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This story was originally going to be a one parter but I have been asked for more. I have been inspired by the fantastic feedback I have got for this series so thank you to all the readers who have sent feedback.
I want to apologise for a few errors which snook into the last two chapters. I don't currently have an editor so I have to proof read my own work and I missed a couple of silly mistakes.
Love in the Army Chapter 3(c)
Ben has recently moved on from the job he had at the naafi. He decided he wasn't suited to retail. Ben has been studying at a local college for a degree in physiotherapy he is hoping that once he qualified he might be able to work with injured soldiers. Tom was proud of Ben and was supporting him in every way he could. Tom was lucky that he never had to worry about mortgage payments as he had used money his late gran had left him to buy the house. Tom's wages easily covered the general bills.
Tom now has a team of 20 under him working out of three different barracks so he has to juggle which units to visit. Alex has finally had his promotion to sergeant made permanent so that frees up Tom a lot.
Tom now has a new office at the barracks just up from Alex and has just been assigned a young lance corporal as an admin assistant. Lance Corporal Todd Matthews was assigned to an office role after he suffered injuries while he was out in Afghanistan. He like Ben refused to leave and was assigned to a desk job. Todd was originally assigned to Major Thompson when he was the commanding officer and hated it. He was thinking he had made a mistake not quitting. When Major Lewis took over Daffyd brought his own admin assistant from his old unit with him so Todd had to be reassigned and he was surprised when he assigned to the Family Liaison Ops unit as admin to Major Rees.
Tom arrived at his office at 7am as usual and was met by his new admin assistant. Todd had never met Tom but knew of him. Tom was a bit of a legend at the barracks and if soldiers didn't know him they knew of him.
Todd stood up and saluted Tom as he arrived. Tom smiled and said "at ease solider"
Tom said "Pleased to meet you Todd" shaking Todd's hand
"You too sir I have heard a lot about you" Todd said
"well lets sort a couple of things no need to salute me unless I am with another officer and the same with calling me sir all my men call me Tom unless its formally" Tom said smiling
"Ok sir Tom I mean sorry I might slip up occasionally" Todd said
"Ok have you met the rest of the guys in the unit yet Todd?" Tom asked
"No there was nobody here when I got here at 6am Tom" Todd said
"That's unusual Alex is usually in early unless he is out on business" Tom said
"Sergeant Alex Mills heads the family liaison for this barracks units so when I am out on other barracks he will be your commanding officer" Tom said
"I have met Sergeant Mills before when I was working for Major Thompson" Todd replied
"I think I might have spoken to you on the phone once or twice" Tom said
"Yeah I remember him slamming the phone down on you just before he got shipped out" Todd said
"Yeah he was a right one I never liked him so glad he has gone to be honest" Tom said smiling
Tom was now sat in his office when Todd buzzed
"Yes Todd" Tom replied
"There a young private here to see you sir he insists on talking to you" Todd said
"Ok send him in" Tom said
"Major Rees will see you now" Todd said
"Thanks" James said
Tom smiled as the young private walked in.
"What can I do for you young man?" Tom said
Tom could tell the young private had been crying.
"umm I have a problem at home sir my girlfriend has been badly injured in a car crash and I need to see her but as we are due out on manoeuvres' tomorrow I am not allowed off barracks" James said
"Ok let's start at the beginning first of all what's your name sorry but I don't know you" Tom said
"Private James Mason sir" James replied
Tears where falling down James face as he told Tom he was in 4th company.
"Ok have you spoken to Major Lewis?" Tom asked
"No sir I spoke to sgt Bonner and he told me that we were confined to barracks and there wasn't much he could do" James said
"Ok well let me ring Major Lewis do you want a drink tea coffee?" Tom asked
"No thanks" James said
"Ok" Tom said
Tom picked up the phone and rang Daffyds office.
"Good morning major Lewis's office" came the reply
"Oh good morning can I speak to Major Lewis please its major Tom Rees family liaison" Tom said
"Yes one moment please"
"Gosh you on the ball this morning tom what can I do for you?" Daffyd asked
"I have Private James Mason with me he is in a bit of a state his girlfriend has been in a road accident he needs to go home but obviously he is confined to barracks so he can't" tom said
"Oh hell is he ok Tom he is one of the newest recruits and hasn't had much chance to settle in" Daffyd asked
"Yeah he seems ok but upset" Tom said
"Why didn't he just ask me for a pass?" Daffyd
"Daffyd as you just said he is new maybe he doesn't feel it is his place to speak to you directly I know he spoke to Tim Bonner about this but as we know Tim can't do much" Tom said
"Wonder why Tim didn't speak to me about it?" Daffyd said
Isn't Tim in court today with that private who got into a fight maybe he hasn't had time?"Tom said
"Oh yeah Private Brenton I had forgotten about that" Daffyd said
"So what can we do?" Tom asked
"I will issue James with a two day leave pass so that he can go home but he will have to make his own way to the ranges" Daffyd said
"Maybe I can assign one of my lads to his case that way they can make sure he has transport" Tom said
"Yeah that would work" Daffyd said
Ok you do the paperwork and I will get my side sorted" Tom said
"No problem" Daffyd said
Tom put the phone down and said "ok James this is now a family liaison case you will be assigned a care officer in this case that will be lance corporal David Milton. David will take over straight away and he will take you to the hospital and will stay with you for a while he also be back tomorrow to fetch you and he will take you straight to the ranges instead of coming back here"
Ok thanks sir" James replied
"You stay here for a minute when I brief David on the case and I will collect your official pass from Major Lewis's office" Tom said
"Ok sir" James said
Tom walked into the main office and saw David and Philip filling paperwork out. Both men stood as Tom walked in. "At ease gentlemen" Tom replied
"David I have a case for you a young private from 4th company needs your support he is in my office go and meet him but read this first" handing David the notes he had taken when James explained his problem to Tom.
David scanned the notes and said "ok I got most of the story"
"Philip could you pop over to Major Lewis's office for me and pick up James's pass and fetch it back here please?" Tom said
"Yeah no problem Tom" Philip replied
Philip returned ten minutes later and handed the paperwork over to Tom. Tom checked it over and said "ok David that's all in order so time to get this young man home to his family"
"No problem Tom" David said
"Where's Alex this morning?" Tom enquired
"He is in court Tom" Philip replied
"Oh of course he is assigned to the private Brenton case I had forgotten about that" Tom said
"Sounds like Andrew is in deep shit to be honest" Philip said
"Well who knows we don't know the full story let's hope it comes out in court because I have always thought Andrew was a hard working soldier who cared about his family and we already know that his wife was raped while he was away and that may have hit him worse than we thought" Tom said
"Yeah and the culprit got away with a slap on the wrist for that and now it's Andrew who is getting the shit" Phil said
"I just wish he had spoken to someone when he found out maybe we could have helped him a bit more" Tom said
"Yeah he should have" Philip said
"Right well I have to go over to 5th company and see sgt Reed about a few cases but I should be back later any issues get Todd to ring me" Tom said
"Ok Tom" Philip replied
Tom returned to the barracks a few hours later to see Private Andrew Brenton sat there with Alex.
