"Murdock, do you realize how smart you are?" Kelly asked, curled up against Murdock on the couch.

Murdock blushed. "Naw-"

"It was your idea to do the makeshift fake gun, you helped them with all your esape plans." Kelly murmered into his plaid shirt.

Murdock blushed even deaper. "I'm not as smart as Hannibal though."

Kelly sat up. "Speeking of Hannibal, did you tell him about what happened this morning?"

Murdock shook his head. "No, I'll go call him." He got up and walked into the kitchen.

Kelly covered herself with a blanket and hugged a pillow as she watched him go. She realized how damaged Murdock was a prepared for more nightmeres tonight and future nights.

Murdock came in a few minutes later. "Hannibal's comeing. He wants to talk to me." He sat down beside Kelly and slid under the blankets.

Kelly kissed his temple. "That's good right?"

Murdock ran a hand through his hair. "I guess."

Kelly wrapped the blanket tighter around them. "Just promise me that you will tell me when you're feeling like that."

Murdock nodded and got up. "I promise."

Kelly reached for the remote and turned on the TV. "When's your guys' next mission?"

Murdock, who was looking out the window, shrugged. "Hannibal said he's comeing over here to tell me about the next mission." He paused. "Is that the Jetsons?"

Kelly grinned. "Yeah, come snuggle with me until Hannibal comes." She held out her arms.

Murdock grinned and sat down beside Kelly, he wrapped her arms around her. "I love a lady who likes the Jetsons as much as I do."

Kelly smiled. "I love the Jetsons."

"And I love you." Murdock kissed her.

Kelly kissed him back, they continued that until the doorbell rang. "I'll get it." He hopped up and walked to the door.

Kelly watched the cartoon and heard Hannibal walk into the house. "Hey Hannibal!" She called from her spot on the couch.

"Hey kid." Hannibal called back and continued to talk to Murdock.

"Captain, how long have you been thinking of 'nam?" Hannibal bit off the end of the cigar. "Come on, lets talk on the porch." He nodded to outside.

After they were saftley on the porch, Murdock began to talk. "Ever since I went up in that chopper."

Hannibal sighed. "Thank god you didn't crash it."

Murdock sat on the porch swing. "Kelly, she's worried at me."

Hannibal lit his cigar. "I am too, Captain you have to tell us when you're like this. You had the worst in 'nam."

Murdock looked down. "I know."

Hannibal scooted next to Murdock. "H.M, you can't just let these nightmere's ruin you."

Murdock swallowed. "It's hard just to shut them out, the nights are the worst. I forget about them until I fall asleep and then it starts all over again."

Hannibal puffed smoke. "I know kid, anyway. The next mission is in Mexico, can you get us there?"

Murdock smiled, eager to change the subject. "Yeah! And are you guys going to drug B.A or is he going to-"

"We'll get him on the plane and then knock him out." Hannibal smiled. "I better go. We'll leave tomarrow." He hugged the Captain before exiting the house.

Murdock swallowed the growing lump in his throat and stepped back inside. "Kelly." His voice cracked.

Kelly looked at him, concerned. "So when's the mission?"

Murdock sat on the couch. "Tomarrow in Mexico."

"That's good." She wrapped her arms around him. "What did Hannibal say about the nightmeres?"

"He said that I had the worst in 'nam and-" He broke down. "I shouldn't let them ruin me." He cried softly into her shoulder.

Kelly was shocked and didn't know what do do. She stroked his hair. "Murdock, it'll be okay." She took the blanket off her and wrapped it around Murdock.

His shoulder's shook with sobs. "I'm sorry."

"Why are you sorry?" She wiped the tears that crept down his cheeks with her thumb.

"Because you are getting married to a damaged man." He mumbled into her neck.

Kelly kissed the top of his head. "Murdock, listen to me." She turned his head to face her. "I love you for who you are, not what happened to you."

Murdock's eyes shone with tears. "Kells-"

Kelly crawled into his lap. "Murdock, I will never stop loving you."

Murdock pulled the blanket around them both. "And neither will I."

And then it was Kelly's turn to break down into tears. "Murdock-"

Murdock bent down to Kelly's head and pressed his lips to hers. "Shh, don't say anything."

Kelly parted her lips just big enough so that Murdock could slide his tounge through her parted lips.

Kelly moaned as Murdock's tounge explored her mouth. "Murdock..." She moaned.

Murdock slid his hands through her hair and bit down on her bottom lip. "Kells..." He moaned back.

Kelly pulled back and smiled. "I love you."

Murdock grinned. "I love you too." He kissed her again.

Kelly grinned into his mouth and sucked on his bottom lip. "Murd-ah!" She didn't finish the sentence as Murdock slid his hands up the front of her shirt and under her bra. Kelly moaned which alowed an opening in her mouth for Murdock to slide his tounge in it once again.

Kelly pulled apart. "Want to take this to the bedroom?" She pushed her eye brows up.

Murdock picked her up and carried her into the bedroom, shedding clothes and blankets on the way.

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Murdock lay on the bed with Kelly asleep on his naked chest. He stroked her chcocolate brown hair.

"Murdock." Kelly mumbled in her sleep.

Murdock pulled the fluffy white comforter up, tighter around them. "Kells." He planted a kiss in her messy hair.

Kelly slowly opened her bright blue eyes. "Hey Murdock." She wrapped her arms around his neck.

Murdock grinned down at his beautiful finace. "Hey Kelly." He wrapped his arms around her naked back.

"That was amazing." She mumbled into his chest.

Murdock grinned and blushed. "You wern't so bad yourself sweat cheeks." He kissed her hair.

Kelly blushed. "I'm going to go take a shower for the second time today." She got up and walked to the bathroom.

Murdock smiled and leaned back, thinking of what just happened.

He heard the water turn on and he got up to put his clothes on. He heard Homer stratching at the door.

"Hey puppy." Murdock stratched behind his ears.

Homer barked.

"What is it boy?" Murdock stood up, Homer never barked unless something was up.

Murdock slid the gun out of the holister that he had unknowingly clipped on his belt.

He heard something move in the house. He slowly crept down on the hall until he saw a man's head in the kitchen. Slowly, he tiptoed into the kitchen and pointed the gun barrel to the mans back.

"Slowly, turn around and tell me who you are." He pressed the gun deaper into the mans back.

The man dropped the sack he was carrying. "Dude, I'm sorry! I'm just trying to feed my family!" He turned around and Murdock shifted the gun.

"So robbing is your first option." Murdock sighed. "Great."

His bottom lip quiver. "Sorry man! I'll get out-"

"No, take the food and feed your family. But if you ever come back her again, the gun will be pointed at your head." He shoved the man out the door with his sack of food.

Kelly came running out of the bathroom wrapped in a fluffy white towel. "What happened?"

Murdock slipped the gun back in the holsiter. "We had a robber but I handled it."

Kelly was shocked. "A robber?"

Murdock nodded and took a look in the pantry. "A food robber atually." He sat down in a chair.

Kelly sighed. "I'm going to get dressed and when I come back you better tell me what happened. Okay?"

Murdock nodded. "Okay."

Kelly exited the room and went into the bedroom. She put on a checkerd shirt, a black vest, blue jeans and boots. The same thing she wore the first time she saw Murdock.

She came back into the kitchen and pulled up a chair beside Murdock. "So, tell me what happened."