The week had flown by.

There had been so many last minute details to take care of and Evelyn had tried to help her as much as she could, but Sandra understood that she had a newborn and two small children to take care of. In spite of that though, she did manage to have her dress fitted for the wedding.

It was suddenly Friday afternoon and Sandra had finished her last day as a nurse for the United States Navy. She wasn't sure how she felt about that because she was finally going to marry the man that she had waited for and loved. But while she had waited, she had also made a career for herself and had been told that day by her supervisor that she'd been an exceptional nurse and they would miss her skill.

It was something she'd never really thought about because she had done her job to the best of her ability. Her father had always told her never to do anything half way and she never had.

But it wasn't hard for her to leave at the end of the day because the girls she'd come to Hawaii with were gone. Ev had resigned her commission, Barbara and Martha had been transferred back to New York and Betty had died during the attack in 1941.

At the end of her final shift, Sandra cleaned out her locker and walked to the front desk of the hospital. She turned to take one last look at the place that she'd worked for the last five years and she smiled because she and the girls had been lucky to be posted there.

When she turned back around Danny stood by the front door and waited for her.

"Ready to go?" He asked her with a smile of his own.

"I'm ready, but I need to go home and change. Don't forget we have one last rehearsal tonight and then my parents are taking all of us out to dinner." And she took the hand he offered her and they walked out the door.

As they walked to his car, Danny grinned. "Your dad may have to argue with Rafe's about the check. Thomas McCawley ain't a man to let anyone else pay his way."

"Well, we'll have to stay out of it then and let them decide. Did the McCawley's get here all right?" She asked.

He nodded. "Rafe met the transport earlier today and he's gettin' them settled."

"Good, now everyone is here. I was a little worried that the girls might not be able to come back because they were just here on emergency leave." Sandra admitted.

"I know you were honey, but now everyone is here and we can get married." He grinned at her.

When they got to his car, he helped her in before he walked around to the driver's side and got in. He turned over the motor and headed the car out of the parking lot.

Sandra took one last glance over her shoulder at the hospital and sighed.

"Are you all right?" He asked her and a look of concern was on his face.

She scoot over in the seat to sit close to him, something she'd never done before and she smiled. "I'm fine Danny. It's just a little strange to think that I won't be going back to the hospital anymore. But then I think about why and that makes me happy."

He nodded and they were quiet until they got to the nurse's quarters and Danny parked in front of the house. He turned off the motor and walked around to help Sandra out of the car and again took her hand. They walked up to the porch and he told her he would wait outside while she changed.

"I won't be long." She promised and gave him a quick kiss before she walked into the house. She walked back to her room and some of Danny's things had been moved in. She had asked her roommates if it would be all right with them if Danny stayed for the few days between the end of their honeymoon and being able to move into base housing. They hadn't objected and Sandra had told him about it.

She changed into a light dress and ran a quick comb through her hair because she didn't want him to wait too long. But before she left the room she couldn't help but pick up his hairbrush that sat on her vanity and ran a thumb across the bristles. The feel of it sent goose bumps up her arms and she put it down with a smile.

She picked up her purse and got a light sweater out of the closet before she left the room and closed the door behind her.

When she stepped out on the porch, Danny stood up and smiled. "That's one of the many things I love about you Sandra, you don't dawdle."

She rewarded the compliment with another kiss and smiled back. "I love you too Danny."

He held his hand out to her and they walked down to the car.

It didn't take them long to reach Hickam and after they'd been given their clearance, were waved through and drove to the chapel. There were several cars already there and it looked like they were the last ones to show up.

"Don't worry about it honey, they can't have a rehearsal with out us." Danny said to her as he shut down the motor.

He had this uncanny ability to read her mind sometimes and Sandra couldn't help but smile. She took his hand as he helped her out of the car and they walked to the chapel.

Sure enough her parents, the McCawley's, Rafe and Evelyn and the children were there. Sandra hadn't seen her parents since she'd gone home the previous December for Christmas and she was happy to see them.

Her father's arms were around her and his hold on her was tight. "Hello baby girl."

She hugged him back and kissed his cheek. "Hi Dad."

Her mother was there and Sandra hugged her as well. "I'm so glad your here." She told her mother quietly.

Margaret O'Connell smiled at her daughter. "We're glad to be here honey."

Sandra took Danny's hand and pulled him toward her parents. "It's about time all of you met properly. Danny, these are my parents James and Margaret O'Connell."

"It's nice to finally see you in person instead of the photographs that Sandra's been sending us." Margaret quipped.

"It's nice to finally meet you too, ma'am." Danny replied.

"When Sandra told us she had started to see a pilot, I was a little worried. But the first time that you wrote a letter to tell us how you felt about our daughter I knew we didn't have anything to worry about." James told him.

"Thank you sir. I promise that I'll take real good care of her."

"I know you will son and that's why I'm not worried." He replied.

The door to the back of the chapel opened and the minister walked in with a smile on his face. "I'm glad to see everyone here. If you're ready to get started, we'll get this last rehearsal out of the way and you can relax until tomorrow."

He walked to the front of the church and motioned to Sandra and Danny to come forward.

"I see some new faces. Would these be your parents?"

"Yes, sir." They answered him.

"Very good. Sandra, take your father to the back of the chapel and wait for my signal." He instructed.

Sandra did as he asked and she took her father's hand and they walked down the aisle to the back. While they waited, the minister sent Evelyn to stand in front of Sandra and her father while Danny and Rafe were instructed to stand at the altar.

He then called the McCawley children to him and he crouched down while he talked to them. Sandra couldn't hear what he told them but they seemed to understand because they walked down the aisle to stand in front of their mother. When everything was in place she saw him nod and suddenly she heard the Wedding March. In all of the rehearsals they'd had, the processional had never been played and Sandra felt her face grow warm. She glanced up the aisle and saw Danny with a smile on his face she'd never seen.

The minister motioned all of them forward.