Heart of A Volunteer
Chapter Seven: I Could Be Your Hero
A/N: Song of the month: Enrique Iglesias' "Hero." So, look at the chapter title. Lol, I love this song!
Evelyn hugged her son again. "We're really going to miss you," she said.
"I know mom, you've told me. Please stop crying," he pleaded.
Danny patted him on the arm. "We'll be waiting here for you. You can come home whenever you want. Just make the call."
"I know dad," he said growing more impatient by the second.
"I guess this is goodby," Chelsea said.
"Stop that. You'll see me again. I promise," Danny said.
"You're gonna make me proud," Jamie said. "I know it."
"Thanks," he said smiling.
"Don't die," Eric said. Danny saluted them all then got in a taxi. They waved goodby solemnly.
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Eric put his arm around Katy's shoulders at the theater. They didn't let their relationship get too serious, but they would occassionally date.
Eric held her closer when the main character got bruitally slaughtered. She gasped at the bloodshed. He pressed his lips against her forehead to calm her down. She relaxed into his arms. They were so happy.
Later that night, they sat on the blankets in the barn. She laid her head down and gently pulled him on top of her body. She pressed her lips against him. He pulled away and looked deep into her eyes. She smiled. "Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes," she said. He didn't need to ask twice. He gently pulled her shirt above her head.
"No, this just isn't right he said, breaking away from her. "I love you, Katy. I love you too much to let us do this. Not now, we're too young."
She nodded. "Eric?" she asked.
"I'm here," he said still holding her after she put her shirt back on.
"Do you really love me?"
She looked up into his deep brown eyes. "I think I do," he answered after a long pause. "Yes," he said more surely. "I do love you."
"Good," she said snuggling against him again. "Because I love you, too."
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Jamie sat next to her father. The sun was bright, but the wind made it bitterly cold. "I've done everything," she said. "Everything," she repeated.
"Radiator?" he asked.
"Yes, everything's fine." She replied. "It just won't work."
"Hmm," he said jumping up and looking inside. "Jamie," he breathed out.
"Daddy?" she asked.
"Pass the fuel," he said.
She reluctantly did it, embarassed that she had forgot a simple detail like that. "Oops."
"No problem," Danny said. "Hey, you wanna go up?"
"Do you have time?" she asked.
"I always have time, Jame," he said hoisting her up. She sat in the back.
Danny finished refueling the plane before jumping in. He started the engine. "Rafe ever teach you how to fly 'er?" Danny asked.
"Tried, a few months before...ya know. I'm a slow learner," she said. "He grew a little impatient, and since I wasn't one of the guys, he figured, ya know, I didn't need to know."
"Everyone should get the chance," he yelled before they left the ground. In the air, no words were used because no words were needed. The silence was conversation enough.
Danny showed Jamie a few tricks he knew before landing. When he stopped the plane, she jumped out. "Whew," she said.
"Would your sister like a ride?" Danny asked seeing the approaching figure dressed in fake fur and the most clothes he had ever seen on a single person at one time.
"Naw, she's a wimp."
"We're not located in the Arctic," Danny reminded Chelsea as she walked within hearing range. "You wanna take a ride?"
"Not in this weather!" she exclaimed. "I just came out to tell you dinner's ready."
"Tell your mom we'll be in," Danny said heading towards the barn.
"Later," Jamie said following her dad.
He stopped just short. "We start the first day of spring. Dawn. No exceptions. You will know how to fly by summer." He turned and faced her. "I guarantee it."
"Can't wait," Jamie said. She pulled her jacket closer to her body. "Now why did you walk all this way to tell me this?"
"Because it's cold. And you need to get used to this weather. And you're lucky we aren't in Alaska."
She smiled. They both walked backed to the house.
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Chapter Seven: I Could Be Your Hero
A/N: Song of the month: Enrique Iglesias' "Hero." So, look at the chapter title. Lol, I love this song!
Evelyn hugged her son again. "We're really going to miss you," she said.
"I know mom, you've told me. Please stop crying," he pleaded.
Danny patted him on the arm. "We'll be waiting here for you. You can come home whenever you want. Just make the call."
"I know dad," he said growing more impatient by the second.
"I guess this is goodby," Chelsea said.
"Stop that. You'll see me again. I promise," Danny said.
"You're gonna make me proud," Jamie said. "I know it."
"Thanks," he said smiling.
"Don't die," Eric said. Danny saluted them all then got in a taxi. They waved goodby solemnly.
*******************************************************************************************************
Eric put his arm around Katy's shoulders at the theater. They didn't let their relationship get too serious, but they would occassionally date.
Eric held her closer when the main character got bruitally slaughtered. She gasped at the bloodshed. He pressed his lips against her forehead to calm her down. She relaxed into his arms. They were so happy.
Later that night, they sat on the blankets in the barn. She laid her head down and gently pulled him on top of her body. She pressed her lips against him. He pulled away and looked deep into her eyes. She smiled. "Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes," she said. He didn't need to ask twice. He gently pulled her shirt above her head.
"No, this just isn't right he said, breaking away from her. "I love you, Katy. I love you too much to let us do this. Not now, we're too young."
She nodded. "Eric?" she asked.
"I'm here," he said still holding her after she put her shirt back on.
"Do you really love me?"
She looked up into his deep brown eyes. "I think I do," he answered after a long pause. "Yes," he said more surely. "I do love you."
"Good," she said snuggling against him again. "Because I love you, too."
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Jamie sat next to her father. The sun was bright, but the wind made it bitterly cold. "I've done everything," she said. "Everything," she repeated.
"Radiator?" he asked.
"Yes, everything's fine." She replied. "It just won't work."
"Hmm," he said jumping up and looking inside. "Jamie," he breathed out.
"Daddy?" she asked.
"Pass the fuel," he said.
She reluctantly did it, embarassed that she had forgot a simple detail like that. "Oops."
"No problem," Danny said. "Hey, you wanna go up?"
"Do you have time?" she asked.
"I always have time, Jame," he said hoisting her up. She sat in the back.
Danny finished refueling the plane before jumping in. He started the engine. "Rafe ever teach you how to fly 'er?" Danny asked.
"Tried, a few months before...ya know. I'm a slow learner," she said. "He grew a little impatient, and since I wasn't one of the guys, he figured, ya know, I didn't need to know."
"Everyone should get the chance," he yelled before they left the ground. In the air, no words were used because no words were needed. The silence was conversation enough.
Danny showed Jamie a few tricks he knew before landing. When he stopped the plane, she jumped out. "Whew," she said.
"Would your sister like a ride?" Danny asked seeing the approaching figure dressed in fake fur and the most clothes he had ever seen on a single person at one time.
"Naw, she's a wimp."
"We're not located in the Arctic," Danny reminded Chelsea as she walked within hearing range. "You wanna take a ride?"
"Not in this weather!" she exclaimed. "I just came out to tell you dinner's ready."
"Tell your mom we'll be in," Danny said heading towards the barn.
"Later," Jamie said following her dad.
He stopped just short. "We start the first day of spring. Dawn. No exceptions. You will know how to fly by summer." He turned and faced her. "I guarantee it."
"Can't wait," Jamie said. She pulled her jacket closer to her body. "Now why did you walk all this way to tell me this?"
"Because it's cold. And you need to get used to this weather. And you're lucky we aren't in Alaska."
She smiled. They both walked backed to the house.
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