Trudging across the field, to his house, to the land of the living. Evelyn was waiting on the porch just like he knew she would be. When he came into her vision, she ran to him.

"Where have you been, you haven't been home all day, you didn't come home for lunch and-" she stopped.

Seeing the dampness around his eyes, she softened.

"Lets go inside." She said taking him by the arm and leading him toward the house.



-----------------------------------------------Later in the house----------- ------------------------------



They sat down at the table,

"So, what's going on. Really going on." She said.

" Remember when Doolittle came by the other day?"

she nodded

"Well, he wasn't here about some mission….."

"Why was he here Rafe?" she asked frozen and scared.

"He dropped some of things of Danny's." he said.

"Oh Rafe!…. Are you, okay? Is there anything I can do or-"

"Ev, don't! You don't have to do this!" he yelled. "You shouldn't HAVE to do this." He said calming down. "All you've done since we've got married is.. well, step on egg shells around me. You shouldn't have to do that. You suffered the same loss as I did, maybe more. I mean… that baby will never know his real father and….." he haulted.

"Rafe I can't let you do this to yourself. I agree, we have to deal with this, and this baby will know his father, we'll make sure of that." she replied softly.

" You know what I mean Ev. How is that baby ever gonna know what his father went through for him? How can he understand something like that when even I don't!"

"Look Rafe, I don't think anyone CAN understand this, and certainly no one can explain it. But you can't lock yourself up like you have the past few months. It's NOT your fault, it's not your fau-"

"That's just it Ev! It is my fault!" he stopped as if wondering if he should let it out. "Danny died saving MY life! He…" he began to cry. "He… I chose you over him in a way, and I see that now, but Danny, he always knew. I did what everyone in his life had always done to him."

"Rafe I'm sure he understood, that's what happens when you grow up."

"I KNOW he understood! He always did! I went to Danny's old house today, just looking through his things. Remembering, I found out things I didn't even know."

"Where do we go from here." She said, as if giving in.

They stared at each other, neither knowing the answer.