Hi, everyone! Sorry for the wait. I give you the next charter of my story. Theres only one more chapter before the war catches up to them. I also want to say to all of you that reviewed chapter 5: I loved every comment I got! I just forgot to address you for them! Thank you everybody!
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Pearl Habor December 6, 1941
Ava wished that things were different. She tried her best not to give Danny that much thought. Mainly because it hurt her heart too much to think about it. Especially now, being pregnant and all. Ava was about 10 weeks pregnant now, but still hadn't told anyone but Betty. If she didn't show, she wouldn't tell anyone else yet.
It's been about two weeks since she found out about Evelyn and Danny, and it still hurt as hell. She did everything she could to avoid them at all costs, but sometimes, she was forced to work the same shift as her sister. Ava used all her time on the few patients that was admitted at the hospital, or she begged the doctor on call to make her do paperwork by herself in the office. But not today…
Dr. Wellington, a new doctor at the hospital, came over to her that morning.
"Nurse Johnson? I'm sorry to bother you, but I need you to go out to the base and stitch up a pilot. He injured himself while working." Dr. Wellington told her. Ava felt her stomach turning. She really didn't want to go to the base when she knew that Earl wasn't there today. He was at the other base where she kept her plane. Earl told Ava he had to be out there for a few days, but that he would return to her birthday. Ava's birthday was just around the corner. In only two days, December 8th. She had hoped that she would have celebrated it with Danny, but that's not how things work.
"Yes, of course." Ava replied, not wanting to argue and explain to the new doctor why she didn't want to go out there today.
Ava started to pack her bag with the necessary supplies. She took a deep breath when the baby made her a little dizzy. She stood up too fast.
Ava shook it off and continued with her task. She wanted to get this over with, before she went home to relax. Home… Ava managed to get another house to stay in, with some lovely nurses, but still met up with Betty every day. She hated the fact that Ava wouldn't come back and refused to talk with Evelyn at all. She wanted nothing to do with her. Not as long as Ava wasn't talking to Evelyn.
Speaking of Evelyn… Ava could hear footsteps coming into the supply closet.
"Hey…" Ava recognized that voice anywhere. It was her sister.
"Hey…" Ava replied, turning back to her task, not wanting to engage in conversation.
"Are you going somewhere?" Evelyn asked.
"Nothing gets by you, does it?" Ava answered a little harsh. "I'm going out to the base to stitch up some pilot. Not that it's any of your business."
"Come on, Ava. I'm trying here." Evelyn pleaded. "I've apologized to you several times, I haven't even talked to Danny since you punched me in the face. I just want my sister back."
"Well… I'm not ready to forgive you yet. You're my sister, and I love you… But what you did... I'm not sure if I'll ever get past it. I still need more time." Ava told her. She actually missed her sister, she missed their talks, their special bond. But it was hard for Ava to just go back to the way things were. She didn't trust her sister anymore, and that really said it all. If she couldn't trust her sister, nothing Evelyn could say or do, would be good enough.
"I really miss you. I wish there was something I could do to make you talk to me again." Evelyn said, taking another step towards her little sister.
"Yeah well… you can't have everything, can you?" Ava told her, trying not to cry again. "I have to go…"
Ava grabbed her bag and walked out of the closet. She hurried her way out of the hospital and out to the awaiting vehicle. Ava turned towards the hospital entrance, seeing Evelyn standing there, and she could tell that Evelyn wanted to run after her again, but instead, she held back a sob, and walked back into the hospital, and for some reason; it made Ava feel bad.
The car drove that 15-minute drive to the base and the driver didn't engage in talk, which Ava was grateful for. She was in the stage of pregnancy that she became car sick. She never experienced that before she became pregnant, so she used the car ride, focusing on not throwing up.
When the car came to a stop outside one of the barracks, Tony stood there waiting for her.
"Hey, Ava." Tony said politely, helping her out of the car.
"Hey, Tony. How are you?" Ava asked him.
"I'm doing fine. Gotten a little sunburnt, but nothing I can't handle. How are you doing?" Tony asked her.
"I'm doing better, thank you for asking. I'm here to stitch up a pilot." Ava told him.
