Chapter 24: Nightmares

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"I will stand by your side." she says. She leans her head on his shoulder and takes his hand. He hugs her again. He is filled with joy. He feels warm inside, a warm feeling that he never felt before. "Thank you. I mean that. Thank you so much for standing by my side, you don't realize how much this means to me" he is whispering as he speaks to her "I thought I would lose you and I thought I would be lost for good." His voice is almost
sounding like he is about to cry.
Michelle hugs him. "Can I stay with you tonight?"
She smiles at him, and he kisses her forehead. "Oh yeah. Definitely. I mean...it was a long time since i spent a night with you. I've missed you.." he looks at her with a sincere smile.
"Long time?" She laughs."I was busy for like 3 days or something, " he laughs with her as he kisses her on her lips
"Well, you know what i mean. I've missed
the way you smell, I've missed your
lips, I've missed the way you smile. How
you look at me. I've missed you so, so
much.." he holds her face and looks at her
eyes.

In the middle of the night. Michelle wakes up because Mattheo is kicking in his sleep.
He contorts his face and is bathed in
sweat. He speaks quietly, confused things.
"Mattheo.. " she whispers and takes his head on her chest, and she slowly strokes his head through his hair."It's okay, babe. I am here.."
He starts calming down and speaking in his
sleep with a calm voice. He is whispering a few words, and she can tell from his voice that he is speaking to someone that isn't there
"I am sorry, Father. Please forgive me. "
his voice sounds regretful. Like he is apologising for something that he has
done. "Please... don't hurt me..." his voice is filled with fear as the words keep coming out of his mouth.
"Mattheo .." she slowly tries to wake him up "Its not real..." she kisses his head.
Mattheos eyes snap open, and he wakes up and takes a few deep breaths. He looks at her with a tired and scared look.
"What happened? Why am I? I had a
nightmare, didn't I? It happened again." he
says with a shaky voice.
"Yes, my love. You had a nightmare..
everything okay? Did you dream about
your father?" She says while still holding his head.
He nods his head and lets out a low sigh.
He feels so conflicted and afraid of what he saw. "I am alright. I remember.. a few things.
Yes, unfortunately I saw.. him again."
He kisses her gently on the lips and holds her close to him.
"I know... I know. I am working on it, okay?
Try to sleep again now..." she kisses him.
He closes his eyes and tries to sleep again,
He hugs his arms around her as if he was
hugging a teddy bear while she keeps
stroking his head. He feels so peaceful and safe
and comfortable. He sighs and lets his worries go as he begins to sleep again.
"We will find a solution, okay?" she whispers.
He nods and holds her face as he whispers to her. "Thank you. I won't give up."

POV Mattheo:
I won't let this come between us. I want to love you and spend every second with you. I want to see you smile like you do now and make you as happy as i can. I don't want us to break apart for a mistake, for something
that i didn't ask for.

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