Andrew and Alex stood as Tom walked in and Tom signalled them to sit.
"So how did it go?" Tom said
"Case dismissed" Alex said smiling
"Oh that's unusual wonder why?" Tom said
"Well their star witness failed to show up and they had no CCTV of me throwing this alleged punch" Andrew said
"But what about the victim didn't he show up?" Tom said
"Yeah but he has said a few times he could be one hundred percent certain it was me that punched him" Andrew said
"Wow so they dropped the charges?" Tom said
"Yeah they did and now Andrew is on leave for two weeks before he has to report back to 4th company" Alex said
"Now Andrew if you need anything or need to talk to anyone please call us that's what the family liaison operations unit is for" Tom said
"Yeah thank you sir without sgt Mills and the flo I don't think I would have got through this case sir" Andrew said
"Right Andrew here is your pass for two weeks and I will see you back here soon" Alex said
"Yes thank you sir" Andrew replied shaking Alex's hand
"Right let me bring you up to speed on a case I had to deal with this morning" Tom said
"Oh is that's why David's not here?" Alex asked
"yeah its Private James Mason a new recruit to 4th company his girlfriend has been badly injured in a car crash and he needed to get to her but as you know 4th company is on manoeuvres' so they are confined to barracks. I got him a two day pass and I assigned David to the case i hope you don't mind" Tom said
"not at all it is nice to see David getting stuck in more to be honest since he has been here he hasn't had much of a chance with Philip and myself taking most of the main cases" Alex said
"That's what I thought it's not a massive case and I am sure he can cope with that" Tom said
"I am sure he will and I am sure you asking him made him feel a little more confident about it tom" Alex said
"Yeah oh have you met my new admin assistant Todd?" Tom asked
"Yeah I called round when I got back and he told me you were off barracks" Alex said
"Yeah been to see Gary over at 5th company about a couple of bad cases they are dealing with at the moment making sure they are ok" Tom said
"Yeah I heard 5th company had had a bad hit 3 dead wasn't it?" Alex asked
"Yeah and the commanding officer Major John Bennett was one of them so they have had a huge blow" Tom replied
"How are Gary and the lads holding up?" Alex said
"Well like all of us in this job we put a brave face on for the families but when we are behind closed doors we lose it" Tom said
"I met Major Bennett a few months back when I was covering when Gary was off on honeymoon he was a nice guy" Alex said
"Yeah he certainly was" Tom said
A few months later
Major Tom Rees was sat at home enjoying a rare day off things at the barracks have settled down a little. Ben was also home but was busy studying for an exam he had coming up. Tom was watching TV when the news comes on. "The headlines at 1o clock "two soldiers dead and another three injured in fire fight in Afghanistan"
Tom shook his head and said "oh hell"
Ben walked in and said "what's happened babes?"
Tom looked at Ben and said "looks like I might have to go in babes 4th company have been hit again"
Ben walked over and said "sounds like a bad hit babes"
"yeah it does and we need to get the ball rolling so I had better get into uniform and get in there can't expect Alex to cope with this one on his own" Tom said
Ben kissed Tom and said "well babes you do what you have to I will get back to studying and please let me know who it is"
Tom arrived at the barracks and noticed that the flags were already lowered to half mast. The century on duty saluted Tom and lifted the gate post. Tom noticed that there was a lot of media interest in this.
Tom pulled up outside his office took a deep breath and walked in. Alex Philip and David all went to stand but Tom signalled for them to stay seated.
"Right Alex bring me up to speed" Tom said
"Well sir the compound came under fire at 4am local time and private Nick Weston and lance corporal Tom Newland were killed. But that is not the end of it Sgt Tim Bonner Major Daffyd Lewis and Private James Mason were all injured in the attack.
"Oh hell a bad hit" Tom said
"Yeah it is one of the worst our unit has had recently" Alex replied
"Yeah 4th company has been lucky recent but I guess their luck has just ran out" Tom said
"Yeah and with 5th company taking a hit recently things seem to be getting worse" Alex said
"Things never seem to get better out there sadly" Tom replied
"Ok well I will take Daffyd case on as I know Brad and Daffyd well and I think it will need to come from me" Tom said
"I was hoping you would sir" Alex replied
"Alex I think you and Philip could take on the deaths and inform family" Tom said
"Yeah I will do that" Alex said
"Umm let me try and get some help from 6th company over here" Tom said
"David I think you should take James Mason case as you have dealt with him before" Tom said
"Ok sir right on it" David said
"Well that leaves Tim Bonner sir" Alex said
"I have an idea what about Todd he has been helped us out a few times maybe he could take Tim's case with someone from 6th company" Tom said
"That's sounds like a plan sir" Alex replied
Tom phoned 6th company and asked for one pair of hands to be sent over
Lance Corp Juliette Harrison arrived shortly later and Tom assigned her to assist Todd on the Tim Bonner case.
Tom picked up the file on Daffyds case and headed out of the office and into his car and left the barracks to a blaze of cameras.
Tom arrived at the large detached house that Daffyd shared with his long term partner Colonel Bradley Evans. Tom pulled up behind Bradley's car and got out he sighed and walked over and knocked on the door.
Bradley had been busy all day at home and hadn't heard about the attack. He was sat in his lounge reading the morning newspaper when there was a knock on the door. Bradley walked to the door and could see it was an army officer standing there. He opened the door to see old friend Major Tom Rees standing there.
"Oh Hi Tom what brings you here" Brad asked
"Sorry sir I am here in my official role as the head of family liaison for 4th company" Tom said
Brad knew this was bad news and said "what's happened?"
Tom said "I am sorry Brad but Daffyd has been badly injured in a fire fight he is being flown home as we speak"
Brad crashed to the floor and Tom ran to him and hugged his old friend and said "come on we need to get you to the hospital as soon as possible"
Brad stood up and grabbed his tunic and put it on and said "do we know how bad he is?"
"Not yet Brad but it was a bad hit 2 dead 3 injured" Tom said
"That's not what you want to hear is it" Brad said
"No Brad it seems to be happening a lot lately" Tom said
Brad and Tom went into Tom's car and they headed up the motorway towards the hospital.
Meanwhile
Tim Bonner's wife Alice had just arrived back from shopping when there was a knock at the door. She walked over to the door and saw two army personnel standing there.
"Can I help you?" Alice said
"Yeah I am Lance Corporal Juliette Harrison and this is lance corporal Todd Matthews we are from family liaison can we come in please" Juliette said
"Yeah of course this way is everything ok?" Alice said
"I am sorry to meet you in these circumstances Mrs Bonner but your husband sgt Tim Bonner has been injured out in Afghanistan and his on his back to the Uk as we speak" Juliette said
"Alice burst into tears and said "why why my Tim"
Juliette said "I am so sorry Mrs. Bonner"
"Please call me Alice so when will he be home?" Alice asked
"Well he should be landing within the next few hours and then straight to hospital where we will take you so you can be with him" Todd replied
"I will have to phone Tim's mother" Alice said
Todd said "we can do that for you if you like"
"No I think I will do it but can you arrange for someone to pick her up so she can come to the hospital as well" Alice said
"Of course we can we can pick her up on our way" Juliette replied
Alex arrived at the home of Private Nick Weston and walked up to the door this part of the job was never easy. Nick's mum answered and knew something was wrong straight away.
