Nightmares and Promises

A/N: K, so the longer story I promised is at school and today is Saturday so I wasn't able to finish it. That lead to the creation of this fic. Hope you enjoy it. Post Headless Witch in the Woods.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Bones. Sorry. I tried… Not really I was just bored and felt lyk typing that.

He was having a hard time sleeping knowing that the woman of this dreams was just down the hall, and he had to keep reminding himself she was only there because she was too freaked out to stay alone. He was jarred from his thoughts when a glass-shattering scream carried through the house.

Hodgins leaped from his bed and sprinted down the hall to Angela's room in record time. She was crying and in her sleep, pleading for what ever whatever was attacking her to stop. He dodged her kicking and swatting and shook her once to remove her from a deep sleep, then woke her gently, rubbing her arms moving his hands over her face.

"Angela, wake up. Shh, its ok. hey, come on."

Her eyes flew open and she went immediately to him, her arms tightly wrapped around his neck holding on for dear life.

"Shh, come here babe, your ok now, I'm here, shh."

Tears fell freely as she tried to speak.

"She had hose kids- I, I couldn't save them. Then, she came after me…"

"Easy, It's over now, she won't get you, babe, she can't come after you."

He gently kissed her temple when she buried her face into his neck and shoulder nand cried.

"Jack, this is the second time I woke up from this and this time it was worse. Make it go away.

He ran his fingers through her hair and whispered to her.

"You're safe, Angela. Just, relax. Nothin's gonna hurt you and nothing could if they tried 'cuz I won't let that happen."

Angela gradually calmed down and she laid her head back down on the pillow with Hodgins sitting next to her keeping watch, holding her hand and running his thumb across the back of it.

"You ok now?"

"Yea, I'm fine sweetie."

He stood up and went to the door.

"Jack?" He stopped and turned to face her. "Will you stay with me?"

Hodgins smiled and reached his hand out to her'

"Yea, come on, follow me." He led Angela to his room and she crawled across the bed to one side and pulled the covers up to her chin. He slid under the cover after her and laid a protective arm across her belly. She instantly turned and laid her head on his chest, listening to his steady, rhythmic heartbeat.

"Thanks, Jack," she said softly, "horror movies, I'm not this bad but this, it was real…"

Hodgins rubbed her back, drawing patterns as he whispered to her.

"You know what? Scary movie or not, it doesn't matter how scarred you are, I will always be here for you, Angela.

"And then should you need it, Ill always be here for you."

It wasn't till after she said that she realized she was drawing little circles on him just below his shoulder. She looked up at him and feeling spontaneous, gave him a quick peck on his lips.

Hodgins looked as though he couldn't quite believe what was happening.

"Does that mean what I think it means?"

Angela flashed her trademark sly, secretive smile and laid her head back down.

"Goodnight Jack."