Disclaimer: As in Ch. 1

AN: Finally updated! Keep those feedbacks coming in, folks. Sigma, you have my heartfelt thanks for beta-reading for me. Enjoy the story, folks!

Okinawa Naval Hospital

Next morning

Matt woke up and immediately felt something squirming around on his chest. He opened his eyes and smiled when he saw that it was his daughter. He tried to move without waking Elaine, but she stirred and opened her eyes.

"Good morning, sleepyhead." Matt grinned as he kissed his wife softly on the forehead.

"Good morning to you, too." She smiled and snuggled closer to him.

"As much as I hate to make you move, I think someone wants her breakfast already." Matt held his slightly unhappy looking daughter out to her mother.

Elaine immediately sat up, taking little Eliza, but she then began to look a bit uncomfortable. Her husband frowned slightly in confusion, so she began hesitantly, "I don't want to you feel uncomfortable while I'm feeding Eliza..."

Realization suddenly dawned and Matt's expression softened. "Honey, I'm not going to feel uncomfortable. After all, I was around when Little Harm and Andrew were babies. I certainly wish I could have been here for more of my daughter's life." Matt's voice deepened with regret.

"It's not your fault." Elaine awkwardly began to nurse the child, and Matt looked with awe at the beautiful portrait they made.

"I'll die a happy man now." He whispered softly as he gently stroked his daughter's thin, brown hair.

Reaching back slightly, he wrapped his arms around his wife and daughter, and the family stayed contentedly there for a few minutes. However, Elaine noticed that her husband didn't seem to be all there.

"Are you ok, Matt? Matt?"

" Wha...what? I'm sorry, honey. I was zoning out for a second."

"Anything you'd like to share?"

Matt took a deep breath. "I was thinking how lucky I am to enjoy moment like this with both of you while Trey is down the hall, fighting for his life."

"Trey?"

Matt nodded, waiting for her to recognize the name.

Suddenly, her eyes grew wide. "Matthew Rabb, you mean Trey as in Harmon Rabb, III, your brother?!"

"Yeah. When they captured me, I met him. He didn't die twelve years ago, after all. He'd been a POW that whole time."

"My god!" Elaine's hand flew to her mouth in shock. "Where is he now?"

"Down the hall, fighting for his life because he took the bullet meant for me." He answered softly.

"It's hard to believe Trey is still alive after all these years..." She trailed off, and then froze as a sudden thought occurred to her.

Matt immediately went into panic-mode. "What it is, honey?"

Still frozen, Elaine just looked at him.

"Say something! You're scaring me."

She said just one word. "Grace."

This time, it was him who froze. "Oh, no! I almost forgot about her!"

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1000 Local Time

The US Embassy in London

A woman in her early thirties walked briskly toward her office, only to be interrupted by her secretary.

"Ma'am, a telegram from Washington arrived while you were in the meeting." She handed her boss the envelope.

"Thank you, Jane." The lady smiled, ready to continue to her office, but the secretary hadn't finished.

"By the way, Ma'am, the sitter left your son twenty minutes ago. She said you'd asked her to do so."

"Oh, yes! I promised him I'd get him a burger for lunch. Where is he?"

"In your office, Ma'am."

Smiling again at the secretary, the lady entered her office and greeted her son. "Hi, sweetie."

"Mommy!" The five-year-old boy ran to hug his mother.

"What are drawing, Ryan?"

"A jet plane, just like the one Grandpa has." He smiled proudly as he showed her his drawing.

"That's very nice, sweetie. Why don't you finish it while Mommy gets the rest of this work done? After that, we'll go out for burgers like I promised you, ok?"

"'k, mommy." The boy grinned at her before turning back to his drawing.

Smiling fondly at the boy, she opened her telegraph, wondering why on earth her father would send her a message. She'd talked to him just last week. As she began to read it, her face whitened in shock.

Grace,

Trey is still alive STOP I am sorry that I have to tell you the news through a telegram STOP I had no choice STOP Cannot reach you at that time STOP He is at Okinawa Naval Base Hospital right now STOP

Love

Dad

Tbc…

AN: How is it??