Decoding You *Watty Awards 2012*

Chapter 12

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I wake up when I hear Rory groan in her sleep, I turn over looking at her and watch her for a moment. Her face in distress as she mutters, "No," over and over again.

I wrap my arm around her side and brush her hair out of her face, "Baby wake up. You're having a bad dream."

She groans lowly and again starts muttering, "No."

"Rory wake up for me. Please baby."

She thrashes her head from side to side a few times until her eyes pop open, "Ryder?"

"You okay? You were having a bad dream."

She sighs deeply and snuggles into my chest, "I'm okay now."

"You wanna talk about it?"

She looks up at me, "I can't."

I stroke her cheek with the back of my hand and kiss between her eyebrows where she had a worried line forming, "Baby you can talk to me about anything."

She looks at me and bites her lip as she innerally debates something, "Ryder I just have a lot to deal with at home, sometimes I have bad dreams. It's no big deal."

I frown, "Rory don't give me that crap. It was more than that."

She gulps, "No it wasn't."

I shake my head, "Rory please, I'm not stupid. I know it's more than that. What's going on with you?"

She buries her face into my chest, "I can't tell you."

"Can't or won't?"

"Can't. At least not right now."

I sigh, "Then when? I'm worried."

She looks back up at me, "I can't tell anyone until I'm out of that house. Just trust me. Please."

"Okay."

She smiles and kisses me, "Did I wake you up?"

I nod, "Yes, but I'm glad you did. You don't need to have anymore nightmares."

She bites her lip, "I've never had one when I've been in bed with you. Normally I have one everynight."

I frown and play with a strand of her hair, "I think last night was the first time I didn't hold you all night. Does me holding you help?"

She bites her lip again and nods, "Yeah."

I smile, "Well then I'll make sure to have you tightly wrapped up in my arms tonight."

"I'd like that," she murmurs.

I pull her on top of me and she rests her legs between my own, wraps one arm around my waist and uses her right hand to play with the fabric on my shirt as she rests her head on my chest.

"Go back to sleep baby. I'll wake you up soon."

***Rory***

When I come down the stairs while Ryder is in the shower I find Sammi sitting at the bar drinking coffee, "Morning," she says.

I nod, "Morning. Where's Abigail?"

She shrugs, "She went home to talk to your mom."

I nod, "Oh."

She gets up and refills her coffee cup, "Coffee?"

I nod, "Sure."

She offers me peppermint creamer and when we finally both sit down she says, "Abigail told me some stuff about you last night."