Hey, this was prompted by Dontyouloveme!

Eddie grinned, squeezing the chocolate syrup bottle, letting the liquid leak onto the stack of pancakes before him on the kitchen island. Once he was finished decorating his pile he sat down at the dining room table and dug in. Besides Eddie's munching and Victor's thunderous snoring, the house was completely silent. As the stack was nearing its end the silence was broken. A quiet pad a bare feet and a sniffle. Eddie looked up from his now clear plate but saw no one. He turned to peer into the living room but again, didn't see anything. He then noticed something move past the dining room door slowly; something purple with red hair. Patricia. Eddie shot out of his chair and followed his girlfriend down the boys' hall. She knocked gently on the door and ran a hand down her face.

"Yacker," the blonde whispered.

Patricia jumped and turned to him sharply. From what Eddie could see in the faint, pale moonlight streaming through the windows, she'd been crying. Her cheeks were stained with tears and her eyes, puffy and bloodshot. She tugged the purple blanket tighter around her as Eddie stared at her.

"What are you doing up?" she asked.

"Doesn't matter; you were going to wake me up anyway." he retorted.

Eddie expected her to snap back at him so they would start one of their usual fights and end up laughing, but she didn't; she looked at her pale feet and sniffled, wiping her blanket covered hand against her nose.

"What's wrong," Eddie was in front of her in an instant, gripping her shoulder tightly as if he was afraid she'd run away from him.

"I—I had a nightmare…" a light blush tinted her cheeks as she mumbled her reply.

Eddie sighed. She seemed to be waiting for him to make fun of her; like, he was going to do that. He wrapped and arm around her shoulders and led her into the living room. He took a seat on the couch and pulled her into his lap, wrapping his arms around her waist as she rest her head on his shoulder. He stroked her auburn hair and kissed her forehead, murmuring quiet, comforting words. When she was breathing normally and she stopped her shaking he asked her what she'd dreamt about.

"Rufus kidnapping me; can't I dream about anything else?" she groaned into his neck.

Eddie chuckled, pushing her up so he could look into her green eyes, arms still held firmly around the waist. He brushed the hair from her eyes and away from her shoulder before placing a gentle kiss under her left ear.

"I'll protect you," he grinned and Patricia rolled her eyes.

The blonde let his warm fingers slide underneath his girlfriend's shirt and onto her cold skin. The girl's shoulders tensed at his touch and she gritted her teeth to hold back a shiver. He flattened his hands against her flat stomach and then slowly caressed his way to the small of her back. He then glided his hands up her back and froze when he caught sight of Patricia's deadly glare.

"What do you think you're doing?" she growled.

"Sorry, couldn't resist." He replied nonchalantly.

She narrowed her eyes at him and tried to get off his lap.

"Really, I am sorry, I'll sleep with you tonight." He pushed her down onto the couch.

Patricia rested her head and her hand left on his chest, though rather reluctantly, and he wrapped the rest of her blanket around his lower body. Eddie placed a light kiss on her hair and wrapped and arm around her shoulders.

"Like I said, I'll protect you." he promised her as they drifted off.

S3: Short, Sweet and Simple. The Three Ss! Hope ya liked it! I had to really think about it so I didn't copy Dreams, Romance and Rufus, but I did it! And now I'm hittin' the sack! REVIEW AND PROMPT!

#13: But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. -Isaiah 53:5

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-Rachel