Kitty's War by Barbara Whitaker

Author:Barbara Whitaker [Whitaker, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, WW II, Women's Corps
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2016-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

To Ted’s relief, the trucks pulled up in front of the English manor house near Hollingswood. He’d been watching for them over half an hour. Their arrival with American girls on board guaranteed the dance would be a success.

Air Force personnel stationed at area bases hadn’t shown much interest in the Red Cross soiree until they’d announced the American WACs and nurses would attend. Friendly as the local English girls were, they didn’t garner the same reaction as real American women.

Several eager airmen greeted the girls and helped them climb down from the back of the trucks. Although they wore uniforms, the skirts couldn’t hide long, stocking-covered legs. And neat little hats sat atop their spruced-up hair dos. The girls had gone all out to get dolled-up for the occasion. And from the compliments he heard, he wasn’t the only one who appreciated their efforts.

When several airmen gathered around to help one blonde beauty, Ted smiled. Madge always drew attention.

They’d barely seen each other lately, thanks to his new assignment. Days ago he made a point to issue a personal invitation to Captain Weatherby and her WACs. Weatherby had accepted, on the condition of General Lake’s approval.

Madge had been there, and from her reaction to the invitation, he believed she’d go AWOL if that’s what it took to go dancing. She’d laid one of her killer smiles on him and had promised to come and bring her friends.

Captain Weatherby came around the side of the truck, and he let out a sigh of relief. All the girls were legit or Weatherby wouldn’t have come along.

Madge pushed her way through the airmen to Ted’s side.

“You look great!” he told her.

“Thanks, handsome. You don’t look so bad yourself.”

Ted chuckled when one of the other fellows asked, “What about me?”

“You’re cute, too,” Madge told him. She leaned closer to the blushing GI. “Save me a dance, okay?”

“Sure.” He grinned sheepishly.

“Me, too,” a burly ground crewman insisted.

She smiled easily, loving the attention. “You, too,” she assured the man.

Madge turned to look back toward the truck.

“Where’s Kitty?” she asked.

Ted’s breath caught. Was she here? He forced himself to breathe, and as calmly as he could he turned to follow Madge’s gaze. He didn’t see her. A vague sense of having a weight removed from his chest allowed him to breathe more easily. He had to get hold of himself.

When Madge touched his hand and whispered “There she is,” he steeled himself against any reaction before spotting the dark-haired girl with her back to them.

“Looks like she’s found someone to talk to,” Madge said.

Ted could feel her watching him. She must have figured out that there was something between Kitty and him. He just wasn’t sure what it was.

“Kitty’s really come out of her shell,” Madge commented. “She used to be this shy wallflower who was afraid to talk to men.”

Madge looked as if she was trying to judge his reaction to her statement. Unsure where she was going with it, he decided to go along and see.

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