When Nicole woke up in the morning she saw that Steve was gone. She sat up in the bed and looked around the room, it was small with a few things on the floor, white walls, no posters, and it was kind of plain. Nicole's body hurt all over, she cringed as she sat up, "Ouch" she said to herself. "Are you all right" she heard a familiar voice just outside the door. Nicole looked up at Steve "I don't know" she said. She could feel tears building up in her eyes then sliding down her cheek. As each salty tear rolled down her face Nicole made a little whimper. What was at first just tears turned into a full blown on sobbing. "Why would he do that to me? I didn't even say anything to him, why?" She cried. Within seconds of her being to cry Steve was right by her side, he gently held his arms around her; Nicole turned around and buried her face in his chest, and sobbed even harder. All of the emotion that was held in the night before, now was flowing right out into mixed emotions of sadness, hate, anger, and hurt, but just presented itself as tears. Within ten minutes of crying, Nicole stopped and looked up at Steve, "I love you" she said with a smile. "I love you too Nici" Steve said, one of his rare grins placed its self on Steve's face. Steve knew that a lot of teens say they love each other without even meaning it, but not with Steve, Nicole was the only person who ever made him feel loved. Well except soda of course. He just held her closer to him, "you don't need to worry" he said "you are safe with me, you will always be safe with me." And with that Steve kissed Nicole on the top of the head, and swore to himself never to let anyone hurt her again.
