only hope the Germans win this bloody war”

The followingbattalion orders were posted on the board in the duty officers’ mess The new battalion of Fusiliers was now considered to be of fighting strength and were expected to join the Allies on the Western Front Charlie wondered if the coether during the past threecombat with the elite of the German army

On the train journey back south they were cheered once again as they passed through every station, and this time Charlie felt they were more worthy of the hatted ladies’ respect Finally that evening the engine pulled into Maidstone, where they diseht at the local barracks of the Royal West Kents

At zero six hundred hours the following : they were to be transported by ship to Boulogne, they learned, and after ten days’ further training they would be expected to iment under the command of Lieutentant-Colonel Sir Danvers Ha for a massive assault on the Ger over their equip troop carrier

After the ship’s foghorn had blasted out six tiether on the deck of HMS Resolution, singing, “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”

“Ever been abroad before, Corp?” Tommy asked

“No, not unless you count Scotland,” replied Charlie

“Neither ’ave I,” said Tohtened?”