That evening, as Danny was walking Grace to the hotel, they spotted Rafe. Danny knew in an i

nstant that he had told Evelyn his news. Rafe had seen the two of them also and decided that

Grace deserved to know, too.

"Gracie, come here for a minute." Rafe called.

"What do you need, Rafe?" Grace asked, slightly annoyed because she was still hurtful towards

him.

"Well, I thought you deserved to know that...I"m going away" Rafe said quickly to get it over

with.

"We're all going away. We're going to Hawaii, Rafe. There's a war going on over in Europe and

they're sending us to paradise...talk about crazy th-"

"Your not listening! I'm going to war! The real war. In England. The Eagle Squadron. I'm leaving

tomorrow."

"What? What? NO! Rafe you can't go there! Your not in the English army! You need to be here. In case we go to war! you

can't go! No, Rafe!" Grace sobbed. She clung to him; afraid he would leave if she didn't.She

was losing him again. She had the best luck.

"I'm sorry, Gracie, but I have to." Rafe comforted her as he stroked her back and planted soft

kisses in her golden hair.

Soon, Grace had stopped crying and Rafe promised to write and, most importantly, to come

back to them. All three of them.

The two couple went their seperate ways, Danny and Grace to the hotel and Rafe and Ev on

their date.

Once they got to the hotel room, all Grace could think of was getting Rafe off her mind a second

time that night. She sat on the bed and patted the spot next to her and looked at Danny

expectantly. He sat and looked at her. She decided to make the first move, since Danny wasn't

making any. She held his face in her hands and kissed him lightly, at first. Just a soft, friendly

kiss. Danny made the kiss more intense and they were laying in each others arms, kissing.

Suddenly, when Grace started to unbutton Danny's shirt, Danny let go of Grace and sat up. She

was shocked at first, but sat up with him and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Danny, are you alright? Whats wrong?" Grace asked, truely concerned.

Danny turned and looked in her eyes. He could read her like a book when he looked into those

eyes; An ocean of green with hints of yellow around them. He saw heartache and pain for her

brother, but more than that he saw love. She was burning with love for him. And yet...he

couldn't...not when she was this vulnerable. "Grace...you know I want this." He started.

"Then why-"

"No, let me finish." He interupted and sighed loudly. "Your not ready for this...you just want to

get your mind off Rafe. We both know it." When he finished, his hands were framing her face.

He leaned in and kissed her softly. "We will do this. Just not right now, okay?"

"Yeah, Danny. Whatever you say." She agreed. The two laid on the bed in each others arms

and fell asleep.

THE NEXT MORNING

Danny and Grace had taken Rafe to the train station. He was looking around frantically when his

train was boarding.

"Why are you looking for her if you told her not to come?" Danny asked.

"It's a test. If I asked her to come and she came, it wouldn't tell me anything. If I tell her not to

come, and she comes...then I know she loves me." Rafe said as if it were the most brillant thing

to happen to mankind.

"Yes, now I understand...Your a complete idiot!" Grace said jokingly, and she and Danny

laughed.

Rafe mimicked their laughter and said "Laugh now, but when she shows up the two of you will

feel pretty stupid."

"Sure, Rafe" said Danny.

"Whatever you say big bro." Replied Grace. The couple said their last goodbyes to Rafe and he

boarded the train.

As they were leaving they spotted Evelyn and their jaws dropped to the floor.

"Never tell him..." Grace said and the two left hand in hand. At least she had Danny, she

thought. They were headed for paradise together...a lot could happen in Hawaii...hopefully a lot

DID happen.