Makin' Plans (hbo war imagines)

15. Robert and Vera Leckie; Peach Pie

Vera just wanted to make her husband comfortable in their new home, in their new life together. What she had not planned on was Bob getting one whiff of her peach pie and making a bee like for the bathroom.

She was more than talented in the kitchen. She didn't have a passion for cooking, by any means, but she had yet to bake, fry, or boil anything that disappointed.

"You could have told me you didn't like peaches," she said gently from outside the open bathroom door.

Taking a breath to, hopefully, settle his stomach, he sat up and gave her a smile. "That's not it. I like peaches."

She raised her eyebrows. "Oh? Then what was this whole mess about? I've never seen anyone nearly throw up over something they liked."

"Peaches," Runner's laugh echoed in Bob's head. "Your new name is Peaches."

"Last time I ate peaches," he recalled, aiming to relieve some of her worries, "I keeled over and they came right back up. I bartered some stolen crackers for huge cans of them, and I guess I didn't pace myself."

"Oh, Bob," she mumbled. "I didn't even think about..." Her voice trailed off as she knelt down beside him. "I'm sorry."

He didn't have to specify the circumstances. Where else would he have had to steal food? Certainly not here, not in his parents' home.

He lightly chuckled, taking her hands. "Vera, you have no reason to be sorry."

She futilely smoothed back his curls. "I know you don't love talking about it, but if you still have any of those letters you wrote me, I'd still like to read them."

"A sad man wrote those letters," he sighed. "A happier man will recount those stories for you. I worked hard to win you over, and I'm not letting the Bob Leckie that pissed his pants be the one to inform you about his traumas."

Her lips poured in sympathy as she kissed his cheek. "I'll hear it from whomever you want." Standing back up, she helped him up as well. "I'll set the pie aside. I can take it to my parents tomorrow. I think we still have some of those cookies I made the other day for dessert."

He, in turn, pressed a soft kiss to her temple. "You're a peach."

"If you're implying that I make you want to throw up, I might just make you eat the whole pie," she warned. "Now, if you're feeling any better, I don't think dinner's cold quite yet."

Idk where this idea came from exactly?? Other than we had a huge bag of peaches last week and I made peach cookies and a pie and was very peached out. And the "Peaches, you're new name is Peaches" scene kept playing in my head.

Also, I'm v soft for my other favorite canon Pacific couple, Bob and Vera. M'kay.

~Mariah