"Everyone ready?" asked Evelyn at a quarter to eight
"Yes Mom. I've checked under the beds for anything that mine."
"Ok then, let's go."
They drove the rental car to the airport. Once there they got the luggage out of the trunk and a driver took the car away. It took a long time but finally the McCawleys were on the plane.
"Ugh! Now the real wait begins." complained Danny
"Well why don't you read that magazine that you bought at the stand while the luggage was being loaded." answered Evelyn
On the long flight home Rafe and Evelyn looked through some stuff while their son slept and read. After several hours, the plane landed in Tennessee. Evelyn found the luggage and Rafe and Danny took it to the family car that was parked in the airport's garage. The drive to Shelby took less than an hour. Soon they were all home.
While Danny was upstairs, Rafe and Evelyn were in the kitchen.
"Evelyn, do you have that drawing unpacked?"
"Yeah, it's in my box over in the that drawer." Evelyn said as she pointed to a drawer that was over in the corner of the kitchen
"I'll be right back" Rafe said while grabbing the drawing.
Rafe when up the stairs. He was gone for a few minutes. Just as Evelyn was starting to wonder, her husband appeared with a small package.
"Rafe McCawley, the hopeless romantic." sighed Evelyn
"Open it."
When Evelyn pulled back the wrapping she gasped. Inside a silver frame was the drawing of them.
"Oh, Rafe. It's so wonderful!" breathed Evelyn
Rafe then hung it up with all the other family pictures. Soon Rafe and Evelyn went up to bee. Rafe was soon asleep but Evelyn couldn't find rest. She got up and looked out her window. What she saw touched her so deeply only she could understand it. Her son was at his father's grave, and he was in his father's leather jacket. He just was sitting there talking. When she opened the window a light breeze carried Danny's voice up to her.
"…so I've decided to join the army and be a pilot. Gosh, I still can't believe that you're my father. Now I realize why Mom always got that look in her eye when Dad talked about you. Everyone down at the harbor though I looked like you. Sorry I looked at those letters I just needed to know. I love you."
Evelyn shut her eyes and let the tears flow. She climbed into bed and let herself fall into sleep. That night she saw her Danny and was finally able to say good-bye to the father of her son.