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These Numbers Could Be Lucky For You

Summary:

Babe Heffron thought he was texting his best friend Bill when he accidentally sent a text to Eugene Roe, a guy he's never talked to before.

(Fri 11:35am)
Uh. I'm most definitely not an intern. This ain't Bill, is it?

(Fri 11:36am)
Unless I changed names during the night, this ain't Bill no.

Notes:

Hey guys. This work has been entirely written so I will post a chapter each week until it is over.
I apologize for the mistakes, first of all English is not my native language and I have no beta-reader. I also apologise if the characters are a bit OOC, but since it is in a modern setting, it isn't easy to be true to them. Please be aware that Babe Heffron and Eugene Roe are the main characters of this work, therefore the other characters (Bill, Lipton, Renée etc) will not be overly present. If you are here to read some Lipton/Speirs and/or Nixon/Winters and/or Liebgott/Webster I'm afraid there are only mentions of them in some chapters and you will not be satisfied.
Disclaimer: I do not own Band of Brothers, and I am writing about the portrayals in the series, not about the men themselves.
This was inspired by "A Finger Slip" written by Pawtal in the BBC Sherlock fandom.
I truly hope you will appreciate this work :) Please, comment, leave kudos, or just come talk to me (either to say that you hate me or because you love me? who knows, that might happen)

Oh, and the chapters won't be as short as the first one!

Chapter Text

Chapter 1.

 

Babe ; Eugene ; Bill.

 

Friday 5th September 2014

 

(Fri 11:24am)

Hey man, might be late tonight.

 

(Fri 11:25am)

I didn't know we had anything on tonight, I've a shift.

 

(Fri 11:28am)

Precisely why I said I might be late, I'm working too tonight. Unless you gave me the night off, which I would greatly appreciate, thanks a lot.

 

(Fri 11:33am)

I'm not the one who plans these things. You an intern? How'd you get my number?

 

(Fri 11:35am)

Uh. I'm most definitely not an intern. This ain't Bill, is it?

 

(Fri 11:36am)

Unless I changed names during the night, this ain't Bill no.

 

(Fri 11:41am)

This is embarrassing. Apologies, Mr Not-Bill.

 

(Fri 11:41am)

It's fine, you had me worried there for a minute.

 

(Fri 11:42am)

Worried?

 

(Fri 11:43am)

Wouldn't be good for an intern to show up late.

 

(Fri 11:45am)

Ah right. Well, I'm gonna text the real Bill and leave you alone. Bye, Mr Not-Bill!

 

(Fri 11:46am)

My name's Eugene.

 

(Fri 11:46am)

Bye, Eugene ;)

 

——————

 

(Fri 11:50am)

You'll never guess what just happened (also I might be a bit late tonight).

 

(Fri 11:51am)

What happened? And you better have a damn good reason boy.

 

(Fri 11:52am)

I texted the wrong guy thinking it was you. And I do have a good reason, Ma wants me to watch the boys till she comes back.

 

(Fri 11:56am)

Ha! You'll have to tell me exactly what happened! And alright then, family comes first.

 

(Fri 11:58am)

Thanks man.

 

——————

 

(Mon 1:05am)

Bill, Billy, Billo, what you up to?

(Mon 1:13am)

and bfore you say nything, am not drunk.

(Mon 1:19am)

well maybe a litle bit, you now how muck and pekala are.

(Mon 1:21am)

ah shiiiiiiiiit i got the wrog number again din't i?

(Mon 1:30am)

sorry mr not-bill

 

(Mon 6:26am)

No trouble at all, Wrong Number

 

(Mon 9:42am)

So I was gonna apologize again but then I thought fuck it.

(Mon 10:02am)

You're not awake yet are you? You lucky bastard. I've got a headache the size of a truck.

 

(Mon 10:05am)

Am awake now. And I don't think a truck is that big but alright.

 

(Mon 10:05am)

Oh Gene my man, you've come back into the land of the living! (Well, mostly living. Actually scratch that I'm dying).

 

(Mon 10:07am)

Drink lots of water, take a painkiller and eat some toast, you'll feel better.

 

(Mon 10:30am)

I already do feel a bit better, thanks Doc!

 

(Mon 10:32am)

You're welcome.

 

——————

 

(Tues 6:14pm)

Wait so you *are* a doctor?

 

(Tues 6:19pm)

Hello Wrong Number. How you doing? I'm fine thank you. So nice to speak to you again.

 

(Tues 6:19pm)

Yeah yeah we'll get to that later! I'm right aren't I?

 

(Tues 6:21pm)

Now that would be telling.

 

(Tues 6:23pm)

You talked about interns and you didn't correct me when I called you Doc. One can only assume…

 

(Tues 6:25pm)

Well assume away.

 

(Tues 6:25pm)

HAHA! I am right. I knew it!

(Tues 6:25pm)

Wait, are you old? Cause you do sound a bit old.

(Tues 6:26pm)

Wait shit I didn't mean it like that!

 

(Tues 6:28pm)

Thanks, I guess… As for your question, depends on what you call old.

 

(Tues 6:30pm)

Well above fifty is kinda old.

 

(Tues 6:30pm)

Then I'm definitely not old.

 

(Tues 6:31pm)

Alright so how old are you?

 

(Tues 6:33pm)

I'm not gonna tell you that, I don't even know your name (and you know mine).

 

(Tues 6:34pm)

True, true. Well, I guess we'll never know then.

 

(Tues 6:35pm)

Oh I think you're definitely gonna crack in three, two, one…

 

(Tues 6:35pm)

Wait so if I tell you my name you'll tell me your age?

 

(Tues 6:36pm)

That's the deal, yeah.

 

 

(Tues 6:37pm)

Babe.

 

(Tues 6:37pm)

What's that?

 

(Tues 6:38pm)

My name!

 

(Tues 6:38pm)

I'm pretty sure that's not a real name though. You can't cheat.

 

(Tues 6:40pm)

I'm not! Well, alright it's not my name but my nickname, but everyone calls me that! Only the goddamn nuns call me Edward!

(Tues 6:40pm)

Fuck 

(Tues 6:41pm)

Nice to meet you, Edward.

 

(Tues 6:43pm)

Oh for God's sake. Well, now you better tell me how old you are.

 

(Tues 6:45pm)

23.

 

(Tues 6:46pm)

No, really? Wow, you do sound a bit older.

(Tues 6:46pm)

In a good way, like, you're wise or something!

(Tues 6:47pm)

I'm 21.

 

(Tues 6:50pm)

You're getting all flustered. I bet you're blushing right now.

 

(Tues 6:51pm)

Oh fuck off!

 

(Tues 6:52pm)

Haha. Talk to you later, Edward.

 

(Tues 6:53pm)

Fuck I should never have told you.

(Tues 6:54pm)

Later, Doc.