Spencer sat in front of the fire warming her hands. It’s been a month since she saw Ashley although she felt like she was dying inside at not seeing the brunette but it was for the best. She kept her mind on her work and tried not to look across the lawn to the mansion and scan the windows for just a glimpse, the operative word is tried. On the slower days she couldn’t help it her blue eyes searched the house like no tomorrow but she never got a glimpse no matter how hard she stared.

“Spence come on,” David nodded for her to follow. General Davies is allowing a party to commence due to the fact that the company would be moved out in a month to go to the front lines.

Sighing she stood up and followed her brother, hands deep in her pockets while she watched her breath form a white blanket in front of her, “I don’t really feel like going,”

David rubbed her shoulder, he’d seen how down his sister had been since getting out of that box. The first week was hell, she had a fever and the lashes on her back made it hard for her to sleep but soon the wounds healed and she got better but inside she was just as bad, “Maybe you’ll have fun,” he suggested.

“Yeah,” she smiled up at him glad to have her family with her, “maybe.”

“Guys come on!” Clay yelled excitedly, a group of the soldiers were headed to town for some booze and women.

The walk into town wasn’t long and the group laughed and played around, it was mostly just the Carlin’s and Tommy but a few other soldiers decided to tag along as well making the total come out to ten. Town looked like any other, shops, taverns, bars and hookers all around. The picked a bar to the left called Mae’s Tavern. Inside men were yipping and hollering at the women dancing on the stage, throwing back drinks while playing cards and just having a good time.

“I don’t really fit in,” Spencer called over the top of the noise.

“Nonsense, any guy is welcome especially soldiers,” the bar tender spoke waving the group in. Spencer rolled her eyes; this acting like a guy was getting old quickly. The group found a table in the far corner away from all the loud noise.