Come Back To Love

Evelyn and Rafe's POV

Evelyn walked into the little gas station in search of Rafe. She had to talk to him; she had to know what was going on. She found him in a small room packing his clothes away. She stood at the door and Rafe turned and looked at her. He turned back to what he was doing, acting like he didn't care.

"Packing," Evelyn broke the silence.

"Orders," Rafe simply replied.

"What kind of orders?" Evelyn asked him.

"Top secret kind," Rafe replied without emotion still packing his clothes.

"Dangerous kind," Evelyn stated.

Rafe briefly looked at her and then went back to packing.

"I, ahh, can't find Danny," Evelyn told him.

"Is that why you're here? Looking for Danny?" Rafe assumed.

"He's probably saying goodbye to his squadron. We've been assigned by to Dolittle," Rafe explained.

Evelyn picked up a pair of his pants that were hanging on his chair. She folded them and put them in his bag.

"I wasn't looking for Danny. I couldn't let you go away without you understanding something," Evelyn started to explain.

"Yeah, well you don't have to explain to me," Rafe brushed her off trying to get off the subject.

"No, I do. Because you're acting like I didn't love you," Evelyn argued.

"Evelyn, loving you kept me alive," Rafe stated then walked out of the cabin and towards the gas station.

Evelyn walked after him and looked at him with confusion.

"I keep thinking, I should've died over there but I think now maybe it was the best thing that happened to me. I found Sophie and I love her so much. But when I was in that water I made a deal with God. I told him I was sorry, I knew that I was a fool for leaving you and trying to go over there and be a hero. And I promised to never ask for anything again. If I could see you one more time. You know what? It was worth it. You kept me alive Evelyn, brought me home, I found another love and I'm grateful for that. So I'm gonna stand by my end of the deal. I'm gonna walk away, and I won't ask you for anything, but I just wanna know why? Just tell me that, tell me why?" Rafe asked her with tears in his eyes.

Evelyn paused for a while and looked at Rafe as he looked at her for an answer, "Rafe, I'm pregnant,"

Rafe's mouth gaped open with shock. She was pregnant with Danny's child and he was going off to this mission.

"Oh god," he breathed leaning on the gas pump.

"I didn't even know until the day you turned up alive. And then all this happened. I haven't told Danny yet. I don't want him to know. All he needs to know is how to do this mission and get back home," Evelyn explained to him.

"Rafe all I ever wanted was for us to have a home and grow old together. But life never has to be what I find. I'm going to give Danny my whole heart, but I don't think I'll ever write a letter, or look at another sunset without thinking of you. I'll love you my whole life," Evelyn told him with tears streaming down her face.

That struck a nerve with Rafe and he closed his eyes. Evelyn turned and walked away from him knowing that he needed some time on his own. Rafe watched her leave and then started thinking about Sophie and how she was going to handle this.



Sophie and Danny's POV

Sophie watched Danny say goodbye to his squadron. Finally he picked up his bags and one of his mates said "Where do you find these women, Danny? Wow!" Danny turned to see a woman wearing a flowing pink dress. It came up just above her knee. Sophie smiled at him as he walked towards her; he briefly smiled at her. He put his bags down next to him and looked at her.

"Shouldn't you be seeing Rafe?" Danny asked her bitterly.

"I don't want to talk to Rafe yet," Sophie replied softly.

Danny looked deeply into her eyes, he felt like kissing her lips but he remembered that he was with Evelyn. Sophie felt a little urge to kiss him but it past as soon as she thought of Rafe.

"Then why are you here?" Danny asked emotionless.

"To tell you that I understand and to make you understand something," Sophie replied.

"Understand what? There's nothing for me to understand, you never loved me, you really loved Rafe," Danny shot irritably.

"That's exactly what you have to understand. Yes I love Rafe, I've loved him for a long time as a friend but now I have stronger feelings for him. But Danny, you were my first love, my first true love. Rafe could never replace you. I loved you and I missed you so much, more then you'll know. You'll always have a special place in my heart," Sophie explained to him.

"Then why did your parents say that you were dead?" Danny asked curiously.

"Because they wanted me to marry this French millionaire, god he was a prick! He was so up himself and most of all, he wasn't you. He didn't have your humor, your cute nose, your adorable smile, just plain wasn't you. I couldn't leave you for someone like that," Sophie replied with a slight laugh.

"But you could leave me for Rafe?" Danny commented.

"Well you could leave me for Evelyn, what's the difference?" Sophie shot back.

