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A/N: I got this idea after seeing the movie for the second time. This is pretty much Rafe saying somewhat of a prayer to Danny. Enjoy.
Danny, I was always told that it was never my fault when you died. It wasn't my fault that they shot you; that I could not have saved you. That's what everybody tells me, but I think otherwise. Every time I look into your son's eye's I know otherwise. I could have done something. It should be you here with your son and Evelyn not me. I don't deserve to be here. Every since day I think about this and every single day I come to the same answer. What if. What if Evelyn told you she was pregnant? What if someone else died instead of you? What if... I'm still regretting that day. That day that we both took a chance. The day that you tried to prove yourself, but for what? You didn't have to prove yourself to anyone Danny! We already knew you were a hero and a great man. You didn't have to take that mission and put your life on the line and for what? To be shot and not come home.
When I saw that first bullet hit your chest I couldn't help but wish it was me. You have so much to live for. Your son. Evelyn. Every time I look into her eyes I can see that pain. That pain and love she has for you that's still burning. I know she loves me, but you have a special place in her heart. A place that no one else can take. A place that cannot be broken down. I still can't believe that I let you go. I can't help but wonder could I have done something to save you? I replay the scene in my mind a hundred times wondering what I could have done to save you. What we could have done differently. Maybe if I didn't join the air force you wouldn't have either.
Evelyn says that it was fate, but I think otherwise. Why do the good always die young and people who should die live? Every time I see your son I think of you. He looks exactly like you. Acts like you too. Stubborn as a mule I always say. I wonder every since day if I'm raising him the way you would or if I'm doing anything wrong. I always have wondered how I'd tell him about you. How brave and caring you were and how you always looked out for everyone else before yourself. You were always a wonderful person and I can't wait to share that with him.
Even though I love Evelyn and little Danny with all my heart. All my being. I can't help but wonder. It should be you here on the porch have an ice tea on a summer day. It should be you looking after Danny and Ev. It should be you sharing these special moments with them and teaching Danny to fly a plan. But in reality it's me. I'm the outsider that was brought into this world to look after your son. I feel like I'm taking your place, but nobody can replace you. There is always something missing.
So I ask this of you. Please Danny! Please, please, please come home! We all miss you and we can't stand being with out you. We miss your smile, your laugh. Just being around you. Please come back to us, Danny! We need you, me especially! You need to make things right. Please Danny...help me, help me overcome this guilt that I feel...help make things the way they should be...we need you. We love you.
Thank you for reading and please review!!! The reviewers are the most important part!!!
-Greenfairie
A/N: I got this idea after seeing the movie for the second time. This is pretty much Rafe saying somewhat of a prayer to Danny. Enjoy.
Danny, I was always told that it was never my fault when you died. It wasn't my fault that they shot you; that I could not have saved you. That's what everybody tells me, but I think otherwise. Every time I look into your son's eye's I know otherwise. I could have done something. It should be you here with your son and Evelyn not me. I don't deserve to be here. Every since day I think about this and every single day I come to the same answer. What if. What if Evelyn told you she was pregnant? What if someone else died instead of you? What if... I'm still regretting that day. That day that we both took a chance. The day that you tried to prove yourself, but for what? You didn't have to prove yourself to anyone Danny! We already knew you were a hero and a great man. You didn't have to take that mission and put your life on the line and for what? To be shot and not come home.
When I saw that first bullet hit your chest I couldn't help but wish it was me. You have so much to live for. Your son. Evelyn. Every time I look into her eyes I can see that pain. That pain and love she has for you that's still burning. I know she loves me, but you have a special place in her heart. A place that no one else can take. A place that cannot be broken down. I still can't believe that I let you go. I can't help but wonder could I have done something to save you? I replay the scene in my mind a hundred times wondering what I could have done to save you. What we could have done differently. Maybe if I didn't join the air force you wouldn't have either.
Evelyn says that it was fate, but I think otherwise. Why do the good always die young and people who should die live? Every time I see your son I think of you. He looks exactly like you. Acts like you too. Stubborn as a mule I always say. I wonder every since day if I'm raising him the way you would or if I'm doing anything wrong. I always have wondered how I'd tell him about you. How brave and caring you were and how you always looked out for everyone else before yourself. You were always a wonderful person and I can't wait to share that with him.
Even though I love Evelyn and little Danny with all my heart. All my being. I can't help but wonder. It should be you here on the porch have an ice tea on a summer day. It should be you looking after Danny and Ev. It should be you sharing these special moments with them and teaching Danny to fly a plan. But in reality it's me. I'm the outsider that was brought into this world to look after your son. I feel like I'm taking your place, but nobody can replace you. There is always something missing.
So I ask this of you. Please Danny! Please, please, please come home! We all miss you and we can't stand being with out you. We miss your smile, your laugh. Just being around you. Please come back to us, Danny! We need you, me especially! You need to make things right. Please Danny...help me, help me overcome this guilt that I feel...help make things the way they should be...we need you. We love you.
Thank you for reading and please review!!! The reviewers are the most important part!!!
-Greenfairie