Disclaimer: this has implied rape or sexual harm. Please do not read it if you aren't into that. This story is very AU it means that they may or may not do something here.

Title: Since it's you, I'll make an exception.

John's phone woke him in the dead of night. He sat straight up while answering the phone.

"Hi" The voice spoke quietly over the loud music, voices which sounded like a party? John sobered up and answered back, "Kayleigh?"

He heard nothing but the background noise as it filled the room.

He called her name again.

Still nothing! It clicked. The line went dead.

He panicked! Only to slip out of bed to find clothing and trainers to change in because that's all he could do. John searched his phone, scrolled through the text between him and Kayleigh, She mentioned a date.

Bingo! He found the information regarding her date and set off to find her.

"Pussylover My ass, if he harms her…"John didn't want to think the worst case scenarios at one in the morning. But now his mind was into overdrive; many bad ideas flooded his mind: being raped, hurt, left stranded, he's warned her several times to end that dating site and she'd ignored him. He didn't trust anyone on that site, the few times he's searched for her name seeing all the over 50+ males hitting on women – it made him upset.

He drove faster than usual, he was in no way to speed in the dark, driving to a seedier location made him shiver but here he was in the dead of night going to bring her home.

His phone rang again, and he hit the phone button to answer, but her voice called over the Bluetooth in a state, "John?"

"I'm in the car; I'm nearly there." He drove a bit faster.

"John Please?" the panic rose in his ear. "Kayleigh, can you get outside?"

"I've lost my heel or shoe?" Kayleigh cried.

"Love, I'm nearly there, ok, can you get outside?"

Noise filled the car as John drove.? "Kayleigh?"

He heard her breathing faster, "Yeah, yeah, I'm outside, it's cold."

"Right, stay there, don't go anywhere."

John turned another corner and saw someone running towards him. Hair messed up, a shoe broken, and her red cocktail dress ripped at the seam. He pulled up and parked. The state of her made his heart skip a beat. Fron, the look of the state Kayleigh was in, make up streaming, a fat lip, her dress ripped while she limped on one shoe.

He didn't hesitate and pulled her into him, "I'm here. You're safe now."

John felt his chest tighten as the sobs soaked his shirt they were in the car now his arm around her as she cried into his chest. "How can I be so stupid?"

"Never mind now, you're here with me."

John found her a sweater and made her wear it. They drove in silence, radio off and he would now and then glance at her. He had half a mind to ask when she read it, "He didn't rape me, it came close though."

"He hurt you though."

"I threw my shoe at him, which broke the heel and I ran. John, I am so sorry."

"No man should hurt a woman ever." John jaw clenched tight as he spoke.

Kayleigh sniffed.

They drove on in silence until they reached her home. He pulled up and parked turning to face her. "Let me walk you to your door."

They were at her front door, his arms around her protectively as she fished through her purse for the front door key. "John, please don't go just yet."

"Of course." He made it well known he wasn't upset with her but at the situation.

"He knows my address."

He only nodded.

"I've been too trusting."

He didn't object. But he stood there unsure what to say.

"Will you stay the night, I mean on me couch. Our Kerian is away, and with Kelly gone, I am alone."

He wouldn't do it for any other co-worker, but he gave a quick nod in agreement. "Well since it's you, I'll make an exception."

John helped Kayleigh make the couch up. And she sat on it next to him. Then leaned her head against his shoulder, whenever she touched him his heart would skip faster, his palms became sweaty. He kissed the top of her head, "Perhaps we should get some sleep."

Kayleigh felt the kiss, she wanted something else but knew not to push it. "Nin Night John."

She pushed up onto her feet and gave him one of her many smiles that were only for him. "John, my hero."

And with that, she headed to her room. Leaving the door open a crack.