Danny was reluctant to leave Rafe at the hospital, but he didn't want to leave Evelyn.

It had all happened so fast that Danny felt he was in the middle of a dream. For Rafe and Evelyn though, it had turned into a nightmare.

Sarah was only three months old when Evelyn had found out that she was going to have another baby and Rafe had been excited and worried when he'd told Danny about it. As it had been with his son and daughter, Rafe would more than likely be gone for much of the time and he didn't know how she was going to do it.

It didn't matter now because Evelyn had miscarried and Rafe was devastated. He hurt for himself as he had told Danny, but his heart was broken for his wife. He didn't know if she would ever get over it and that concerned him. So he wanted to stay with her and as soon as Danny left, he was going to go back to Evelyn.

Danny's own heart ached for his friends as he walked down the hallway and out the front door. Before he even got to his car the first thing he thought about was Sandra and being with her so he drove over to Rafe and Evelyn's. Rafe had asked Sandra to come to the house and stay with the kids while he took Evelyn to the hospital.

He walked up to the front door and knocked softly and when there was no answer, he let himself in. He was uncomfortable doing it but they had told him more than once that he didn't need to stand on ceremony in their house. It was quiet as he looked around but couldn't find her.

He walked down the hall and checked on his godson, who was sound asleep. He saw that the light was on in Rafe and Evelyn's room and it was there that he found Sandra as she sat in the rocking chair and held the baby. He stood in the shadow of the dark hallway and watched as she smiled at Sarah and spoke softly to her. He couldn't hear what she said, but the sight of her with a baby in her arms made him flush.

He could have stood there all night but he needed to give her the news so he stepped out of the shadows and into the bedroom. "Sandra?" He said quietly.

She looked up and wasn't startled, as he had been afraid she might be. She flushed when she saw him before she smiled. "She wasn't sleeping and Ev told me once that she likes to be rocked."

"She sleepin' now?"

"Finally. She just kept looking at me and wouldn't close her eyes." She could see that he was too serious and sighed. "The news isn't good, is it?"

"I'm sorry honey, but she lost it." Was all he said to her.

She put a shaky hand to her mouth and her eyes filled with tears. "Oh, Danny."

He sighed and walked over to the bed and sat down next to her. "Rafe's beside himself over this and he's worried about Evelyn."

"Is she all right?"

"From what Rafe tells me, she's doin' all right physically but he's afraid this ain't somethin' she's ever goin' to get over." He sighed again and ran a hand through his hair. "They've both been so lucky and this is the first real bad thing to happen to them since they've been married."

"Is he still at the hospital?"

"Yea. He didn't want to leave her because she was so upset so he's probably goin' to stay there the rest of the night."

Sandra looked down at the baby and she was still asleep. So she got up out of the chair and walked over to the bassinet and put her down. Sarah didn't stir and Sandra pulled the blanket over her as she continued to sleep.

Danny got up off the bed and went to stand behind her. He put his arms around her waist and she leaned back on him. "Are you all right?" He asked.

"I'm fine. I just feel so terrible for Ev and Rafe." She said softly.

"I know honey, me too." And he put his chin on her shoulder and watched the baby as she slept.

"You're awfully quiet. What's on your mind?" Sandra asked him after a few moments.

He sighed. "Just thinkin'."

"That's pretty obvious Danny, but what about?" She couldn't help but smile.

"About this, about us." He replied. "We've been seein' each other all of this time and we talk about gettin' married but I may not see this thing out."

That got Sandra to turn around in his arms. "Don't say that! There is no reason to talk that way!"

"We have to face facts honey. And the fact is I may not come back from any one of the missions the Air Corps will have us flyin'. Rafe's already been shot down and it's a damn good bet that I might too."

"That was over in England and it hasn't happened here."

"Combat is combat Sandra and it don't matter where we're flyin'." He reasoned.

"I know that Danny; I'm a nurse. I've seen the results of boys being shot down or their ships being hit. I've seen them suffer with terrible injuries and I've seen too many of them die. I have to face that everyday and my one wish when you're gone is that I don't walk in there one day and see you. You're a combat pilot and I know what the dangers are every time you go out on a mission." And she started to cry.

Danny pulled her to him. "I'm sorry Sandra, I wasn't thinkin'. I think so much about what I have to do that I forget about what you go through every day. I forget that you see what happens after the fightin' is over and I am sorry about that."

She nodded because she wasn't ready to talk.

He let go of her only to take her hand and lead her back to the bed. He sat down on the edge and gently pulled her down next to him. When she looked hesitantly at him, he shook his head. "This ain't what you think. It's been a long night and I think you should get some sleep."

"Only if you stay with me."

It was Danny's turn to look at her hesitantly.

"It's not what you think." She told him as she lay down on Evelyn's side of the bed.

He recovered enough to grin at her. "You'll behave yourself?"

She smiled back. "Only because I know you will."

He nodded as he stood up and walked around to Rafe's side of the bed. He pulled up the extra blanket from the foot as he stretched out next to her. He covered them both before he put his arm around her and fell asleep.

Sandra had no idea what time it was when she woke, but it was still dark and she was instantly aware of three things. The bedside lamp was still on, her glasses were still on and Danny was asleep next to her.

How many times had she dreamed about that last one?

She glanced at the clock on Evelyn's nightstand and it was just after three thirty. She knew that she should get off the bed and move to the sofa because it wasn't proper for the two of them to be together like they were. It didn't matter that nothing had happened, but she had allowed him a certain liberty that she'd never allowed anyone else. But then Danny shifted behind her, tightened his hold around her and she knew that there was no way that she was going to leave him.

So she leaned forward as gently as she could so she wouldn't wake him and turned off the bedside lamp. She took off her glasses and as she put them on the nightstand she was suddenly pulled back. "Where you goin'?" She heard his voice behind her, heavy with sleep.

"Nowhere." She answered softly. "Go back to sleep."

"If this is a dream, I don't want to wake up." She could almost hear a grin in his voice.

She turned in his arms and smiled. "This is no dream Danny, so go back to sleep." And she kissed him.

"Now I know what it feels like to sleep with an angel." He said as he kissed her back. When he let her go, they settled down together and went back to sleep in each other's arms.