Danny couldn't have been a bigger gentleman if he tried. He held doors, pulled out chairs, lifted Evelyn over a puddle and even had a "discussion" with a man that bumped Evelyn in the elevator. Which as far as "discussions" go was rather tame. Danny's not a fighter and the other man appeared to be in no hurry to get into it with a well built, 6'3", guy wearing army dog tags and was half his age. Especially after elbowing the kid's obviously pregnant girl friend. He just apologized.

Evelyn's mind drifted the entire night. The restaurant Danny had chosen for them reminded her of the club in New York. The one they went to the day before Rafe went to England.

"I should've begged him not to go. Told him I couldn't stand to be without him. If I had maybe I wouldn't be here right now. At least not with Danny." She thought in silent frustration. Then she noticed something Danny's hands stayed above her waist the entire time they danced. Not like Rafe who "lost a little altitude" in New York. She thought about things like that all night, but Danny was to engulfed in being with her to notice.

"The band is wonderful." Evelyn informed him dreamily. She looked up at him and noticed he was smiling. Not his usual shy half a smile but a real one with teeth showing and all.

"Marry me Evelyn?"

"What?"

"Marry me? I promise I'll love you, take care of you and that baby till the day I die."

"Danny of course I'm going to marry you." She answered as if it was common knowledge and Danny was the last to know. She turned and headed back to the table with Danny in toe.

"I didn't buy you a ring yet. I'm looking for the perfect one." He touched her left hand and ran his thumb over her ring finger.

"Don't worry about it Danny. I don't need a ring to prove how you feel about me I already know." She actually preferred not have a ring that way she wouldn't have to wear a symbol of her betrayal to her heart.

"All I want is to make you happy."

"You do Danny." Then unspoken she added, "So does Rafe."

Danny and Evelyn said goodbye on the stoop again. They shared a soft kiss one that tasted of the sweet whine they had drank at the restaurant (I know Evelyn is pregnant at the time though women didn't know not to drink).

The other girls were all sitting in the living room waiting patiently for Evelyn to come home from her date.

"How was it Ev?" Sandra asked

"It was nice." Was all she said before disappearing into her to change.

As Danny walked to his car he noticed the blonde on her way into the house. She waved yet again and he nodded before getting into his bullet riddled black convertible.

"Hello Evie" The new girl said with her very energetic tone as she entered the room they shared.

"Annaly hi how was your night out?" Evelyn asked sitting on her bed.

"Better then yours I see."

" What do you mean?"

"Well you're not over flowing with excitement."

Evelyn wasn't really in the mood to explain even if Annaly was her closest friend these days.

"I saw your friend Danny leaving as I was coming in"

"How'd you know it was Danny?"

"He had those same intense chocolate eyes as the picture on your night stand."

"Oh."

"I must say Evie that picture didn't do him justice."

"Good night Annaly."

"Good night Evie." And she turned out the light

The next morning Danny was up before the sun. There was no real reason why. He couldn't fly yet, not until his chest healed and no one else was awake. He sat on the beach letting the soft white particles of sand slip threw his finger tips. He remembered another day just a matter of months ago on which he did the same thing. It was the day after his rump in the parachute hanger. He watched the sun rise that morning and new it was a new beginning. Today was much the same.

"Is this seat taken?" A heavenly voice beconed from behind him.

"Evelyn what are you doing up so early, you need you rest." The concerned young father inquired.

"I'. pregnant Danny I'm not dying. Besides that it's already 11:30." She leaned back onto her hands and lowered herself onto the ground next to him. Reaching up to support her Danny asked if it was really that late.

"Yes"

He looked at the sun that was rising when he had gotten there and realized it was now hanging high in the flawless blue sky above him.

"I was really lost in thought the hours just vanished."

"What were you thinking about?"

"Us, and how happy we're going to be together."

Evelyn opened her mouth and the instantly closed it again.

"What is it?"

"Nothing."

"Evelyn that's the second time you've gone to say something and you won't or you can't. If you're having second thoughts about getting married please tell me."

"Danny I want to marry you. And I'm not hiding anything." She flat out lied to him.

The words "alright" escaped his lips though he knew she was in fact hiding something because she never looked him in the eyes when she said she wasn't.