Ben woke up in tears, breathing heavily. All the vivid images and bad feelings rushed back to him in a single moment. His lip quivered as he remembered everything he has just dreamed of, and quickly felt like emptying his stomach.

He was clutching the thin blanket tightly, trying to will all of it to go away. When he started shaking, he realized he couldn't. He'd had a lot of nights like this before, but he had Travis to go to. Here…well, he couldn't just wake someone up. Especially since the group wasn't all too fond of him.

Nonetheless, he got up and looked out the window. It was hard to figure out who was on watch when it was this late, but he saw a red light and he hoped he was right, gathering what little confidence he had to open the door and walk out.

He walked up to the RV cautiously, looking up and nervously messing with his sleeves. "Hey." The man on the RV spoke first, a bit confused, but sounding obviously happy. It really did get lonely out there. "What's the matter?" Ben's face betrayed him and his emotions, causing Doug to worry, despite the darkness.

After a little bit of convincing, Ben joined Doug up on top of the RV for night watch. Doug happily chatted quietly away about this and that, and how there were no walkers for a while. And while it really did start making him feel better, he switched the topic right around and asked him what had happened, and why he looked so sad.

He pursed his lips, looking away slightly. "I…" he sighed, lightly. "I didn't mean to bother you. I just…I had a nightmare and I needed to see someone…alive." He glanced at Doug, who was smiling lightly. It was inviting, comforting, so he looked at him fully.

"I know the feeling, Ben. If I'm ever on watch or…heck, not, you can come to me if you have a nightmare, okay? We all need some kind of reassurance sometimes."

Ben smiled, thanking him in a whisper.

He didn't go back to bed, though. He stayed where he was, watching Doug mess with his laser pointer.

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"What are you doing?"

Doug stopped, smiling over at him. "Nothing, really. Passing the time. You should go back to bed, Benjamin."

Ben frowned, but silently complied. "Okay." he started climbing down the ladder but paused, looking back at him. "It's, uh, Bennett, by the way."

"Oh! Sorry about that, Bennett. Go to sleep. I'll be here all night if you need me."

Ben nodded, giving one last crooked smile and a small thanks before going back to bed.