A/N: I'm back, not that I really left, well whatever..... Happy New Year! I don't feel like going in depth with the wedding cuz I hate writing cheesy lines and this story has had way too many (Rafe's love speech) so I'm just going to describe it a bit and move on.

The wedding of Rafe and Evelyn was simple and small, Danny enjoyed himself the most though, being held by all the friends, getting to eat all the cake Danny was in seventh heaven. The vows where they promised to love each other for the rest of their lives was on the same airfield that Danny and Rafe had managed to take off and shoot down the many planes. In fact, bullet holes were still remnant along the tarmac in parallel lines haunting all who were there when they had occurred. Yet still the wedding was beautiful and the future seemed bright for the roads ahead.

As the two newly weds walked down the long white carpet that had been freshly lay out rice and beautiful flowers were thrown at them. They quickened their pace and finally made it to the small car that would take them to their reception. "I have a surprise for you," Rafe whispered as the car began to accelerate forward.

"What is it?" Evelyn asked in anticipation.

"I got us a home, a beautiful one." He said a large grin across his face.

"Where?"

"It's back where I grew up, in Tennessee. My mom died recently and my dad can't bear to live in the house anymore so he's moving in with my sister down in North Carolina so she can take care of him. And well, he heard that we were getting married and he was so upset he couldn't make it so he gave us the house for a gift you know, instead of selling it. It's a wonderful house; it's got great fields, a barn, the old crop-duster I learned how to fly in, there are a whole bunch of rooms cuz my dad and me built an extension for when Danny moved in so there's plenty of room for a big family." Rafe said trying to talk her into it.

Evelyn looked out the car window at the beautiful setting of Hawaii; she had called this place home for almost two years now. This place held so many memories more good than bad. It was where Betty had died, where she had seen so many dying and suffering, and where she first learned that both Rafe and Danny had died. But it was also where her son was born, where she and Danny fell in love for the first time, and where she and Rafe had rekindled their flame. She wondered if she was ready to give all of this up. "Let's go," she agreed nodding a bit, "I want to start living the best parts of my life where I don't have all the sad memories staring me in the face."

"You'll love it there I know it!" Rafe said kissing her abruptly and shortly on the lips. "Now come on it's time to celebrate, Danny's out there waiting." He said grabbing her hand and helping her out of the car.

The wedding celebration was a joyous gathering of family and friends, there was dancing, conversations, laughs, and food. White ribbon and lace danced in the wind of the warm Hawaiian breeze. Red, who was Rafe's best man stood to say the toast, "W-w-we all kn-n-now th-th-that I wa-wa-was not the b-b-be-best choi-choice for be-be-best man." Everybody giggled slightly as Red faught to finish his speech. "Ma-mai-mainly be-be-because of my st-s-st-stu-stutter, so I w-wr-wrote it d-do-do-down and G-G-Gooz is ga-gon-gonna say it."

Gooz stood up and picked up the piece of paper Red had wrote earlier, "I've known Rafe since we were first stationed together on Long Island, and he always was one of the best friends I had. We've been through a lot together, but I'll never feel right standing in this position knowing that our good friend Danny wasn't here to say this. Rafe's a great guy and Evelyn is a wonderful woman, and I remember when they first met during physicals about two years ago. Rafe came home with a broken nose but a big smile on his face and a sparkle in his eye and that sparkle has never gone away even through all we've been through. I wish you both a happy future, with lots of love and joy in the days to come." Gooz paused, "I also myself have a few words." He paused again, "for the record I am not reading off the paper anymore." There was a little laugh as Gooz continued, "This past year has been confusing, and I don't know Rafe all that well and I don't know Evelyn that much but they seem happy. Almost as happy as I was when I first met my girlfriend and I said this once and I'll say it again ladies cloud the mind. But during the short time I've known Rafe, Evelyn clouds his mind in a good way. Alright I'm done now. To Rafe and Evelyn." He said raising his glass to them, the guests took a cue as they too rose their glasses and they all shared a toast.

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It was early February of 1943 when the McCawley's moved cross country to Tennessee. Rafe and Evelyn had been married for around two months and were ready to settle down. Rafe was deployed from the Army after two years of service respectively because of back injuries from the Doolittle Raid. He was now taking over his father's crop dusting business after his back was properly healed.

Little Danny loved the farm; he was now waddling slightly still working on his walking skills. He wanted so much to follow Rafe around as he worked on the farm. Evelyn quickly settled into the life that was so much easier then the one she had left in Pearl Harbor. It was more of an ease to be here in Tennessee then to be out where war raged the most out in Pearl Harbor. In fact, here war seemed so far away, like it didn't exist where she was.

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It was now about March of 1943; Danny had begun to say stuttered and slurred words and was working on his first real one. Life couldn't have gotten any better until the day Evelyn had come home from the market. She was obviously glowing as she walked into the door. "Rafe!" She screamed from the entrance way.

Rafe came tumbling out of the kitchen as he breathed harder, "what, what is it? Are you okay?" He asked pulling her into his arms.

"I'm fine," she said still smiling.

"Well I know there's something you want to tell me," he said kissing her softly on the lips.

"There is," she her smile grew as she kissed him again, "I'm late."

"No, don't worry you're here right on time," Rafe snickered as he kissed her again.

"No, I mean late as in I'm pregnant late." Rafe's expression grew happier and happier by the second, "I'm going to have a baby, you're baby, our baby!" She emphasized.

"I'm gonna be a father?" Rafe asked expecting no response, "I'm gonna have my very own child to call my own." He was still in disbelief as he picked Evelyn up and whirled her around the room. "Wait when did you find this out?" he asked setting her down on the couch. "I thought you went to the market? Did a carrot tell you or something?"

She laughed, "No I went to the doctor too, I've wanted this for the longest time," she said wrapping her arms around his neck, "and I had this feeling that it was finally our time to have a child and I was right."

"You don't know how happy you make me," Rafe smiled as he kissed her softly and sweetly. "We better go tell Danny, he'll be very excited." Rafe said pulling her up off the couch by her arm and dragging her up the stairs to Danny's room.

"I don't think anybody could be any more excited then you are!" She laughed as she followed him non-voluntarily.