"Difference we thought that you and Rafe were dead. I was heartbroken because I thought you were dead, but you didn't give me any indication that you were alive! I had lived my life without you thinking that you were dead. My true love was dead! Do you know what it was like having to know that? It was horrible. I had a pain in my heart that would never go away. And then you and Rafe turn up without warning and it just made things harder. Sophie I will always love you, I never stopped loving you but I needed to get on with my life and so did Evelyn," Danny explained to her.

"I understand. The same thing happened with Rafe and I. We had lost two people we came back for just to find that they were with each other. And you and Evelyn had supposedly lost Rafe and I. You two just fell in love. I definitely understand," Sophie nodded.

"Then we understand each other, good," Danny said finality, he really wanted to see Evelyn.

"There's still something you need to know, something you need to understand," Sophie told him.

"What's there to understand?" Danny inquired looking in her eyes.

"Danny, make sure that Rafe gets home, please. Make sure that you get home! Please do this for me, its very important that he comes home and that you come home," Sophie pleaded.

"Why's it so important?" Danny questioned her curiously.

"I don't know how to say this, so I'll just say it," Sophie paused for a little while. Danny's anticipation was growing.

"Danny.I'm pregnant," Sophie said softly.

Danny blinked with shock evident on his face. He couldn't believe it; Rafe was going to be a father.

"Rafe doesn't know, and I don't want him to know yet. Please promise me you won't say anything. All he needs to know is to do this mission and come home safely. Make sure that he does, same with you," Sophie told him.

"Oh my god. I didn't expect this. I promise you that he will come home, that I come home aswell," Danny promised her looking into her tear filled eyes.

"Thankyou, Danny. You be careful ok?" Sophie told him with tears falling down her cheeks.

"I will, take care of Evelyn while I'm gone," Danny asked her.

"Sure," Sophie nodded then hugged Danny.

Danny hugged her back and felt warmth of her love flow through his body. She still cared for him. But she cared for Rafe more and he knew that. He had to get past that and move on with Evelyn. Sophie walked away to find Evelyn. Danny watched her leave and then walked towards his car. He drove to where the plane was waiting for him and the others to board. He sat on a nearby bench and watched the others get on the plane. Rafe came and sat next to him. Danny turned to him and smiled. Rafe smiled back then saw two women walk towards them. Danny watched Evelyn walk towards him. They both picked up their bags and walked towards their girl.

Evelyn looked Danny straight in the eye and saw the man she loved and the father of her child. She knew that it was right to be with Danny, but she would always love Rafe.

"Take care, don't be scared," Evelyn told him looking into his soft green eyes.

"The only thing I'm scared of . is that you might love him more then me," his eyes fixed on Evelyn's.

Evelyn looked deeply into his eyes, "I love you, Danny. And I'll be here waiting for you, when you come back,"

Danny smiled widely and kissed her passionately. Her body close to his made him want to just get this mission over with so that he could hold her all day and night long.

Sophie straightened Rafe's tie and Rafe rested his head on hers. He lightly kissed the top of her head. Sophie looked up at with a warming smile; it reassured him that she loved him. Sophie gave him an Eskimo kiss; she rubbed her nose on his.

"God, you're so beautiful. I love you so much," Rafe said romantically.

"I love you too, Flyboy," Sophie smiled. Sophie had given that nickname to him when they met each other when they were 10. That's why he had given Evelyn a weird look when she said it.

A huge smile came to Rafe's face and he lifted her off the ground. He spun her around while she held onto his neck. She giggled while he spun her around. He set her on the ground and looked deeply into her eyes. Rafe bowed his head and kissed her passionately. Sophie snaked her arms around his neck while he supported her back. Sophie broke away from him and looked up at him.

"You make sure you come back to me, lieutenant, there will be a surprise when you get back," Sophie ordered him.

"Yes ma'am!" Rafe jokingly saluted her making Sophie giggle.

"I love you," Sophie said softly.

"I love you," Rafe told her and then kissed her one last time.

Rafe followed Danny onto the plane and waved goodbye to the girls they loved. Evelyn and Sophie watched the plane fly off hoping that the next time they see that plane both the men come off of it. Evelyn and Sophie walked back to their little house and talked. They both realised they were the luckiest women alive, they had men that loved them dearly and they were having children. What more could they ask for? For them to come home alive.

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Rafe's plane was starting to run out of fuel. He knew that he had to land. Finally his plane started to go down and was heading for the green fields of Japan and they were filled with Japanese troops. As the plane got closer to the ground Sophie's face raced through his mind and he knew that he had to survive this. The plane crash-landed and they were thrown around like rag dolls. Finally it stopped and they all slithered out of the wreckage with guns. The Japs started to fire at them as they hid behind one of the wings. They shot a few men until they heard Danny's plane come crashing down not too far away. It looked as though the whole plane exploded. Rafe started to panic so he got up with his mates yelling after him. Rafe ran through the fields not caring about the Japs. He shot them as they came towards him. None of them were left and Rafe got to Danny's plane. One of Danny's squadron was killed. Danny laid outside the plane and Rafe kneeled next to him.

