Heart of a Volunteer
Chapter 6: The War
A/N: Today is 12-17. Yesterday, Sunday, was 12-16. I watched Touched By An Angel and it gave me the idea for this chapter. That kid was hot! Lol. Okay, anyway on with it.
Danny never got drafted. He was lucky. Now he was 25.
Danny walked into the house around 7:00. "Where have you been?" Evelyn asked, looking at her watch. "It's 7:00!"
"I had to go without telling you, I knew you would try to talk me out of it. And I knew it was something I have to do."
"What did you buy?" Evelyn asked.
"I didn't buy anything, mom," he said as Danny joined him in the foyer. Eric followed close behind. "I enlisted."
"Oh my God," Danny said.
"I don't understand. Enlisted in what?" Evelyn asked, nieve to the idea that Danny would join the army.
"I enlisted in the Air Force," he said. "I leave the day after Christmas."
"Why? You just finished college. You have such a productive life ahead of you!" Evelyn said.
"Because my world is in ruins. I don't know what else to do. But I know I have to do something. Maybe I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for war, but I still believe it will be the ruin of the world."
They stood in silence. "I guess I better go pack then," Danny said before running up the stairs.
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Danny walked into his son's bedroom. "Are you sure you want to go over there? It's a real war, and a lot people are dying."
"Sara's brother died," he said putting some clothes into a duffel bag. Sara was his girlfriend.
"So do you think she'll like her boyfriend dying too?" he asked.
"I won't die," Danny said.
"That's what everyone says. But people die. It's the truth."
"Then, I'll die for my country. Because they need all the men they can get. And I'm willing to go."
"Air Force, huh? Taking after your old man," Danny said.
"Yea," Danny said.
There was an awkward pause. "If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask."
Danny hugged his father. "I'll miss you, dad."
"You be sure to come home, son."
"I will. I promise you I will."
"Good hunting, Danny," Danny whispered as he walked out of the room.
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Christmas Eve
Danny turned off the interstate. "Danny, you took the wrong exit," Evelyn said.
"We'll find it from here," Danny said.
After a few minutes of Evelyn's impatience, Danny pulled into a church parking lot. "Get out," he said. The kids obliged in the back. Evelyn sat and looked at him. "You too, come on."
"What are we doing here?"
"Getting married," he said. He stepped out of the car and walked towards the church.
"Wait, Danny," Evelyn called slamming the car door shut. He stopped so she could catch up with him. "My parents..." she started.
"Are in the church," Danny finished. She smiled, knowing Danny thought of everything to surprise her. The kids even knew what was going on.
"I love you," she said.
"I love you too. Now the priest isn't gonna wait forever," Danny said as he started up the stairs.
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Danny stood next to his father at the alter, his best man. He watched Evelyn being walked down the aisle by his grandfather. "She looks amazing," Danny whispered to his son. He nodded.
Danny glanced over the crowd. He saw Evelyn's parents, Evelyn's siblings Lucy, Tommy and Michael, Rafe's little brother Mark, and his niece Anna and nephews Ryan and Harrison. Mark reminded him so much of Rafe. He saw Rafe's children. He smiled as Evelyn put her hand in his. He looked over the pews again, wishing Rafe to be there.
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"With the power invested in me by the state of Tennessee, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Danny smiled at her. He gently leaned in to kiss her. She wrapped her hands around his neck. He backed away from her. "Not in church, Ev," he whispered. They both smiled.
The descended down the aisle as the organist played the Wedding March. "That was the best Christmas Eve of my life," Evelyn said when they were outside.
"Well wait until you open your present tonight," he said smiling.
"Everyone to my house!" Sherrie, Evelyn's mom, said. They smiled and gathered in the car.
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Danny waited until after the kids openned all of their CDs and new clothes until he gave Evelyn the box. She carefully and patiently openned it and openned the box inside the paper. "Oh, Danny, it's beautiful," she said balancing the gold diamond necklace on her fingers.
"You two dears get home," Sherrie said. "The kids can stay here so they can open the gifts from Santa early tomorrow." The children laughed and rolled their eyes.
"Bye," Danny said helping Evelyn up from the floor.
"Bye bye," Evelyn said waving. They walked out the door and headed home.