"Mrs Weston I am Sgt Alex Mills from family liaison can I come in please" Alex said
"Yeah of course what's going on?" Mrs Weston asked
"I am sorry to meet you in these sad circumstances Mrs Taylor but your son Nicholas's unit came under fire this morning and sadly your son was fatally wounded" Alex said
"Oh my god NO!" Mrs Weston screamed
"I am so sorry Mrs Weston is there anyone I can contact for you?" Alex said
"Yes my son Shaun he is a nurse up in Birmingham at the hospital that deals with all the wounded soldiers" Mrs. Weston replied
Alex looked at her and said "Shaun I know him and his partner Rhys"
"Yeah that's the one I never knew my son was gay until he met Rhys and fell in love they are so much in love" Mrs Weston said
"ok Mrs Weston I will ring my commanding officer Major Rees he is a close friend of Rhys's and I will get him to speak to Shaun" Alex replied
Tom and Bradley were sat in the relatives room with Tim Bonners family and Juliette and Todd when his phone went off.
"Hi Alex how's it going mate?" Tom said
"Tom we have a problem Nicholas Weston is Shaun's brother" Alex said
"Oh hell I saw Shaun earlier he is on duty" Tom said
"Yeah but we need to get someone from flo to inform him and I thought it might be better coming from you" Alex said
"Well I am with Brad but I got Juliette and Todd with me and David has just arrived with the Mason family so I think I will go and see if I can find him" Tom replied
"Thank you Tom" Alex replied
"Thank you Alex you stay with Mrs Weston please" Tom said
"Of course Tom and pass my condolences to Shaun for me"
"Will do mate see you later" Tom said and rang off
Bradley was talking to Mrs Bonner when Tom rang off and said "umm Brad do you mind if I nip out a minute umm one of the lads who died is Matt's younger brother Rhys's partners brother and I want to check on them" Tom said
"Oh course that family has had enough problems" Brad said
"If you need me get Juliette to page me ok" Tom said
"Ok no problem" Brad said
Tom left the relatives room and headed towards ward3 to see Catherine at the desk. "Hi I am Major Tom Rees from the army family liaison ops unit and I am looking for staff nurse Shaun Weston"
"Is everything ok?" Catherine asked
"I really need to speak to Shaun please" Tom said
Catherine said "ok I call him for you"
"Oh can you call Rhys I think he might need him to be here as well" Tom said
"Oh ok you on official business then" Cath replied
"Yes sadly I am" Tom said
Shaun was busy on the ward he worked on when an announcement over the PA system for "Staff Nurse Weston to reception please"
Shaun walked over to the reception and saw Tom standing there
"Hi Tom what can I do for you?" Shaun asked
"Hi Shaun mate can we go somewhere private mate" Tom asked
"Yeah in we can go here what's wrong?" Shaun asked
Shaun and Tom walked into the staff room
Catherine put a call out over the PA system "Charge Nurse Rhys Taylor to ward 3 please"
"I am sorry Shaun this in not a social call sadly there is no easy way to break this to you but your younger brother Nick was killed this morning in the fire fight Alex is with your mum and she asked us to inform you I am so sorry mate" Tom replied
Tom was finding it hard to keep the tears at bay.
"Oh No not our kid why him?" Shaun said with tears rolling down his eyes
Tom hugged Shaun and said "you know mate no one can answer that question mate"
Charge Nurse Catherine McDonald spotted Shaun was crying and walked into the room and said "Shaun is everything ok?"
"No Catherine it's not my Brother Nick has been oh god killed in Afghanistan" Shaun replied collapsing into Tom's arms
Rhys was surprised to be called to ward 3 but knew something was wrong as soon as he arrived there.
He walked up to Catherine and said "hi Catherine"
"Oh thank god you are here Shaun is in hell of a mess mate his brother has died"
Rhys looked with tears forming in his eyes at Catherine and said "where is he?"
Catherine said "in there but I warn you he is in a right state Major Rees is with him"
Rhys walked in to see his partner sat with his head in his hands crying with his friend Major Tom Rees sitting there with his arm round him. Rhys ran to him and pulled him into a hug and said "I am so sorry babes"
"Why why nick" Shaun said sobbing into Rhys's arms. Rhys was crying too and he said "I only knew Nick for a short time but he was a nice guy babe"
"No one can tell you that babes I learned that when Matthew died in that godforsaken place" Rhys said
Rhys hugged Shaun and said "listen to me I am here for you and I love you"
Tom took hold of Shaun's hand and said "you know Shaun I have got the know you well over the last few months but I didn't know you had a brother in the army mate"
"Yeah Nick is my youngest brother he had only just joined the unit and now he has gone" Shaun said sobbing
"Charge Nurse Rhys Taylor to ward 2 please" came over the PA system
Catherine walked into the room and said "Rhys I will ring ward 2 and let them know what's happened"
"Thanks Catherine but i will have to go I have to sign some medicine charts" Rhys said
"Ok then" Cath said
Rhys said "babes I am going to let ward 2 know what's going on I be right back"
"Ok babes" Shaun said
"I will stay with you for until Rhys comes back" Tom said
"I need to phone Ben" Tom said
Ben was sat at home wondering who had been involved in this attack the news was on and they were showing the comings and goings at the nearby barracks throughout the day in one report he saw Tom leaving in his car.
Ben's phone went off and Ben answered "hi babes what's going on?"
"you really don't want to know Daffyd and Tim and a young private James Mason were badly injured and the two fatalities were lance corporal Tom Newland and a new recruit Private Nicholas Weston who was Shaun's brother babes" Tom said with tears rolling down his face
"Oh fucking hell" Ben said
"I am with Shaun he is in pieces babes" Tom said
"Is there anything I can do babes?" Ben said
"Yeah please come here and help Shaun and Rhys while I help Brad babes" Tom replied
"I will leave now and will be here soon I'll drop Jon off at my mum's on the way" Ben replied
"Ok babes I'll see you soon" Tom said
"Love you babes" Ben replied
"Love you too" Tom said smiling
Tom then phoned his mum.
Lucy knew as soon as she picked up the phone something was wrong.
