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Aisla climbed into her car and Anthony sat in the passenger seat giving her instructions every now and again. "So who are you going to see?"
Aisla spared him a glance before turning her attention back to the rode, "Evelyn Stewart."
"Oh, how do you know Ev?"
"You know Evelyn?"
"Yeah she's dating a good friend of mine?"
"Was he at Earl's?"
"No he left to go and fight in the war over in Europe."
Aisla paled and cursed under her breath, "Stupid flyboy."
Anthony looked at Aisla curiously, "You never answered my question, how do you know Ev?"
Aisla looked at Anthony, "We grew up together, me, Ev, and Conner."
"Who's Conner?"
"My brother," Before he could ask anymore questions she pulled up in front of the hospital and stopped the car. She smiled at Anthony and leaned towards him, he stiffened and she laughed, before shifting her arm and opening the glove box to pull out her sunglasses. "Thanks for the directions, will you need a ride back?"
"That's okay, I'll be fine." Aisla smiled and stepped out of the car glancing down at her appearance. Her long hair was done in a single French braid down her back. Her once clean skirt and blouse now had grease spots on it. She put her sunglasses on and made her way up the front stairs.
She pulled the door open and stepped in glancing around. She saw a group of nurses sitting on some of the beds talking. Aisla studied them and immediately recognized her old friend. When she cleared her throat loudly all eyes fell on her. She smiled broadly, "Well, well Ev time changes nothing huh? Still sitting around and gossiping during work.
Evelyn studied her before smirking, "Guess not, still working on planes, I see. Even in your Sunday best!"
Evelyn stood and walked to Aisla and embraced her in a warm hug. "You look good Ev."
"To bad I can't say the same for you, what are you doing here?"
Aisla's face fell and Evelyn knew it was bad news, "Ev it's about Conner."
"What about him Aisla?"
Aisla let some tears fall but quickly wiped them away, "He was shot down, and taken prisoner by the Germans. They don't think he'll make it out alive."
"Oh Aise," Evelyn wrapped her arms around Aisla and pulled her towards her, letting her sob into her shoulder. The other girls exchanged glances, about ten minutes later Aisla pulled back and took off her sunglasses so she could wipe her eyes. It was then that she noticed the other nurses staring at her. She looked at Evelyn and cocked an eyebrow at the girls. "Oh Aisla these are some of my friends, Betty, Martha, Barbara, and Sandra. Girls this is the girl I grew up with; like a sister to me, Aisla O'Hara."
Aisla said her hello's before turning back to Evelyn, "So what's this I hear about you and some flyboy?"
Evelyn smiled, "Rafe-"
Aisla frowned and went into deep thought, then smiled brightly, "Rafe McCawley the newest addition to the Eagle Squadron, great flyer, ambitious, but a good guy." Evelyn gave Aisla a quizzical look, "Conner wrote me about him. She smiled sadly, "Well I've gotta find a place to stay for awhile. I'll talk to you later Ev."
Evelyn gave Aisla a hug, "I'll talk to you later."
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Two Days Later:
Aisla was sitting out front of her house writing in her journal and listening to the record player she had going just inside the window. She looked up when she heard a horn honk and smiled at the familiar driver; it was Anthony or Tony as he insisted on being called. She had seen a lot of him since they first met, he'd gotten her address from Evelyn and they'd become good friends. She also saw another man in the passenger seat, who looked somewhat familiar to her. She wracked her brain for a name and finally came up with Danny Walker, one of the guys Tony had introduced her to when they first met.
Aisla stood up and waved to them before setting her journal down and going down the steps to meet them at the bottom, she hugged Tony and then extended a hand to Danny. "Hello I don't think we've been formally introduced yet, I'm Aisla O'Hara."
He took her hand, "Danny-"
"Walker, I know, I remembered your name." She looked at Anthony and he winked at her proving her suspicions that he was trying to set them both up. She shook her head and invited them in for drinks. They relaxed and talked most of the day. Aisla said good-bye to Tony first and he went out to start the car. She then turned to Danny and smiled softly. "It was nice talking to you Danny Walker."
He smiled, "Yeah it was, you wouldn't happen to I don't know wanna go see a movie or something tonight would you?"
"Why Mr. Walker are you asking me out on a date?"
His eyes were alit with amusement, "Are you gonna say yes?"
Aisla laughed, "I do believe I am, see you tonight Danny." Danny smiled and turned to follow Tony but she put a hand on his shoulder stopping him. She leaned up on her tip toes and kissed him quickly then skipped inside shutting the door behind her and giggled at the expression that had been on Danny's face.
