I glanced down at my phone and sighed. Apparently broken bones didn't stop me from doing my job. At least now, being on crutches I didn't have to have Noah with me. Tonight I was reaping the guy at the video store. I hobbled in on my crutches and looked around.

"Can I help you?" The guy working in the store asked.

"Yeah. I'm looking for Cabin in the Woods and Poltergeist?" I asked.

The guy showed me to the horror section. "Here you go." He handed me the DVDs. "Anything else?" He asked.

I nodded. "Yeah. Er… Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Starter for 10." I told him.

"No problem." He motioned for me to follow him. "So night in alone?" He asked me.

"The boyfriend is spending the night with his dad and I'm spending mine with my mum." I explained. "So we both got to pick two films. Three guesses which ones are mine."

"I'm going to go with the horror films." He tilted his head to the side.

I smiled. "Well done."

He grabbed the films and walked over to the checkout. "Well have a great night." He held out the bag with the films inside.

I nodded. "You too." I ran my hand over his arm before taking the bag. I turned and hobbled out of the video store. I didn't notice Jackson and Lydia pull up, nor the big black monster climbing the roof. I made my way home to my mum who had dinner and snacks ready.

We'd just finished watching Starter for Ten and started Poltergeist when there was a knock at the door. Mum jumped out of her skin and started laughing. Shaking her head, she got up and walked to the door. "Sheriff? What can I do for you?"

"I need to speak to Erin, Trudy."

"Well please, come in." Mum invited the Sheriff in.

John Stilinski walked into the living room with a small smile on his face. "Hi Erin. How's the leg?"

I sighed. "Annoying. What can I do you for Sheriff?"

"You were at the video store tonight?" The Sheriff asked.

I motioned to the television. "Does this answer your question? Why?"

"The video store clerk was murdered tonight. We think it was another animal attack. Did you see anything while you were there?" The Sheriff answered.

I shook my head. "No sorry. He's dead. Oh my god I only spoke to him a few hours ago."

John smiled at me. "I suppose it's life. Well I'll leave you to your movies. You'll have to come round for dinner soon Erin." He told me.

I nodded. "I'd love to."

"Well have a good night. Hope you're leg heals quickly."

"You and me both."

I smiled and watched mum show the Sheriff out. I sighed and ran a hand through my short hair.

Mum walked back into the room and sat on the edge of the armchair I was sat on. "Want to talk about it?" She asked.

"My job sucks." I shifted on the armchair.

Mum sighed. "I know." She wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "You know it gets better. Look at me and your dad. Don't stop living your life because you help those who's lives have ended."

I smiled. "Someone else once said that to me."

"Well they must have been very smart." Mum smiled. "So when are you seeing Stiles again?"

"He's picking me up tomorrow after school and we're gonna hang out at his house." I stretched.

"You really like this guy, don't you?" Mum asked.

I bit my lip. "I… I don't know. What was it like when you and dad met?" I asked curiously.

Mum smiled. "Well you know we met at a funeral?"

I nodded. "Yeah."

"He was there seeing through a reaping and it was my best friend's brother. We got talking and found we had a lot in common. Your dad was so shy bless him. So I gave him my number and we went out for coffee. The rest is history." Mum smiled. "It was this huge rush you know. But it was the little things. Like he'd leave me notes around the house on post-its. Being with your dad just felt so right. Like we were two jigsaw puzzle pieces that fit together." Mum exhaled a long breath.

I squeezed her hand. "I miss him too."

Mum nodded. "I know sweetie. So do I need to prepare myself for the worst at this parent/teacher conference tomorrow?" She asked.

I laughed. "Mum, it's me we're talking about. Straight A student. Pretty much an introvert until a few weeks ago." I smiled. "You've got nothing to worry about." I shook my head.

"That's what I like to hear." Mum smiled at me. "Come on lets finish this movie." She hit play and slumped back on her seat on the couch.

Somebody's Girl

I was so ready to get out of the house the next day that I practically jumped Stiles when he walked through the door.

"Hey." Stiles kissed me. "How's the leg?"

"Annoying." I tilted my head to the side. "Can we get out of here?" I asked him.

Stiles smiled. "We certainly can." He bent down and swooped my legs into his arms.

I cried out and wrapped my arms around his neck. "What are you doing?" I looked at him.

"Carrying you to your chariot." Stiles answered and carried me out of the house.

I was surprised at how strong he was but I kind of liked it. I could feel my heart racing in my chest being this close to him. I could smell his cologne mixed with a minty smell.

Stiles set me down by the Jeep and opened the door before helping me climb in. He ran back to the house to close the door and grab my bag and crutches. Stiles climbed into the Jeep having loaded my stuff into the back. "So what do you want to do? We could go grab something to eat at Toby's to go, then head back to my place for a movie and ice cream." He suggested.

I smiled. "Sounds perfect."

"So how was your day dear?" Stiles asked starting up the engine.

"Well after I dropped the kids off at school, I went to the spa and had a lovely massage before having lunch at the country club with the ladies and then I had a few martinis and watched my daytime television while writing my blog on the day to day life of the average housewife. And what about you darling?" I replied in an exaggerated 'posh' voice.

Stiles grinned. "Well work was really slow today and then the lads and I went to the gym to pump some iron." He chuckled.

I smiled and shook my head. "On a more serious note. My day was pretty boring. I did my set work for school, wrote a bit of music and watched crappy daytime tv. How was school?"

