"Evelyn where are you?" Sandra called walking threw the front door.

"I'm in here girls." She answered with sleep in her voice

"I heard the Doolittle boys came home today?" Martha commented with a smile on her plump face

"Some of them. Gooze, Red, Rafe and Danny are all okay. Sandra, Anthony didn't make it I'm so sorry." She said gently.

"Anthony? My god, I was always so mean to him." Sandra's hazel eyes began to water under her glasses.

Barbara's eyes were also starting to tear no one really knew why. Until she let out a small whimper that is.

"Billy would've been one of Colonel's Doolittle men!" As she ran into her bedroom and buried her head under her blankets.

"How'd he take the news Ev?" Martha asked changing the subject.

"The way I knew he would, like it was a dream come true." Then un heard she added " So now what am I going to do?"

Rafe lifted the shot glass to his lips and slugged down some more vodka. The alcohol took the pain away, away from his hand and out of his heart.

"Eas- eas - easy buddy" Red stuttered still shook up for his trip to Betty's grave.

"Sounds like you could use one of these too Red." Rafe poured him a shot.

"Do I get one too?' Danny called from across the bar.

"After what you've just been threw you can have three." Rafe filled yet another glass.

Danny sat on the stool near his friend, daring himself to say what was on his mind. Finally he spat it out, so fast Rafe barely noticed what he said.

"Still think I'm a lousy friend?"

"What? Come on Danny don't start."

"No I really want to know."

"Danny, you did some thing for me that not a lot of people would do. You took a bullet for me, one that almost killed you. Now I owe you my life, but I'm not sure I'll ever get over losin' her. I'm gonna support you cause I want what's best for you two. And this is the only way I can think of to pay you back. But I love her and I always will" Rafe finished his sentence with another shot. Danny looked at Rafe he had never seen such a fog bound look on his face. He didn't know what to say next. It was hard for him to know his best friend was hurting and it was his fault.

That's when she walked in the nurse from the hospital. She was still wearing her uniform though she had taken the braid out of her long blonde hair. And applied a thick layer of red lipstick and navy blue eyeliner to her flawless face.

"Hey ain't that the girl from the hospital?" Rafe asked wondering toward a near by pool table.

"Yeah I think it is." Danny glanced over at her one more time she sitting on the lap of one of the army pilots flirting with a navy man that was sitting across from her. Danny watched as she leaned over and pulled a cigarette out of the mouth of the pilot took a drag and then gave it back. Then she pulled the hat off the sailor and put it on. She looked to the rest of the guys as a party girl, but Danny saw beyond that. She caught him gawking and waved.

"Looks like that chicks got a thing for you Walker." Gooze teased " Look out Evelyn."

"Evelyn shit, I'm late." Danny stated standing up and looking at the watch he wore on the inside of his left wrist.

Rafe looked up from the pool table after sinking the 8 ball and winning.

"That's alright I just beat you anyway." He said smugly

"Don't play him for money." Danny warned Red and Gooze.

"Don't go ruinin' my fun now Danny."

"My dress doesn't fit." Evelyn whined, her now size 12 body wasn't agreeing with her old size 8 party dress.

"Here Evelyn, I bought this last week and it's too small." Martha handed the stressed young women a long black dress with a silky bottom and lacey top.

"Thank-" The rest was interrupted by a knock at the door. " That's Danny stall him."

Sandra opened the door for the tall, dark and handsome solider.

"Why don't you look down right adorable tonight." Barbara complimented eyeing his cream colored oxford shirt and dark brown pants.

"Thank you." Danny accepted the compliment with a shy grin as he locked hi eyes on his shoes.

Evelyn's bed room door squeaked open and Danny looked up. She was breath taking , more beautiful then any other time he'd seen her.

"What do you think?" Ev spun around her dress flaring up around her like a flower.

"I'm speechless." The father of her baby responded. " Shall we go?" He held out his arm to her and she took it.

"Don't have her out to late. " Barbara goofed in her thick New York accent.

"Yes ma'am." Replied the sweet Tennessee farm boy.