Getting A HOME

A day later Hunter picked her up and took her home. "Where are you staying? With me or at your house?" Hunter asked quietly. "You can stay with me, Shawn's gone though, he can't hurt you."

"He already hurt me, I want to stay with you. I can sleep in Dave's bed and I'll just," She shifted in her seat, "I'll feel better. I'll feel safer."

Hunter reached across the middle seat and held her hand. "I'll feel better too, you might want to sleep in my room though. Dave's room has that big window. I'm just thinking about your sleep. You haven't gotten any in like three days."

"Sure, but I don't want you to give up your room. I'll sleep on the floor in there, you can have your bed."

"Absolutly not babe. You have a broken rib, you're pregnant. I'll take the floor, you take the bed. I'll move the T.V in the room today and we'll be able to watch it. I learned how to cook, I'll make you lunch." He smiled at her, she smiled back and leaned against the window.

A few months later Trish was starting to show, and Hunter was loving every minute of it. He hadn't had kids and he was to young to remember what his mom was like when she had Trish, or Christian. Trish was laying on the couch watching the T.V they bought to put out there now that they had moved the other one into their room, when Hunter sat next to her. "I love your tummy Trish, you actually have one right now."

"Just wait it will only get bigger."

"I have good news and bad news." Hunter said starting to rub her stomach. "What do you want first?"

"Ehh, bad news."

"There are a lot of people after us and we have to move. We leave tomorrow." Hunter said solemnly, he didn't like the idea either but if it kept his baby sisiter safe, he didn't mind it too much.

"I don't want to move. I like it here. I like West Newbury. It's small, but big at the same time. It's quiet."

"My good news is, we have new neighbors, a John and Sara Cena. Sister and brother. And you have a date with John on Tuesday. You're doubling with me and Sara." Hunter said this happily as he scooted closer to Trish.

"What? Does he know I'm preggo?"

"Yeah, I told him, he didn't mind. I told him the whole story and he wants to meet you. He thinks you're strength must make you beautiful."

"Hunter, today is Tuesday."

"Right. Go get dressed." He smiled at her. "I waited to tell you so you couldn't blow him off. You'll like him. Come on."

"Fine, one date won't kill me. Me and Shawn were together a month before that happened." She joked, but underneath her lifeless laugh she was very serious.

An hour later Hunter and Sara were driving behind her and John. She was surprised at how muscular he was. "What movie are we seeing John?"

"A funny one, I don't want anything to scary. I don't like them. You know, scary movies." Trish understood, she didn't like them either. Hunter had traumatized her when she was little with The Birds. It was an older horror film but it scared the life out of her. "I know it's our first date, but at the movie, can I hold your hand?"

Trish giggled. "Of course you can. That would be very first dateish. Now I know it's their first date and Hunter, well he won't ask, he'll just do. He's kind of a manwhore."

"That's fine, Sara's is kind of a whore too. That's why my football team loved me, hell even the coach liked me." They laughed for a second and then they pulled into the movie theatre parking lot. John parked the car and leaned in to kiss her. She kissed his lips lightly then pulled away. "I'm sorry, that was impulsive."

"No it's fine. I just wasn't expecting it, and after my last relationship I just, I have a trust issue." She leaned in this time and put her arms around his neck, he leaned down and gently kissed her. "Maybe we shouldn't do this here, you're pregnant, we shouldn't do this at all."

"It doesn't hurt the baby, I looked it up. When I was with Shawn, before I told him." She looked down at the floor of his car, then opened her door and got out. "Let's go see the movie, then maybe we could go to your place and Hunter could go to ours?"

"Sounds good." He climbed out of his lifted truck and walked over to her. Placing an arm around her shoulder he walked her in.

After the movie they went out to dinner, but Trish was pretty wore out. "John, Hunter and Sara want to ahem, fuck, so maybe we should go chill at my place, watch some T.V, cuddle on the couch. I can't seem to keep my eyes open. Is that O.K?"

"Yeah hon, that's fine, I don't like to rush things either. We'll just hang, sounds good." They headed back to Trish's and she cuddled up to him on the couch, within minutes she was asleep, her head on her boyfriends chest. Before she fell asleep he asked how she felt her reply was quiet but secure.

"Like you're home." She closed her eyes and laid against him, he rested his arm around her waist and hugged her close. He fell asleep too.

"I feel the same way."