(A/N oops I forgot to tell you in the first chapter this story is going to take place before and during the movie.)

Jack had just left the room and I decided to look around at some of his things. He had a guitar next to his bed, I had always liked music. But whenever I had tried to listen to any my step-dad would start yelling. Then my mom would start yelling, I would be so scared then my step-dad would get the strange look in his eye and then he would hit me. I tried to shake the thoughts from my head but it was so hard it felt like he would come find me and start again.

Jack came back with my bag in his hand and noticed I was sitting on the floor holding my head and sobbing. Not knowing what was going on he ran back out into the hallway. " MA SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH RILEY!" Jack screamed in alarmed. Next came the stomping sounds of feet of Bobby and Evelyn.

"MAN WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO JACK!" Bobby yelled looking at his new baby sister. I flinched at the volume of his voice.

"Bobby don't yell." Evelyn scolded. " Riley, sweetie it's alright." she said as she bent down a little bit away from me taking what the care worker said to heart knowing it was just a fit. I backed away from her crying out.

"Please don't, please don't hit…" I broke out crying louder. "I'm sorry, I'M SORRY!" I screamed seeing my step-dad in my eyes coming to hit me again.

"What the hell is wrong with her ma?" Bobby asked still enraged.

"Bobby you need to calm down your not helping." Evelyn scolded her son again. "Jack what are you doing don't go near her." Evelyn stated as she watched her youngest son cut in front of her kneeling down in front of me. He didn't listen to his mother, he just wrapped his arms around me, comforting me.

"Don't cry, no one's going to hurt you. I'll protect you to the end." Jack whispered to me. I wrapped my arms around him and just cried. Evelyn motioned for Bobby to leave.

"Jack sweetie I'll be downstairs with your brothers if you need me." Evelyn smiled and patted her sons head as she looked at how brave he was being, and wonderful he was at being a big brother. I was still crying in his arms when she left and Jack was still whispering calming words to me. For once I felt safe. I fell asleep in his arms but he never let go he continued to hold me to protect me. A few minutes later Evelyn came back to check on us.

"You're a good boy Jackie." she said smiling. "Why don't you go downstairs and play with your brothers I think they're going to go play hockey." she added as she took me from Jack and placed me in my bed, giving a quick kiss to my forehead before she turned back to Jack.

"I don't want to ma. I think I just stay here." Jack said picking up the stuffed monkey from the floor and putting it in bed besides me. Evelyn just smiled and walked out of the room.

Downstairs

"Ma what's up with her? What is she psycho or something?" Bobby asked sitting down on the couch. Angel sitting next to him looking confused.

"Bobby, she's been through a lot." Evelyn sighed before she continued. "He father died when she was very young and her mother has a drinking problem." Jeremiah saw where the conversation was heading." Her mother re-married but he was a very abusive man."

"Shit so that's why she was up there freaking out.?" Bobby asked starting to really understand the full extent of the situation.

"Yes Bobby, she has fits when things come back in her mind. She'll see what happened and think its happening again, and just freak out." Evelyn answered.

"What kind of an asshole would do that?" Angel asked more to himself not really expecting an answer. Which is what he received, the question hung dead in the air.

"I didn't think we would have to go through this again. Jack was tough to handle now we have to deal with her. This is just crazy." Jeremiah added his two cents while shaking his head.

"Ma we're gonna go play hockey now. You sure Jack doesn't want to come?" Bobby asked retrieving his gear and heading for the door. His brothers doing the same.

"I'm sure he's taking good care your sister." Evelyn said proud as she went into the kitchen and started to make cookies. Soft strumming of a guitar was heard from upstairs knowing it was her son.

"That boy's a fairy." Bobby stated his voice low before he shut the door and he and his brothers made their way to the hockey rink. He didn't really mean it, in fact he was glad that his brother could help. That little girl upstairs seemed sweet, even if she was scared to death by him.

Upstairs

It had been almost an hour and I was stilling lying in bed with my eyes closed. I wasn't asleep but I feared if I opened my eyes I would get yelled at. Comforting though was the soft melody that was coming from across the room. Curiosity overwhelmed me, I wanted to know who was making the beautiful sound and soon found that I was opening my eyes and looking straight at Jack. Though he immediately stopped when he noticed I was awake.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you." he said gently as he stood up and came to sit on the edge of my bed. "Are you okay now?" he asked with what I could only presume was concern. I looked at him for awhile before I nodded my head. "Hey now can't you talk to me? I heard you speak earlier." Jack asked and started to tickle me. Trying everything he could think of to make me talk and feel safe. He really wanted me to open up to him.

Eventually I said, "I'm sorry." He was shocked he had no idea why I was apologizing for.

"For what? You didn't do anything wrong." he asked looking at me, this time concern was written across his face clearly.

"I cried. I cried on you." I said innocently. Jack was taken aback.

"You can cry on me all you want. That's what big brothers are for. I meant what I said I won't let anyone hurt you." Jack said giving me a reassuring hug. Then he grabbed my monkey and started playing with me causing me to laugh for the first time for what seem to be forever.

'She's so innocent, she has such a sweet little voice.' Jack thought as he played with his sister. Soon ma came up with a plate of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. "Sweet!" he cheered as his mother placed the plate of delicious looking cookies on the bed.

"Did you have a nice nap sweetie?" Evelyn asked as she sat down next to me. I nodded and smiled. Jack was making my monkey dance.

"You know you can talk to ma? Right?" Jack said as he grabbed a cookie and handed me one. They were still warm, I took a bite and nodded to Jack's question well it was more like a statement. Evelyn looked surprised to hear that I was speaking.

"Thank you for the cookie Miss Evelyn." I said finishing my off my cookie I looked at the plate I wanted another one but I also didn't want to risk getting in trouble. "Can I have another cookie? Pwease." I asked.

"Of course dear. Have all the cookies you want." she chucked as she handed me another cookie.

"Thank you." I said before quickly biting into my cookie. Jack was looking at as though he was shocked that I hadn't called her mom. But I just didn't want to be to quick to jump to conclusions only to be let down again.

(A/N okay that's it for chapter 2. Chapter three is going to be hysterical.)