Aisla climbed into her car and Anthony sat in the passenger seat giving her instructions every now and again. "So who are you going to see?"
Aisla spared him a glance before turning her attention back to the rode, "Evelyn Stewart."
"Oh, how do you know Ev?"
"You know Evelyn?"
"Yeah she's dating a good friend of mine?"
"Was he at Earl's?"
"No he left to go and fight in the war over in Europe."
Aisla paled and cursed under her breath, "Stupid flyboy."
Anthony looked at Aisla curiously, "You never answered my question, how do you know Ev?"
Aisla looked at Anthony, "We grew up together, me, Ev, and Conner."
"Who's Conner?"
"My brother," Before he could ask anymore questions she pulled up in front of the hospital and stopped the car. She smiled at Anthony and leaned towards him, he stiffened and she laughed, before shifting her arm and opening the glove box to pull out her sunglasses. "Thanks for the directions, will you need a ride back?"
"That's okay, I'll be fine." Aisla smiled and stepped out of the car glancing down at her appearance. Her long hair was done in a single French braid down her back. Her once clean skirt and blouse now had grease spots on it. She put her sunglasses on and made her way up the front stairs.
She pulled the door open and stepped in glancing around. She saw a group of nurses sitting on some of the beds talking. Aisla studied them and immediately recognized her old friend. When she cleared her throat loudly all eyes fell on her. She smiled broadly, "Well, well Ev time changes nothing huh? Still sitting around and gossiping during work.
Evelyn studied her before smirking, "Guess not, still working on planes, I see. Even in your Sunday best!"
Evelyn stood and walked to Aisla and embraced her in a warm hug. "You look good Ev."
"To bad I can't say the same for you, what are you doing here?"
Aisla's face fell and Evelyn knew it was bad news, "Ev it's about Conner."
"What about him Aisla?"
Aisla let some tears fall but quickly wiped them away, "He was shot down, and taken prisoner by the Germans. They don't think he'll make it out alive."
"Oh Aise," Evelyn wrapped her arms around Aisla and pulled her towards her, letting her sob into her shoulder. The other girls exchanged glances, about ten minutes later Aisla pulled back and took off her sunglasses so she could wipe her eyes. It was then that she noticed the other nurses staring at her. She looked at Evelyn and cocked an eyebrow at the girls. "Oh Aisla these are some of my friends, Betty, Martha, Barbara, and Sandra. Girls this is the girl I grew up with; like a sister to me, Aisla O'Hara."
Aisla said her hello's before turning back to Evelyn, "So what's this I hear about you and some flyboy?"
Evelyn smiled, "Rafe-"
Aisla frowned and went into deep thought, then smiled brightly, "Rafe McCawley the newest addition to the Eagle Squadron, great flyer, ambitious, but a good guy." Evelyn gave Aisla a quizzical look, "Conner wrote me about him. She smiled sadly, "Well I've gotta find a place to stay for awhile. I'll talk to you later Ev."
Evelyn gave Aisla a hug, "I'll talk to you later."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Two Days Later:
Aisla was sitting out front of her house writing in her journal and listening to the record player she had going just inside the window. She looked up when she heard a horn honk and smiled at the familiar driver; it was Anthony or Tony as he insisted on being called. She had seen a lot of him since they first met, he'd gotten her address from Evelyn and they'd become good friends. She also saw another man in the passenger seat, who looked somewhat familiar to her. She wracked her brain for a name and finally came up with Danny Walker, one of the guys Tony had introduced her to when they first met.
Aisla stood up and waved to them before setting her journal down and going down the steps to meet them at the bottom, she hugged Tony and then extended a hand to Danny. "Hello I don't think we've been formally introduced yet, I'm Aisla O'Hara."
He took her hand, "Danny-"
"Walker, I know, I remembered your name." She looked at Anthony and he winked at her proving her suspicions that he was trying to set them both up. She shook her head and invited them in for drinks. They relaxed and talked most of the day. Aisla said good-bye to Tony first and he went out to start the car. She then turned to Danny and smiled softly. "It was nice talking to you Danny Walker."
He smiled, "Yeah it was, you wouldn't happen to I don't know wanna go see a movie or something tonight would you?"
"Why Mr. Walker are you asking me out on a date?"
His eyes were alit with amusement, "Are you gonna say yes?"
Aisla laughed, "I do believe I am, see you tonight Danny." Danny smiled and turned to follow Tony but she put a hand on his shoulder stopping him. She leaned up on her tip toes and kissed him quickly then skipped inside shutting the door behind her and giggled at the expression that had been on Danny's face.