This is a fairly short chapter but sweet none the less. Enjoy and Review!

Disclaimer: I am not writing this as my own. All characters and ideas belong to Laurie faria Stolarz

Jacob POV

The soft sound of Stacey's deep breathing filled the room as I waited for Amber and Janie to return. She had fell asleep with a worried look on her face and that look still remained.

Tonight's events shocked Stacey, but something deep down inside told me tonight would not go as planned. I repressed that feeling and put my game face on, so you could say. Stacey and I had gone into those woods thinking we were about to save a girl's life. What we got out of it was two people thinking we were both crazy lunatics.

We now stand at square one and have less than forty eight hours to figure out this mess. I have confidence in Stacey and I believe she does have the tools and knowledge to solve this. But I also think that Stacey doesn't have the confidence in herself. It always hurts to see the people you care about most hurting and disbelieving in themselves. It hurts even more to see them hurting and not being able to project how you feel about them.

I lay here now with a beautiful sleeping girl in my arms, who unfortunately has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Stacey shifts her weight and crosses her right leg over both of mine as she settles back into oblivion. I turn my head and look out of the window and admire the night sky. A full moon doesn't hang heavy in the sky like Stacey's premonitions predict.

As I stare out into the dark blank sky, my eyes heavy with exhaustion slowly close. I almost slip into a deep sleep but the sound of the door opening wakes me. I raise my head to see Amber and Janie quietly enter the room. Very carefully I move Stacey off of me and pull the blanket over her.

"How's she doing?" Amber whispers as she quietly removes her jackets and shoes. I look down at Stacey and notice she still has the worried expression on her face.

"She's scared," I say looking back at Amber, "scared she's going to be too late."

"We'll help any way we can," Janie said.

I smiled and made my way towards the door. It always amazes me how committed and dedicated our friends are. They are always willing to throw themselves in deadly situations, even though they're probably more scared than we are.

My hand grasped the doorknob and was turning it when a hand came to rest on my shoulder.

"It's almost midnight and you look exhausted," Janie said as I turned to face her, "just stay here."

Janie couldn't possibly know how much I just wanted to lay next to Stacey and protect and comfort her and stay by her side.

"I wish I could, but I can't," I said turning back towards the door.

"Jacob come on," Amber said making me turn to face her, "You two aren't going to classes tomorrow. Plus, when Stacey wakes up she's going to be freaking out and running around like a bat out of hell. Kathy rarely checks rooms anymore. It'll be fine, we got your back."

I truly was exhausted and I knew Amber was right. As soon as Stacey woke up she would be running around trying to fix things. I knew the consequences we all would face if Kathy caught me in their room. But I started to doubt if I had enough energy to walk back to my dorm.

I sighed and looked over at Stacey who had just rolled over facing us and the rest of the room. Looking at her laying in her bed and seeing her face plastered with worry made my mind up.

"Okay," I whispered, "I'll stay."

I slowly pulled the blanket away from Stacey and carefully rested my body onto the bed next to her.

"Jacob," Janie said as she to laid down in her bed, "You're a good guy."

"Yeah," Amber said turning in her bed, "She's lucky."

"Thanks," I said settling down into the bed.

I wrapped my arm around Stacey and as soon as I touched her she placed her hand on my chest. Her hand felt comforting and warm and I held her tighter. And at the exact moment when I was closing my eyes, I could have sworn I saw a smile flash across Stacey's sleeping face.