You Are On My Mind

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Linda sighed as she laid in bed that night. She thought about how her marriage had changed ever since she had gotten shot. She thought it wasn't as stable as it had been. She still loved Danny with all her heart, and she was sure he stilled loved her..... so why were they fighting all the time? She hated how much fear settled in her stomach until Danny was home again. She sighed once more as the bedroom door opened; she pretended to sleep. Sometimes, Danny would talk to her while she slept; he'd tell her about his fears, about his frustrations, and how much he loved her. He'd always finish those talks with how much he loved her.
Danny frowned slightly as he saw Linda sleeping on his side of the bed. He hated how he had yelled at her that morning. She didn't deserve to be yelled at.... then or ever. He sighed and sat on the bed, rubbing her back. "Sorry I yelled, baby. You didn't deserve that." He kissed her shoulder before heading to the shower.
Linda rolled onto her back, and stared at the ceiling. She debated with herself as to what to do. Finally, she threw the covers back and padded to the en-suite. She quietly stripped and stepped into the shower. She wrapped her arms around Danny from behind, kissing his shoulder.
"Didn't mean to wake you." He took her hand and kissed the knuckles.
"You didn't..... I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For being so messed up." She quietly answered.
Danny turned around in her embrace, "messed up?"
"Yes. You don't need to deal with me and my nightmares. Or my PTSD. Or the therapy sessions. I know you hate those. You don't need to deal with my constant world of fear.  You don't need a wife so broken and..... twisted."
"Linda. You're not twisted. You got shot. And that's scary as hell. PTSD is a common side affect of getting shot. And I understand that. And I deal with you because I care. That sounded wrong, but I don't know any other word. I care about, Linda. I love you-"
"But will you love me tomorrow?"
Danny frowned, "of course I will! I'll be loving you forever. Don't you know I only wanna be with you?"
Linda looked at him, an unreadable expression on her face, "oh, Danny, quoting New Kids On The Block is not Fair!"
"But it's true. Why would you even ask such a question?"
"Because of Aggie. Aggie and her husband are fighting all the time because she Had some sorta accident falling of a horse. And all she an' Brad ever do is fight. And now they're filing for divorce cause they can't get along and I don't want that to be us, because I love you with all my might. And I just want things to go back to normal. I don't want us to fight. I don't want to be distant. I know some things can't stay the same, like sex cause of the damn bullet in my damn back, but I just want everything to go back to normal!" Linda rambled quickly as tears started coming.
Danny's heart broke as he pulled her into a hug, "things can go back to normal. I know it. And as for the sex thing, I'll just have to take my time and be extra careful." He kissed her lips fervently, slipping his tongue into her mouth when she gasped.
Linda closed her eyes and let Danny worship her body. She let him show her how much he really did love her, how much he cared for her. She fell asleep that night, more content than she had been in a long time. She was in her place, the one place that always made her feel safe and loved— in her husband's arms.