When Nicole got off the phone she turned to her friends.

"Danny's...danny's coming home".

"What..." all the girls said in harmony

"yeah he's coming home" Nicole said as she got up and walked out the house to go to dinner at her parents.

Half way through dinner Nicole excused herself to go to the bathroom, her father shortly followed her.

she came out of the bathroom red eyes as if she had been crying and bumped into him.

"Oh Daddy i didn't see you there".

"Nicole, sweetie whats going on?" he asked concerned.

"Nothing daddy". she said plastering a fake smile on her face.

"honey i can see you have crying, now why?"

"I--I cant tell you dad." she sighed.

"is it about danny coming home?" he asked with raised eyebrows

"How did you know.."

"He phoned here after phoning you".

"Oh, ok."she said rather shocked.

there was a long pause

"your crying about what happened 4 years ago between you, arn't you?"

"Wh-What are you talkin about?"

"Nic you know waht im talkin about, i walked in to the bedroom after you...you well, you know... and saw you asleep together, then after that you two didn't speak, sooooo"

Nicole ran ion to her fathers arms and started to cry all ober again.

"Ohh daddy what am i gonna do, its gonna be so so aquard."

"i know but you will get through it, now go clean yoursel up cause the others will be wanderin where we are." he said giving her a reassuring smile.

"Ok dad, thank you for helpinh, i love you." she said and gave him a kiss.

He headed down stairs and thought of how grown up his baby girl was.

Meanwhile at Danny's base he had finished his dinner with the guys and was sittin in his barracks with them.

"So Dan, Whos this Nicole Girl, You gonna tell us about her?"

"No" Danny said an d turned around and got up to get away from the men hasseling him.

"Oh Come on man, we'll all be meeting her soon" Jimmy said

"fine but what is said here doesn't leeve here, you all go it?"

All themen stood up and sauted him, " YES SIR "

"Okay, Okay sit down you clowns."

"It started when we were 17, we were best friends and something that we did ruened that."

"You kissed or more Dan"

Danny sighs, "More, and after we... you know... we did'nt speak, on the phone earlier-- thats the first time i have spoken to her in 4 years."

"4 years, jeez you got it bad."

"yeah well he better get a grip cause he is going to see her again in 2 days"Jimmy said slapping is best friend on the back.

"Yeah i guess i better." he said looking down at the photo.

"is that her" all the guys said motioning towards the picture.

"Yes, he smiled, Thats her".

in the picture there was a beutiful tall brunette sitting next to Danny they were both smiling and laughing, and danny thought of what she might look like now.