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I walked out to find her sitting on her bed with her legs drawn up to her chest shivering. Shoot, I thought. I don't get cold anymore, but it had been so long since I had anyone living with me I had forgotten how cold it was in the house.

"Are you cold?" I asked, leaning against the door frame. Her head shot around to face me.

"Ye- well I mean… I didn't want to bother you, I was just gonna'-"I cut her off before she could say anymore.

"You were cold, I saw you shaking, so please don't lie." I sighed and walked over to where she was sitting and sat down beside her. "You're going to have to tell me if something is wrong, if you're cold, or don't feel well. I don't know what those leaches did to you, but we're not like them. We won't get mad or hurt you. I know that this won't happen overnight, but please know I won't get mad if you tell me something or ask any questions, ok?" She nodded.

"Yea, I'll try, it's just, I came in and barged into your lives, I was just thinking that maybe I should have gone to the foster program, I mean at least those people signed up to take in kids. Not you guys though I just came in and asked to move in with someone. You didn't even have a chance to think it through."

"Lexi, I care about you, more than you know. I will do anything for you, any of us will. We take care of our family and that includes you now. We won't judge you for your past."

"Are you sure about this?" she asked.

"More sure than I have ever been, and that's the truth. This is going to be a good thing, for all of us." She smiled and for the first time, looked calm.

"Now, get some sleep, I'll see you in the morning," I said and handed her the shirt I had gotten. I began to walk out the door, but turned around to face her again.

"Sleep well Lexi" I said and smiled. She looked up at me

"You too, Sam." She said. I turned around, flipped off the lights, and shut the door behind me.

I began to walk to the living room; I sat down on the couch not bothering to turn on the TV. If she even understood half the amount I cared about her she would get that she's not a bother. I just wanted her to know that she was a part of the family now, that everyone cared about her just as much the rest of their family. Those leaches had hurt her, and even if she claims they didn't physically harm her, they sure did do some mental damage, they made her feel like she was trash and I wouldn't forget that. I would hunt them down and end them for hurting her. I wouldn't let anything or anyone hurt her again, she was mine and I would protect her.

I woke up a while later, I must have fallen asleep lost in my thoughts; I looked around and glanced at the digital clock on the TV 3:00 in the morning, it was still dark out. I was beginning to wander what had caused me to wake up when I heard a whimper from down the hall. I perked my ears up listening to were the noise was coming from. I didn't hear anything for a while so I laid my head back against the back of the couch contemplating whether or not to go to my room to sleep when I heard a shriek. I didn't even need to stop and think about where it had come from before I was off the couch and down the hall. The shrieks and screams continued and the sound nearly ripped my heart out. I ran down the hall to her room and threw the door open.

Lexi was on the bed her body was curled up into a fetal position in the middle of the bed; her confuter had been cast onto the floor. Her whole body was shaking and tears streamed from her eyes. I ran over to the bed and sat down pulling her small body onto my lap. As soon as her body made contact with mine, her panicked screams were reduced to whimpers. I wiped the hair out of her face and began to rub circles on her back. I rocked her gently in my arms, talking to her, trying to get her to wake up.

"Lexi, wake up it's a dream, your safe now, I've got you, come on wake up, it's ok…" I continued talking to her and held her in my arms, her small hands were grasping the front of my shirt. Her eyes opened to see me, before she shut them once again.

"Sa-am, do-on-t leave, p-p-ple-ease don't leave me" she sobbed into my chest, her breaths hitching as she spoke. I pulled her closer to me,

"I won't leave you Lexi, I promise I won't leave you." I replied. After a while her sobs subsided and she was just sniffling.

"I'm sorry" She said quietly, her face still buried in my chest.

"What for?" I asked.

"For waking you up."

"I was already awake." I said, it was partly true; I had been awake before I came in here.

"You're lying." She replied a hint of a smile in her voice.

"How would you know?" I replied, moving a stray strand of hair from her face.

"I just…" she paused a second, thinking "I just do, I don't know how, but I know." I smiled, It's an imprint thing I guess, you can always tell if the other was lying, well at least that's what I've heard from the other guys.

"I've got an idea," I said and picked her up walking out her door and down the hall.

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