I quickly got up and stumbled through my dark room trying to get to her as fast as possible. I ran to the room and turned the light on to find the covers thrown in the floor and her spread about the bed. She was still mumbling in her sleep and breathing hard as she faced her nightmare.

Making sure not to frighten her more I approached the bed and gently placed my hands on her face trying to wake her or at least soothe her into a better sleep. She jerked under my touch and opened her eyes as she awoke.

I didn't speak as I let her realize she was awake and catch her breath. She instantly found her way into my arms and cried.

My mind honestly reached a blank. Of course I held her back, but I wasn't sure how to deal with this. It made me too uneasy and frustrated at James to even want to think about what she was dreaming and why those dreams were made. I felt like a horrible person then though as I felt myself not wanting this. It wasn't that I didn't want to help Bella, that would never be the case. I just feared what type of person I might become if I kept this hate toward James, afraid of what I might do. I had never felt this way before.

I kissed the top of her head and pulled her back some so I could meet her eyes. "You alright, love?"

She nodded. "Thank you."

I pulled her into my lap to have her closer. "Why don't you come sleep with me?"

"Ok." She spoke softy and crawled out of my lap to stand beside the bed as I got up and lead the way back to my room. I let her lay down first and get comfortable before I joined her under the covers.

I instantly curled up behind her and slid my hand along her arm as it wrapped around her frame and went back to sleep.

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One month had gone by since the attack. Bella was still with me since the power had been cut off in the apartment and in the progress of getting things back in order for herself and Jake. The insurance had taken forever to get in order and the papers filled out, but the money finally found its way to her. It was actually a lot more than she would of expected and of course tried to pay me back for the money I had spent on her while she had been there.