Chapter 3

"Gee......Danny...thanks. I guess you could keep me company, but you don't have to pretend to be my boyfriend or anything, like that." said Elaine blushing. "Oh, alright then." said Danny smiling back at her. "Well, then I'll see you tonight." Elaine said to Danny as the two stopped in front of Rafe's house, in which Elaine, would be staying. "Yes, I will. Good-bye." Dany said as he turned around and left. "Good-bye, Danny!" screamed Elaine, smiling. He turned around and smiled, and began on his path back to the military.

"I'll be right there." screamed Elaine as the doorbell rang to her and Rafe's house. She opened the door, only to see Evelyn. "Hello, Evelyn." she said smiling. "Hello." said Evelyn. "Where is Rafe?" asked Evelyn. "Oh....he's getting ready. He'll be out soon." said Elaine, eyeing Evelyn. She was very attractive no wonder Rafe, had fallen for her. "So.......are you and Danny a couple?" asked Evelyn. "Oh, no." replied Elaine blushing. "Well, you should be. You two look really good together." said Evelyn. "Oh, thank you, but we're not a couple." said Elaine smiling. "Hmmm." mouthed Evelyn. "Evelyn, darling." said Rafe, as he came out to hug his girlfriend. "Hi, honey." replied Evelyn kissing Rafe on the cheek. Elaine looked on and smiled. She was happy for her brother, but she had wished she had, had the same happiness to share with someone. And, yet, she deprived herself of happiness. The one person she loved had left her once, but the other whom she was in love with now, was right in front of her. He was there, she just had to say the words.

Chapter 4

Elaine decided that she would have to wait to figure out her true feelings about, Danny, whom she know thought she was in love with, or so she thought. She looked at him as a man, no more, a boy. "Well, y'all, I'm set. Let's go." said Rafe. Everyone, nodded, and left with Rafe.


As, they pulled up to the club, they were, in Rafe and Evelyn ran out together, and it to the club on the dance floor. "Well, that's nice. They left us." said Danny, trying to break the silence. "Yes, but, they are in love. Let them, enjoy their time, while thet are able to." said Elaine sadly. She knew that the war was coming up, and that her brother would soon leave to fight. "Don't worry, everything will be fine." said Danny as he put his arm around her, feeling her pain, and understanding what she was talking about.

Smiling up at him, she said, "Well, let's not worry about that. Would you like to dance?" "Sure, okay." he replied getting nervous. 'What is wrong with me? It's just Elaine. My friend.' thought Danny, as his cheeks started to get red.

From a corner, Rafe and Evelyn, watched Danny and Elaine dance. "Rafe, darling, don't they look sweet?" asked Evelyn. "Yeah, they do." said Rafe. "Surely, there's something going on with them." said Evelyn. "NAh, they're just friends." replied Rafe. "Well, they sure act and look like they're more than friends." said Evelyn. "Evelyn, are you getting an idea?" asked Rafe. "You, read my mind, darling." said Evelyn. "We need to match them up, Rafe.'' said Evelyn. "I don't know about that. If they love each other, let them come forward to each other by themselves.'' said Rafe.

The song ended. Yet, it was very hard for Danny and Elaine to step apart from each other. "Thank you for the dance." Elaine said as she stepped away from Danny. "No. Thank you." said Danny. "Well, let's go. I see Rafe." added Elaine quickly. "Well, aren't you two, the perfect little couple?" asked Evelyn as she saw Danny and Elaine together. They both just blushed. They're bodies have been apart, but their hands weren't. They were holding hands as they came back to the table.