Dave Starsky woke up to the sound of what and heard and made in the past. The sound of someone in the flow of a nightmare. He look at the clock and saw it was four in the morning. He turned over and stiffly stood to go the other bedroom in the small house that he now shared with his partner and best friend Ken Hutchinson. The partners had lived together since he had been realize from the hostpal where he had spent 3 months after he had been shot 3 times in the police garage. He did not remember a lot about that day only the extreme pain and he knew he was bleeding to death in fact his heart stop three times once in the ambulance once on the operation table the 3rd time when he was in the ICU that time it stop for three minutes . He remember feeling at peace and seeing his farther but his farther Told him he needed to go back it was not his time. That there was someone that needed him. That is when he felt his friend pain and sorrow He felt Hutch preance and he knew he could not leave him. It has been 6 months since the shooting and Hutch had been at his side threw everything all the pain all the frustration of paschal theory if it wasn't for Hutch Starsky did not know if he would make it . He was almost back to normal he still did not know if he could go back to the job he love back to being a cop if he didn't he knew Hutch would quit to that just the way with the two of them. He turn the lamp on the nightstand setting down on the edge of the bed. He look down at his beloved friend. Hutch laid with his arm over his face sobbing in his sleep. Starsky gently nugged "Come on buddy wake up. You having a nightmare." He said Hutch lowered his arm opening his sky blue eyes to look up into his friends concern darker blue eyes. He wipe the wetness from his face and pulled himself to a sitting position against the headboard. "Sorry didn't mean to wake you." He whispered softly. Starsky took his hand in his. "You don't have to be sorry how many times have I woke you with nightmares. Did you dream about that day again?" Starsky asked "Only you died and I am at you grave and I keep seeing Gunther face laughing. I keep seeing all that blood you lifeless body. Oh God." Hutch gasp closing his eyes again, Starsky squeezed his hand. "Buddy look at me ." Hutch look at him." I didn't die I am right here we won and thanks to you that bastard is going get what he deserves today." Starsky said Hutch Gently pulled him into a embrace. "I just want you to stop hurting." He said quietly " I 'am a lot better but buddy do you know what hurts the must?" Starsky asked Hutch shuck his head no. "It you thinking you have to be strong all the time. You who think I made of glass. I am not buddy I am here if you need a shoulder to cry on. It who we are you take care of me I take care of you. You do not have to be strong all of time." Starsky said Hutch tried to pull away but Starsky would not let him. Finally all the walls Hutch had came crashing down in the embrace of his beloved friend he started to sobbed. "I thought I was going lose you." He cried "It ok now I'm here I am not going leave you." Starsky said he held Hutch as he sobbed after several minutes he felt him go limp and knew Hutch had cried himself to sleep. He gently laid down with Hutch head on his shoulder although it hurt there was no way he would move. "I love you blondie I will never leave you." He said quietly closing his eyes . He did not know what the future held but he did know he would face it with Hutch. They had survive and together they would face it with the courage of partners.