"Ah, yes… right this way." Tony said, showing her inside the barrack right in front of them. Ava grabbed her bag just before the car drove off. He seemed as if he was in a hurry. Ava found Billy sitting in a chair, holding his bloodied hand with a cloth. Ava fought the urge to roll her eyes.
"Oh, Billy… what did you do this time?" Ava said, trying to sound sympathetic.
"I uh.. had an accident…" Billy said, trying not to blush. Ava somehow figured that it must have had something to do with Barbara, but she did not want to think about that right now.
"Come on… let's get you cleaned up." Ava said, gesturing Billy to follow her towards the table where the light was better.
At the same time, in one of the hangars, Danny, Gooz and Red was working on one of the planes. They were making modifications on the engine, talking loosely among themselves. Mostly talking about Red's upcoming wedding to Betty, which made Danny think even more about Ava. But in reality, Ava was all he ever thought about. He had tried to respect her wishes about staying away from her, but he found it difficult. He had tried to come up with a plan to get her alone in a room, not letting her have an escape, but it was easier said than done. She always had a way out somehow.
"Hey, Tony! Is Billy all right?" Gooz asked as Tony joined them.
"Yeah… he's gonna be fine. Nurse Ava is with him right now, stitching him up as we speak." Tony told them. Danny immediately dropped his tools in pure shock.
"Ava is here?" Danny almost choked out, feeling his face grow all red.
"Yeah. She was the nurse on call." Tony explained.
"How long has she been here?" Danny asked quickly.
"I don't know… 30 minutes maybe." Tony answered as Danny jumped off the plane. He ran out of the hanger, hoping to god that wouldn't miss this opportunity. He needed to talk to her, and he needed to talk to her now.
Ava sat at the table, fixing up Billy's hand, he told her all about how he injured it, and luckily, it was not from having intercourse with Barbara.
"Hey, Ava… How well do you know Barbara?" Billy asked suddenly.
"I like to think that I know her pretty well. She's a good friend." Ava answered with a smile. "I'm glad to have her in my life."
"Yeah… I couldn't agree with you more. But how do you know if you want to spend the rest of your life with a person?" Billy added, taking Ava by surprise.
"I think there's a lot of things actually. I think that if the person makes you smile, make you feel safe and loved. A person that you know would stand by you through everything life throws your way, a person that makes your life better, even though all they are doing is simply being there and being who they are." Ava told him, and it made her miss Danny even more. "Those are you some of the reasons I can think of. But all in all. Can you imagine waking up every day not having that person next to you?"
Billy gave Ava a huge smile.
"I want to show you something." Billy said as Ava made the last stitch on his wound. He walked over to his cot and opened his duffle bag. He fished out something in a little bag and brought it with him.
"I'm going to ask Barbara to marry me." Billy said, and it brought tears of joy in Ava's eyes, as Billy showed her the ring. "It belonged to my grandmother. I want to give it to Barbara."
"Billy! It's so beautiful!" Ava exclaimed. "Barbara is going to love it!"
"Yeah, you think so? I'm kind of nervous that she will turn me down." Billy said, rather unsure.
"I'm certain she will jump you as soon as she sees it. You are meant to be, Billy." Ava told him, and it was the truth. "So when do you think you'll ask her?"
"I was thinking about New Year's Eve, or Christmas Eve. I want to do it soon." Billy said with a huge smile on his face, and it made Ava feel jealous in a way. She wanted that.
"I'm sure it'll be beautiful." Ava told him.
"Thank you, Ava." Billy told her eying her carefully. "Hey, Ava? Whatever happens, I know that you'll be happy… Something tells me that everything will work out in the end. What you and Danny have, it's for life. He's just lost himself along the way. But you'll find a way back to each other…"
Ava wanted to cry but held it back.
"Thank you, Billy." Ava choked out. Billy only gave her a smile, before waving goodbye. The silence that followed, was almost too much for her. Ava slowly caressed her belly, thinking about what Billy told her. Did she want to give Danny a second chance? Could she look past all of this and be happy with him?
Ava shook her head and started to clean up after herself. She placed the things in her bag when she heard someone walked through the door.
"Did you lose something?" Ava asked, thinking it was Billy who had returned.
