Nightmare

Just like Dave had said the older children went about boxing up all of the Hotchner Reid possessions at the house. When they went into Aaron and Spencer's en suite bathroom they all felt angry when they saw the blood against the shower wall and a little rattled.

Jack closed his eyes briefly then reopened them trying to shake off the images that entered his head. What if his stepdad hadn't made it back in time?

Would Arnold have raped him again? They hadn't told him but neither was he an idiot at sixteen. Though he was still a virgin, out of respect for his girlfriend, he'd been taught the birds and the bees. He knew if his dad had had to have surgery on his rectum that he'd been raped or at least sodomised.

Would Arnold have killed him and got rid of his dad once and for all? He couldn't imagine a world without his father; his hero even now after all these years. He'd be lost without his dad. He'd be lost if he ever lost him. He was so thankful that even though he was aware now his father's job was dangerous he'd always returned home safely.

Georgia came up beside him and gasped seeing the blood on the wall but placed her hand on his shoulder. "Honey, he's alright. Spencer saved him just in time. He's at your Uncle Dave's. You know we'll help him over this just as we did when he was kidnapped," she said gently.

He nodded clutching her hand with his. "I know, babe, I know. I just can't help worrying about him."

"Of course you can't. He's your dad. To be honest, I'm worried about him too but we'll help him through it just like last time."He nodded while she added, "I'll clean it off. By the way, I'm sure it's not your dad's blood."

"Thanks babe. I'll help. I sure hope so."

They got a bucket of water and put some bleach into it then putting on gloves grabbed a sponge each and started wiping it off. Even though they were moving they didn't want anyone to find this blood. Though it held bad memories for them now they wanted it to be a pleasant home for the next owners.

Soon they rejoined Joy and Luigi who had just finished packing up all their boxes in most of the rooms or as much as they could for today. They'd carry on packing the rest of their things over the next few days. The only thing they wouldn't let happen was Aaron or the twins return here. They'd do whatever they could to protect them even if their parents still thought of them as kids. They were adults.

Once they did they got all the boxes they could into Luigi's car and headed to Dave's. They'd already met with the locksmith and he'd put a new lock on the front door while they were packing up. Though they were still thought of as kids they were glad their parents still trusted them with things like this.

Once they arrived they placed the boxes into Dave's spacious garage. After they did that they went into the living room where they found Aaron and Spencer on the couch while the kids were on the floor with Dave.

They smiled as they saw Spencer and Aaron cuddled up to each other on the couch. He looked comfortable but it was clear he was still a little shaken by how close he was to his husband. They were always this comfortable around family but Aaron was almost sitting in his younger lover's lap. They were happy that he was at least calm for the moment.

Jack smiled a little sadly to see his dad's beard was gone and his scar was on show. He knew how much his dad had loved his beard and was sad to see that Arnold had taken that away from him. He also knew how self-conscious his dad felt about his scar.

Later that day Spencer helped Aaron put the twins to bed shortly after they'd also wished Codie sweet dreams. They usually took it in turns but right now Aaron didn't really want to be separated from his husband. He felt nervous and a little frightened when he was.

Afterwards he tried to stay up as long as he could without letting his eyelids drop. A couple of hours later he was battling incredibly hard to keep his eyes open though it was a losing battle as they were beginning to droop. Spencer turned to him and kissed his forehead.

"It's time to turn in, love. You can hardly stay awake," he smiled gently. When he saw his husband's worried face he placed his hands on both his cheeks and added gently, "Aaron, I'm going to be in the bed with you. You know you can turn to me if you have a nightmare."

He nodded vulnerably and let his husband lead him by the hand up to their temporary bedroom. He was glad that though it was only temporary he wasn't returning to the house after it had been broken into twice and Arnold had come after him there.

Once they got into bed Aaron remembered how only last night they'd begun to make love again and looked down. He just didn't feel ready to make it again tonight especially after he was so nearly raped this morning.

He looked away feeling dirty, ashamed and upset that he couldn't give his husband what he deserved. He had tears in his eyes and let one roll down his cheek.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Spencer asked concerned placing his hand on Aaron's shoulder rolling him over gently.

"Spence, I'm so sorry..." he answered.

"Hey, you have nothing to apologise for. You're the victim here," he replied kissing his temple.

"I don't feel comfortable about making love tonight. I know we just started having sex again last night but I just don't feel comfortable," he answered nervously.

"Aaron, it's alright, I understand and I didn't think you would anyway. We're going to take this at your pace just as we did last time. I love you too much to ever hurt you."

"I know and vice versa," he smiled laying his head on his chest while Spencer wrapped his arms around him holding him close.

Some time later he woke up hearing murmuring and feel his husband kicking him. He looked over to see Aaron was thrashing around in bed and the murmurs were getting louder until he heard him begin to shout, "Get off me! Get off of me!" He then heard him begin to whimper, "Please, please don't do this. Please."

Knowing he was having a nightmare he placed his hands on his husband's arms and shook him gently saying, "Aaron,wake up. Wake up. You're having a nightmare. Honey, it's only a nightmare."

Aaron woke up with a start and seeing Spencer there just grabbed him close to him and broke down into tears while he wrapped his arms around his back and hugged him close. He rubbed his back while Aaron cried into his shoulder.

"Spence, he came back for me," he cried. "You didn't come back in time. He...he...he raped me."

"Aaron, it was only a nightmare. He's gone. He can never hurt you again. I made sure of it," he soothed.