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Chapter 3

Chapter 3 let's go

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The next day – Danny p.o.v

"Danny, what's the matter?" Jordon asks me, I have been crying for some time now. I had a really nasty night terror and I hadn't managed to calm myself down at all. "I'm sorry Jordon," I tell him in between sobs and I feel him climbing down the little ladder. Then I felt the side of the bed I wasn't curled up on sink down with his weight. "There is nothing to be sorry for, I know it's three am right now, but that's okay. I am here to help you Danny," he tells me, and he rubs my back. I felt like I could tell him what's bothering me like I could with Tommy back in the hospital. "I had a nightmare," I mumble, and he heard me. I don't feel like I can go into details about the nightmare itself, but Jordon will understand.

"That's okay Danny, well nightmares aren't great, but I can comfort you," he says, and I let him lie down next to me on the bed. He was making random patterns in my back while I slowly stop sobbing. I roll over and bury my head into his chest and he wrapped his arms around me. I felt so protected with him here. "Thank you Jordon," I tell him, I was feeling completely calm now and I was starting to get quite tired. I yawned and relaxed in Jordon's arms. I don't want him to leave me now, this is the safest I have ever felt. "You're welcome Danny, how about you get some sleep. I am going to stay right here," Jordon says. Then the room is flooded with light as our bedroom door is open and Caleb is in the door frame.

"You boys okay? You should be sleeping," Caleb says, and we could hear the concern in his voice. It is my first night here, so I should have known that Caleb was more likely to come and check on me through the night. "Yeah, Danny had a nightmare, but he is fine now. We were just about to go back to sleep," Jordon says, and Caleb chuckles. I bet he is tired too, spending all night to keep an eye on any new kid. "Okay, you know you can come and find me if you need me," Caleb says and then we say good night to him and he leaves. We had already said goodnight to him once, but there was no harm in saying it again I guess. "The care workers sleep on the top floor, we aren't allowed up there unless we need them at night," Jordon explains.

I guess they have to keep at least one social worker here at all times because the babies will need night feeds and sometimes fights break out, so they need to deal with it. "Oh okay," I tell him, I am nearly half awake at this point. "Yeah, you'll get used to the rules eventually. Right now though I think sleep is the right thing for you right now," he tells me. I yawn again then rest my head on Jordon's chest. He hasn't told me not to do it, so I am gonna keep doing it. At least I feel safe with him here. I am still convinced my birth parents are going to come and get me but for now I am aware they are in jail and not allowed to come near me. "Thank you for keeping me safe Jordon," I tell him, and he chuckles.

"You're welcome Danny, now go to sleep," he says, and I close my eyes. I think he did the same because a few minutes later his grip on me got a little looser and he stopped drawing little patterns on my back. I am having a slightly harder time trying to fall asleep, but this environment is a lot nicer than the apartment I came from and slightly better than the hospital. I guess I was used to screaming and crying people at all hours of the night. I snuggle up closer to Jordon to see if I can actually fall asleep. It is probably closer to four in the morning now although if I think about that I will be watching the time until it is morning and I won't sleep. At least I won't have school in the morning like the others have. It was Sunday yesterday and Saturday the day before which makes today Monday I guess. Man I think too much at night.

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6 am

"Aw that's so cute, I kinda don't want to wake them both up," I hear a female voice say. I guess it is one of the other social workers I haven't met yet. I felt arms around me and remembered a little while ago I fell asleep in Jordon's arms after he calmed me down from a nightmare. "Yeah, I'm glad Danny seems to be settling in well already. Jordon has to got to school in an hour and forty-five minutes, so they have to wake up," I hear Caleb say. I forgot I wasn't going to school until I learn to read and write, and I have settled in here a bit more. "Come on boys, it's time to get up now," the lady says, and I felt Jordon move. He mumbled five more minutes and she chuckled. "I can't give you another five minutes Jordon. Come on Danny, time to wake up now," she says, and I roll out of Jordon's arms before sitting up and rubbing my eyes.