Prompt: Hanna and Emily cope after the ordeals of the dollhouse.

Hanna awoke in a cold sweat. Her chest was tight and her quickened, shallow breaths made her feel as if she couldn't breathe.

She was having another panic attack.

Part of her knew she was just in Emily's room, freaking out after having a nightmare. But the the rest of her was consumed in fear of being tortured by A all over again. What if this isn't Emily's room? What if this is one big manipulation constructed by A?

Hanna couldn't break through the panic.

Emily awoke when she couldn't feel Hanna in her arms anymore. Noticing the blondes state she immediately took action, wrapping her arms protectively around her friend and trying to grab Hanna's attention to pull her out of this.

"Hanna! Look at me! We're safe, we're home and I'm here. I'm here Hanna, listen to me." Emily repeated over and over again until Hanna's panicked breaths slowed.

Hanna looked into Emily's eyes as tears started forming in her own.

"When does it end? When does it get better Em?" Hanna pleaded with desperation.

Emily pulled Hanna onto her lap so the blondes legs were either side of her waist.

"Hey, hey shh... it's okay Han, i promise." Emily soothed as she wiped Hanna's tears with her thumb.

Ever since they had escaped the dollhouse Hanna hadn't left Emily's side. She felt guilty for relying so heavily on Emily when her friend had been through just as much as she had. That being said, Hanna was so glad to have Emily who could be her rock, to be strong when Hanna couldn't.

But Emily needed Hanna just as much as the blonde needed her. She was happy to stay by Hanna's side through all this because just being around the blue-eyed girl gave her comfort. It always had, every hug, every touch and every moment spent together made Emily feel at home.

They needed each other more than anything.

Emily pulled the blonde closer, resting her head where Hanna's shoulder meets her neck. Warmth and love filled Hanna when she felt Emily press a soft kiss to her pulse point. The proximity was both consoling and intoxicating.

Emily felt a little guilty about her methods for calming Hanna down but all she knew was that it worked. The love and affection, however wrong it may be, was the only thing that made Hanna feel better.

Hanna sometimes felt as if she was taking advantage, but the harsh reality was that these actions really did take her mind off of her PTSD. And she needed more.

Emily felt Hanna pull her closer, pushing the brunettes lips back onto her neck, and Emily knew Hanna didn't want her to stop.

Hanna leaned her head back to give the brunette more room, and Emily couldn't help but smile at Hanna's willingness to succumb.

Emily placed even more kisses from Hanna's collarbone to her ear, when she reached the blondes ear she uttered something that made Hanna's heart swell while sending pleasant shivers down her spine.

"I'll always be here with you Han... however you want me... just tell me what you want and I'll do it."

"Just kiss me Em, make the memories go away..." Hanna whispered.

Emily moved to kiss her on the neck some more but Hanna got a hold of her face, aiming her up so the blonde could take Emily's lips in her own.

Emily gasped when she felt Hanna's lips against her own but immediately responded, losing her fingers amongst Hanna's soft blonde waves.

Emily was over come with lust she didn't know she had, pushing Hanna onto her back so her own body was rested between the smaller girls legs.

Hanna all the while was lost in a bliss, she was free of any haunting thoughts about A or the Dollhouse. She groaned when she felt Emily press her body down onto her center and bit down on the brunettes lip in response, wrapping her legs around Emily's waist.

Emily could feel her mind slipping and she had to restrain herself. She reluctantly pulled back from Hanna but her waist was still trapped in the blonde girls legs.

"Han... we can't..." Emily said as she tried to catch her breath.

Hanna gave her a sad look so she elaborated.

"I'm not going anywhere Han, I'll be here when you need me, either as a friend or... something more. But I'm not going anywhere." Emily stated with a smile. "So right now, you need some sleep. We'll talk about this tomorrow, i promise."

Hanna nodded knowingly and released the brunette from her legs. Rolling over into her position as the little spoon.

Emily wrapped the blonde up in her arms and for the first time in weeks, Hanna slept easy.