Wait Until Dark

Staff Sergeant "Big John" Wallace is a happy, well-grounded guy from a huge, loving family, who falls for Sergeant Connie Davis, who lost her mother at 3 and her beloved military father at 13. Connie is drawn to John's personality and competence, but she's so afraid of losing another person she loves that it takes a near-death experience on a secret operation to make her face the fact that she loves him.