"Daddy can we get cookies!" Tyler shouted as they pushed the cart down the snack isle.
"Well I guess...which ones do you want?" Seth scanned the many choices then looked down at Tyler. "Come on Ty pick one." He smiled as Tyler raised his hand to his face pretending to think. He knew he would pick peantbutter, because that was his favorite but he kept that to himself. Suddenly he felt the hairs on his neck raise and he looked up. Standing at the end of the isle was someone who resembled a man he's tried so hard to forget. Just like that the man was gone suddenly gone and when he looked down so was Tyler. "Tyler!" He left his cart and ran down the isle. "Tyler where are you?!"
"Daddy look who I found." Tyler says coming from the opposite way holding a toy dinosaur.
Seth quickly went over to him, kneeling down. "What have I told you about running off like that!" He yelled. "You know better than that Tyler!"
Tyler felt his eyes start to water, his dad had never yelled at him like this. "I'm sorry daddy."
Seth sighed. "I'm sorry daddy didn't mean to yell, you just scared me. From now you don't go anywhere without me, daddy Dean or the others okay." Tyler nodded and he picked him up. "Come on were going home."
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Later that day when Dean got off work he used the spare key to let himself in. He found Seth sitting on the couch, a pillow clutched to his chest. "Hey, what's going on?" He dropped his keys on the table and sat down when Seth didn't respond. "Seth?" He touched his arm which made him jump. "Sorry." He noticed Seth's red eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Seth says wiping his face.
"Come on Seth I know something's wrong." Dean says. "Talk to me."
Seth looked over at Dean and sighed, turning towards him he lowered the pillow. "There's another reason I decided to come back home."
"What do you mean?"
"There was this guy that I use to work with at the hospital." Seth says. "He was an intern there and he seemed cool at first. After a few weeks he started asking me out and I would always tell him no but he kept asking. I started to feel uncomfortable around him at the hospital so I reported it and he ended up getting fired. A week later he started showing up at my house and the hospital, he just wouldn't leave me alone. One day I confronted him outside my house and he attacked me. Luckily my neighbor's were home and chased him off. Called the cops but he just vanished all of a sudden. Two weeks went by and he was still nowhere to be found. When Monday rolled around I went to pick up Tyler from school and he was there, talking to him. I completely freaked out and pulled him from school, quit my job. I didn't feel safe anymore so I decided come back to the place where I always felt safe. I decided to come back to you."
"Why didn't you tell me about any of this?" Seth shrugged, his eyes drifting back down. "Is there something else?"
Seth chewed on his bottom lip. "I don't know...I think I saw him at the store today, he was just watching me."
Dean sighed. "You should have told me Seth."
Seth says getting up. "I didn't think I'd ever see him again so I just forgot about it. I never should have in the first place, I'm so sorry Dean."
Dean got up and pulled Seth into a hug. "Don't, you don't have anything to be sorry for, it's going to be okay." Seth remained silent and just buried his face in the crook of Dean's neck, he was terrified.
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Roman pulled into the parking lot and looked over to find Randy asleep. They had just got back from Randy's night class. Reaching over he gently shook him until he woke up. "Come on we're home."
Randy sat up and stretched. "I'm so tired."
Roman smiles. "I told you not to stay up so late, it's not good for you." Getting out they both headed inside. Randy plopped down on the couch while he headed to the kitchen. "Are you hungry?"
"Yeah, I'll just eat a slice of pizza." Randy kicked off his shoes and dropped his bag. "So do you have anything special planned for this weeked?"
"Not that I know of why do you ask?" Roman put three slices of pizza on a plate and put it in the microwave.
Randy shrugged. "Just wondering." Their three year anniversary was this weekend so he just figured Roman was messing around. "So I was thinking about maybe getting a daytime job. I don't like sitting around the house all day and not helping with the bills and stuff."
"I told you it's okay." Roman says going back over to the couch withvtge pizza.
"No it's not Rome." Randy replied. "I hate that you guys are doing everything and I hate that you're paying for not only your car but mines too, I want to help." Roman sighed.
"Alright, I just don't want you to overwork yourself."
"I won't." Randy took the plate from Roman and sat back. Grabbing the phone he called Seth while Roman went back to the kitchen. After a while Dean picked up. "Hey Dean."
"Hey Randy, what's going on?" Asked Dean.
"Nothing, I know it's late but I just wanted to make sure Seth was okay. The last time we talked he seemed upset about something."
Dean leans against the door frame and watched as Seth ran his fingers through Tyler's hair as he slept. "Yeah he's just going through something rough right now. Look I can't really talk right now but I'll fill you in tomorrow."
"Alright." After hanging up with Randy Dean sat the phone on the bedside dresser and sat on the bed. "Hey, what happened?"
"He had a nightmare so I said he could sleep with us tonight." Seth continued running his fingers through Tyler's hair.
Dean moved and laid down behind Seth, his arm going around his waist.
Seth sighed and moved back into Dean. "Dean?"
"Yeah?"
"I don't think I'm going into work tomorrow, can you stay home?" Seth says. "I'm a little nervous about sending Tyler out now, especially after all this."
"You can't just lock yourself inside forever."
"I know that." Seth turned towards Dean. "I just need a day or two, please."
Dean sighed. "Okay."
Seth settled back down and Dean moved closer behind him. Seth went back to running his fingers through Tyler's hair, falling asleep moments later.
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Tyler woke up first the next day and looked back to find both his dad's sleeping. Looking around he didn't see Moxley anywhere so he climed out of the bed and started to look for him but stopped when he head a voice call his name. "Morning daddy Dean, I can't find Moxley."
Dean yarnes and got out of the bed. "I'm sure he's around here somewhere." Taking his hand he went looking for Moxley but came up short. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and he went to answer it. A man stood before him holding Moxley in his arms. "Moxley, how'd you get out?"
"I found him wondering the streets." The man handed him over.
"Thanks." Replied Dean.
"Daddy Dean." Tyler was going over to the door but stopped when he saw the other man, his eyes grew wide.
"I better go." The man quickly walked away.
Dean closes the door and sat Moxley down, frowning when he saw how scared Tyler looked. "Hey buddy what's wrong?"
"That's the man who hurt daddy."
Dean's face paled and he went out the front door but no one was there. "Fuck." He swore running his fingers through his hair. Going back inside he locked the door and looked out the window.
"Is he going to hurt daddy again?" Tyler asked, his eyes beginning to water.
"No he's not going to hurt daddy." Going over to Tyler he picked him up. "I won't let him." Tyler just wrapped his arms around Dean.
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