It was my mom. She looked pissed. She walked to Matt and I and grabbed my wrist tightly. She pulled me up and tried to pull me toward the door.

"You're hurting me. Let go," I cried.

"Come on Stacy. I'm taking you home."

"NO!" I cried.

"She ain't going with you." Dad said.

"Yea so let her go." Matt said pulling me towards him.

"She's my daughter and I say she is coming home with me." My mom said.

"Let me go." I cried

"You heard her she doesn't wanna go with you!" My dad said as he made my mom let go of me.

Matt picked me up in his arms like he did at the airport. My dad took my mom by the arm and dragged her to the door.

"I'm taking you to court. I am going to have my daughter back." My mom said.

"Go ahead take me to court. No right judge would give you custody after everything that has happened to her at your house. I should have taken her away from you a long time ago." My dad said.

"I'm going to get custody and you are never going to see your daughter again."

"Keep dreaming" My dad said as he slammed and locked the front door.

He came back into the room and saw me crying my heart out on Matt's shoulders. Matt was telling me, "Shh...it's ok sis. She's gone."

"Don't let her take me away." I cried.

"She won't take you away from us. We won't let that happen." My dad said.

Matt let me down and I walked to my dad. He pulled me into his arms and he kissed my head.

"Why don't you go and get some rest?" My dad suggested.

"Okay." I said.

I was half way up the stairs when I stopped.

"Matty?"

"Yes sweetie?"

"When you are tired and wanna go to bed. Will you come sleep with me?" I asked.

"I sure will."

I gave a little smile and walked upstairs. I entered my room and got dressed in my nightgown. I heard the doorbell and I walked out to make sure it wasn't my mom. My dad opened the door and it was Jeff. I sighed with relief and went to my room. I laid down on the bed and fell asleep.

~~~Downstairs~~~

"Hey son. What you doing here?" My dad asked.

"I thought we could all go to Disneyland." Jeff joked. " I'm here cuz I am worried about my sister."

"Hey bro." Matt said as he walked to Jeff.

"Hey Matt" Jeff said as they gave each other a brotherly hug.

"So how is she doing?" Jeff asked.

"She's in bad shape." Matt said.

"Pam came over and tried to take Stacy away. She grabbed Stacy's wrist pretty hard trying to get Stacy to go with her." My dad said.

"She's taking Dad to court to get full custody of Stacy" Matt included.

"Oh man" Jeff said running his hands through his hair.

Suddenly the silence was broke with a terrified scream.

"Was that Stacy?" Matt asked.

I screamed again.

"Yep" Jeff said.

The 3 of them ran upstairs into my room. Jeff was the first in. He sat on my bed and shook me.

"NO!" I cried.

"Stacy wake up!" Jeff said.

"Let me go" I cried as I woke up.

"Its ok Stacy it's just me." Jeff said.

I sat straight up into his arms. I cried on his shoulders.

"It's ok sis. I'm here." Jeff said.

I clung on him with a death grip. He held me and stroked my hair.

"Shh...It was just a nightmare babygurl."

I looked at him with fearful eyes. He kissed the tip of my nose. He laid me down.

"Close your eyes babygurl. No one can hurt you anymore." Jeff said.

"I can't. Every time I close my eyes I see Bobby trying to... trying to ."I cried.

"Shh... Babygurl don't cry any more." Jeff said sadly.

"Will ya'll stay here with me until I fall asleep?" I asked.

"Sure sis" Matt said.

Jeff laid down on my left side and Matt on my right side. My dad sat in the chair in the corner of the room. Feeling safe, I fell asleep right away. Jeff got up and said he was going to go home, but he would be back in the morning. Dad said he was going to work on finding a lawyer to handle the custody case. Matt stayed in the room with me. He laid there stroking my hair while thinking. I snuggled into his body and wrapped my arm around him. He smiled and closed his eyes to sleep. Morning came and I looked over and saw Matt still sleeping. I love my brothers and my dad. They have been great throughout this whole thing.

"I love you Matty," I whisper as I kissed his forehead.

I got up and picked out my clothes for that day. I brought them into the bathroom with me as I showered. I dried off, brushed teeth and hair, got dressed, and did my make up. When I walked out I heard voices downstairs. I looked down and saw my dad and some guy in a business suit. I walked downstairs and they turned and looked at me.

"Hey sweetie." My dad said.

"Hey" I said.

"Come here for a sec." My dad said patting a spot next to him on the couch.

I sat down on it.

"This is Mr. Smith. He is a lawyer." Dad said.

"So it's really going to happen? You and Mom are really going to court to fight over me?" I asked.

"Yes sweetie." My dad said.

"Are you going to make sure my dad gets me?" I asked Mr. Smith.

"You bet. Your father has a very good chance of winning. I can almost guarantee he will win and you will be with your father" Mr. Smith said.

I gave a small smile and nodded. I stood up and walked upstairs and walked back into my room and Matt was still asleep. I crawled in bed and snuggled up to him. He startled me when he spoke.

"Hey sweetie." He said.

"Hey" I sniffed.

"What's wrong babygurl?"