Monday morning came too quickly for the Walker's.

It didn't seem possible that it had been nine days since they had gotten married and Danny had teased Sandra as they had gone to bed the night before that she was now a lady of leisure. She had taken good-natured exception to his joke and told him with all the help she was going to give Evelyn during the week, she would hardly be that.

"I don't want to get up." Danny told her as they lay in bed.

"I know you don't, but you don't have a whole lot of choice." Sandra smiled at him.

"I should have asked for two weeks." He grinned.

She laughed because she had begun to learn how her husband would try and stall when there was something he didn't want to do. "That may be true, but you're expected back on duty in two hours and it's my job as your wife to make sure you're out of this house."

"I still wish I'd taken two weeks." He looked at her and smiled.

"I know Danny, I do too." She admitted to him and when he leaned over to kiss her, she got out of bed. "It's not that I don't like the idea but let's not start something we won't have time to finish."

"We've got an hour and a half." He laughed.

"And you still need to take your shower and I need to make you a proper breakfast. This is your first day back on base since we got married and I don't want those pilots thinking I can't take care of my husband."

"Honey, we ain't even been married for two weeks yet. If I'm late, they'll understand why." His smile turned into a grin.

Sandra could feel her face flush, but she remained firm. "Captain Walker, this is a direct order. Out."

"Yes, ma'am." He replied before he sat up and ran a hand through his hair before he stood up.

She laughed. "Now was that so difficult?"

"Yes it was." He told her before he came around to her side of the bed and put his arms around her.

"Danny."

"I ain't goin' to start anythin' Sandra, as much as I'd like to." He promised her. "I just wanted to do this." And he pulled her to him briefly and gave her a light kiss.

When he let her go, she felt her face flush. "That's not fair."

"You said not to start anythin'." He smiled at her before he put on his bathrobe. "Shouldn't be walkin' around in my skivvies."

"I'm sure the girls appreciate that." She told him as she shook her head.

An hour later Danny had taken his shower and he and Sandra were both dressed.

The girls had already left for the hospital and she and Danny sat and ate. He looked a little anxious and she couldn't help but smile. "Why are you so nervous? Getting married was the hard part."

He smiled at her and took her hand. "That was the easy part compared to what I have to face today. I'm in for the razzin' of my life."

"Why? Because we got married?" She laughed.

He nodded. "It's become a tradition that when one of the pilots ain't flyin' solo any more, he gets ribbed somethin' fierce the first day back from his honeymoon."

"Oh, honestly Danny. You're grown men and you're acting like children."

"After what we've been through the last few years honey, it's a little harmless fun." He smiled at her. "This ain't much at all when you consider that we had Japs tryin' to shoot us out of the air."

She sighed. "Well when you put it that way, I can't really put up a fuss about it."

"Sandra you wouldn't be you if you didn't put up fuss."

"I do believe there's a compliment in there somewhere." She told him before she looked at her watch.

"I've got time." He smiled at her. "I don't know who's more nervous about this, you or me."

"It's all different now Danny."

"That's true, but it's also a lot better. We're finally together and so far I think we're doin' all right." And he took her hand.

"I sound like such a worrywart."

Danny laughed. "You're soundin' like a newlywed honey, which is what we still are."

"It's not just that though."

He nodded. "You were hopin' we could do this adjustin' with Rafe and Evelyn around."

"I was. They've been so good to us during the last few years and I was looking forward to having them around while we learned our way around."

"You can always call her."

"But it won't be the same, will it?" She frowned.

"I understand how you're feelin' Sandra, believe me I do. As much as we don't like it, they're leavin' on Saturday and there ain't a damn thing we can do about it."

She nodded. "I know and I don't know why we keep talking about this."

"Because we keep hopin' they're goin' to stay. But when it comes down to it honey, we have each other. And that ain't such a bad thing." He smiled at her.

"After all of the waiting, it certainly isn't." She smiled back. "And besides, it's not as though we'll be all alone. Red is still here."

"And don't think that I ain't happy about that. It's nice to know that someone that I went through flight school with is goin' to be stayin' here too."

"We'll be all right."

He grinned. "And as soon as you start havin' kids, you'll be too busy to even notice that anyone's gone."

That got her to blush. "Honestly Danny."

He laughed. "Well, it ain't impossible you know."

"I know that. I'm still getting used to being married and I hadn't considered children just yet."

Danny nodded. "I understand Sandra. Would you think I was selfish if I told you that I wanted you all to myself for awhile before we start our family?"

"Not at all." And she looked at her watch before she stood up. "Come on Captain. It's time for you to get back to work."

He stood up and smiled before he picked up his cap and followed her out of the kitchen. "I should have asked for two weeks."