A/N: Chapter's done. I think you know what happens on a couple's wedding night, and I believe I don't have to write it out for you. See ya in chapter 7. Please review because I never get any reviews! ::pouts::
Chapter 6: The War
A/N: Today is 12-17. Yesterday, Sunday, was 12-16. I watched Touched By An Angel and it gave me the idea for this chapter. That kid was hot! Lol. Okay, anyway on with it.
Danny never got drafted. He was lucky. Now he was 25.
Danny walked into the house around 7:00. "Where have you been?" Evelyn asked, looking at her watch. "It's 7:00!"
"I had to go without telling you, I knew you would try to talk me out of it. And I knew it was something I have to do."
"What did you buy?" Evelyn asked.
"I didn't buy anything, mom," he said as Danny joined him in the foyer. Eric followed close behind. "I enlisted."
"Oh my God," Danny said.
"I don't understand. Enlisted in what?" Evelyn asked, nieve to the idea that Danny would join the army.
"I enlisted in the Air Force," he said. "I leave the day after Christmas."
"Why? You just finished college. You have such a productive life ahead of you!" Evelyn said.
"Because my world is in ruins. I don't know what else to do. But I know I have to do something. Maybe I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for war, but I still believe it will be the ruin of the world."
They stood in silence. "I guess I better go pack then," Danny said before running up the stairs.
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Danny walked into his son's bedroom. "Are you sure you want to go over there? It's a real war, and a lot people are dying."
"Sara's brother died," he said putting some clothes into a duffel bag. Sara was his girlfriend.
"So do you think she'll like her boyfriend dying too?" he asked.
"I won't die," Danny said.
"That's what everyone says. But people die. It's the truth."
"Then, I'll die for my country. Because they need all the men they can get. And I'm willing to go."
"Air Force, huh? Taking after your old man," Danny said.
"Yea," Danny said.
There was an awkward pause. "If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask."
Danny hugged his father. "I'll miss you, dad."
"You be sure to come home, son."
"I will. I promise you I will."
"Good hunting, Danny," Danny whispered as he walked out of the room.
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Christmas Eve
Danny turned off the interstate. "Danny, you took the wrong exit," Evelyn said.
"We'll find it from here," Danny said.
After a few minutes of Evelyn's impatience, Danny pulled into a church parking lot. "Get out," he said. The kids obliged in the back. Evelyn sat and looked at him. "You too, come on."
"What are we doing here?"
"Getting married," he said. He stepped out of the car and walked towards the church.
"Wait, Danny," Evelyn called slamming the car door shut. He stopped so she could catch up with him. "My parents..." she started.
"Are in the church," Danny finished. She smiled, knowing Danny thought of everything to surprise her. The kids even knew what was going on.
"I love you," she said.
"I love you too. Now the priest isn't gonna wait forever," Danny said as he started up the stairs.
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Danny stood next to his father at the alter, his best man. He watched Evelyn being walked down the aisle by his grandfather. "She looks amazing," Danny whispered to his son. He nodded.
Danny glanced over the crowd. He saw Evelyn's parents, Evelyn's siblings Lucy, Tommy and Michael, Rafe's little brother Mark, and his niece Anna and nephews Ryan and Harrison. Mark reminded him so much of Rafe. He saw Rafe's children. He smiled as Evelyn put her hand in his. He looked over the pews again, wishing Rafe to be there.
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"With the power invested in me by the state of Tennessee, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Danny smiled at her. He gently leaned in to kiss her. She wrapped her hands around his neck. He backed away from her. "Not in church, Ev," he whispered. They both smiled.
The descended down the aisle as the organist played the Wedding March. "That was the best Christmas Eve of my life," Evelyn said when they were outside.
"Well wait until you open your present tonight," he said smiling.
"Everyone to my house!" Sherrie, Evelyn's mom, said. They smiled and gathered in the car.
***********************************************************************************
Danny waited until after the kids openned all of their CDs and new clothes until he gave Evelyn the box. She carefully and patiently openned it and openned the box inside the paper. "Oh, Danny, it's beautiful," she said balancing the gold diamond necklace on her fingers.
"You two dears get home," Sherrie said. "The kids can stay here so they can open the gifts from Santa early tomorrow." The children laughed and rolled their eyes.
"Bye," Danny said helping Evelyn up from the floor.
"Bye bye," Evelyn said waving. They walked out the door and headed home.
A/N: Chapter's done. I think you know what happens on a couple's wedding night, and I believe I don't have to write it out for you. See ya in chapter 7. Please review because I never get any reviews! ::pouts::
