“As soon as your father says yes. My cousin is sending me a ticket, and he can give me a job at his restaurant. I’ll fly to Boston as soon as I get released by the RAF, probably in the next month or two. You can start planning the wedding as soon as you want.” She knew her parents would be shocked, but she wasn’t going to give them a choice. They were both going to apply to medical school and go through it together. They had so much to look forward to, and they had survived the war. That was the greatest miracle of all. So many hadn’t. They walked back to their hotel then, disappeared into their room and closed the door. It was what they had dreamed and hoped for since the day they met, and now it was all within reach. They were just sorry that Pru and Audrey weren’t there to share it with them, but their memories would live on forever in their hearts.

Alex went to look for the others as soon as she got back from Paris. She found Lizzie in her room. She had just come back from Brighton.

“I’m going to marry Dan,” Alex said as soon as she walked through the door.

“I’m engaged!” Lizzie countered, and they both laughed.

“What are you two sinful women up to? You should be ashamed of yourselves!” Emma said as she stuck her head through the doorway. “Sneaking off to hotels with your men, although it does sound very romantic,” she conceded.

“We’re getting married!” Lizzie announced.

“To each other? Now that should be interesting,” Emma said, grinning at them. She was happy for them, and she wasn’t surprised. Louise joined them a few minutes later.

“How was Paris?” she asked Alex. But she could see from the smile on her face and the light in her eyes.

“They’re getting married,” Emma told her. Louise was happy for them, although they all still felt the absence of their lost friends. Lizzie knew Ed did too. He talked about Pru all the time. And Lizzie missed Audrey. They had been through so much together.

They had dinner in the mess hall that night. And they were flying their last missions in the next week.