"So, Mr. Murdock, you were in Vietnam as well?" Kelly's Mom asked him.

Murdock nodded. "I was a chopper pilot. Prisinor of war."

She reached across the table to pat his hand. "I'm so sorry."

Murdock nodded and took a bite of his spaggettii. "I'd rather not talk about it."

Ms. Stevens nodded. "I understand."

Kelly squezed Murdock's hand. "My Mom was a red cross doctor."

Murdock smiled. "Really, I'm a Captain."

Ms. Stevens smiled. "Are you still in active duty?"

Murdock shook his head. "Well, after the war I was put in the VA for PTSD and said insane. I flew the A team on their job for the bank of Hanoi."

Ms. Stevens was stunned. "Really? I read all about the A team! They said you were the best pilot there was and could fly anything! Howling Mad Murdock!"

Murdock nodded. "I'm not insane anymore. I'm getten' my lisence back on wednseday."

Ms. Stevens took a bite of her french bread. "That's good. Kelly, this is wonderfull spagettii."

Kelly nodded. "Murdock made the french bread." She smiled over at her fiance.

"It's it very good." She said and to prove it, she bit down with a crunch.

Murdock smiled and twirled his spagettii. "Excuse me for a moment." He got up and shut himself in the bathroom.

"So this is your boyfriend?" Ms. Stevens.

Kelly blushed. "Yes, we were in a near death experience together."

Ms. Stevens gave her a look of disaproving. "I only approve of him because he's a soldier! A once insane man for a boyfriend- tut tut tut."

"Actually-"

"I know what your father will say, he would love him!" She went silent as Murdock came out of the bathroom.

Kelly looked down and bit her lip with tears in her eyes. "Mom, we have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"We're getting married." Kelly held out her hand, exposing the diamond ring.

Ms. Stevens paled. "Oh Kelly-"

Murdock held her hand. "She's the love of my life."

"When's the wedding?" Ms. Stevens asked.

"We don't know yet, he proposed today."

Ms. Stevens clutched her heart. "Today? Or dear me." She glanced at her watch. "Oh, I must be going." She got up and kissed Kelly's cheek. "Goodbye dear." She hugged Murdock. "Goodbye." She walked out the door.

After she left, Kelly started to cry. "Babe, baby what's wrong?" He hugged her.

Kelly sobbed into his chest and told him what her Mom said. "She doesn't approve of anything I do."

Murdock kissed her forehead. "But I do."

Kelly's sobbs stopped for a moment. "What?" She turned her bright blue eyes up at Murdock.

"I love what you do. I love you for just being you." He said. "If she doesn't like us getting married then she can't come to the wedding."

Kelly laughed a litle into his chest. "She would explode if she couldn't come to her youngests' wedding."

"You have sibblings?" Murdock asked in amazement.

"Yeah, an older brother and a sister. My sister was born while my Dad was in Vietnam- oh Murdock! Who will walk me down the isle?"

Murdock silently cursed himself. "Maybe Hannibal? I don't know muchacha."

"Maybe my brother or uncle will." Kelly said and stood up. "I need to start planning the wedding." She dug in a drawer for a note pad. "I need to call a florist, the cake maker, the dress shop..." She trailed off as she reached for the phone.

Murdock smiled and leaned back in the chair with his legs crossed. He didn't deserve such a special lady. Kelly worked too hard. Would they have a honey moon?

Murdock sighed. "Kelly! I'm going to my appartment to pick up my stuff!" He called. "I'm taken' the van!"

Kelly waved him off with an ear full of phone. "Go." She whispered.

Murdock smiled and flipped the keys around his pointer finger as he walked into the driveway. He started the van and headed toward town. After fifteen minutes, he parked outside on the curb and headed into his building.

"Hey Frankie! Open up it's Murdock!" He called to his roomate.

"Hey Murdock! What're ya doing here? I thought you were meeting up with an old friend or something."

Murdock felt his ears heat up as he pushed passed him into the appartment. "Yeah. Yeah I was."

Frankie smiled. "Murdock! You're blushing! Is this friend a lady?"

Murdock sat down in his favorite reclinor and scratched his head. "Yeah, Kelly Stevens, we're getting married." He mumbled the last part.

Frankie squated down beside him. "You're what?"

Murdock sat up and found a bag. "Getting married." He said a little louder.

Frankie clapped Murdock on the back. "Congrats man! I knew you could do it!"

Murdock smiled and stuffed his clothes in a bag. "Long story short I saved her life she saved mine."

Frankie smiled. "Ah, the old trick always works."

"Except her Mom is a total witch to her. Her Dad was missing in action in Veitnam. A little parinoid about it."

Frankie popped the top off a Mountain dew. "All mother in laws are like that. Don't worry about her."

"Well she just started to plan the wedding so I decided to come her and get my stuff."

"Ah, it has started." Frankie said. "The nightmere before the wedding."

Murdock grinned. "Yeah." He stuffed the last of his stuff his a suitcase and took one last look around the room, not having any furniture of his own. "Since I'm out, who are you going to rent this out too?"

Frankie shrugged. "I have no idea, I'll jus' put up an add at work."

Murdock nodded. Frankie got hired at some fancy special effects place. "Okay, bye." They did that manly hug where they pat eachother on the backs while doing that.

"Take care Murdock." Frankie said as he closed the door.

Murdock lugged all of his stuff to the van and started back to his new home, knowing that the love of his life will be there waiting for him.

After fifteen minutes, he pulled into his new driveway and lugged his stuff into the house.

"Hey Kelly, I'm home." He said and set him stuff on the table.

He felt a pair of skinny but strong arms wrap around his waist. "I missed you." She nuzzled his back.

Murdock turned around and kissed her. "Hey sweetheart." He kissed her one more time.

Kelly smiled. "Did you get your stuff?"

Murdock nodded toward his small pile of stuff on the table. "I don't have much because a man that just was prooved not insane doesn't have a lot of stuff to call his own."

Kelly laughed. "Well, my stuff is your stuff. Is that okay?"

Murdock grinned. "That is wonderful!"

Kelly kissed him and glanced at her watch. "I'm going to bed."

"I'll come with you." Murdock smiled. "But I gotta change into my jammies." He held up a pair off battered The Jetson's pajama pants.

Kelly laughed. "Well I'll meet you when you're done."

Kelly walked into the mastor bedroom and turned on the light to find her pajamas. She put on a white silk nighty and slid under the blankets with a book.

Murdock came in a few minutes later with his Jetson pajamas on. "What're ya reading?"

Kelly laid down her book. "Nothing." She held out her arms. "Come snuggle with me."

Murdock smiled and slid under the covers and pressed his body up to Kelly's. "You're so beautiful." He kissed the side of her face.

Kelly blushed and turned off the light while wrapping her arms around him. "I love you."

Murdock smiled. "I love you too."

And then they fell asleep, their body pressed against each other and Murdock stroking her hair.

Hey guys! This took a while to put up because my week has been chaotic! For your information I didn't know what happened to Kelly's Dad or if she had sibblings or even if her Mom was in the red cross! But lying makes the story better! Please review!