Too Long We've Wandered in Winter

Summary: A series of chapters, circling around pairings from the show 'Band of Brothers'. Pairings include Winters/Nixon, Lipton/Luz, Muck/Penkala, etc. Ranges from PG to NC17. Enjoy and R&R, x.

A/N: These are only in the order of my favourite pairings, not by episodes or anything like that.

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I Dreamed A Dream
[Winters/Nixon]

'He slept a summer by my side, he filled my days with endless wonder'

"You awake?" Richard Winters asked, drying himself off after his swim in the lake, looking up at Lewis Nixon, who was watching him in disbelief.

"Awake?" he chuckled, dimples forming in his cheeks, a vast contrast to the dark circles under his eyes. "It's time to go to bed." He got up from his sitting position, and glanced across the lake. He yawned before looking back at Winters. Their eyes met for a moment before Nixon turned and took a nose-dive from land to water, his fully clothed body disappearing under the glistening water. Winters stared at the rippling water for a second, before he began to chuckle. Nixon's head appeared from under the water.

"Jesus ... that felt good ..." he said, shaking the hair out of his face as he swam about a little. Winters sat down on the grassy bank, slinging his towel around his shoulders as he watched his best friend swim.

"That's the most moving around I've seen you do in weeks, Nix," Winters joked. Nixon laughed sarcastically.

"You're funny, Dick ..." he said, swimming in the direction of the major. Winters smiled, staring out over the lake. Nixon swam up to Winters, grabbing him by the hand and pulling him back in, startling him. Nixon began laughing and splashing Winters, who retaliated like he was five years old once more.

"You are so gonna get it, Dick ..." Nixon called out over the splashing water, making Winters laugh at him.

"Yeah, right ..." he said, moving back towards the bank, away from Nixon, But Nixon stood up and chased him, the best he could in his soaked clothes. He jumped at Winters and they both fell, laughing into the shallow water. He turned in the water, only to realise he was trapped in between Nixon's arms and legs, and their faces were impossibly close, breathing laboured as they stared at each other.

"Nix ..." was all Winters managed to breathe out, the smell of VAT 69 on Nix's breath a slight comfort, though he wasn't sure why. They both didn't realise they were leaning towards each other until their lips were on each others. Their first kiss was soft, pleasant, gentle. Unlike how Winters thought it would be. Their lips fitted together perfectly, their tongues exploring each other mouths. Winters had no idea what to do with his hands, so he settled for leaving them in the water for the moment. That was until he felt Nix slide his hand down into his swim shorts, making him gasp into Nixon's mouth.

"Nix ... " he repeated, as Nixon wrapped his hand around Winters, stroking him gently. Maybe Nixon just needed someone. He had been so long without the touch of a woman, maybe he just needed this. Not that Winters was complaining. His head fell back into the water and Nixon's lips automatically latched onto his throat, kissing and sucking the skin there, leaving his mark on the major. Winters gasped and panted until he came hard over Nixon's hand, biting his lip as not to scream out.

"We better get back," Nixon said, standing and pulling off his jacket, wringing it out. He helped Winters to his feet, pressing one last kiss on his lips before he headed back to Easy Company first, taking a glance back at Dick, who was cleaning himself up in the water before drying off once more, grabbing his photographs and heading back himself.

No one in Easy dared to ask how Major Winters seemed to come back from his morning swim with a love bite.

Hope you guys like this. My first Band of Brothers fic. XD