"Hi Tom what's happened?" Lucy replied
"Its Shaun Rhys's partner his younger brother has been killed out in Afghanistan and I am worried about Rhys" Tom said
"Where's Matthew jnr?" Lucy asked
"Not sure let me find out" Tom said
"Shaun where's Matthew?" Tom asked
Shaun looked at Tom as said "he is in school"
"Mum he is in school" Tom said
"Your dad and I can be at Rhys's in time for him to come home why don't we meet you there" Lucy said
"Ok mum well Ben is on his way here so maybe he can take Rhys and Shaun to Shaun's mums" Tom said
"Ok son we will leave now" Lucy said
"Ok thanks mum" Tom replied
Rhys returned about half an hour later and said "right babes Andrew is on his way to take over from you and Catherine has gone over to ward 2 to cover for me so I am looking after ward 3 until Lucy comes in to cover for me"
"Ben is on his way he will take you to Shaun's mum and mum and dad are on their way to your house to meet Matt" Tom said
"Wow you soon got that organised" Rhys said
"Well all part of the service of the flo mate" Tom said
Tom hugged Rhys and said "in the last few years you have grown up a lot and you know where I am if you need me anytime and that includes you as well Shaun"
Rhys said "yeah I know my adopted big brother"
"Yeah and don't you forget it" Tom said smiling
Rhys had to go out into the ward to deal with a patient's family just as Ben arrived.
"Hi Ben" Rhys said
"Hi Rhys how's Shaun doing mate?" Ben asked
"Not good mate but Tom is being his usual great self" Rhys said smiling
"Where are they?" Ben asked
"In there mate I have to go and deal with a patient I will be back in soon" Rhys said
"Ok mate see you soon" Ben said
Ben walked into the staff room to see his husband hugging Shaun.
"hi babes" Tom said
"hi babes" Ben replied and walked over and kissed Tom and said "i am so sorry Shaun"
"Thanks Ben" Shaun said
Andrew arrived in the ward shortly afterward.
Andrew walked into the staff room and saw Shaun sat there crying and he walked over and said "I am so sorry man I couldn't believe it when Cath called me"
"Thanks Andrew for coming in I know you had plans for today" Shaun said
"Hey don't worry I did the deed last night and she said yes" Andrew said smiling
Shaun jumped up and hugged Andrew and said "way hay some good news congratulations"
Andrew smiled and said "thanks mate and if there is anything I can do to help let me know please"
"I think we got most things covered but thanks mate" Shaun said
"Right let me get to work" Andrew said
Andrew walked out of the staff room and saw Rhys behind the desk and said "hi Rhys where's Cath?"
"She is covering for me over in ward 2 so I can keep an eye on Shaun until my cover comes in" Rhys said
"Oh ok I just seen Shaun" Andrew said
"yeah he is a mess to be honest I know what he is going through I lost my older brother a few years ago but I was lucky I had Tom by my side" Rhys said
"Yeah I remember Shaun told me that a few months ago when you two got together" Andrew said
Charge Nurse Rhys Taylor contact ward 2 please came over the PA system. Rhys picked up the phone and Cath answered "hi mate Lucy has arrived I am just handing over so if you want to you get away mate"
"Thanks Cath for everything you have done today" Rhys said
"Don't be silly Rhys it is the least i can do" Cath said
"Thanks Cath" Rhys said
Rhys walked over to the staff room and said "get your stuff together and meet me by ward 2 I need to get my coat and bag"
Shaun smiled and said "ok babes"
Ben Tom and Shaun walked out of the staff room just after Rhys left.
Ben was holding onto Shaun who was in tears. Another nurse spotted Shaun and walked over and said "Shaun I am so sorry"
"Thanks Lisa" Shaun replied
Catherine arrived just as Shaun was coming out and she walked over and said "Shaun if there is anything you need don't hesitate to phone ok"
"Thanks Catherine" Shaun said
Tom said "right Shaun you know where I am if you need me ok when you get to your mums Alex will be waiting for you"
"Ok Tom thanks" Shaun said
Tom said to Ben "look after the two of them and I will see you later babes" and kissed Ben
Ben smiled and said "ok babes say hello to Brad for me"
"Will do babes" Tom said
A couple of days later
Tom was doing the part of the job he hated the dreaded press conference and announcement of the names of the soldiers that had died. Tom had been asked as the senior officer at the barracks to do the announcement
Ladies and gentlemen
"I am Major Tom Rees from the family liaison operations unit based here at this barracks i have been asked to make this announcement
On Monday at 4am local time 4th company's base in Afghanistan came under fire from Taleban fighters. Sadly during this time two of our men were fatally wounded in the resulting fire fight.
Lance Corporal Tom Newland was a well respected member of 4th company and will be well missed by his fellow unit members and his family back home in Lincolnshire. Tom was a recently married father of two young sons and has you can imagine the family are in a bad way at present and therefore we ask you to respect their privacy at this sad time.
Private Nicholas Weston was one of the newer members of the unit but despite his inexperience in the short time he was in 4th company he had grown to be respected by his fellow soldiers. Nicholas has left behind a devastated mother and two older brothers who like Tom Newlands family we would ask you to respect their privacy. Nicholas's family back home in Shropshire is a very close knit family and this death has really hit them hard.
Now this fire fight also injured three members of 4th company one of those injured was unit commanding officer Major Daffyd Lewis which is why he is not here today. His injuries are not life threatening but he is currently undergoing treatment in the UK.
Sergeant Tim Bonner was also injured and like Daffyd his injuries are thankfully not life threatening however Private James Mason is currently in a coma in hospital in the UK and at this moment in time we are concerned for his health. Again we asked you to please respect the privacy of the families of these soldiers at this time. Thank you for coming and that all I have to say" Tom said
"Major Rees did you know the men who died well?" a reporter asked
"Yeah I knew Tom Newland we served together when i was in 4th company a few years back and he was a good guy. Nicholas Weston I didn't know that well he was a new recruit and only joined the unit a few weeks before they were deployed" Tom answered
"Can I ask why was a family liaison officer asked to do this conference and not a senior officer" another reporter asked
"well with Major Lewis injured I am currently the most senior officer based here so that is why I held the conference and for your information just because I am a family liaison officer doesn't mean I am not a senior officer" Tom said
"Major Rees can you confirm that Major Lewis has been relieved of his duties pending disciplinary action being taken" another reporter said
"As I said Major Lewis is in hospital undergoing treatment and as far as I know he is still in command of 4th company so no he has not been relieved of his command" Tom said
"No further questions" Tom said and walked out.
Tom went back to his office and took a deep breath and picked up the phone and rang Rhydian.
"Hi Tom" Rhydian said
"I had a strange question asked at the press conference one of the tabloid press asked if Daffyd had been relieved of his command because of disciplinary action do you know anything about that? Tom asked
"No I don't I have no idea where that has come from Daffyd did everything he had to do that for god sake the man was injured" Rhydian said
"Yeah exactly well I told them as far as I know Daffyd was still 4th company unit commander" Tom replied
"Who knows where these idiots get their crap from" Rhydian replied
"Yeah but I thought I'd speak to you about it sir" Tom said
"Thank you for letting me know tom" Rhydian said
"No problem sir" Tom replied
The next day
Life at the barracks was starting to get back to normal after the deaths and injuries suffered to three members of the unit 4th company moral was at rock bottom.
Tom was sat in his office when Todd buzzed.
"Yes Todd?" Tom replied
"Colonel Thomas to see you sir" Todd Replied
"Send him in please" Tom said
Tom stood and said "good morning colonel what can I do for you?"
