"Hey Rafe what do you think of that new nurse?" Danny asked over the running water of the shower.

"She's pretty why?" Rafe spat out some toothpaste. "Oh no you don't. Danny I'm not lookin' for a girl so ain't any use wasting your time."

"Come on Rafe you need to me with somebody." Danny wrapped a towel tightly around his hips.

"That may be true but right now there is only one girl in this world I am ever gonna love and she's marrying you." Rafe grabbed his dog tags from the sink shelf and stormed off.

"Well that went well didn't it?" Danny huffed at his reflection

"Girls I'm home." Annaly called dropping her coat on the chair near the door. The walk from the hospital to the nurse's cottage had been along one, but it had given her time to think.

"I'm in here Annaly" Evelyn responded in a loud whisper "Be quite the others are already asleep."

Annaly walked into the den where Evelyn sat writing in her journal.

"What are you writing about?"

"Nothing." She put her pen in between the pages and closed the book

"How was the night after I left?" The blonde asked pulling a bobby pin from the pun she put her hair in before working on Danny.

"Alright I suppose." She answered remembering how she had danced with Rafe once Danny had left. She shook her head as if trying to erase the memory. "How's Danny?" Genuine concern had actually found it's way into her voice.

"He's fine, don't worry Evie. I took good care of your friend." Annaly chuckled.

"He's not just my friend Annaly, he's my fiancé and the father of my baby."

"I thought Rafe was the father. The way you always talked about him like him being your one true love."

Evelyn looked down at her hands. Fighting herself not to cry and she didn't.

"He is Annaly, everyone knows that. Everyone but Danny. Promise me you won't tell him Annaly, I don't want him to know it'll hurt him so badly. And I want our baby to grow up in a happy home."

Annaly turned and headed to bed. There was no use in asking permission to date Danny now.

Evelyn turned back to her journal as Annaly disappeared down the hall.

July 11th, 1942

"Dear Journal,

It's getting harder for me to pretend with each passing minute. It's not that I don't love Danny I do, but Rafe. I can't even be in the same room as him without getting this funny feeling in my heart. Like he's the one I'm supposed to be with no matter if this is Danny's child. I can't do that though. I could never take this baby away from Danny; it would kill him. I've already betrayed Rafe I can't do it to poor Danny."

Weeks passed by and nothing changed. Evelyn was still trying to convince herself that she loved Danny and Rafe was trying to get himself to believe she didn't. Danny and Annaly's relationship progressed into a very strong friendship. They started spending time together only for Danny to tell her of how great Rafe was (no he didn't listen when Rafe told him not to. Why would he) but then he had actually developed adoration for her. Evelyn who becoming increasingly pregnant was also becoming increasingly tired. So tired in fact that she was grateful when Danny started coming to the house to pick up Annaly instead of her. The others thought it was strange but she didn't care.

"Going to pick up Annaly?" Gooze elbowed Danny in the ribs as they headed to they're perspective vehicles. Danny was going to get Annaly and the rest of the guys were headed to the bar again.

"It's not like that Gooze. We're just friends."

"A girl like that? Danny man if she ain't given it to you, you must be the only guy on the island. Babes like that are a dime a dozen." Mike one of the new pilots cut in.

Danny grabbed Mike buy his collar and pushed him against the hood on his car.

"If I ever hear you talkin' about her like that again Mike I swear I'll strap you to one of my propellers and go on a fun flight."

The moonlight glistened in Annaly's hair as she pulled the rubber band from it and shook the stress of the day free. Danny just looked at her she was different from what the guys said he just new it. As if she was reading his mind Annaly turned and said.

"Walker I know what the men around here must think of me. And I just wanted you to know I've never, you know done that."

"Are you serious?"

"100% my whole life boys have thought that because I was pretty and liked to have a good time I'd you know have sex with just about anyone. I never did though because I truly believe that's something you share with the person you want to spend your life with. I know it must be surprising but I'm a virgin. That's why I joined the military to prove I was more then just a pretty face that I could actually make something of my life."

Danny skipped a stone into the other wise serene ocean. Trying to find away to change the subject then brought up the fact she'd been calling him Walker for weeks now.

"You know everyone else calls me Danny."

"I know that's why I call you Walker. Since when have I tried to do anything the way other people do." Her voice was light and airy. It didn't seem she was ever serious. She turned and ran out into the water fully clothed giggling all the way. Danny followed her after taking off his shoes, socks and shirt. The water twinkled on his pecks as it soaked up the light of the millions of stars in the Hawaiian sky. Annaly licked the salty water as it dripped into her lips. And then the inevitable happened. They kissed. It was only for a second maybe shorter but it still happened. It was wrong so wrong but it felt so right.

"Walker, I'm so sorry." Annaly whispered

"I've gotta go Annaly." Danny ran from the warm water of paradise as fast as his lean legs would carry him.

That night while lying in hi bunk Danny's was going a mile a minute, but you wouldn't have known to look at him. His deep brown eyes were fixed on the large bullet whole just above his head. A constant reminder of he events of December 7th. It wasn't often that Danny was in the mood to talk but that night he wanted to. He could hear Red's slow deep breath from the bunk above him and knew he was asleep. Looking around he noticed Gooze and Rafe's beds empty and it dawned on him they mustn't have come home from the bar yet. HE rolled from his bed in search for someone to talk to. It wasn't long until he came across Colonel Doolittle. Who as far as people to talk with go is better then some, at least he was honest to a fault.

"Colonel."

"Captain Walker what can I do for you?" The distinguished pilot questioned

"Well sir I need some advice."

"Walker there is only one thing I can give you advice on and that's flying. And I know you don't need flight advice."

"No Colonel I don't but you are married aren't you sure?"

"For 15 happy years."

Danny went into the whole spiel about Evelyn, Rafe, the baby and Annaly. He didn't leave any detail un mentioned. Finally the Colonel looked at him and said basically what he had known all along. He would have to choose between the women he loved and the mother of his child. Being with Annaly or being a father it wasn't a decision he wanted to make.

"Now if you'll excuse me Mrs. Doolittle was expecting me home an hour ago."