"Boring without you." Stiles replied.

"Good answer." I nodded. "So are you worried about tonight?" I asked.

Stiles frowned. "Why? What's tonight?"

I laughed. "Parent/teacher conferences." I reminded him.

Stiles's eyes widened in realisation. "Oh. No not really. You?" He asked.

I shook my head. "Not really. Being an introvert meant my grades are near perfect."

"Snap." Stiles smiled. "Do you mind if we stop by Lydia's to check on her. She wasn't at school today and they were at the video store last night when the animal like burst through the window."

I blinked. "Oh. You… Yeah. Yeah. Sure." I leant back in the seat and looked out the window. Was I Stiles's distraction. No. No. Stiles was a nice guy. He cared about people. I was not going to be the jealous, paranoid girlfriend.

I waited in the Jeep while Stiles went to check on Lydia. He came out of the house looking pale and stunned. "Are you okay?" I asked him as he climbed into the Jeep.

"Hm?" Stiles looked at me. "Yeah. Yeah. I'm fine. Come on, I promised you food." He smiled at me and drove off.

Somebody's Girl

We were camped out on Stiles's bed with his laptop between us. Since the car ride to Lydia's, Stiles had been acting a little weirder than usual. And had been taking an odd amount of trips to the bathroom. Right now I was resting my head on his chest and was almost half asleep when his dad poked his head round the door.

"Please tell me I'm gonna hear good news at this parent/teacher thing tonight." The Sheriff pleaded with Stiles

Stiles bit his lip. "Depends on how you define 'good news'." He tilted his head to the side.

The Sheriff pressed his lips together. "I define it as you getting straight A's with no behavioural issues." He answered.

"You might want to rethink that definition." Stiles replied.

"Nuff said. Nice to see you again Erin. Did you enjoy your movies last night?" The Sheriff asked me with a warm smile.

I smiled back. "Lets just say I think my mum got a little bit too freaked out by Poltergeist. So we had to revert to Pricilla Queen of the Desert." I shrugged.

The Sheriff chuckled. "Well you two have a nice night. I'll see you later." He turned and left.

"When did you see my dad last night?" Stiles asked with a frown.

"Oh I was at the video store very shortly before the er… animal attack. He came by last night to see if I saw anything." I explained. "Which I didn't before you ask."

Stiles nodded. "Right."

Somebody's Girl

Stiles dropped me off about nine. "Thanks for today." He smiled at me. "You might not know this but without you I'd probably have gone crazy by now." Stiles pecked me on the lips.

I smiled. "Well I had fun." I leant on my crutches.

"You're amazing." Stiles told me.

I felt my cheeks heat up as Stiles stepped closer into my body. I suddenly felt something vibrating against my leg. "I really hope that's your phone." I whispered.

Stiles cleared his throat and pulled his phone out of his pocket. "Okay so now you decide to answer my calls." He snapped down the phone. "What? I'm on my way." He hung up the phone. "My dad's been in an accident. I have to go." He ran a hand through his hair.

I nodded. "Yeah, of course. Is he okay?"

"I don't know." Stiles shook his head. "Aparently a mountain lion came onto school grounds and a car backed into him. I have to go."

I nodded again. "Yes, go. Just drive carefully and call when you know anything." I kissed his cheek and watched him bolt to his Jeep. I quickly pulled my other phone out of my bag and let out a sigh of relief to see the no messages sign. I let myself into the house and grabbed the phone calling my mum's cell.

"Hello."

"Mum are you okay?" I asked.

"Yes sweetie I'm fine. It's just a little chaotic here. Has anyone reached Stiles about his dad?" Mum asked me.

I nodded. "Yeah. He left for the hospital about ten minutes ago."

"Okay. I shouldn't be too long. Are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm just going to take some pain meds, go to bed and wait to hear from Stiles. He said he'd call to let me know how things went. But I'm guessing it'll be okay. No messages." I told her.

"Well that's certainly a relief. Well don't stay up too late and I'll be home soon. Love you."

"Love you too." I hung up the phone and went up to my room. I struggled into some PJs and climbed into bed. with a book. Stiles called an hour later.

"Hey, how's your dad?" I answered the phone.

"He's going to be ok. Just bruised his back. What is it with the people I love trying to give me heart attacks by injuring themselves?" Stiles asked.

I blinked. Did he just say, what I thought he said? I swallowed. "So- So er… He's going to be okay?" I asked ignoring the people he loved bit because he couldn't really love me. I mean he was probably just talking about his dad and I didn't want to make things awkward between us.

"Yeah. I've just got to force him to rest for the weekend. Do you realise how hard that's going to be?" Stiles asked. "I'm probably going to have to handcuff him to the couch."

I laughed. "Really not a mental image I wanted."

Stiles chuckled. "Sorry. What are you doing?" He asked.

"Reading and waiting for my mum to get home." I laid back against the pillows on my bed.

"Cool. So I'll er… I'll call you tomorrow?" Stiles asked.

I nodded. "Yeah. Wish you're dad a get well soon from me." I told him.

"I will. Thanks Erin." Stiles replied.

"Don't mention it." I smiled. "Okay I think I hear my mum, I'll talk to you tomorrow. Love you." I hung up the phone quickly not even registering the last two words to come out of my mouth. I turned off my bedside light, plugged my phone in to charge and promptly fell asleep.