So I think is gonna be the last chapter since I seem to be writing this for no one. I really don't mean to sound well… Mean, but if you don't review I think no one's out there. So this is most likely the last chapter of "Damsay: Songs For Us." Chapter 10 is "This is Love".
It's in the eyes of the children
As they leave for the very fist time
And it's in the heart of a solider
As he takes the bullet on the frontline
Lindsay watched as her and Damian's son Cameron helped his little sisters get ready for their first day of school. After Cameron was born Lindsay and Damian had twin girls. Cameron was now six and the girls, Roxie and Paige, were four. She saw as he told them all about what pre-k was going to be like. This was the first time the girls would be away from her for that long. She missed Damian so much. There weren't very many jobs around and they needed money for their growing family, so Damian joined the Marines. He missed being away from his family, but it was the only way they could make it. His thoughts were with his family, so he didn't notice the bullet coming for his arm.
And it's in the face of a mother
As she takes the force of the blow
And it's in the hands of a father
As he works his fingers to the bone
At first they didn't tell Lindsay where Damian was shot, or that it wasn't anything major, no major blood lines or anything, they just told her he was shot. The look on her face was so helpless. She didn't know what to tell the kids when they got home. What would she tell them? Hey, how was your day? Fine, that's nice, well Daddy's been shot. No! She couldn't do that to them! Maybe she should just keep it to herself until she knew more. But that meant she would have to carry the burden alone. She would tell no one of what happened to Damian until she knew more, no matter how much it killed her.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Damian was waking up. He looked around. Where was he? He looked at his arm in a cast. Then on of his friends walked in. "Nice to see you up Damo," he said. "What happened? All I remember is that I was standing up in the frontline, then I'm here," he said. "And there's this on my arm," he said gesturing to the cast. "You were shot. Nothing major. But enough to knock the living day lights out of you." Damian tried to move his fingers, but couldn't. "Did they tell Lindsay and the kids?" he asked, his family came first. "Yeah, don't worry. Everything's fine," he said was he walked out of the room.
I'm standing under a white flag oh
Can you see me oh
Can you see me oh
I'm standing for everything we have oh
Can you hear me oh
Can you hear me oh
They let Damian call home and he was happy that it was Lindsay and not Cameron or one of the girls that picked up. "Hello?" said the voice that he missed. The voice that could make people cry when she sang. The voice of an angle that was sent to him. The voice he had missed for the past six months. The voice of his beautiful wife, Lindsay. "Hey Linds," he said after a moment, he had to remember how to breath again. "Damian?" she asked, her voice grew hopeful. She would know his thick Irish accent anywhere. If he called her she would come. She was willing to bet that even from her grave, his voice would make her run to him. "Yeah, it's me," he said. "Damian! You have no idea how much I've missed you! They told me you were shot. Are you ok? Is everything alright?" "Everything's fine. Just a broken arm is all. They're letting me come home to heal," he said with a smile on his face as he imagined being home with Cameron, Roxie, Paige, and most importantly, Lindsay. "I'm so happy to hear that!…. Well you know what I mean. When are you coming home?" "Soon. I love you." "I love you too and I can't wait for you to be home."
This is why we do it
This is worth the pain
This is why we fall down
And get back up again
This is where the heart lies
This is from above
Love is this, this is love
This is love
This is love
This is love
Lindsay and the kids went to go pick Damian up from the air port. The kids knew that Daddy had a broken arm, but who cared? As long as he was home and able to tuck them in at night and read them their bedtime stories, and sing them sweet lullabies in Gallic(?).
They looked around and Lindsay said, "Ok now look for Daddy. His flight should be here anytime soon." Lindsay caught sight of brown hair and knew it was Damian, but she would let the kids find him. No matter how much she wanted to go run up to him, she knew it would be best if the kids found him. It would be ok. She knew that she and Damian would have their time. The pain and everything they've gone through was worth it once in each other's arms. That is where the heart lies. Their love was from above. That was love.
It's in the soul of a city
What it does after it crumbles and burns
And it's in the blood of a hero
To know where he goes he may never return.
"DADDY!" Damian heard a little voice yell. He turned around to see Roxie running to him. "Hey, princess. How are you?" he said as he got down on his knees and took his little girl in his arms… well arm anyway. "Fine Daddy. I missed you," she said as she gave her father a kiss on the check. He had small tears building up in his eyes. He loved this little girl so much. Every time he almost died, he knew it was to protect her, her brother, her sister, and her mother. This is why he did what he did. Soon Cameron found his way to his father as he saw Roxie holding his hand and dragging his suitcase as they looked for the others. "Daddy!" Cameron said as he hugged his father's legs. Once again Damian was down on his knees. "Hey buddy." he hugged his only son and held him near. He loved this little boy as much as the little girl. "I'm glad you're home daddy." "You are? I would have thought you would have fun as the man in the house," he said with a smile. He looked into his son's blue eyes and saw himself when he was his age. He looked at Roxie and saw her mother. She was going to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Cameron would be one handsome devil. Before Cameron had time to say anything, little Paige was running to her father. Yet another photocopy of his wife. As he pulled them all into a group hug, giving each one a kiss on the check or forehead, he saw black hair and blue eyes. He saw the woman that he was able to fall in love with over and over again, he saw Lindsay.
I'm standing under a white flag oh
Can you see me oh
Can you see me oh
I'm standing for everything we have oh
Can you hear me oh
Can you hear me oh
"Damian," she said as he ran to him. He got up and held her tight. Tears where rolling down her checks. "I've missed you," she whispered in his ear. "I missed you too. I love you," he whispered back. "I love you more than anything." He kissed her lips and the only reason they broke away was because of the three kids yelling "EWW!" They both chuckled and went to the car and went home.
This is why we do it
This is worth the pain
This is why we fall down
And get back up again
This is where the heart lies
This is from above
Love is this, this is love
This is love, this is love
This is love, this is love
This is love, this is love
After Damian's arm was out of a cast, Marissa babysat the kids. "Derek has wanted to have Cameron and the girls over for a while and, now is the time. You two need to go out on a date. Damian's only here for who knows how long? Enjoy your time together."
And that they did. After their romantic dinner they went home and did things they were never able to do with the kids around. They ran around the house playing cat and mouse and many more things like that. That night was magical for them. The love they had for each other could not be stronger and that night they let the other know how much they missed the other. They let the other know how much they loved each other. That was love, it was true love.
If you could be anywhere you wanted to be
With anyone you wanted to be with
Do anything you wanted to do
What would it be and who would it be with?
Time flies but you're the pilot
It moves fats, but you're the driver
You may crash and burn sometimes.
It was a few weeks latter and Damian had two options, renew his contract or try to find another job. He had to talk to Lindsay about it. They sat down at the table while the kids were at school. "I have to tell you something Damian," Lindsay said. "What is it?" "I'm pregnant."
Damian knew his choice now. He had been upset that the Marines had not given him time to go home and see Paige and Roxie be born, he would not miss the birth of another child. Sure they had given him time after the girls were born, but it wasn't the same. "I have something to tell you too." "What is it?" "I'm not renewing my contract." "Why not?" "I've missed too much, and I will never again be absent when you have a child. I made a promise to myself that it would never happen again. I'll get a job here in town and we can live a happy life."
This is why we do it
This is worth the pain
This is why we fall down
And get back up again
This is where the heart lies
This is from above
Love is this, this is love
This is why we do it
This is worth the pain
This is why we fall down
And get back up again
This is where the heart lies
This is from above
Love is this, this is love
Well that's it. Thanks for reading. I hope you have enjoyed it.
