Kate has started at Radcliffe and Joe has gone to California to work on his planes. Kate has promised to write Joe and she does. She writes to him of the goings on at school and her world. She is feeling more and more for Joe as he is for her although, neither one of them will admit it.
Just before Kate is to go home for Thanksgiving break, she receives a call from Joe. He has told her that he has flown east to do some consulting with Charles Lindbergh and will be in the area for a few days. Knowing this, Kate asks Joe to fly to Boston from New York to have dinner with her and her family. Joe has noone else to spend the holidays with and he wants to see Kate so, he accepts.
Kate and Joe seem inseperable over the holidays. The day after Thanksgiving, Joe has a surprise for Kate; he takes her to see his plane. Kate is very interested and fascinated with his plane that he offers to take her flying. She can't believe it but she says yes as long as they keep it a secret and don't tell her mother. Kate has a memorable time on her flight and she and Joe seem to care more and more about each other the more time they spend together. Joe has to return to California and Kate to school so they say their good byes.
Kate is back in school and she and Joe still write and he even calls her occasionally. It is getting close to Christmas and Kate's parents are giving her a debutantes ball just before Christmas. Kate wants to ask Joe, she is just waiting for the right time. It doesn't seem to come.
Kate is talking with her mother on the phone when everyone in the dorm goes into a panic. Pearl Harbor has just been bombed by Japan. Joe calls Kate and tells her the knews and that he has to be in Washington and then he is off to England to join the war effort; pilots are always needed.
Joe and Kate are only able to spend 9 hours together before he has to leave. They spend the day talking and enjoying each others company. Finally, Kate tells Joe she loves him. He said that he did not want that to happen because he didn't want her to sit and wait on him in case he didn't come back. He doesn't say I love you back. They go to the airport and it is time for Joe to leave. He kisses Kate good bye and heads to board the plane. Just before he does, he shouts out to Kate that he loves her.
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