Danny stayed home with Kathryn for a week after she got out of the hospital. He mostly just took care of Michael while she slept. At first, she seemed happy to be home and definitely happy to see Michael. But the happiness was eventually replaced by overwhelming fatigue and jumpiness. She couldn't sleep for more than a couple of hours without waking up in a panic. Not even knowing that Hanes was off the street helped her.
Shortly after being arrested, they transferred Hanes to a high security mental hospital. He was ordered to be under a doctor's care until they could bring the case to trial. This was good for Kathryn, but Danny was frustrated because it meant he couldn't get near Hanes. Part of him ached to avenge the assault on Kathryn.
After a week at home, Danny had to get back to work. Kathryn wasn't supposed to go back to work for at least another week but she ended up taking a few weeks off. Her mother came over during the day to help her with Michael. One morning, after Danny had been back to work a couple of weeks, Maggie arrived before Danny left for work.
Danny opened the door to Maggie holding Michael while talking on his cell phone. She took Michael from Danny after he let her in so he could focus on his phone call.
"Yeah…Yeah…no I can be there in a half hour. I'll start the canvassing right away. All right. Bye, Viv," Danny said as he finished his call. "Sorry about that Maggie. I…uh…it was work. I'm glad you're here. Kathryn isn't awake yet, and I have to get going."
"She isn't awake yet? It's 8 a.m."
"I know. I didn't want to wake her. She had a rough night. She can't seem to get enough sleep. I'm trying to convince her to go back to the doctor, but she swears she feels fine."
"Danny, I'm worried about her. I've never seen her like this before."
"I know. I'm worried, too. But I don't know what else to do. And to top it off, she is talking about going back to work next week."
"Oh dear god...what is that girl thinking?"
"I think she just wants to feel normal again. And going back to work is just a part of that. But I don't see how she can do it if she still feels like this. Listen, I'm sorry,
but I have to go. A woman went missing in Brooklyn this morning."
"It's OK. We can talk more later. I have things under control here," she said as she looked at Michael and smiled.
Danny leaned down and kissed Michael's forehead. "Have fun today, champ. Thanks, Maggie. And call me if you need anything."
"Say bye-bye to daddy," Maggie said as Michael waved goodbye.
Danny left and tried to focus on the case, but his mind kept drifting to Kathryn. It was like Hanes extinguished the light from her eyes. She had been in such pain, and she had been so exhausted that they had barely touched in weeks. He missed her terribly, and wanted to fix what was broken inside of her. But nothing he did seemed to help.
He got home late that evening after Michael had gone to bed. Kathryn had fallen asleep on the couch. He quietly sat down beside her and touched her cheek. "Hey," Danny said quietly.
Kathryn looked up at him with sleepy eyes and smiled sadly. "Hi."
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm OK," she replied in a small voice.
"Is your mom still here?"
"No, she left after Michael's dinner."
Danny nodded. "Have you eaten?"
"I'm not hungry, but she left some stuff in the oven if you are."
"No, I'm good. I'm ready to crash," he said as he looked at her expectantly. "Come on. Let me help you to bed." He held out his hand and helped her to her feet.
"How was work today?" she asked as they went to look in on Michael.
"Not that great. We are still looking for this woman. I have to go back in early tomorrow."
"I'm sorry," she whispered as they watched Michael sleep for a few moments. Kathryn looked on as Danny gently tucked the blanket under Michael's chin. Then they proceeded to the bedroom.
Kathryn slipped into bed while Danny undressed and took a quick shower. He came out of the bathroom and got into bed next to her. He quickly realized she had already fallen asleep. He smiled softly and kissed her forehead as he watched the steadiness of her breathing. Then he tried to get a few hours sleep before he had to return to work. He felt like he had just fallen asleep when he heard Kathryn start to cry. She was tossing and turning while crying "No" and "Stop." Danny gently took hold of her arms. He knew she was having another nightmare about Hanes. "Kathryn...Kathryn...wake up. You're safe, baby," he said softly.
Kathryn finally opened her eyes. While she was relieved it was only a dream, she started to cry more because she was so tired of reliving it over and over. Danny quickly pulled her into his arms and held her while whispering soothing words in her ear. This was as close as he could get to her, and usually she wouldn't let him hold after a nightmare. But this time was different. She was so tired of feeling scared and tired. Danny leaned over her to kiss her tears away. And then they looked into each others' eyes. He slowly ran his hand through her hair, and then started to kiss her gently.
