"Pa" Laura said "I'm scared"

"don't be, nothing will harm you as long as I'm here," Dean said pulling the covers over Laura's small,two year old pale face

"wheres Daddy?" she asked tears in her eyes " Wheres he gone?"

"hes gone to see some old friends" Dean told her sitting on the edge of her bed "and he wont be home for a while" he looked down at his hand where the silver ring, shone and he felt the tears falling from his face on to his hand

"Pa, whys your face wet?" she sat up

"come here" he said gesturing to his lap. Laura climbed on to her father's lap.

"Pa, can I sleep with you to night its scary in here?" looking into his shining green eyes

"sure" he whisperer as he hugged her tight.