TNN ONESHOTS

It was all a dream - WFK & AFK & AMR

"Winter, what do you want? It's 4:05 in the morning." Mia whispered sleep heavy in her voice, trying her best not to wake her forever person sleeping next to her. "I'm sorry. Look, it's Aut. She's having some kind of dream. Well, it's more of a nightmare, but she's crying and screaming out for you. I dont know what to do." He explained, the sound of Autumn in the background broke Mia's heart. "Winter, I'm on my way. Stay with her. Don't leave her alone, please. Just be careful before hugging her if she wakes up before I'm there." Mia explained while scribbling a note to Charlotte before racing downstairs.

It didn't take long for Mia to arrive at the couples' house, parking her car quickly before using the spare key to let herself in. The redhead raced upstairs before gently tapping on the bedroom door. "It's only me." She whispered before pushing it open. "Thank you, Mia. She's only just started lashing out." Winter told her as Mia knelt down at Autumn's side of the bed. "This could go two ways, but be ready for a lot of mood swings." Mia warned, placing her hand on Autumn's shoulder, making the sleeping woman flinch.

Mia took a deep breath. "Can you fill up a water bottle for her, please? She won't want to use a glass in case she spills it or drops it." Mia explained calmly, Winter nodded before leaving the room.

Mia waited for Winter to leave before waking her, the same way she did when they were younger. Mia sighed before holding onto Autumn's shoulder, giving her gentle nudges. "Auts, wake up for me. I'm here, " Mia told her softly. The more she stired, the more Mia shook her shoulders, making Autumn move position. "Stop!" She exclaimed, waking up from her sleep before sitting upright in bed. "I'm here, Aut," Mia told her calmly while holding onto both her hands.

Autumn looked directly at Mia before glancing at their hands. "It's my hands." Mia told her calmly, but Autumn shook her head quickly, pulling them away. "Okay,  you can let go. I'm still here, " Mia continued to talk. "Winter is downstairs getting you a drink. It's in your water bottle, so don't worry." The more the redhead spoke, the more tense Autumn became.

When Mia looked away to see if Winter was waiting at the doorway with her drink, Autumn pushed her. Mia immediately lost her balance, falling backwards. "Autumn, we aren't doing this tonight." Mia warned her, but she just shrugged. When they were younger,  mia would let Autumn take her anger out on her till Mia would snap back. "Is that what you need?" The redhead questioned. Autumn sighed before nodding slightly.

"I will lock the door. Lay down." Mia told her sternly, her whole body shifting. Autumn moved onto the bed. "You know the rules. We have done this enough times." Mia told her bluntly before kneeling beside her. The redhead took a deep breath before holding onto Autumn's wrists and shouting dark truths at her till the younger woman broke down into hysterical cries.

Mia watched as tears rolled down her younger sisters cheeks before slowly letting go of her wrists and pulling her into a comforting embrace. Autumn clung to Mia like a lifeline, her cries turning into painful screams. "Let it out. Let it all out. I've got you, Mimi has gotten you." Mia whispered, little did they know Winter stood on the other side of the door on the phone to Reece telling him about what was going on. "Im scared for her. She's really crying." He whispered.

The blonde listened to Winter. "Just go downstairs and give them a couple of minutes." He told him confidently. "Aut holds everything in till it all gets too much, so Mia shouts at her till she breaks down. That's all that they are doing. Dont worry, Aut is probably breaking her heart, but Mia will hold her till she settles. That's when you come in. She will be clingy and just want everyone around her, so before you go in, grab a drink and maybe consider going to the bathroom. I learnt the hard way as a kid." He explained calmly. "I've got her water bottle filled up." Winter told him. "Okay, now go upstairs and see to Aut. If she's not calmed down in an hour,  call me, and i will be there." Reece told him.

Winter soon enough opened the bedroom door, just enough for him to creep inside, but he wasn't ready for what he was about to see. His eyes landed on his wife. Her eyes were bloodshot and swollen, her tears stained with tears, and she was holding on tightly to Mia. "My love." He whispered softly before crossing the room. The second Autumnsceyes landed on winter, she stood up and crossed the room quickly. She wrapped her arms around his waist before hiding her head into his chest.

"Winter, come and lay down with her, and then hopefully she will settle again." Mia told him confidently while moving out of the way of the couple. "When you have calmed down, Aut you are going to have to talk to us about what is going on." Mia warned her.

Once all three of them were settled in bed, Autumn took a deep breath before clinging tightly to Winter and trying to hold onto Mia. Keeping them both as close as possible.  "I had a dream, a bad one, but i dont get dreams like this." She started nervously. "Winter left me and was having an affair and i was alone and needed help but no one was here and everyone was to busy for me and i tried to be okay and it all got worse and i didnt know what to do. I can't be the mum my children need." She got out in one breath before moving closer to Mia, gripping her top.

Mia held Autumn closer as she could tell she needed the support.  "It's all a dream. Winter was the one who rang me because you were having a nightmare. As for your babies, they are lucky to have you." Mia hushed as Winter nodded along. "Now shall we get you back to sleep?" Winter questioned. Autumn sighed before nodding slightly. "Mia, can you stay, please?" She asked quietly, her voice barely audible. The redhead said nothing before simply pulling the duvet around Autumn more as she layed in between the two of them. Mia reached down and took hold of her hand while she was being held by winter. "Go to sleep, sweethearts. Me and Winter are both here and will be here when you wake up." She told her as Autumn's eyes fluttered closed.

"Thank you, Mia. I really appreciate you being here for her. She really needs you." Winter whispered softly while rubbing his wife's arm. Mia smiled reassuringly at him. "I will always be here for Aut. She's my little sister. Now go to sleep, i will keep an eye on her, but tomorrow, she will be clingy and not want you to move from her side, so please get some sleep now." Mia told him, causing Winter to nod. He moved slightly before slowly closing his eyes. As promised, Mia stayed awake to keep a close eye on Autumn.