Boardwalk Boulevard

Part 7-

I woke up in the middle of the night sweating from a bad dream. I don't know what was going on with me lately but it was freaking me out. I called Brooke's, not wanting to get my mom up.

I didn't know if he'd answer because it was already 10 but it was worth the shot.

"Hello?" I could tell I woke him up.

"I'm sorry..go back to bed..I'll call Em." I whispered trying not to be to loud.

"No, no its okay, what's wrong?" He asked.

"I had another bad dream.." I mumbled.

"Em. I'm sorry, I wish I was there. Want me to come over?" He asked.

"No, you don't have to. I'll probably just go out for a walk on the beach." I didn't want to have him drive to my house.

"Em. I don't care what you say, I'm already in my car. I'll see you soon." He ended the call.

I ran into my moms to let her know, she was glad he was coming over. She had to leave at 3 to go to Orlando for a conference and I'd have to go to Aunt Kim's.

"Em?" Brooke's came into my room.

"Yeah.." I looked up from the blinding light of my phone.

"You okay?" He walked over to me and sat on my bed.

"Yeah.." I mumbled setting my phone on the side table.

"No you're not, come here." Be opened his arms and I jumped into them. Holding him tight I felt tears coming.

"Brooke's.." I looked at him and he wiped my face with his thumb, drying up fallen tears.

"You wanna talk about it?" He moved so I could lay on him.

"Not really..it's just another one of my dad.." I mumbled fiddling around with the blankets.

"I'm sorry Em..I wish I could help you." He ran his fingers through my tangles hair.

We layed there in silence until I heard my mom get up.

She opened my door quietly and smiled, "I'm going honey..Brooke's take care of my girl. Love you sweetheart." She kissed my forehead.

"Don't you worry" he smiled looking at me.

"Go back to sleep, Em." He rubbed my arm gently.

"I can't.." I mumbled moving position so we were now spooning.

"Try..I'm right here. Nothing's going to happen." He kissed my head that was it. I had fallen asleep within those seconds, being overtired.

The sun was shining through my bedroom around 10 o'clock when we woke up.

I layed there not knowing if Brooke's was asleep still.

"Em? Are you sleeping?" He whispered.

I giggled, "nope"

He started laughing and wrapped his arms around me. "That's what I thought!"

I got up to pee, when I came back he was gone. I walked downstairs and there he was cooking breakfast.

"Eggs, bacon, toast." He smiled and separated the eggs so they became scrambled.

"You're the best." I sat down at the island after getting a glass of water.

"Annddd done." He plopped some of everything on two plates and brought it over.

I just looked at him, "umm, how'd you do all of this is 5 minutes?"