"Good morning Tom" Rhydian said
"I have a bit of unusual request for you we had a big meeting at hq yesterday and we need to try rebuild 4th company a few of the higher ranking officers wanted me ask me to ask you if you would take temporary command of 4th company until Daffyd is fit to return to duty?" Rhydian said
"Umm but I am non operational sir" Tom said
"Yeah we know that Tom but you are the only man who could get the moral back up and the men know and respect you" Rhydian said
"so Daffyd is coming back as 4th company commander then?" Tom asked
"Yeah when he is fit enough to return and by the way they were impressed the way you handled those questions at the press conference and did you see the morning papers?" Rhydian asked
"yeah but didn't like that tabloid asking whether Daffyd was a fit officer to lead the men because he is gay and seeing his and Brad's face all over the front page was bad" Tom said
"I know Brad phoned me this morning he has had hell reporters phoning and trying to take photos of him all morning" Rhydian said
"Why don't they leave him alone?" Tom said
"Well that the tabloids for you once they get what they think is a story they go mad" Rhydian said
"Did you see Tom Newlands Fathers comments about Daffyd?" Tom said
"Yeah and that was good because it shows the idiots that Daffyd is more than fit to command that unit" Rhydian said
"Yeah it did so stuff them and when the next big story comes out this will be old news" Tom said
"Yeah now back to my offer" Rhydian said
"What about the family liaison operations sir I can't just abandon that" Tom said
"We knew you would say that Paul Dexter will take back full command with the unit sgt's running their respective units day to day"
"Wow they have thought it through haven't they" Tom said
"it is very unusual for an non operational officer like yourself to be asked to take over an operational unit but we have no one else suitable to take over the only other non operational major with operational experience is Major Thompson and we don't want him back on operations to be honest" Rhydian said
"Oh hell no not him he is a pain" Tom said
"Tom seriously you would be the only person I would ask to take command at 4th company and I know you will need to seriously think about it so I don't expect an answer straight away but please think of it" Rhydian replied
"Ok sir I will think and I will talk to Ben see what he thinks and I will let you know by the end of tomorrow Sir" Tom replied
"Thank you tom I will leave you in peace" Rhydian said
Tom was shocked and immediately phoned Ben
"Hi babes" Ben replied
"What you up to?" Tom asked
"Not a lot why?" Ben said
"I have had a strange meeting with Colonel Thomas they want me to take temporary command of 4th company" Tom said
"What that's unusual" Ben said
"Yeah it is but it will mean I will be back on operations and I am not sure I want to do that to be honest babes" Tom said
"Tom listen to me I will support you through thick and thin you know that but I know you and think of it as an honour you would be commanding your old unit how cool is that?" Ben said
"Yeah you are right it's only temporary until Daffyd returns and if it means the unit rebuilds so be it" Tom said
Tom later spoke to his mum and dad who also told him that he would be stupid to turn down this chance.
Tom walked down the corridor and knocked on Alex's door
"Hi Tom" Alex said
"Hi mate I need to tell you I am taking a break from family liaison operations for a little while I have been asked to take temporary command of 4th company" Tom said
"Oh wow is that why Colonel Thomas was here earlier?" Alex asked
"yeah I had to think about it but after speaking to Ben and my parents I have decided to take them up on their offer Paul will take full command again in my absence" Tom said
"Well Tom good luck rebuilding 4th company and I for one will miss you in charge but we will continue to function as always" Alex said
"Yes I make sure you will I am only over there" Tom said pointing to a building across the yard
"When are the lads due back in the Uk Tom?" Alex asked
"Tomorrow" Tom said
Tom phoned Rhydian and said "hi sir I have spoken to Ben and my family and I have decided that I will take up the offer to take command of 4th company until Daffyd returns"
"That is good news Tom I know you will do a good job" Rhydian replied
"Thank you Sir" Tom replied
Later that day
Tom handed over the FLO to Paul and then said his goodbyes to the men and women he had worked with and said "I will be back soon but in the mean time Paul will take full command"
Tom left his office and headed home
Ben was already home when Tom arrived.
"Hi Babes" Ben shouted from the kitchen
"Hey sexy" Tom said laughing
Tom walked over and put his arms around Ben and said "mmmm something smells nice"
Ben smiled and said" yeah I thought I would cook us a nice meal tonight now my sexy husband gone back on operations he will need it"
Tom kissed Ben and said "well I will go and set the table"
"Ok baby" Ben replied
The two men sat down for roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings
Tom said "you know babes I wouldn't have took up this offer if you had told me not to"
Ben smiled and said "you know Babes I wouldn't stop you"
A few days later
Major Tom Rees arrived at the barracks and went into the parade room and was met by acting sergeant Simon Tyler who had been given the role to take over from Tim Bonner temporally.
"Simon smiled and saluted Tom and "morning sir"
"Morning Simon nice to see you again young man" tom replied
"Are the men ready?" Tom asked
"Yes sir they are all ready" Simon said
Simon shouted "attention" as the men all stood for attention.
Tom shouted "at ease gentlemen"
"ok guys you all know me I am Major Tom Rees and I have been given the command of 4th company until Major Lewis is fit to return" Tom shouted
"you have been through hell I know that but sadly life must go on and we need to rebuild the unit the best we can until Major Lewis and Sergeant Tim Bonner and Private Mason return I will help you get through this hard time" Tom said
"ok guys Simon will be taking up the role of acting sergeant and Ben Thompson will be taking up the acting corporal in Simon's absence we will be having a couple of new recruits joining the unit soon but in the mean time guys we have two funerals to prepare for" tom said .
Tom said "ok guys let's get this done"
A few months later
Tom was enjoying being in charge at 4th company but was getting more and more worried that he might have to return to Afghanistan with his unit. The unit had received orders that they would return to front line in eight weeks and as commanding officer he would also be out there with his men.
Tom was sat in his office when his admin assistant private Ryan Higson buzzed
"Yes Ryan?" Tom answered
"Colonel Thomas on the line for you Tom" Ryan replied
"Ok thanks Ryan" Tom replied
"Good morning sir" Tom replied
"morning Tom I have some news for you Major Lewis will be back on operations from next Monday and will spend Tuesday on debrief so he will take command on Wednesday I know he wants to thank you for help rebuilding the unit oh and sgt Bonner will return to the unit tomorrow as well" Rhydian said
"That's fantastic news will miss the lads but at least they will have their proper commanding officer in place before they go back out" Tom said
"yeah that is true and with Tim back as well the unit should start to function again not that it hasn't since you took command and on behalf of myself I want to thank you for taking this command for us" Rhydian said
"Thank you sir and I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to take this command" Tom replied
"Well I let you get on" Rhydian said
"Thank you sir" Tom said
Tom buzzed Ryan and said "can you ask Simon to come in please"
"Yes sir I will find him" Ryan said
Simon arrived shortly after and knocked on the door
"Come in Simon" Tom said
"You wanted to see me sir?" Simon replied
"yes just been speaking to Colonel Thomas and have been informed that Sgt Bonner is returning to duty tomorrow which means that you will return to the corporal role now on behalf of myself and the lads I want to thank you for your hard work over the last few months and hope you don't take this as a demotion and I hope you get that chance to take a permanent role as a sergeant soon" Tom said
"Well I always knew this temporary role sir and I have no problem with this sir" Simon replied
"Well thank you Simon as I will also be leaving next week as Major Lewis is returning to take command" Tom said
"That's good and bad news sir I know the lads respect you sir and I think you should tell them sir" Simon said
The following week
Tom arrived at the barracks early awaiting the arrival of Major Daffyd Lewis. Tom hasn't seen Daffyd for a while as he has been busy rebuilding the unit and had kept away from the flo for a little while. Tom had however kept in touch with Rhys and Shaun and his family and was glad that Shaun had finally returned to work at the hospital.
