~*~Cassie~*~
"I'm sorry Cassie" It was Jake.
I opened my eyes slowly and tried to get everything to stay in focus. Jake was sitting next to me holding my hand and looking very concerned.
"Jake?" I whispered his name and hoped that this wasn't a dream.
"Cassie!" he kept his voice down but only barely, "are you okay? Do you need anything? Can you remember what happened?"
"Shhhhh…" I put my finger to his lips gently, "I'm…I'm…I'm…" I couldn't finish…all of the tears that I had pushed back before now came to my eyes, I was so happy to be alive and with Jake.
"Cassie!" Jake said, alarmed, "What's wrong?!"
I sat up and drew my knees to my chest tightly willing myself to stop but I couldn't. I felt jakes arm around my shoulders and I leaned into him gently. He was so strong and safe feeling, he made me feel as though I was the only person in the world and when he smiled at me I could always feel my knees give out. I cried and Jake stroked my hair carefully as though I was a porcelain doll that would brake at the slightest touch.
"Jake?" I sobbed.
"Shhhhh…Cass, its okay now."
I looked up at him, "Sorry for what, Jake?"
He looked down at me in his arms "sorry for not being there for you, you don't deserve a guy like me, you are always there helping me and supporting me and Im never there for you…I'm sorry Cass…"