Disclaimer: Really? If I'm on Fanfiction, then I obviously do not own Kickin' it -_-

M is for Missing You

28-year-old Kim Crawford was waiting at the airport with a child on her hip. No one could deny that both the mother and daughter were beautiful, the woman with her long honey blonde hair and the child with her wavy chocolate locks.

It was 2:23am and the child was struggling to stay awake. Kim smiled softly and brushed the long locks out of her child's face. "You can close your eyes if you want, hun," She cooed to her child, her slight southern accent coming through.

The child sleepily shook her head. Kim rolled her eyes and smiled at the little girl.

"Flight 1287 has arrived" a bored sounding voice rang through the airport. The little girls head shot up. "That's the plane daddy's on, right mommy?" the little girl asked. Kim's smile grew wider. "Yes Ellie, your daddy is on that plane." She answered.

One by one passengers started to come out of the plane. A sleepy businessman, a couple of teenagers, and an old man walked out, but that's not who they were looking for.

A couple more people filed out of the plane, but they weren't who Kim and Ellie were looking for either. "Where's daddy?" little Ellie asked concernedly. Kim furrowed her eyebrows in concern, as she answered, "I'm not sure."

Worry was rapidly building in Kim's chest. What if…? No, she couldn't think like that. If she lost him… she would lose herself.

No more passengers were coming out of the plane. Kim felt her vision blur and felt something wet slide down her cheek. No, she thought, NO NO NO! He promised he would come back. He PROMISED! She sank to her knees and held her hands to her face.

"Mommy!" Ellie said excitedly. Kim lifted her head out of her hands to see a man in a camouflage uniform. Kim quickly stood up, grabbed her daughter's hand, and ran toward the man.

"JACK!" She yelled, running towards her husband while tears of joy streamed down her face. "DADDY!" The little girl yelled, running as fast as her little legs could carry her. "KIM! ELLIE!" He returned, and started running towards them as well.

They met in the center, a family reunited. Jack scooped Ellie up into his arms while he hugged and kissed Kim.

Kim sobbed in relief. "Jack, I missed you so much." She said, burying her head into his chest. "I missed you more." He responded, kissing the top of her head. She smiled and wiped away her salty tears.

"Princess," Jack said to his daughter, "You've grown so much!" Ellie smiled. "Well, daddy, you have been gone for a year." She said, bopping him on the nose. He smiled. "Well this time I'm staying for good. No more leaving." He promised.

Kim took her head out of his chest and looked him in the eyes. "You really mean it?" She whispered, a grin growing on her face. He nodded and pecked her on the lips. "Ewww" Ellie said, scrunching up her nose. Her parents just laughed.

"C'mon, let's head to the car" Jack said, picking up his bags, "I can't wait to get home."

Kim felt as if a weight had been lifted off her chest. When they finally did make it to the car, bags in the trunk and Ellie asleep in the back, he simply held her for a few minutes. What did it matter? They weren't in a rush.

She breathed in his scent of cinnamon and apples and sighed in happiness. Then he took her chin, looked her in the eyes, and said, "Kim, I missed you so much words can't even express my feelings. I love you." She smiled and wiped away more tears of happiness.

"I love you too, Jack. Living without you felt incomplete, like there was a gaping hole in my chest. I'm so glad I have you back." She said, kissing her husband. He smiled and started up the car.

He grinned while pulling out of the airport. "Man, do I have army stories to tell you Kim! You wouldn't believe some of the stuff we had to do…"

She smiled and just soaked in his presence. Now, she realized, that the goodbye didn't hurt as much as the absence of him that followed. But that just made the reunion ten times sweeter.

A/N: This was a tribute to all those who have served in the war. I was going for a tearjerker, ladies and gents. PLEASE REVIEW!

Until next time,

-Az