I ran as fast as I could and I still couldn't catch up to him. It felt like a lifetime, before I noticed why I couldn't catch up to my Jesse. It was because Paul was holding onto my arm. Tighter, and tighter, and Jesse kept on running ahead of me. Running into the mist. Running running running, I knew I was going to have to break through, if I ever wanted to catch up to him. Faster, faster, and Paul just laughed. "Jesse!" I screamed. "Jesse! Jesse Jesse!" But he didn't turn around, and then Paul twisted me back into a kiss. A deadly kiss. A kiss that smothered me, and stopped my Jesse from hearing my screams. And slowly, I couldn't see him anymore, I couldn't breathe.

Jesse's POV

" Querida! Wake up, it's all right!" I gently shook Susannah.

" Jesse!" She screamed, covered in sweat. "Jesse, no! I'm here! No!" She just wouldn't stop. So I pulled back the covers of my bed, and pulled her into my arms. Then, rocking her like my mother did to my sisters, I whispered into her ear.

" Querida, Jesse's here. Its all right Susannah. Shh…wake up now…" Then, she fluttered open her eyes.

"Jesse? Oh Jesse…" He squeezed both of my arms, pulling me into a hug. " Oh god, I'm so…. Jesse… you kept running… and Paul wouldn't let me go… and I couldn't catch up… and then, the mist…" She was mumbling.

" Susannah, you were dreaming. Your safe now. Here, I'll go get you some water, now you wait here and rest."

Suze's POV.

Jeeze, Jesse was such a sweetheart. I just sat there, all sweaty, and he still loved me. So, when I got my water, we both sat up and talked.

" Querida, you say you've had this dream before…yes?" I nodded. " Always the same?" I nodded again, drinking the water. " And Paul always kisses you at the end… and you can't breathe?" I nodded for the third time, and finally I put down my empty glass and spoke.

" But Jesse, they are so real…do you think Paul is…"

" Tapping into your dreams? Maybe… he can travel through time…through dimensions. Perhaps there is a fifth dimension…"

" A dream world?"

" Yes. A Dream World."

" So, what should we do?" I just sat there like a little kid, as Jesse, my big strong protector, sorted through my problems. Really, this wasn't what I had planned for our romantic weekend. But, I didn't want to watch 'Jaws' either. And the thing I did want to do… well, Jesse was born in 1830, so I guess that's why we didn't think the same.

" Well Susannah, truthfully I believe it is best if you leave this to me." I raised both of my eyebrows.

" Jesse, no. This is my fight, and your not a ghost anymore, you can get hurt. And if you did…" He shook his head, cupping my face in his hands.

" Querida.." he whispered softy, " I waited 150 years, and waited, until the love of my life came along…you Susannah… and I do not take lightly people who hurt my family." This surprised me, him calling me family. Then, I realized how important protecting me was to him. It wasn't just a macho thing, he viewed me as family.

" I love you Jesse…so, if leaving Slater to you, is what is going to make you happy then…"

" Yes Querida, it will. Now… I think it is best you try to get some sleep." He wrapped his arms protectively around me, and we fell asleep.

When I woke up, I saw instead of Jesse, a note written in his handwriting, and a coffee flavoured candy.

' Quirida, sorry I had to leave. Please forgive me, but I have some business to deal with. I left the keys on the table, and a coffee flavored candy next to this note. Sorry I'm out of coffee, so it will have to do. Love, Jesse.'

I quickly got dressed, and drove home. When I went into my room, I was surprised by someone I wasn't expecting.

" Suze…" Paul mumbled, he was sweaty, and looked weak. He then dropped to the floor by my window.

" Paul? What happened? Why are you here?"

" I… I don't have time. Suze, you have to help me…someone's, someone's doing something to me. And.. And you too." Now I was listening. Paul looked like he could barely breathe.

" Paul what's wrong? Who's doing what?" I was bent down, holding his head up.

" I.. I don't know. But in my dreams… you must be having them too… In the kiss… I can't breathe…my hands…" Paul then looked at his hands, because right before my eyes I saw them turn red, and start to blister. Burn blisters.

" Oh god suze… help me…"

"How?"

" All I know… is the name Conner Hayden…I… I…" Then he disappeared. Just like that.