Slowly Lucas pushes Ros' open front door.

"Ros?"

Slowly looking around eyes searching for any sign of Ros but she was no where insight so he continued to venture further into her flat closing the door behind him, calling out her name. "Ros?" he continues to call "You there? Id have knocked but the door was open."

Lucas cautiously pushes open her bedroom door "Ro-" He freezes. There on the bed is his best friend the strong ice queen on the bed shaking.

Quickly Lucas moves to Ros' side softly saying her name as her shaking becomes more violent. Lucas snakes an arm around her back careful not to startel her and hold her close until the shaking begins to subside.

When Ros pulls away a few stray tears roll down her red blotchy face and Lucas reaches out and wipes them away with the pad of his thumb and places a kiss on her forehead trying his best to stay calm at seeing Ros cry when inside he was tearing apart.

Lucas silently stands taking Ros' hand, pulling her to the en suite where he ran her bath with extra bubbles never once letting go of her hand.

"Ros, you get in and ill be right back" Lucas tells Ros as he tucks a stray strand of hair behind her ear. When he returns and hands Ros a tumblr of brandy she downs it in one and snakes her hand out to grasp Lucas's.

No words were spoken until later when they reached the bedroom and Lucas was helping Ros get some clothes to wear.

"I can still feel him you know ? Everywhere he touched, i can feel it, his hands, his mouth, his ... his ..." Her voice cracked and her eyes began to fill with tears again Lucas's arms were around her in an instant.

"Its okay Ros, Its okay I got you, I wont let him touch you again, I promise !" He pulled her tighter and gave her head another kiss before swaying side to side smoothing her hair as she rested her head on his shoulder. They stayed like this for a long time before Ros pulled away and led Lucas to her bed. Once she had got in she pulled Lucas close and before replacing her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes.

"Lucas?"

"Yeah Ros?"

"Please dont go" When Lucas met her eyes he was shocked to see fear reflected back at him in Ros's eyes "I dont want to be alone"

"You couldnt get rid of me if you wanted to " He reassured her "Now go to sleep Ros" She closed her eyes and fell into a calm sleep wrapped in Lucas's arms.

Once he was sure she was asleep Lucas whispered something which he had only recently been able to admit to himself.

"I love yo Ros!"