"The dinner was wonderful Evelyn, thank you for having us."
"Danny never mentioned you," was the answer that she received.
Iz stepped back as if she had been slapped and Rafe stood up quickly. "No Rafe," she said, "let me handle this." Taking a deep breath she reached for the box that she had brought down with her. "This is one of my favorite photos of the three of us. It is the swimming hole down by the old barn. We didn't know his father was there that day." She handed Evelyn the picture. It showed Danny, Rafe, and Iz on a tire swing. Danny and Rafe were standing on the top holding on to the rope. She was in the center laughing as the boys tried to stay balanced on the moving swing. "They fell off right after this was shot and then they pulled me in after them."
"Well this proves nothing why didn't he tell me about you."
"Evelyn he wouldn't have. Not many people who hadn't known Danny for at least a year knew about me. The boys he trained with knew and Betty knew. Danny didn't tell Betty, she was my best friend as a child and knew Danny and Rafe. They never paid much attention to my friends, Danny wouldn't have recognized her if she hadn't said something to him when she heard about Rafe dying. She wanted to know if he wanted her to write me for him. That is how I knew about Pearl and Rafe. Later when I got the box from Doolittle he told me Rafe was alive and Danny was gone." She stopped then tears falling down her face. Rafe got up and hugged her close as Evelyn sank into a chair across from them.
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to believe that I didn't know something about Danny."
"There are things about Danny only he knew Evelyn, we can't know everything." Rafe said quietly.
"I need a walk," Iz said getting up. She pushed open the screen door and stepped outside. "I'll be ok," she said to Rafe who had gotten up to follow her. She watched as he sat back down and looked at Evelyn. Turning she walked towards the dark silhouette near the edge of the field.