"Rafe! There's something in my neck! God it hurts!" Danny cried in pain.

"It's ok buddy, I got ya!" Rafe reassured him and yanked the piece of metal that was in Danny's neck out.

Danny winced with pain and trickles of blood came from Danny's neck. They heard more Japs heading there way. There were to many of them so they surrendered. Rafe started to struggle with one of the troops.

"Rafe! Just give up! You have to stay alive! For Sophie! Please! Stop! Rafe, how will I tell Sophie that her child won't have it's natural father?" Danny yelled not caring if they were hitting and trying to get him to stop but they stopped when they heard Danny say that Rafe was going to be a father. They understood their language.

"What? Sophie's pregnant?" Rafe questioned Danny letting the men tie him up.

"Yes, she told me not to tell but you could've got yourself killed and I didn't want to lose you!" Danny yelled, one of the troops hit him in the back of the head hard.

Danny fell to the ground. Rafe heard an 'Ow' from him letting him know that he was ok. Danny then started to struggle with them and one of the troops pointed a gun to his head. They started to pull on the trigger.

"No! Don't kill him! If you kill him then I have to tell his love that the natural father of their child is dead!" Rafe stopped them.

The troops looked at them. Rafe had pleading eyes and they put the gun down. Rafe sighed with relief and they pushed them along into town. Danny was baffled, Evelyn was pregnant with his child. He was so happy abut scared that he wouldn't be a good enough father for the child, he thought he would end up like his father. He was also scared that none of them would make it back to America.

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Evelyn and Sophie waited anxiously for their men to get home. They saw the plane arrive and they felt so bubbly that they held each other as the plane landed. Evelyn and Sophie watched the plane door open with anticipation. Finally they saw Danny come into the sunlight; he winced then looked at Evelyn and Sophie. He had sad look in his eye like something had happened. Sophie started to feel tears well up in her eyes and she started to feel sick.

"Rafe? Where's Rafe?" Sophie panicked.

Evelyn looked at Sophie then back at the plane. Rafe wasn't there. Then out of nowhere, Rafe stepped off the plane and looked straight at Sophie. Sophie's mouth gaped open and she gasped for air. Tears of joy rolled down her face as she watched him step off the plane.

"Told you I would make sure he'd come home," Danny said as he walked past Sophie.

"Thankyou," Sophie breathed.

Danny laughed and hugged Evelyn tightly in his arms. His neck was still hurting from the piece of metal but he'd forgotten all about it when he saw Evelyn.

Sophie ran towards Rafe. Rafe dropped his bags and he whizzed her around as she came into his arms. He put her down and she affectionately stroked the sides of his face. He smiled happily at her.

"Welcome home, daddy," Sophie smiled.

"It's good to be home. I won't leave you again, I love you!" Rafe told her with tears of happiness streaming down his face.

"I love you too!" Sophie replied with a huge smile.

Rafe bowed his head and passionately kissed his true love once again. This time he was the one to break away from her. All of their friends gathered around and they all talked at once except for Sophie and Rafe. They just stared into each other's eyes drowning in each other's love. Then Rafe broke the silence when he got down on one knee.

"Rafe, what are you doing?" Danny asked looking at him strangely.

"Sophie, when my plane went down the last image I saw was of your beautiful face. And I knew I had to survive to get back home to you. I nearly got killed but Danny boy here convinced me otherwise, I wouldn't be a father if I kept on struggling with those Jap troops. I believe in love at first now because that's how I fell deeply in love with you. I don't want anyone else; I can't love anyone more then you. I would be honored if you would be my wife," Rafe proposed and showed her a beautiful diamond ring he got in Japan.

"Sir, yes sir!" Sophie saluted Rafe, which made everyone laugh.

"You've just made me the happiest man alive!" Rafe smiled from ear to ear.

"You've made the happiest woman alive! I love you, Captain Rafe McCawley," Sophie told him and kissed his lips softly.

"I love you soon to be Sophie McCawley!" Rafe said lovingly.

They shared another kiss and they got married. Evelyn had her child a month before Sophie's. Not long after Rafe and Sophie's wedding Evelyn and Danny got married. They lived on a farm not too far away from each other that Rafe, Danny and Sophie grew up on. Both Evelyn and Sophie had boys. Evelyn called her son Joshua Danny Walker and Sophie called her son Dallas Rafe McCawley.