Tom arrived at his office and noticed that his name had already been removed from the sign it now said Major Daffyd Lewis. Tom smiled and walked in and sat behind the desk. A little later Tom heard Daffyd arrive and heard Ryan say "welcome back to 4th company sir"
"Thank you Ryan is Major Rees in?" Daffyd
"Yes sir he is in your office" Ryan said
Daffyd walked up to the door and knocked "come in" tom replied
Tom smiled and said "why you knocking?"
Daffyd laughed and said "just didn't like to just walk in"
Tom said "well Daffyd it is so nice to see you back where you belong"
"Yeah it is nice to be back and thank you for being there for my lads and for looking after things for me" Daffyd
"You are more than welcome" Tom said
"So what's next for you now then Tom?" Daffyd asked
"Back to family liaison ops I hope" Tom said
"So back to non operational then" Daffyd said
"Yeah back to where I belong and tell the truth if this offer had been any other unit I wouldn't have taken it on Daffyd" Tom said
"Yeah Rhydian told me he thought that might have been the case well I thank you again" Daffyd said
"I am looking forward to getting back into the thick of things at Family liaison ops and I know Paul has struggled while I have been away so it will take some pressure off him as well" Tom said
"Yeah I bet it has been hard for them without you there" Daffyd said
"Right anyway I'll leave you to settle in and go back to my unit" tom said smiling
"No before you go I want to get the men together on the parade ground and I want you to join me" Daffyd said
"Oh ok" Tom said
Sergeant Tim Bonner was glad to be back in his old unit and was happy the way is temp replacement Simon had looked after the unit. He called the unit to attention and smiled as Major Daffyd Lewis and Major Tom Rees walked out. Daffyd said "at ease gentlemen"
"Right guys for the new recruits I am Major Daffyd Lewis and I am the commanding officer of this unit and have returned this morning. I want to thank Major Tom Rees for looking after the unit in my place. We have been through a very difficult time recently and I am very happy to see a lot of my old faces and welcome the new faces. I have also been asked by Sgt Bonner to thank Corporal Simon Tyler for stepping up while he was also away". Daffyd said
"So guys please join me in thanking these guys without them this unit would not have functioned."
Tom smiled and said "thank you Major Lewis but it has been an enormous privilege to look after the unit in which I served while I was operational and I want to thank each and every one of you guys for your support while I was in charge and I wish you good luck"
The guys all clapped
Tom shook Daffyds hand.
Tom walked off and Daffyd carried on talking to his unit.
Tom arrived at his office and walked in Alex was sat there and he stood and said "welcome back Tom"
Tom smiled and said "yeah it's good to be back"
Tom was sat at this desk when Todd buzzed "yes Todd"
"Colonel Thomas on the line for you Tom" Todd said
"Ok Todd thanks" Tom replied
"Afternoon sir what can I do for you?" Tom asked
"I have been asked to phone you and ask you to come to HQ tomorrow for a meeting with reference to our future plans for you" Rhydian said
"Umm what future plans?" Tom asked
"Well I cannot tell you until tomorrow" Rhydian said
"Ok sir I will see you tomorrow then" Tom said
"Yeah definitely" Rhydian said
Tom left the barracks shortly later and headed home. Jon was sat there watching TV. "Hi Jon where's Ben?" Tom asked
"Don't know he wasn't here when I got home dad" Jon replied
Ben arrived shortly later and said "hi babes"
Tom smiled and kissed Ben and said "where have you been?"
"I had an exam I did tell you" Ben said smiling
"Oh hell I forgot with all the shit that's been going on today at work" Tom replied
"Oh dad I forgot uncle Rhys phoned wants you to ring him back" Jon said
"Oh ok I will do that now" Tom said
Tom walked over to the phone and tapped in Rhys's number
"Hello" Rhys answered
"Hi mate you phoned?" Tom said
"Yeah I have some news for you Shaun and I have decided to follow you and have a civil partnership and I want you to be my best man" Rhys said
"Congratulations bro it will be my honour to be your best man" Tom said
Ben walked up and said "wow they getting married?"
"Yeah" Tom said
Ben took the phone and said "hi Rhys congratulations mate"
"Thanks Ben" Rhys replied.
Rhys put the phone down with a smile on his face and Shaun said "I take it by the smile on your face he said yes"
"Come on did you really think he would say no" Rhys said
"No I didn't to be honest" Shaun said
Rhys walked over and kissed Shaun and said "you know Shaun since the day I met you when you started on the ward I knew I met my soul mate"
Shaun laughed and said "you know I feel exactly the same"
Shaun said "come on we got the place to ourselves with Matt staying with your mum and dad" leading Rhys upstairs into the bedroom they share.
Rhys dropped to his knees and slowly unzipped Shaun's black uniform trousers. Rhys smiled as he pulled Shaun's uncut 7 inch cock out and started to slowly suck it. Shaun was soon moaning as his sexy fiancé sucked on his cock. Rhys pulled off and stripped naked. He started to kiss Shaun then slowly lowered his tight arse over Shaun's cock. Rhys was moaning as he rode his sexy fiancés cock. Shaun was groaning more and more as he felt Rhys's tight arse ride his cock.
Shaun groaned loudly as he felt his cock throb and send a huge load of his cum into Rhys's well fucked arse.
Shaun grabbed Rhys and kissed him and said "god I love you"
Rhys laughed and said "I love you too"
Tom was worried about this visit to HQ he arrived at 10am and was met by Colonel Rhydian Thomas.
Rhydian led Tom into a room and sat there was Colonel Bradley Evans and Colonel Paul Dexter.