At first, she responded to his kisses. She missed him, too. He slowly maneuvered himself so that he was on top of her while his arms supported his weight on either side of her. They kissed like that for a while, but then he started to move his hands over her body. This was usually where she would just surrender to him, but for some reason she couldn't relax. Instead of becoming aroused as he touched her, she became more and more tense.
"What's the matter, baby?" he whispered in her ear as he felt her tense beneath him.
"I'm sorry. I don't know. I just...I can't...I'm sorry," Kathryn said as she started to cry again.
"It's OK. It's OK. Don't cry," he pleaded as he rolled to his side and put his arm around her protectively. "We have all the time in the world."
She didn't say anything else. She just laid there wondering what could possibly be wrong with her that she couldn't let her husband make love to her.
A week later, Kathryn decided it was time for her to head back to work. She was sitting at her vanity table in her robe. Danny stepped out of the bathroom wearing a towel low around his hips. As he watched her put lotion on her legs, he asked, "Are you sure you are ready for this?"
She looked up at him, smiled slightly and shrugged, "I don't know." Then she stood up to go in to the bathroom. As she walked towards him, she heart skipped a beat. He could still make her melt just by looking at her. And seeing Danny just out of the shower with water glistening on his muscular chest and his hair sticking out every which way, she couldn't help but raise up and kiss him. "I think I forgot to say good morning."
He smiled as returned the quick kiss. "Good morning to you." After the kiss, she started to move past him, but he gently stopped her by putting his hand on the small of her back. "Not so fast..."
She felt a shiver run through her as he held her and looked down in her eyes. Without saying a word, he untied the sash of her robe and let it fall open. She bit her lip as she saw the desire in his eyes and felt the heat of his body. His hands started to move inside the robe...touching her stomach and lower back. He pressed their foreheads together and pulled her to him so he could feel her bare skin against his chest. Her heart was pounding as her breathing intensified. Just as he was about to kiss her passionately, she heard Michael from the baby monitor. He had just woken up and was babbliing. Kathryn started to pull away. "I should get him."
"Whoa...whoa...he'll be OK for a few minutes," Danny said reluctant to let this moment pass.
"No...I need to get him ready since we are both going to work today," she said sounding almost relieved as she re-tied her robe and left the room.
Danny sat down on the bed and ran a hand through his unruly hair. He started to wonder if things between he and Kathryn would ever get back to normal.
Shortly after being arrested, they transferred Hanes to a high security mental hospital. He was ordered to be under a doctor's care until they could bring the case to trial. This was good for Kathryn, but Danny was frustrated because it meant he couldn't get near Hanes. Part of him ached to avenge the assault on Kathryn.
After a week at home, Danny had to get back to work. Kathryn wasn't supposed to go back to work for at least another week but she ended up taking a few weeks off. Her mother came over during the day to help her with Michael. One morning, after Danny had been back to work a couple of weeks, Maggie arrived before Danny left for work.
Danny opened the door to Maggie holding Michael while talking on his cell phone. She took Michael from Danny after he let her in so he could focus on his phone call.
"Yeah…Yeah…no I can be there in a half hour. I'll start the canvassing right away. All right. Bye, Viv," Danny said as he finished his call. "Sorry about that Maggie. I…uh…it was work. I'm glad you're here. Kathryn isn't awake yet, and I have to get going."
"She isn't awake yet? It's 8 a.m."
"I know. I didn't want to wake her. She had a rough night. She can't seem to get enough sleep. I'm trying to convince her to go back to the doctor, but she swears she feels fine."
"Danny, I'm worried about her. I've never seen her like this before."
"I know. I'm worried, too. But I don't know what else to do. And to top it off, she is talking about going back to work next week."
"Oh dear god...what is that girl thinking?"
"I think she just wants to feel normal again. And going back to work is just a part of that. But I don't see how she can do it if she still feels like this. Listen, I'm sorry,
but I have to go. A woman went missing in Brooklyn this morning."
"It's OK. We can talk more later. I have things under control here," she said as she looked at Michael and smiled.
Danny leaned down and kissed Michael's forehead. "Have fun today, champ. Thanks, Maggie. And call me if you need anything."
"Say bye-bye to daddy," Maggie said as Michael waved goodbye.
Danny left and tried to focus on the case, but his mind kept drifting to Kathryn. It was like Hanes extinguished the light from her eyes. She had been in such pain, and she had been so exhausted that they had barely touched in weeks. He missed her terribly, and wanted to fix what was broken inside of her. But nothing he did seemed to help.
