// SUMMARY: Life never asked Evelyn what she wanted... Instead she received a coffin in place of the man she loved. Yet, she also received the wishes of her young pilot... Wishes to see her and his best friend happy again...

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Rafe knew he had to tell her sometime. He knew that he couldn't keep it in for long that he was the cause of his best friend's death. Many times Rafe had started saying the words, only to pull back before getting anywhere. He also wanted to tell Evelyn what Danny said about the child, how he said the baby was Rafe's now. Rafe rubbed his face and started to sob, If only… If only… If only.

There were so many if onlys or what ifs. What if Rafe had died in Europe, If only the government had stopped the attack, What if they had the homing beacons, what if they had enough fuel, what if the attack never happened, What if they weren't good enough… What if… What If… What If.

"I'm going crazy," Rafe muttered to himself while he watched the car pull up to the nurse's barracks. He pushed himself off of the ground… He didn't want any of the girls to see him. Especially not Martha or Barbara, for he knew his visit would spread like wild fire and he didn't want Evelyn to know.





"Ev, what is that paper on your pillow?" Sandra questioned as she set her glasses on the night table.

Curious, Evelyn took the paper, "It's a note…" She trailed off and looked up to Sandra, "From Rafe".

Rafe… He was definitely a main topic in Evelyn's thoughts. A topic she had no idea what to think about. On one hand he was the man she feel in love with at one point. On the other hand, he was the best friend of the man she was truly IN love with. She supposed Danny would want her to be happy and she knew that she could be with Rafe, however there was something holding her back. Maybe it was grief over Danny's death, or perhaps it was the fact that she was pregnant with Danny's child. She didn't know.





*** Flashback ***





"Just stay away…. Just stay away," Rafe yelled at Danny as he walked away.

Danny turned to Evelyn with shock, joy, and pain swirling in his eyes. Shock that Rafe was still alive, Joy that he wasn't dead, and pain from what Rafe had said. She knew that her eyes mirrored the same emotions.

Danny sat down on the bench next to her with his head in his hands, "Oh Evelyn… Oh Ev… What should I do? He hates me now. I don't know what to do… I can't lose Rafe. I can handle him being dead, but alive and hating me? Oh Ev…" He broke into tears. She didn't know what to say so she wrapped her arms around him and tried to comfort him.

All of a sudden his head popped up and stared at her with horror, "What about you Evelyn! Now that he's back… What about you. What about me. What about us?"

She didn't answer at first as she sorted out the details in her head. She loved Rafe and she always though she was in love with him and just cared for Danny, but after seeing him so distraught and upset, she felt something he had never felt before. The feelings she felt for Rafe had been real and she knew she loved him, but the emotions circulating Danny were different. They were filled with a longing, desperation to see him happy again. The thought of leaving him for Rafe became unbearable. She knew then and there, that while she loved Rafe, DANNY was the man of her dreams… The man she wanted to marry and bear his children. She smiled as Danny searched her face for answers, "Oh Danny… I Love YOU. I care for Rafe and I won't deny that. Seeing him was a shock, but I can't imagine being with him anymore. I want you Danny Walker. I want your kids and I want to someday marry you…Not Rafe."

She was overjoyed to see the happiness shining in his eyes build as she spoke. His face broke out into his adorable awkward smile she loved so dearly. "I love you too Ev. You'll get your wishes someday. I feel the same way about you… Maybe this isn't the best time to ask you this, but I'm going to anyway… Evelyn, Will you marry me? Be my wife and bear my children? Make a home for both of us? I love you Evelyn and I want to marry you. Please say you'll marry me."

Evelyn grinned as she kissed him hard and passionately, "Of course Danny. Of course I'll marry you, but there's something I need to tell you first… I'm…"

Danny cut her off with a searing kiss. Soon the kiss became far too indecent for public. Danny groaned into her ear, "How about we get some practice on making those children… Tomorrow I'll go find Rafe and talk to him."

Evelyn pulled his head away and stared into his eyes again. How different they were from ten minutes ago. Where they had been filled with hurt and pain, they were now filled with love, lust, and joy… All for her alone. I can wait to tell him until to tomorrow, she thought as she answered him, "How could I say no to my fiancee?" Danny grinned back at her and pulled her off of the bench…





*** End of Flashback ***





Evelyn batted the tear away from her cheek. She never told Rafe that Danny and her had been engaged. The only real conversation she had with him after discovering he was still alive, was when she told him she was pregnant. As she recalled that conversation, she sighed… She knew she gave Rafe false hope from what she told him that day. She somehow managed to make it sound like she was still in love with him and was only with Danny because of the baby…

"What does it say Ev?" Sandra broke the silence.

"Ummm… Let me open it…" she replied as she unfolded the piece of paper.





Dear Evelyn,

I'm not sure what to say… I just want to talk to you. I'm having Red write this letter for me. See? No spelling mistakes. I need to talk to you. I don't know where you stand right now, but there are some things about the mission that you need to know. Also, Danny said some thing and I think you should hear it. I NEED to talk… Meet me tomorrow, at the Hawaiian Paradise Hotel at 6 o'clock for dinner.

My treat,

Rafe





Evelyn shook her head, "It's a note from Rafe. He wants to meet me at the Hawaiian Paradise Hotel tomorrow. He says there is some stuff he needs to tell me about. Should I go Sandra? I have a feeling he'll ask about us and I'll have to tell him about Danny and me… Should I?"

Sandra got up off of her bunk and walked over to Evelyn. Giving her best friend a hug she replied, "See what Rafe has to say… It's worth it. I know it's only been a month and I wouldn't dream of asking you to move on with your life. You still are mourning for Danny and that's perfectly fine. However, someday you'll be ready for a relationship and who better then Rafe? Besides, your baby will need Rafe. He'll be the closest thing to a father for him. Don't take away the only remnant of his best friend. Go talk to him tomorrow… Ev?"

"Yes?"

"What about Danny and you?"

"Danny and I got engaged the night Rafe returned," She whispered as a sad smile drifted across her face.





// AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow... i actually did a second chapter ;) lol. I'm a bit iffy on this chapter. Nothing exciting, but its important. Next issue will have some fireworks, I assure you ;) I will try to update when I can, however this week si jammed pack with stuff... 4 projects, 5 finals, another big test, in addition to regular homework. I'll try to pump out a bunch of chapters during winter break :)

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// DISCLAIMER: I do not own Rafe, Evelyn, or Danny. Nor any of the other characters mentioned in this story that were taken from the movie. I do own, however, all the other characters unless they truly existed in time. This story is rated PG-13. Future chapters will be a bit more graphic. This is MY story… From my imagination… Please do not take it or copy it :) Not that you'd want to… lol. Please review! Share ideas or anything! I try to take ALL into consideration! Also, I'll read your stories if you review signed in. I'm always looking for more to read, lol.

XOXO: Samantha