"Yeah… you." A familiar voice said, and it gave Ava chills. She knew it was Danny. She turned around quickly, laying eyes on him for the first time in two weeks, and he didn't look that good. He had dark circles under his eyes, he looked genuinely lost. It pained Ava to see him like this.
"Danny… what are you doing here?" Ava asked, her voice breaking. It was hard seeing him like this.
"I need to talk to you. And when Tony told me that you were here, I came here right away." Danny answered, and he was nervous. "I wasn't sure I believed him. I wanted to, but I wasn't sure that it was true."
Ava suddenly felt bad that he was rambling like he did.
"So, how are you?" Danny asked her suddenly and Ava didn't know what to answer.
"I uh… I've been busy, at the hospital…" Ava said, closing her bag.
"Really?" Danny said a little amused, because he knew that it wasn't that much to do at the hospital.
"No, not really. It's been rather boring." Ava answered. They stood there looking at each other for what felt like forever. It was awkward and painful. As if none of them wanted to really talk about the thing that's been causing them all this pain.
"I, uh… I should get back to the hospital." Ava said almost in a whisper and started to walk to the door. She wasn't looking forward walking past him. Before she could open the door, Danny pushed her back against the door and kissed her before she had a chance to stop him. Feeling his lips on hers felt like everything fell into place. It was like breathing for the very first time, filling your lungs with precious air, and Ava couldn't help but kiss him back. She wrapped her arms around his neck, trying to bring him as close as possible. Her belly filled up with butterflies and she has never felt more alive. But then she remembered his betrayal, and she did everything she could to push him away. With a lot of effort, she managed to do so, and she was livid.
"No! You can't just kiss me and make everything go away. It doesn't work like that." Ava practically screamed at him, and Danny knew he had stepped over a line.
"I know, Ava, and I'm sorry. But I miss you so much. I love you more than anything." Danny said, caressing her cheek. Ava tried her best not to lean into his touch, but she couldn't help it. Just feeling him being near like this, was making her forget everything.
"I know what I did was wrong and horrible. I wasn't thinking straight, but I can't live without you." Danny told her, and she could feel tears cloud her vision. "I don't want to live without you any longer."
"Don't say things like that to me, Danny. It doesn't make it better, it doesn't make what happen untrue." Ava argued. "God knows what would've happened if I hadn't caught the two of you in that hangar. That's what hurt the most. You broke the one promise you swore you would never break. You promised to never break my heart, but yet, you did. I don't know if my heart can take another break like that. Not when…."
Ava was about to tell Danny about the baby, when a knock on the door stopped them.
"Lieutenant Walker!" Someone yelled from outside. Danny cursed under his breath. This was so not the time.
"Not now!" He barked back at the man.
"I'm sorry, sir, but I have a letter here for you. It's labeled important." The man said back. Danny ripped the door open and took the letter from him.
Danny opened the letter and started reading, and Ava thought that this was her cue to leave. Maybe he wouldn't notice that she would leave. Ava turned around, about to walk out the door, when she heard Danny gasp. He was grasping onto the nearest thing he could find, to prevent that his legs would give out.
"It's not possible!" Danny muttered under his breath. Ava stopped running away and walked over to Danny.
"Danny, what's wrong?" Ava asked concerned. Danny was pale white.
"It's Rafe…" Danny answered but Ava couldn't understand anything. Rafe died months ago, why would the letter take this long?
"What about Rafe?" Ava asked in a low voice.
"He's still alive." Danny told her, and Ava's eyes almost popped out of her head. She took the letter and read it herself. It was true, he was alive. He was on his way here, and Ava knew where he would go first. There was no question about it.
"We have to go back to the hospital. We have to see him." Ava said and dragged Danny with her. Right now, nothing mattered more than seeing Rafe again. The problems they had would have to wait.
Evelyn was trying to do the last of the paperwork that Ava usually did, but she couldn't concentrate right now. She was thinking about her sister, and how hard everything was. She wanted to go back in time, and fix everything, but she understood it would take time. After 30 minutes, she decided to give up. It was already dark, and something was lurking in the shadows, making her uncomfortable.
