This is my first and probably last attempt at a J&M fanfic. The story is set in 1996 post-Aremid and Marlena has just moved into the DiMera mansion because of Stefano's kidnapping attempts. John is with Kristen, but in love with Marlena, of course and Marlena is longing to be with John, but neither of them can admit their feelings to one another. And so as Days veered off into a very infuriating course, I decided to rewrite it all my way. Enjoy!

Oh, by the way...I'm not really going for plot originality here lol. This is just the way I would have wanted things to go. Yes, I'm terribly predictable, but admit it, you want to see this happen too! :P

Thank you Jiggs, Elsie, Chrissie, and Becky
for answering all my random history questions, checking continuity and correcting my grammar. :)

Chapter 1: Fumigation
Chapter 2: Breathless
Chapter 3: Expressions
Chapter 4: Rhapsody
Chapter 5: Face-Off
Chapter 6: Obsession
Chapter 7: Ordinary
Chapter 7: Extended Squirrel Scene (for Elsifer)
Chapter 8: Snatch
Chapter 9: Panic
Chapter 10: Interception
Chapter 11: Personification
Chapter 12: Futures
Chapter 13: Squee-ness
Chapter 14: Fluff
Chapter 15: Anticipation
Chapter 16: Danger
Chapter 17: Gone
Chapter 18: Mysteries
Chapter 19: Oblivion
Chapter 20: Angels
Chapter 21: Shadows
Chapter 22: Collide
Chapter 23: Broken
Chapter 24: Stranger
Chapter 25: History
Chapter 26: Now
Chapter 27: Home
Chapter 28: Hunger

Sorry that this story is still unfinished. I do have it all planned out though and J&M do live happily ever after. Maybe sommmmmedaaaay...

And finally, if you want to read about love metaphors in J&M fanfic, here's my final paper from my Linguistics 106 class of fall 2006:
"Romantic Love" Metaphors and their Cultural Implications