Danny's Story [What If?]
Chapter 2: Where Evelyn Comes In
A/N: I know, Evelyn has already been introduced into the fic. Read if you want to know where Evelyn comes in. It is pretty obvious, though.
Danny heard a knock on his door. He opened his eyes, but remained on the bed. "Who's it?" he asked groggily.
"Danny, it's me," Evelyn cried from the other side of the door. Danny bolted out of bed and quickly let her in.
"Evelyn, what's wrong?" he said.
"Danny, we need to talk," she said to him. She closed the door behind her as she walked over to a chair in the corner.
"Yea, sure," he said as he rubbed his eyes with the palms of his hands. He walked sheepishly over to her. He gave her his full attention. "Before you say anything, Evelyn, Rafe and I are leaving. We have orders."
"I know. Rafe told me. And that is when I realized I need to tell you something," she said looking into his brown eyes. She gently placed her hand on top of his and gave him a small smile. "You're going to be a father, Danny."
Danny sat shocked in his seat. "Evelyn, that's...that's wonderful news!" He smiled. "Does Rafe know?" he asked taking on a more serious side.
"Yes, I told him already," she said.
"Evelyn, but the mission! I can't leave Rafe to go alone. What if he dies?" Danny said.
"Why the hell would you be worried about me when your girlfriend is pregnant with your child, Danny?" Rafe said coming in.
"Funny, I didn't hear you knock," Danny said turning around in his chair.
"That would be because I didn't knock," he responded. "Congratulations man. I'll miss you."
"Rafe, don't hurt yourself or anything. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to forgive myself," Danny said.
"I wouldn't miss watching your child grow up for the world," Rafe said. He picked up Danny's suitcase and dumped the contents back onto the bed. "And neither will you."
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"Sergeant, I cannot perform the mission you have asked me to perform," Danny said. "No, no, that's not right."
"Sergeant, I can't do what you asked me to do," he said again. "Not quite right..."
"How about 'my girlfriend is pregnant and there will be a cold day in hell before I ever leave her side,'" Rafe offered.
"You have an uncanny knack for eavesdropping and butting into my business," Danny said turning on his heel.
"A simple hello would be fine," Rafe said. "Danny, I have to tell you something."
"Yea, Rafe, anything," Danny said sitting down on the edge of his bed.
"I promised Evelyn something when she told me about your child. I promised her you would never leave her. Never go into this mission. And I stayed true to that promise," Rafe said.
"Oh God, Rafe what did you do?" Danny said realizing his friend had taken the liberty to do something. Something Danny would hate now but eventually would be eternally grateful for.
"I love you, Danny. I have never told anyone that except for Evelyn," Rafe said. They both shuddered at the memory of Rafe and Evelyn together. "You have been my little brother for as long as I can remember. So your child...your child is my nephew or niece. And as an uncle, I will not allow this child to grow up without a father. I told the sergeant I am going alone. I told him our circumstances. Undoubtedly, he is upset at losing one of the best pilots in the world, but he understands. Danny, I'm leaving today."
"Rafe, don't go. Evelyn needs you. I...I need you," Danny said.
"I have to Danny. I have to do it for you. I have to do it for Evelyn. I have to do it for your unborn child," he said. He puts on his hat. "I'll see you when I come home. Just don't say good-bye to me. I need another reason to stay alive out there. You and Evelyn are that reason."
He walked out of the room. "Good-bye, Rafe," Danny whispered to himself. "I'll miss you."
Chapter 2: Where Evelyn Comes In
A/N: I know, Evelyn has already been introduced into the fic. Read if you want to know where Evelyn comes in. It is pretty obvious, though.
Danny heard a knock on his door. He opened his eyes, but remained on the bed. "Who's it?" he asked groggily.
"Danny, it's me," Evelyn cried from the other side of the door. Danny bolted out of bed and quickly let her in.
"Evelyn, what's wrong?" he said.
"Danny, we need to talk," she said to him. She closed the door behind her as she walked over to a chair in the corner.
"Yea, sure," he said as he rubbed his eyes with the palms of his hands. He walked sheepishly over to her. He gave her his full attention. "Before you say anything, Evelyn, Rafe and I are leaving. We have orders."
"I know. Rafe told me. And that is when I realized I need to tell you something," she said looking into his brown eyes. She gently placed her hand on top of his and gave him a small smile. "You're going to be a father, Danny."
Danny sat shocked in his seat. "Evelyn, that's...that's wonderful news!" He smiled. "Does Rafe know?" he asked taking on a more serious side.
"Yes, I told him already," she said.
"Evelyn, but the mission! I can't leave Rafe to go alone. What if he dies?" Danny said.
"Why the hell would you be worried about me when your girlfriend is pregnant with your child, Danny?" Rafe said coming in.
"Funny, I didn't hear you knock," Danny said turning around in his chair.
"That would be because I didn't knock," he responded. "Congratulations man. I'll miss you."
"Rafe, don't hurt yourself or anything. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to forgive myself," Danny said.
"I wouldn't miss watching your child grow up for the world," Rafe said. He picked up Danny's suitcase and dumped the contents back onto the bed. "And neither will you."
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"Sergeant, I cannot perform the mission you have asked me to perform," Danny said. "No, no, that's not right."
"Sergeant, I can't do what you asked me to do," he said again. "Not quite right..."
"How about 'my girlfriend is pregnant and there will be a cold day in hell before I ever leave her side,'" Rafe offered.
"You have an uncanny knack for eavesdropping and butting into my business," Danny said turning on his heel.
"A simple hello would be fine," Rafe said. "Danny, I have to tell you something."
"Yea, Rafe, anything," Danny said sitting down on the edge of his bed.
"I promised Evelyn something when she told me about your child. I promised her you would never leave her. Never go into this mission. And I stayed true to that promise," Rafe said.
"Oh God, Rafe what did you do?" Danny said realizing his friend had taken the liberty to do something. Something Danny would hate now but eventually would be eternally grateful for.
"I love you, Danny. I have never told anyone that except for Evelyn," Rafe said. They both shuddered at the memory of Rafe and Evelyn together. "You have been my little brother for as long as I can remember. So your child...your child is my nephew or niece. And as an uncle, I will not allow this child to grow up without a father. I told the sergeant I am going alone. I told him our circumstances. Undoubtedly, he is upset at losing one of the best pilots in the world, but he understands. Danny, I'm leaving today."
"Rafe, don't go. Evelyn needs you. I...I need you," Danny said.
"I have to Danny. I have to do it for you. I have to do it for Evelyn. I have to do it for your unborn child," he said. He puts on his hat. "I'll see you when I come home. Just don't say good-bye to me. I need another reason to stay alive out there. You and Evelyn are that reason."
He walked out of the room. "Good-bye, Rafe," Danny whispered to himself. "I'll miss you."
