With you

Without you-Brandon

Shit, he thinks as he stares at a now unconscious Maya. I knew I should have called her first, he thinks as he bends over her to take her pulse. Her pulse is beating loud and strong which causes him to sigh in relief.

He picks her up bridal-style and carries her outside her building. Thanking God that her office is on the first floor and not higher up in the building. As he makes his way to his car with her in his arms, he silently curses himself for not realizing this would happen if he came back without giving her a warning.

When they make it to his car he reclines the passenger's seat back so that she would be more comfortable. After he makes sure that he is secured he gets into the driver's side and starts the car. Since the house that he was staying in was right beside the beach it was only a five minute ride. Lost in his own thoughts they quickly arrive at his house and park in the garage. He takes her out of the car and walks her inside. Walking into the living room, he gently paces her on the couch and goes to the arm chair to patiently wait until she wakes up.

As he waits for her he gets up to get a glass of water. Lost in his thoughts he starts to think of their time together when they were little before he ran away.

The first time they met was when he was 6 and she was 4. Her parents had thought she was old enough to go to school by herself when she was smaller than everybody else and didn't know how to protect herself from bullies. He had found her on his way home with his sister-who was in the 8th grade at the time-she was crouched under a tree with three 5th graders towering over her. He was very far away but far enough not to tell that her body was racked with sobs.

His little self decided that he was going to be her hero, even though he was still a great deal shorter than them. He ran up to them screaming for them to leave her alone. They all turned and looked at him as he came to a stop a couple feet in front of them. They smirked and were about to say something when they saw his sister coming up. His sister was quite tall and knew how to intimidate people with it. As she looked down on them they all scattered like mice trapped in a corner.

Snapping out of his thoughts as he saw his cat pad toward him and mewl, he smiled and pointed towards the living room knowing she will enjoy Maya's company.

As he shakes his head at his kitten and how excited it gets over the same time. He sits down at the counter to get more comfortable as his thoughts consume him again. As his thoughts focus he sees himself crouching in front of Maya as his sister gives them some space as she walks a couple feet away, but still keeping an eye on them.

"Are you okay? Do you need anything?" little him asked a very flushed Maya. She looks up and flinches slightly at his close proximity, but shakes her head at him.

"I..I...", she stumbles with her words still in shock of what happened. SHe takes a deep trying again, "I am fine. I don't really need anything I just want to go home, but I don't know how?" She cries as she looks up with her with new tears forming in her eyes.

6 year old him gasped as he felt the sadness from her. At that moment his little heart was made up even though he didn't know it at the time. His heart had decided that he would do anything to make sure she would never cry gain. He stood up and his hand out for her, he said, "Don't worry I will help you" And with that they all made their way to his house to find out where she lived and get her back home.

As he got up still smiling at all of their memories together he made his way back to the living room to find his cat cuddled up next to Maya's chest and both of them knocked out. He laughed at that, took a picture, set the water down on the coffee table and sat down in the chair to wait for her to wake up.