"Right Tom take a seat" Rhydian said
Brad spoke first and said "now Tom I bet you are wondering what this is all about"
"Yes sir I don't know why I have been brought here" Tom said
"Well Tom I am leaving the family liaison ops unit with immediate effect" Paul replied
"Oh why?" Tom asked looking surprised
"Well I am going back on operational as the new barracks commander here at HQ" Paul said
"So there are two reasons we have asked you here today one is to officially promote you to the commanding officer for the whole family liaison ops unit and the other is to tell you that you are to be promoted to Colonel with immediate effect" Bradley said
"Oh wow why?" Tom said
"well your recent command of 4th company and the way you run your section of the family liaison unit prove to us that you are worthy of the command Tom" Rhydian replied
"Your current unit will get a new commanding officer who will report to you" Paul said
"Is that person in place?" Tom said
"not as yet but we will be speaking to someone who currently works in the flo unit about taking up officer training with the view of taking the command later today" Rhydian replied
"Who is this person?" Tom asked
Rhydian and Bradley looked at each other and Rhydian said "sgt Alex Mills"
"Fantastic choice sir couldn't think of anyone else for the job" Tom said
Rhydian smiled and said "no need to call me sir anymore tom we are both the same rank"
"Yeah that going to take getting used to" Tom said
Later that day
Alex was in his office when Colonel Rhydian Thomas and newly promoted Colonel Paul Dexter arrived to see him.
"Alex I bet you are wondering why we are here" Paul said smiling
"Yeah it's unusual to have two colonels here together at the same time" Alex replied
"Well first of all you will need to know that Tom Rees has been promoted to colonel with immediate effect and he will be taking full command of the Flo" Paul said
"Oh wow that explains why he hasn't been here today" Alex said
"Yeah he is at HQ getting briefed" Paul said
"but with Tom now being the commanding officer there will be a vacancy for a unit commander here at this barracks for the flo and we want you to take this opportunity to take some time away for officer training" Rhydian said
"Oh wow you want me to do officer training?" Alex said
"yes we do Alex you have been running the show recently so i don't see why you shouldn't be recognised for your hard work while you are away Tom will run the unit day to day with your men" Paul said
Tom didn't return to the barracks but went straight home. Ben was sat watching TV with Jon when Tom arrived
"Hi Babes" Ben shouted as Tom walked in.
Ben immediately noticed his promotion and said "oh my god Colonel wow who would have thought"
Tom laughed and said "it was a bit of a surprise but this is only half of it I am the new commanding officer of the family liaison operations unit. Paul has moved on"
"Oh wow so what about the barracks commander then?" Ben asked
"Well Alex will be taking command once he completes his officer training in a few months" Tom said
"That's good Alex will be a good commanding officer" Ben said
"Yeah babes he will be but in mean time I will oversee the unit while he is away but it feels strange not calling Rhydian sir anymore" Tom said
"Colonel Tom Rees does have a ring to it" Ben said laughing
Yeah it does now I have to ring my mum she will scream when I tell her" Tom said
Lucy and Dan were sat at home when the phone rang
"Hello" Lucy answered
"Hi mum how are you?" Tom asked
"We are fine son how are you and Ben and Jon" Lucy asked
"Yeah we are fine i have some news for you" Tom said
"Oh yeah what news?" Lucy said
"It's good news so don't panic well actually two lots first of all Rhys and Shaun are tying the knot" Tom said
"Oh that's wonderful news those two are meant for each other like you and Ben" Lucy replied
"Yeah they certainly are very much in love" Tom said
"So what's the other news? Lucy enquired
"Oh yeah that umm I have been promoted to Colonel" Tom said
"What! You tell me this news secondly you swine well done son we are so proud of you" Lucy said
Ben walked over and hugged Tom and said "you know Tom you are one of the most sexiest colonels I have ever met" and kissed Tom
Tom laughed and said "you know if you was still in the army now you would be up on a charge for that corporal"
"Oh promises promises" Ben said laughing
Tom slapped Ben's arse and Ben laughed and said "that's sexual assault Colonel"
Tom laughed and said "good job I love you then"
Ben laughed and said "yeah I love my sexy colonel"
Jon was smiling at said "way cool my dad's a colonel"
Tom smiled and said "looks like someone's happy"
Tom walked over to Jon and hugged him and said "you know Jon I love you and you know you look more and more like your uncle Matthew every day"
Jon smiled and said "Uncle Matt was cool and I miss him dad"
"Yeah we all miss him son" Tom said
Ben walked over and put his arm round Tom and said "you know babes Matthew would have been so proud of you"
Tom smiled and said "oh yeah he would have loved me shouting orders at his unit all the time"
A couple of days later
Colonel Tom Rees was now starting to get used to his new role as the commanding officer of the whole Family liaison Operations unit. He still found it strange when people he has worked alongside as a major now have to address him as sir.
Acting sergeant Philip Trent was sat in the FLO office when the phone went "good afternoon Family Liaison Operations can i help you?" Philip asked
"Yes good afternoon this is Major Tim Green from 3rd company we are concerned about the welfare of one of our young privates and was wondering if the Flo unit could help.
"Well sir I am sure we can try and help what seems to be the problem?" Phil asked
"Well Private Jonathon Harris and the unit recently returned home from duty in Afghanistan and found his girlfriend of 3 years in bed with a mechanic" Major Green explained
"Ok well that is a difficult situation to deal with" Phil said
"But now he is depressed and has left the barracks and has gone AWOL thing is I could and should report this but Jonathan is a good soldier and I don't want to lose him in my unit" Major Green said
"Do we have any idea where he might have gone sir?" Phil asked
"well on of the other men said that he told him he needed to get away from the barracks to clear his head otherwise he was scared he might do something he later regret" Tim said
"So where do you think he has gone?" Phil said
"He did tell his mate Lance Corp Millie that he might go to Brighton for a few days but Gary didn't really know whether that was just a lie" Tim said
"Ok well leave this case with me i will speak to you as soon as I have any further information sir" Phil said
"Ok I will leave it in your hands" Tim said
It took Phil a few hours digging further into Private Harris's private file and life to find out that his parents owned an apartment in Brighton.
Phil rang Tom who was off barracks and asked his advice. Tom told Phil to go to the address he had and take it slowly don't go barging in just try and talk to the young man first.
A few hours later
Phil arrived at the apartment building overlooking the sea in Brighton. He rang the bell and a male voice answered "hello"
"Hello is that Jonathon?" Phil asked
"Yeah who is this?" Jonathon asked
"I am acting sergeant Phil Trent from family liaison ops mate can I come up for a chat?" Phil said
"No please just leave me alone I am not stupid you are here to arrest me" Jonathon
"no Jonathon I am not royal military police mate in fact you are have not been reported as awol mate please let me come up" Phil pleaded
Jonathon pushed the door and said "third floor"
"Ok mate" Phil said
Jonathon was worried but recently he has been so stressed that he was scared he might do something stupid and that was why he had just walked out of the barracks. He was expecting to be arrested and forcibly returned to his unit.
Phil walked up to the apartment and opened the door and saw the 6ft tall blonde lad sat on the settee.
Phil smiled and said "nice to meet you finally Jonathon"
Jonathon said "why has major green passed this to you and not the police sir?"
"To be honest you are lucky you have a good commanding officer most would call the mps straight away but Major Green knows your recent circumstances" Phil said
Jon broke down and started to cry.
