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It's 2 AM. He wakes up when he feels her start to shake again.
It's chilly in Dave's apartment, but not enough so that Jade would be shivering. No, he knows what it is. She's having nightmares again. Ever since Jade's dream-self died, her dreams haven't been the same. Recently, she's been having horrible nightmares, so horrible that they can wake up Dave in bed beside her in the middle of the night.
He sighs and wraps both his arms around her softly and pulls her close, pressed up against his warm loving body, the girl still sound asleep and wrapped up in some terrible visions he couldn't begin to imagine. Jade seems to calm down, sliding into slight relief but still trembling like a scared little animal. He starts to stroke her hair lightly as she starts to wake up.
She's still shaking, but this time he knows it's because, having just awoken from her nightmare, she's sobbing silently into his chest as he cradles her lovingly.
He tries to comfort her. "Hey, shhh, it's okay."
Jade tries to calm herself down, reminding herself it was just a dream, bits and pieces of the nightmare still flashing in front of her eyes. Dave didn't even need to say anything; just knowing he was there for her was more comfort than she could ever ask for.
Dave unwraps one of his arms from her body and brings it to her face. He pushes her dark, messy hair out of her face and begins to gently wipe away each tear with his calloused yet soft DJ's hands, one by one. He finds her warm flushed cheek with his hand and looks into her scared eyes, studying them. It hurts him to see her this way, with such fear taking over, but he's glad he's the one that gets to hold her tight until it's all over. It's easy for him to stay cool and calm during these situations, so he's the perfect one to be by her side. He leans in presses a gentle kiss to her forehead. She breaks into a small grin when he does. They lay like that for a while, wordlessly, and then:
"Dave?"
"Yeah, cutie?"
"I don't think I want to go back to sleep."
"That's okay. We can stay up together."
Jade makes a sleepy sound and buries her face in his chest, her favorite place in the world.
It's 2:30 AM. Dave gets out of bed and goes to make hot cocoa.