Kelly woke to whimpering and a cold bedside. She sat up. "Murdock?" She yawned.

She turned on her bedside table lamp. "Murdock?" She asked again.

She didn't see Murdock on the bed, she scurried to the other side. "Murdock, baby." She groaned as she saw him lodged between the bedside table and the bed.

She slid off the bed and approached him slowly. "Murdock, it's me Kelly."

Murdock couldn't hear her. She grabbed a blanket off the end of the bed and approached him. "Murdock, please. It's Kelly." She reached out to touch his cheek but his hand lashed out in a death grip. "Murdock please." She had tears streaming down her face. "It's Kelly."

The grip loosed. She scooted toward him and wrapped her and the blanket around both of them. At the physical contact, Murdock broke down, she could feel the tears soaking her night gown.

She rocked him back and forth, turning the light out for comfort. "It's okay, you can fight this." She continued to mutter.

Murdock sobbed into her lap, sobs racking his shoulders.

After an hour, at six, she decided to call Face.

"Hello?" Came the cheerfull reply.

"Face, it's Kelly. Murdock is having- a nightmere." Kelly sobbed.

There was silence on the line. "I'll be right over." And then he hung up.

"Murdock, Face is comeing. Hold on baby, it'll be okay." She sobbed, rocking the Captain like a baby.

Murdock continued to sob into her lap. His crys softed after awile. She pulled the blanket tighter around them as if she was trying to hold their life together.

Face and Amy arived a few minutes later. Face came bursting into the room, he slid in beside Murdock and Kelly. "Let me see him." He commanded.

Kelly opened the blanket wide enough so that Face could squeaze in beside them. "Murdock, it's Face."

Murdock sobbed even harder but lifted his face up to see the Leuitennet.

Face hugged the three of them. "It's okay buddy, it's okay buddy." He kept mumbling.

Murdock blinked with tears running down his face. "Face? Kelly?"

Kelly sobbed a sob of relief. "Oh Murdock Baby." She kissed the side of his face.

Face almost cried with relief, Murdock keeps climbing deaper and deaper into this hole that he can't climb out of. "I'm going to call Hannibal." He wiped his dripping nose.

Kelly wrapped the blanket around him again. "Baby, it's okay. Why did yoiu tell me?"

Murdock sobbed again into her shoulder. "I d-d-didn't want to trouble y-y-you."

Kelly sobbed. "Always trouble me."

Amy came in with two cups on coffee. "I thought you guys might need these."

Kell wiped her cheeks and accepted the cups of coffee with a polite nodd. "Thank you."

Amy smiled and hurried out of the room.

Murdock leaned into Kelly. "I'm sorry." He mumbled into her neck.

Kelly wound her arms around his neck. "It's fine. Just tell me next time you are having flashbacks. Okay?"

Murdock nodded. "Okay."

Kelly pressed his forehead to hers. "Lets go back to bed."

Murdock nodded and climbed back into bed as Kelly turned the light out. "Thank you." He climbed under the sheets.

Kelly snuggled up to Murdock. "I love you."

Murdock pulled the blankets tighter around them. "I love you too."

So then they fell asleep without nightmeres. They woke again at about eleven.

Murdock stired in his sleep, waking Kelly. "Murdock." She moaned.

Murdock placed a hand on Kelly's neck. "Kells." He mumbled.

Kelly sat up and checked the alarm clock. "Murdock, Murdock baby. Time to get up."

Murdock groaned and rolled over. "Five more minutesss." He slurred.

Kelly giggled. "Come on Babe. Get up."

Murdock smiled and opened one eye. "Is there coffee?"

"No but does this wake you up?" She kissed him.

Murdock wrapped his arms around the back of her head. "You should do that more often." He winked at her.

Kelly laughed and Face came in. "Come on love birds, time to get up." Face groaned.

"Give us a minute."Kelly said to Face and he walked out the door.

Murdock grinned. "Come on, lets get some real coffee."

"I've got to take a shower, I got snot all over me." She showed him her crusty nightgown.

Murdock grimmaced. "Sorry about that."

She kissed him once more before heading into the bathroom. "That's okay, you had a reason."

Murdock frowned and changed before heading into the kitchen. "Hey Face, can I have some coffee pretty please?"

Face handed him a cup and slid in across from him on the table. "Where's Kelly?"

"Shower." Murdock took a sip.

"So, are you going to tell us why you had some flashbacks?" Face took a bite of bacon.

Amy looked up from the paper she was reading. "Murdock, you can tell us anything."

Murdock sighed. "When I was up in the plane- the pilot asked me about 'nam. I said I would not answer that question and it would be better off if he didn't ask me questions about that piticular subject."

Face looked down. "Buddy, you need to tell us if you are having flashbacks."

Murdock frowned. "It just seems like a lot of trouble."

Both Amy and Face reached across the table to hold Murdock's hand. "We're here for you. It's more trouble when you have nightmeres then telling us." Face said.

Murdock frown deapened. "I feel like I should be back in the VA."

Amy rubbed his knuckles with her thumb. "You do not belong in the VA Murdock, we all know that."

Murdock wiped his nose. "Thanks guys."

Kelly entered the room. "How are you feeling?" She rubbed a towel through her wet hair.

"Murdock, tell her how you really feel." Face patted his hands.

Murdock took a deap breath. "I'm still shaky but not as bad."

Kelly wrapped her arms around him. "See, just tell me if you are feeling like that."

Murdock leaned into her neck. "Fine." He mumbled.

Face stood up. "We better get going." He took Amy's hand. "Come on Ames'."

"Bye Murdock, bye Kelly." Amy waved at them out the door.

"By Amy." They both said at the same time.

Kelly turned to Murdock. "What do you want to do today?" She kissed the side of his face.

Murdock shrugged. "I don't know." He curled into her neck.

Kelly wrapped her arms tighter around him. "Maybe we could sit around and talk all day."

Murdock kissed her, slow and passonet. "Maybe." He whispered against her lips.

Kelly giggled and blushed, she kissed him back. "I love you."

Murdock bit on her bottom lip. "I love you too."

Kelly moaned against his mouth. "I am never leaving you." She moaned.

Murdock slid his hands through her hair. "You're so beautiful."

Kelly blushed and pulled away. "Why thank you good sir."

Murdock grinned and pulled her onto his lap. "Your welcome, madam."

Kelly blushed and played with his hand. "I want you to tell me all about your adventures."