It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later

Chapter 1 – Falling

Kieran Callaghan drove his car up the driveway, got out of his car and knocked on the door which stood before him.

Donna Jackson opened the door, she stood with a shocked expression and a tear formed and fell down her cheek.

"Donna, I have to say goodbye before I go, I can't just leave." Kieran said with a choked voice.

Donna swallowed hard. "Kieran, I can't. Please, just go."

"No. Donna, you have to listen to me. I didn't mean to hurt you; I shouldn't have let it get like this. I didn't know I was going to be called up, I wasn't expecting it."

"You still let me fall in love with you." Donna's tears began to fall more rapidly.

"I fell in love with you too, Donna. Everything I said I meant, about the days out, holidays, everything. It just happened at the wrong time."

"It shouldn't have happened at all! If you knew you had a chance of being called up you should have told me! At least I would have known and made my decision from then, rather than being swept off of my feet and dropped." Donna couldn't stand up any longer, the emotion crashed through her and she slumped onto her stairs, Kieran knelt before her.

"I'm so, so sorry, Donna, but please, don't shut me out. I'm not asking for you to wait for me, but don't just let me go."

"What am I supposed to do? Mia needs me to be strong… I can't just drop everything and wait for you!"

"I'm not asking you too. Just don't forget me. Please."

"Donna looked deep into Kieran's eyes. She knew she loved him and that he was 'the one'. "I won't." She whispered softly.

Kieran couldn't hold back his emotions anymore, he pulled Donna into an embrace and they both exploded into tears. "I love you" He mumbled through tears.

Donna pushed away, held his face in her hands and brushed away a tear. "I love you, Kieran."

"I do have to go though, I can't not go, but I promise you, I will come back and we will spend the rest of our lives together.

"Promise me you will be okay."

"I can't."

"Kieran!"

"I have to fight for what I believe in, I believe in this country and I will do what is right for Queen and country. But I will always have you in my mind, and you will be this first thing I think of in the morning and the last thing I think of before I go to sleep."

The sincerity in Kieran's voice made Donna realise he meant every word he spoke and she felt more assured than she had in the time since she had met him. "How long's your tour?"

"Six months, so I'll be home in the summer."

"We can go on holiday, me, you and Mia."

"Yeah, that sounds amazing!"

"I'll come see you off, when do you go?"

"Half 3, this afternoon."

Donna held back tears once again. "Okay, I'll meet you at the station."

"I'll see you later" Kieran left with a kiss as Donna watched him drive away from her. A single tear fell from her eyes.