Once they reached Horatio's room,Ryan crawled on the bed and waited for his father to join him. "Daddy,can I have my light,"he asked. But there was no reply.

"Daddy,daddy,where are you,"he asked again but this tome he got out of the bed and went into his room cause he saw a figure.

"Daddy,"he asked moving closer to the figure. The figure turned around and Ryan screamed bloody murder. It was in a black cloak and a mask on. He tried running,but he couldn't.

Horatio heard his son screaming and started running up the stairs to his room when he was met with Ryan's body clinging to his and crying loudly. He picked his son up and asked, "Sweetie,what happened?"

"I don't want to go back in my room.I want to stay with you 't leave me,please don't leave me,"he cried into his father's shoulder. Horatio rubbed his back and said in a soothing voice, "Shh,it's all right.I'm here.I will never leave you."

"Did you have a bad dream?" Ryan just nodded. Then the phone rang. He went back down stairs with Ryan in his arms still trying to sooth him.

"Hello,"he asked on the phone.

"Hey Horatio,how are you guys doing,"asked Krissie calling from her hotel.

"Hey Krissie,I'm fine,Ryan not so much."

"What happened?Is he alright,"she asked concern plaguing her voice.

"He had a nightmare.I think he's all right now,but he's gonna stay with me tonight."

"Alright,but what was it about?"

"Um,I don't know but I will find out and I'll tell you,okay,"he stated looking over at Ryan as he yawned. "I think I'd better get Ryan to bed,talk to later."

"Of course,love you."

"Love you too,by."After he hung up the phone he looked over to Ryan and said, "We better get to bed." When they reached Horatio's bedroom,he put his son on the bed then was going to turn the light switch off.

"No Daddy,don't leave me,"he said loudly. Horatio turned around and saw his boy crawling on the bed towards him and his eyes were filled. He went back over to him and picked him up.

"Don't you want your light,"he asked looking at his son as Ryan kept turning his head.

"Don't go in there,there's a man in there,"he said hiding his head into Horatio's shoulder.

"Okay,let's go back to bed,"and they walked and both layed down on the bed and Horatio left the side lamp on.

"Sweetheart,what happened in your dream,"he asked placing placing his hand on his back as Ryan showed interest in sitting on his father's lap facing him for the answer.

"I woke up and went down stairs to you and you said I could sleep in bed with put me in your bed and said you were going to get my light and I said daddy but you didn't answer,then i called out again but you didn't answer so I climbed out of bed and went into my room. I saw a shadow and said daddy then it turned around and it was very scary,"he finished leaning forward and landing on his dad's chest.

"What did the shadow look like,"he asked while rubbing his hand through Ryan's hair.

"He was dressed in black and had a long white face with black eyes,"then he cringed at the thought of him.

"Well,I'm here now,okay.I'll always be with you,"he stated then Ryan closed his eyes. Horatio watched him sleep for ten minutes then went to sleep himself.

I know you are prolly confused about the dream the dream is from when he goes downstairs to the last italicized word. Sorry for any confusion but it popped in my head after I cleared it.