Back in Time

Chapter 22

Monica P.O.V

"I know it's dumb, and I know you don't like it, but do you think you could um maybe give me another hug?" I asked weakly.

He gave me a soft look and this time without hesitation he hugged me to him.

I wrapped my arms around him tightly before he could step away from me. I let out a deep sigh, it was weird that it felt like his usual arms, I mean, technically they were his arms since he's the same person. But what surprised me was that I felt like I always did when dad from my time hugged me.

Safe, and well...reassured.

Not only that but I felt...for one tiny fraction of a second, loved.

Funny, how powerful a simple hug can be from the right person.

I closed my eyes at the feeling, I hadn't feel like this in months! Long cold months where nothing could comfort me, where nothing could make me feel safe. The answer had been one of dad's hugs all along.

In order to feel safe I just needed him, and I got the privilege to hug him again, it was something I wouldn't forget and I knew that for sure I wouldn't be the one to pull back first.

In my time when the vampires attacked and I only had Roxanne and Aunt Emma, I spent long nights wishing I could've hugged my father one last time before the vamps took him. If I had known that time in the roof would be the last time I would get to see him then I would've told him so many things.

I cant count the many times I felt terrible for not even telling him how much I loved him before he died. There was very long nights of remorse, of regret, because I had longed to hug him one last time and tell him how much I loved him.

Not only him, but mom and Rachel also. If I had known that one cloudy day would be the last day I got to spend with them, with my family, I would've done so many more different things.

I couldn't change that now though, so I made sure to hug this dad as tightly I would've hugged him that one day back in my time when the vampires took him from me.

After a couple of more seconds he was the one who pulled back "We should go," he said gently.

I didn't move for another few seconds and eventually forced myself to unwrap my arms from him and nodded. I knew he didn't liked it when I hugged him and he probably only did it because he saw me crying.

I knew tears were his weakness, either way, if he hugged me because he saw me crying or because he felt bad for me, I was grateful he did it. I had needed that hug, but I wasn't going to push it and ask for another.

"Let's go," he gave me a smile and we headed back towards the entrance of the hospital.

"Hey," I stopped pulling him back.

"What?" he asked looking around alarmed.

"Before we enter, can we not tell your mother what happened? With um, Trey I mean" I lowered my look.

"Why not?" he asked.

"I just...please, I don't want her worrying, and besides I'd rather just forget that ever happened" I explained.

He let out a deep breath "I'm so going to murder him!" he mumbled.

I looked up at him "Don't, nothing too serious happened, you got there just in time" I said.

He frowned "Nothing too serious happened? Monica you realize what could've happened if I hadn't shown up?" he asked.

"But you did show up," I said "Thank you, for defending me" if it hadn't been for him who knows what Trey and his little gang would've done, the possibilities made me shudder!