Evelyn rested her head on Danny's chest as they
laid in the grass stargazing. It was amazing how many stars you could see in
Hawaii. She thought in wonder. She took a deep breath, breathing in the salty
smell of the ocean mingled with the smell of tropical flowers.
She felt
Danny's arms wrap around her waist and he rested his chin atop her head. Evelyn
turned her head to look at him. His face was strikingly handsome in the star and
moonlight. His eyes were dark and mysterious holding secrets only he knew.
Evelyn laughed silently. She sounded like some girl from those sappy romance
novels that some of the girls consumed like popcorn.
"Look," Danny's voice
drew her out of her thoughts. "A shooting star. Make a wish."
Evelyn brought
her gaze back to the sky in time to see a flash of silver streak across the sky.
She closed her eyes and quickly made her wish. She opened her eyes and started
to tell Danny what she had wished for but he put a finger to her lips, silencing
her.
"Don't tell me or it won't come true."
She grinned at him, "I wasn't
I was just...." She stopped and cocked her head. "Did you hear that?"
"No, I
didn't hear anything," Danny replied.
Evelyn shook her head," must have been
my imagination then."
She snuggled against Danny as he pulled her in for a
kiss. Their lips touched.
An "ahem," brought them out of their kiss.
Evelyn's face paled and her hand flew to her mouth as she saw who was
standing in front of them. She heard Danny say softly, "Rafe."
Rafe stood in
front of them. Fury and pain were etched deeply in his face.
"How could you?"
He asked quietly but the anger in it made Evelyn tremble.
"We thought that
you were dead." She said softly.
"Yeah? Well, I'm not." Rafe replied
harshly.
"We were just trying to get on with our lives, Rafe." Danny said
quietly.
" You're doing a fine job of it. Both of you." Rafe retorted then he
turned on his heel and walked away.
Evelyn watched him go tears flowing down
her cheeks. Danny wrapped his arm around her gently. She buried her face against
his shoulder and sobbed. "We thought he was dead." She repeated over and over
again.
"Ssh. I know. I know." Danny replied rocking her gently as if she were
a baby.
