Stronger Than Love
Brief Description: Sequel to Life or Love. How will Evy and Jenny cope without their husbands and will Jonathan and Rick make it back home alive?
Disclaimer: I do not own all the characters you read about in this story. Steven Sommers owns most of them.
Author's Note: Please, I am begging you, don't get on to me because I have changed time around. The war that I refer to is not the Korean War. I made this war up.
Chapter 1: Life Without Them
Evy and Rick had just been married, Jonathan and his wife Jenny were going to have a baby but during the reception Rick and Jonathan got the news that they were wanted by their countries military for active duty. A war had been brewing, for some time now, between America and Korea. America was asking for able bodied men to help settle the dispute when two of America's ambassadors were shot and killed by Korean soldiers. America turned to Britain for help and they agreed to send soldiers to help relieve the Americans, however, British soldiers were overwhelmed by soldiers and America stepped in to help. Thus Rick and Jonathan were called to a war they knew very little about. As the years wore on, Evy and Jenny became more fearful for their husbands lives.
"What do these high government people think they're doing, sending people in like that?" Jenny said as Evy and herself watched the war rage on.
"I don't know but I hope Rick makes it back here alive. I would also like to see my brother walk through that door and make some stupid comment." Evy was use to seeing the scrolling marquee saying that 17 Americans were lost but they were always named afterward. Evy and Jenny had been receiving letters from both their men telling them that they were still alive and were looking forward to coming home.
"When do you think they'll send them home?"
"I have no clue. I hope soon because I really miss Rick's arms around me and even his snoring." Evy snickered a little but became straight faced when she saw the body of a brown haired American who had been shot to the point of being unrecognizable. "Oh my god!"
"That's not Rick. It can't be him." Evy started to cry which was the counter effect of what Jenny was hoping when she said that. Just as Jenny was being convinced that it was Rick the marquee said that a solider named O'Connell had been awarded the Metal of Honor for saving 7 British officers and 5 American officers from behind enemy lines.
"Don't they give that medal to men who have died?" Evy asked.
"No. You can be alive and still get the Medal of Honor." Jenny said not really sure if it was true.
Just after that was a marquee that a man named Carnahan had received the Purple Hart for a bullet wound to his left shoulder. Jenny was the happiest person in the world when she saw that he was going to be sent home due to the wound in his shoulder. She couldn't wait to see him again and hold him as tight as she could.
"Not to be harsh but why could Rick get one of those and come back home?" Evy was about ready to explode.
"I know what he is doing. He is trying to get his time in the Army down so he can make his way home. He is taking dangerous missions to get the time down." Jenny said after she had finally figured out Rick's plan.
"So he is willing to kill him self just to get back home to me. In a way that is a little sweet and romantic." Just after she said that they heard the phone ring. Evy got up to go answer the phone knocking thousands of tissues off her lap. Ever since Rick left and she heard about the war she couldn't stop crying. When she answered the phone she couldn't believe who was on the other line. Rick was calling from an airport in Tokyo, Japan.
"Hey honey. They are sending me home! I'm in Tokyo right my way home." Rick said wanting so much to be home to kiss his wife.
"Why are they sending you home?" Evy asked puzzled by the actions of the United States government.
"They said that I have served my time and I can return home. We have to be careful getting there though because some Korean soldiers have been known to kill people at international airports. They watch every airport from here to California."
"Wait a minute, you have to go back to America?"
"Yes so my commanding officer and the war department can sign me out of the military. Then I hop on a plain in California that takes me to D.C. then New York and back to you."
"Well be careful on your way here. Rick, I love you."
"I've been waiting to hear that ever since I left. I love you too. It will be 6-7 days before I make it back there."
"Alright. I guess I'll see you then. Bye hun." Evy hung up the phone before Rick had the chance to say good bye.