Life

Nightmares

Chris's POV

after everything jenhad told me, I didn't really know what to do. I felt this overwhelmingfeeling of anger, I wanted to find this guy and beat him to within aninch of his life.

I never understood howany man can hit a women, its not okay, ever.

Jen was in the bathroomcleaning up, I ordered pizza for all of us and sat in the living roomwith her little boys. I had to admit they were adorable, they werebuilding towers with there Lego when Jake looked at me, he took myhand and sat me down by the tower and then gave me a block. I tookthis as he wanted me to help him build, which of course I did. Iloved kids. Always have. He was a shy kid according to his brother,so I didn't push him to talk to me, I just sat and built with him.

Jensen was talking awayto me, telling me all his favourite things to do, to eat and to see.He was a very talkative kid, no wonder Jake didn't say much.

Just as Jensen wasabout to start talking again, there was a knock at the door, I knewit would be the pizza, so I got up and answered it. I paid and boughtthe pizza indoors, I waited for jen to come before plating up.

Jen made her way to thekitchen where I had left the pizza and plated the boys and herselfsome and then handed me a plate so I could get some. She tried togive me the money back but I told her no.

I knew jen, she wasn't awomen who enjoyed hand outs, she never let me pay for a single coffeein the nearly 3 years she has been my PA. She was an incredible womenand I didn't understand how anyone could treat her as if she wasn't.

Jen POV

we all sat at the tableand ate, I had drank a couple of beers, which is more then I usuallydo when I have the kids, but I kind of needed to today. It has been along day and I was so exhausted, I could see the boys starting toflag too, so I cleaned them up and put them to bed.

When I came back, theliving room had been cleaned and Chris was in the kitchen, puttingthe dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

"you don't have to dothat you know, and you didn't have to tidy up either"

"i know, but I wasn'tdoing anything else so thought I might as well help out"

"thank you, and Idon't just mean for cleaning, I mean for today. You really didn't haveto stay but you did and I'm really grateful. I don't think I could havedealt with this alone."

"anytime, your afriend jen and I just wanna help"

"you must be sotired, if you wanna head home please feel free"

"no im good, I canhang out a bit longer if you want, maybe watch a movie?"

"yeah, a movie soundsgood"

we decided on lawabiding citizen it was one of my favourites and Chris had never seenit. We sat and watched the film and I could feel my head gettingheavier, until I felt Chris shoulder underneath it. I looked up athim and apologised and he laughed and said no worries.

"do you want me togo? Your obviously shattered"

"its 11pm, Chris whydon't you just stay here tonight?"

"are you sure?"

"yeah, I have a spareroom and I have some spare clothes of my brothers you can sleep in,we both have to be up early in the morning anyway and we are bothgoing to the same place"

"okay, thank you"

I went and got him achange of clothes and then showed him the room and said goodnight.

I went into my room,changed and washed the day away. I lay in bed and was soon asleep.

My dreams were filledwith nightmares...flash backs of him and what he did. Visions of himcoming for me and my children.

Of him, taking themfrom me and me not being able to stop him.

"NO! NO! NO! PLEASEDONT TAKE THEM, PLEASE DONT TAKE THEM FROM ME!!!!!!

before I knew it wasbeing shaken awake, I was crying and I didn't know what was happeningor where I was. I looked up and saw Chris kneeling beside me on thebed, worry in his eyes, he looked at me and just encased me in hisbig arms. The only placed I felt safe right now. Once I had calmeddown he went and got me a drink and asked me what had happened, Itold him about my dreams and how scared I was that my kids were goingto be taken away. He promised me he wouldn't let that happen. Buthow, how could he or I stop this.

Once I was completely calm, he went to leave but I grabbed his hand.

"can you pleasestay?? I don't think I can manage on my own right now"

"of course"

he scooted into my bedand lifted his arm, so I could lay on his chest. With the sound ofhis heartbeat and his warm arms around me I finally drifted back tosleep. Thank to Chris I didn't have another nightmare that night.

Chris POV

i laid there and let Jen snuggle into me and all i wanted to do was protect her and keep my promise. she had been through so much and she didn't seem to have anyone else. 

i felt as if i had to help her, i needed to and more importantly i wanted too.