He got home late that evening after Michael had gone to bed. Kathryn had fallen asleep on the couch. He quietly sat down beside her and touched her cheek. "Hey," Danny said quietly.
Kathryn looked up at him with sleepy eyes and smiled sadly. "Hi."
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm OK," she replied in a small voice.
"Is your mom still here?"
"No, she left after Michael's dinner."
Danny nodded. "Have you eaten?"
"I'm not hungry, but she left some stuff in the oven if you are."
"No, I'm good. I'm ready to crash," he said as he looked at her expectantly. "Come on. Let me help you to bed." He held out his hand and helped her to her feet.
"How was work today?" she asked as they went to look in on Michael.
"Not that great. We are still looking for this woman. I have to go back in early tomorrow."
"I'm sorry," she whispered as they watched Michael sleep for a few moments. Kathryn looked on as Danny gently tucked the blanket under Michael's chin. Then they proceeded to the bedroom.
Kathryn slipped into bed while Danny undressed and took a quick shower. He came out of the bathroom and got into bed next to her. He quickly realized she had already fallen asleep. He smiled softly and kissed her forehead as he watched the steadiness of her breathing. Then he tried to get a few hours sleep before he had to return to work. He felt like he had just fallen asleep when he heard Kathryn start to cry. She was tossing and turning while crying "No" and "Stop." Danny gently took hold of her arms. He knew she was having another nightmare about Hanes. "Kathryn...Kathryn...wake up. You're safe, baby," he said softly.
Kathryn finally opened her eyes. While she was relieved it was only a dream, she started to cry more because she was so tired of reliving it over and over. Danny quickly pulled her into his arms and held her while whispering soothing words in her ear. This was as close as he could get to her, and usually she wouldn't let him hold after a nightmare. But this time was different. She was so tired of feeling scared and tired. Danny leaned over her to kiss her tears away. And then they looked into each others' eyes. He slowly ran his hand through her hair, and then started to kiss her gently.
At first, she responded to his kisses. She missed him, too. He slowly maneuvered himself so that he was on top of her while his arms supported his weight on either side of her. They kissed like that for a while, but then he started to move his hands over her body. This was usually where she would just surrender to him, but for some reason she couldn't relax. Instead of becoming aroused as he touched her, she became more and more tense.
"What's the matter, baby?" he whispered in her ear as he felt her tense beneath him.
"I'm sorry. I don't know. I just...I can't...I'm sorry," Kathryn said as she started to cry again.
"It's OK. It's OK. Don't cry," he pleaded as he rolled to his side and put his arm around her protectively. "We have all the time in the world."
She didn't say anything else. She just laid there wondering what could possibly be wrong with her that she couldn't let her husband make love to her.
A week later, Kathryn decided it was time for her to head back to work. She was sitting at her vanity table in her robe. Danny stepped out of the bathroom wearing a towel low around his hips. As he watched her put lotion on her legs, he asked, "Are you sure you are ready for this?"
She looked up at him, smiled slightly and shrugged, "I don't know." Then she stood up to go in to the bathroom. As she walked towards him, she heart skipped a beat. He could still make her melt just by looking at her. And seeing Danny just out of the shower with water glistening on his muscular chest and his hair sticking out every which way, she couldn't help but raise up and kiss him. "I think I forgot to say good morning."
He smiled as returned the quick kiss. "Good morning to you." After the kiss, she started to move past him, but he gently stopped her by putting his hand on the small of her back. "Not so fast..."
She felt a shiver run through her as he held her and looked down in her eyes. Without saying a word, he untied the sash of her robe and let it fall open. She bit her lip as she saw the desire in his eyes and felt the heat of his body. His hands started to move inside the robe...touching her stomach and lower back. He pressed their foreheads together and pulled her to him so he could feel her bare skin against his chest. Her heart was pounding as her breathing intensified. Just as he was about to kiss her passionately, she heard Michael from the baby monitor. He had just woken up and was babbliing. Kathryn started to pull away. "I should get him."
"Whoa...whoa...he'll be OK for a few minutes," Danny said reluctant to let this moment pass.
"No...I need to get him ready since we are both going to work today," she said sounding almost relieved as she re-tied her robe and left the room.
Danny sat down on the bed and ran a hand through his unruly hair. He started to wonder if things between he and Kathryn would ever get back to normal.