A/N: Sorry for the long wait. It should be faster from now on. I've finally decided where I'm going with these. There will be seven letters in all (give or take a couple) and the last one will be the most important one for Danny, but also, ironically, the one that Rafe never gets since it comes shortly after he is shot down.
Dear Rafe,
I'm sorry about John and I'm sorry that you're lonely. I wish I was there to help you through this mess. Would you hate me if I said I miss you? After all, admit it, sometimes it's harder to be left behind than go somewhere, even if the adventure is high risk.
We've finally settled at our new base in Pearl Harbor. As you already know, Evelyn has been stationed here too so I can keep an eye on her if you want. We met some of the new guys around here. Red and Gooz seem to have hit it off. His romance with Betty is blossoming by the way. I've finally started noticing other things besides the sunset. This place is truly beautiful.
Remember when we played " Paradise" as children? We'd pretend we were protecting this beautiful land, our land. We were the heroes of the day, just the two of us in our old plane. Well this looks just like that paradise I always imagined when we played that game. It was fun at the time – just a game (I still laugh when I think of the time you fell out of our pretend plane and right into some hoarse dung…great times, Rafe…great times!). Well, as I was saying, it was all just a game I don't ever want to do that for real, Rafe. Ever. Because no battle is won flat out. There's always death and destruction…on both sides. Hell, you should know better than I by now.
I hope to hear from you soon. Be careful up there, ok?
Love,
Danny