She gathered her things and hoped that tomorrow would be better. Evelyn walked out of the hospital, making her way towards her house, when she almost bumped into someone. She stopped in shock, taking in the features of the man standing in front of her. She wanted to scream, but she couldn't form any words. She took a step back, trying to see if her eyes weren't playing her a trick. Rafe stood there in front of her, and she thought she was going crazy. She carefully reaches out for him, but she didn't dare touch him. She was afraid that he would disappear again.
"I told you I'd come back." Rafe said in a low voice, and that made Evelyn snap. She threw her arms around him, holding on for dear life. She sobbed into his chest not knowing what else to do. He could understand her reaction and brought her over to a bench nearby.
"You're real." Evelyn breathed out, touching his face gently in the process. She still couldn't believe it though…
"Yeah."
"I wished for this every day." Evelyn told him.
"I know, me too. Every second, so did I." Rafe said, leaning his forehead against hers. The guilt she felt earlier about Danny and the fact that she kind of cheated on him, made things a lot harder. It all came back to her now.
"I thought you were dead. They said you were shot down in the sea." Evelyn told him, tears streaming down her face.
"Yeah, I was. I was in the ocean. It was so cold. I missed you." Rafe said. "I got picked up by a French fishing boat, and I was in occupied France, and I couldn't get word out. And I'll tell you all about it, I promise. But I'm fine, I'm okay. And I'm here now. Evelyn… I just wanted to see you. You're so beautiful."
Evelyn tried to quiet her screaming thought, push away the quilt she felt and kissed him. She hoped that the nagging feeling would go away, but it only made it worse.
"I have to tell you something." Evelyn said as soon as she pushed herself away from Rafe. Maybe she didn't sleep with Danny, but she was close to doing so, and she allowed herself to fall in love with him.
Ava and Danny parked their car in the parking lot behind the hospital, they jumped out of it quickly and ran towards the entrance. They figured that Rafe would go there first. As they approached, they could see Evelyn and Rafe sitting there, talking together.
Ava slowed down a little trying to give them some space.
"Rafe." Danny exclaimed, and Ava could understand how Danny felt right about now. He never thought this was possible. He saw his best friend again.
But something was off. Rafe didn't look happy to see him at all. He looked angry, betrayed. And it dawned on Ava. Evelyn had told Rafe about Danny and herself, and Rafe reacted much like I did when I caught them red-handed. Rafe stood up and backed away from all of them.
"Stay away." Rafe told them and walked away. Danny and Evelyn looked at each other, trying to figure out how to work this out, and they didn't know how to do it. Ava couldn't watch and walked back inside to put her bag back. And Ava wanted Danny to follow her, because they still had some unresolved issues. But he didn't come after her. Her best guess was that Danny had gone after Rafe. That would be the smartest thing to do.
Ava ignored her sister when she got back outside. She couldn't deal with her crying sister right now. She walked down to the beach, taking her shoes off as she went, loving the feeling of warm sand between her toes. She walked along for some time, listening to the waves coming in, and it was soothing. She found a spot and sat down to do some thinking. This was all so difficult.
"Penny for your thoughts." She heard a voice say behind her. She turned her head to see Betty walking towards her. "You look deep in thought."
"Hey! Yeah, I guess I am." I told Betty as she sat down next to me in the sand.
"I went out to base today, to help Billy stitching up a wound, and I somehow ended up with kissing Danny." Ava told her, and Betty wasn't sure if she heard right.
"What? How did that happen?" Betty asked surprised. Ava told Betty all about what happened, and about Rafe coming back, that he wasn't dead after all. Betty wasn't sure if she believed it all, but the look on Ava's face told her that she wasn't making stuff up. Betty looped her arm through Ava's, leaning her head against Ava's shoulder, snuggling to her side.
"For what it's worth, Ava… I will always be your friend, and I'll always be here for you. You'll never lose me, that's a promise." Betty told her, and Ava kissed the top of her best friend's head. She loved this girl, and knew she had a friend for life in her. They looked out on the ocean together, enjoying the peaceful evening. Right now, things didn't seem so wrong and out of control.
But something told Ava that it was only calm before the storm, and she couldn't be righter.
Well, I hope it was worth the wait. So, the next chapter is when the war begin. I'm not sure if I'm going to do one or two chapters about it... I'll know better as it goes along. Please tell me what you think!
Until next time!
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