Phil put his arm round Jon and said "you know no one and I repeat no one should have to come home and find their girlfriend in bed with someone else mate but sadly it is a common problem we soldiers face. It happened to me a few years ago but it wasn't a girlfriend but my wife and it wasn't a mechanic she was with it was a fellow soldier so you are not alone believe me"
Jon said "wow I would have killed him"
"yeah I nearly did but was stopped by a mate and anyway he was kicked out of the army shortly afterward for stealing and now they both live on a rough estate up north somewhere and have three kids" Phil said
Jon said "I will never forget the sight of them going at it in our bed for as long as I live"
"Jon best thing for you is to forget it believe me if you don't it will do your head in mate" Phil said
"I know so what happens now?" Jon asked
"well major Green has signed you a three week pass so you can get some r and r mate but promise me you will return to the unit when that is up" Phil said
"Wow he is a good guy Major Green" Jon said
"Believe there are quite a few good guys in the army high ranks" Phil said
Over the next few weeks Phil made several visits to see Jonathon and got to like the young private.
Jon returned to his unit and went to see Major Green
"Come in Jon mate how are you?" Major Green
"Yeah a lot better now sir thanks to Philip and thank you sir for not reporting me as AWOL" Jonathon said
"well Jon you are good soldier and I don't want to lose you from my unit and it was for the good of the unit that I didn't report you but I warn you pull a stunt like that again and I will have no hesitation in reporting you and I am glad that the family liaison ops unit are helping you" Major green said
"I promise that won't happen again sir" Jon replied
"Well good young man now you need to get settled into the unit and I will see you later on the parade ground" Major Green said
"Thank you again sir" Jon said as he stood and left the office.
A few weeks later
Philip was enjoying a night out with a couple of his old mates from his old unit when he spotted Jon.
Jon noticed Phil and walked over and said "hi Phil"
"Hi Jon how are things with you mate?" Phil said smiling
"Yeah getting there I am back in the unit and I am starting to enjoy army life again" Jon replied
"Well I am glad you know where to contact us if you need us" Phil said
"Yes thanks Phil" Jon replied
"Well nice seeing you again Jon and take care" Phil said
"Will do sir and you too" Jon said as he walked away and rejoined his mates
Phil arrived at the barracks the next day and spotted Tom's car was parked outside. Phil walked in to see Tom sat at the desk talking to Todd and David talking through some cases.
"Morning sir" Phil said
"Morning Philip I am going through a few outstanding cases with the lads to catch up with everything" Tom said
"Ok sir when is Alex due back sir do we know?" Phil asked
"well actually that's another reason I am here today I spoke to Alex last night he has just passed out and will be back next week" Tom said
"that's good it will be nice to have someone in charge day to day with Alex's experience and we won't need to keep nagging you" Phil said
"Well to be honest Phil this unit is one unit I don't get problems with and I don't mind any of my men contacting me about anything" Tom said
"There something else also your temporary promotion to sergeant is being made permanent with immediate effect" Tom said smiling
"That's great thank you sir" Phil replied
"well Philip you will of course be the unit commanding officer with Alex overseeing like I used to with Alex" Tom said
Alex arrived back at the barracks after completing his officer training he was still in shock that he had been selected. He never thought that after his accident in training that he would make the rank of Major.
Alex parked his car outside his office and walked in to see his men working hard as usual they all stood as he walked in and Sgt Philip Trent said "hi sir welcome back"
"thank you Philip and just like when Tom was in charge unless we are on formal duties or i am with another officer please guys drop the sir ok" Alex replied
Tom heard Alex's voice and he walked into the room and said "Major Mills nice to see you"
Alex smiled and said "thank you Tom"
"Welcome back to 4th company mate" Tom said
"yeah it is good to be back home at last the last few months have been hard particularly the assault courses with my leg but the guys did give me a lot of support and i got there in the end" Alex replied
"Yeah that part of the training can be hard and i did wonder if you would struggle with your leg mate" Tom said
"Yeah but I was lucky as they already knew my history so I think they allowed me a bit of leeway but not too much" Alex said
"Maybe Rhydian told them to do that mate" Tom said
"Yeah maybe so how's things round here?" Alex said
"Well things are pretty quiet around here at the moment we don't have many big cases going on just a few follow up cases. At the moment none of this barracks units are operational but that changes next week when 4th and 5th company both go out to Afghanistan and as you can imagine a few of the families are apprehensive giving what happened last time 4th company was out there" Tom said
"Yeah that was a bad time" Alex said
"Yeah it was really bad" Tom said
Tom arrived home a few hours later to see a smiling Ben sat there with Jon his son.
"Hi Babes" Ben shouted
"Hey babes" Tom replied and walked over and kissed Ben
Ben said "oh I passed my final exams I am now officially a physiotherapist"
Tom grabbed Ben and said "I am so proud of you"
Ben laughed and said "I am proud of you too babes"
"Oh also got some news my brother Harry is getting married and he wants me to be his best man" Ben said smiling
"That's great babes" Tom said
"who is Harry marrying i don't remember meeting a girlfriend?" Tom asked
"no its not a girlfriend he is marrying you remember his best friend Lee the tall sexy ginger headed lad?" Ben said
"Oh yes i remember a right hottie" Tom said smiling
"Well that's who he is marrying" Ben said
"Wow Harry is a dark horse never even knew he was gay" Tom said
"Well according to Harry it was Lee who seduced him with his sexy eyes" Ben said laughing
"well whoever he is marrying he will have a smart young man to look after" Tom said
"I have been lucky with my brothers but Harry was always the clingy one of the two so I suppose even when they were younger I could tell Harry was gay" Ben said
"Wow so we have two civil partnership ceremonies to prepare for now then with Rhys and Shaun and now Harry and Lee we are going to be busy" Tom said
"Yeah we are" Ben said
Later that night
Ben and Tom were watching TV downstairs Jon had gone to bed. Ben leant over and started to kiss Tom. Tom smiled and stood up and led his sexy husband upstairs to bed.
Tom was soon running his tongue down Ben's hot smooth body. Ben then pushed Tom over and smiled and then took over as he started to kiss and suck on Toms nipples. Tom was trying hard not to groan loudly. Ben soon went down and took Tom's uncut cock into his mouth and started to suck and lick the shaft faster and faster. Tom's cock was now rock hard and throbbing. Ben looked up at his sexy husband and then lowered himself down Ben gave out a small groan as he felt Tom's cock push his tight arse apart.
Ben was soon on his back and Tom was slowly pushing his cock in and out of Ben's arse. Ben's own cock was dripping precum and soon Ben was furiously wanking his cock as Tom slowly fucked his tight arse.
Ben the suddenly shouted "fuck babes i am going to cum" as his cock throbbed sending a huge load of his cum splashing all over Tom's already sweat covered six packed body. Tom pulled his cock out and moaned "oh fuck" as Ben dropped to his knees in front of Tom as his cock throbbed sending a huge load of cum all over Ben's face and hair.
Tom pulled Ben up and said "fuck that was hot babes"
Ben laughed and said "yeah it was god I love you Tom Rees"
Tom smiled and kissed Ben and said "and I love you Benjamin Andrews Rees"
The end of part three
Coming in part four
Tom and Ben are hit by a crisis when Jon falls foul of a nasty bully. But worse hits them when they find out who the bullies father is....
Love in the army chapter 3(c)