When the Going Gets Tough

part 24

Caitlin and barry were sitting in the TV room barrys arm was thrown over the back of the sofa caitlin's legs were curled beneath her and she was leaning against barrys side.

"Its getting late you should be leaving soon" caitlin muttered

"Do you want me to leave?"

"No I cant even get back upstairs by myself I'm seriously considering sleeping here"

"I'll help you upstairs if you want"

Caitlin shook her head "no I'm comfy here" she sighed nuzzlibg his chest.

Barry breathed out a laugh "I'll have to go soon"

"Why can't we just stay here forever and forget school forget exams forget all the bad things"

"Because it'd not good for your ribs and I highly dought my parents will let me sleep over"

"I know and if you sleep over my mother will give me the safe sex talk...again"

Barry laughed and caitlin gleared at him "hey she'll give you it too" she said poking a finger into his chest.

Barry stopped laughing when he see her very serious look "really?!"

"She once lectured me about saving myself for marrige...when I was 11"

Barry tired to hide his laughter he failed.

"Its not funny" she laughed hitting him with the cushion barry pretended to look wounded.

"How do we find our self's in situations like this?" Caitlin giggled.

Barry chuckled "I don't know let's get you to bed I'll bring up your medication after" they walked up the stairs slowly barry had his arm securly wrapped around caitlin's waist when they reached the room barry turned around so she could change.

"You csn turn around now, So your not going to stay?"

"Safe sex talk rember I've already herd enough of that from my dad"

Caitlin rolled her eyes "Fine but if you get a call from me at 8am it'll be because I'm stuck in bed and can't get out"

"Get in bed" barry mumbled

Caitlin rolled her eyes but peeled the sheets back and climbed under the covers.

"You ok?"

"Yup"

"Stay here I'll be back in a minute"

Caitlin nodded and watched barry leave the room after he had come back and given her the medication he had left with a promise to return tomorrow.

She didn't get much sleep that night it took her 3 hours to fall asleep.

Darkness.

She was running She wasn't wearing anything on her feet so the sharp pavement was digging into her feet her clothes were ripped and she has trying not to look behind her.

She stopped when she bumped into someone she looked up...

Caitlin woke up forehead and hair was damp with sweat and she was breathing heavily she ran her fingers through her hair and walked to the bathroom.

She started running the cold tap and splashed some water onto her face she studied her reflection her clothes were still to baggy on her and her skin was still pale her hair looked dry and broken (she made a mental note to go to the hairdressers)

After staring at her reflection for a few minutes she walked back into her bed room she noitced it was a few minutes past 6...she could wait for 2 hours until barry arrived right?

So she decided she was going to catch up on doctor who hee mum left at 7am and handed caitlin all the paper work the police had asked her to sign thry said there goodbyes and then she was left alone again for the for-see-able future.

At 8:20 caitlin's phone started ringing and her face lit up.

"Hey barry...yup...there's a key under the pink garden gnome...ok"

A few moments later she herd the door open and then foot steps on her stairs then barry was standing before her.