Taming the Beast
There is a loosely planned sequel to this story called “Taming the Beast”, in which our beloved soldier deploys to Iraq, expecting to live the life of a warrior monk, free from trouble with girls. But Eve pursues him still in the form of two women from the Foreign Office; one's a spy and the other a diplomat. But they are both a bit like his estranged wife so Billy is determined to resist temptation this time. He is avoiding them both so vehemently that he doesn't notice the extremely cute and much younger corporal sitting smiling at him in the corner of the office.
Even when she starts leaving cans of strawberry soda on his desk, he fails to notice. It's only when she gets back from the gym one afternoon that he finally gets the message:
"Did you have a good workout, corporal?" I asked absently whilst reading a report.
"Yes, thank you, sir," she beamed, "but I forgot my underwear."
Corporals and majors are not allowed to fraternise so Billy properly gets into trouble and is admonished by the jealous Army Bitch. The corporal is sent back home so she and Billy can develop a love affair without concern for the army’s envy. They effectively have their first date at Sandals in Jamaica, get engaged a year later and plan to marry the year after; a happy ending should surely ensue.
But three months before the wedding, Billy is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and trouble with girls once more seems to come crashing down. Love can endure, however, and they marry as planned, having their first son a year later and a second a year after that; MS is kept in a dark corner. Mrs Hanson gets pregnant again and the family go on holiday to Florida. They go to Disney and watch a stage production of Beauty and the Beast:
My four year old son sat on my knee with an arm over my shoulder. He squeezed tightly, enthralled by the drama on screen.
“Daddy, why is Beasty no longer angry?”
“It’s because Bella loves him," I said. "So the spell is broken.” My beautiful, brown eyed boy looked from the stage to his mother, and then to me.
“Is that like you and mommy?”
Even when she starts leaving cans of strawberry soda on his desk, he fails to notice. It's only when she gets back from the gym one afternoon that he finally gets the message:
"Did you have a good workout, corporal?" I asked absently whilst reading a report.
"Yes, thank you, sir," she beamed, "but I forgot my underwear."
Corporals and majors are not allowed to fraternise so Billy properly gets into trouble and is admonished by the jealous Army Bitch. The corporal is sent back home so she and Billy can develop a love affair without concern for the army’s envy. They effectively have their first date at Sandals in Jamaica, get engaged a year later and plan to marry the year after; a happy ending should surely ensue.
But three months before the wedding, Billy is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and trouble with girls once more seems to come crashing down. Love can endure, however, and they marry as planned, having their first son a year later and a second a year after that; MS is kept in a dark corner. Mrs Hanson gets pregnant again and the family go on holiday to Florida. They go to Disney and watch a stage production of Beauty and the Beast:
My four year old son sat on my knee with an arm over my shoulder. He squeezed tightly, enthralled by the drama on screen.
“Daddy, why is Beasty no longer angry?”
“It’s because Bella loves him," I said. "So the spell is broken.” My beautiful, brown eyed boy looked from the stage to his mother, and then to me.
“Is that like you and mommy?”
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