Kirsty didn't want to say goodbye to Oliver.

The two the night before had spent a great evening together at his apartment. After the awful day she had at the pet store, seeing him totally turned her entire mood around. She found it funny, her few weeks now in London, she really wasn't having that great of a time adjusting. In fact, once or twice she thought of maybe really moving back to the states after her father seemed completely settled in. Yet she knew that wouldn't be the answer. She felt safer whenever she was closer to her father despite Julia. On top of what, even if it was still really new, she liked Oliver and sorta wanted to have fun while she could.

Still, she had to hand it to him. This was the second time she woke, claiming she had a nightmare. She didn't know if she wanted to laugh or cry. Still, he was there, sitting beside her with his arms around her. When he asked what the dream was about she couldn't seem for the life of her remember exactly. The only things she could remember was that something had happened to Oliver, and as much as she tried to search for him, all she could find was darkness. Faintly she heard a child's cry, before she fell and slipped forward and found herself covered in blood. Feeling her heart race, she sniffled and apologized, saying that she was so sorry. That he must think she's insane or something. Instead Oliver simply leaned down and kissed her bare shoulder blade and said it was fine.

That night, the two laid together as Oliver wrapped his arms around her. Shortly after, once Oliver drifted back to sleep. Kirsty stayed awake listening to him softly breath in and out. Unable to sleep, she couldn't explain it, but she sensed something was wrong. The following morning, Oliver took Kirsty out for coffee. He didn't mention her nightmare from the night before and she felt grateful for that. Knowing she had dinner plans with her father later on that evening, she walked back to her apartment with Oliver who stopped in front of the alleyway and smiled, slowly slipping his arm around her. Leaning down he deeply kissed her before pressing his forehead against hers.

"How about we get together Thursday night?"

"I might be over my father's. I've been promising I would go over there again for dinner or something."

"Well, how about I pick you up if you ring me. Who knows, maybe I can charm your father into liking the man who's dating his darling daughter."

Kirsty smirked standing back.

"Dating huh?"

Oliver smiled.

"Yeah. Like the sound of that?"

Smiling, Kirsty stood on her tiptoes and kissed Oliver once more.

"As a matter of fact. I do."

Oliver told her to ring him the next night she was free and the two parted ways. That night when she got dinner with her dad, she noticed how distracted and bothered he was. He was worried about Julia and was beginning to worry about her. He asked if she could stop by the following afternoon to check in on her, and see if everything was all right. As much as she didn't like Julia, she wanted to put her father's mind to ease. Right before they finished dinner, her father smiled and asked if she was seeing anyone special.

Taking a second, she simply smiled and decided to wait to tell him about Oliver. She sensed he really didn't like him the day they moved in, and knew he had bigger things on his mind. Thinking of maybe if she did have dinner over at her dad's, maybe a way of trying to break the ice further was inviting Oliver over for a drink. She knew her father would warm up to him, Julia on the other hand…well that was another story. But none of those things happened. In less than twenty-four hours Kirsty discovered a world she never knew existed. It all started the second she walked after a morning shift at work to discover Julia bringing a strange man into the house. At first she couldn't believe it. She always suspected Julia wasn't happy being married to her father, and here was the proof plain and simple. When she went in, she wanted to confront her. Catch her in the act, and tell her she knew her father was always too good for her.

Instead she found a complete nightmare.