Ryan slowly walked up the path to her pale blue house with white shudders. Joey was in her right arm and a bouquet of flowers in the other. Her mom walked only a couple steps back hauling arms filled with get well soon cards, teddies, toys, flowers and there were more in the car. They were from her pre school friends, teachers, family, family friends, neighbors there was not one person who met Ryan who didn't like her. Her smile was contagious her mother said and she never stopped smiling and she almost made it impossible to be sad around her. She strutted up to the porch smiling the whole way. She had twelve stitches in her head but she looked like she was on top of the world.

"I'll have a real garden in my room now mommy." She beamed unlocking the door with the keys her mom gave her.

"Yes you will sweety." She smiled at her daughter as she placed all of her gifts in the living room before returning to the card to retrieve the rest. Ryan smiled and smelled all the different kinds of flowers. She completely disregarded the teddy bears because they weren't brought to her by her angel. Sure they were cute but they weren't Joey. Helen walked in and placed the rest of her presents down.

"Okay want me to make you some dinner." She asked. Ryan nodded smiling. She went into the kitchen and climbed onto one of the stool. "Carful honey."

"I'm fine." She said sitting bottom firmly planted.

"You know that in tomorrow I'm going to be working very late right?" Helen said sadly. She knew this time was hard for Ryan but and it was even harder for her because she knew unlike Ryan that George was most defiantly not coming back. Though she wanted to be home with Ryan more then anything with only one income coming in and all the bills still needing to be payed she had to keep doing her job of long ours and only weekends off to spend with her daughter.

"Uh huh." Ryan said trying hard not to pout knowing that it would make her mom feel worse.

"Tomorrow you and I will interview a whole slew of baby sitters and you and I can settle on one we like okay?" She asked setting down the grill cheese in front of her.

"Oky-dokie." She took a big bite right in the middle of the sandwich making a perfect set of teeth mark. "Look mommy I'm a fanpire."(Sorry couldn't resist :)) She grinned hissing at her mother. Helen laughed.

"You mean a vampire." She chuckled.

"Yeah." She smiled. "I haf come to suck your blood." She did an imitation of Dracula that was pretty good for a five year old.

"Where did you watch that movie?" Helen said curiously.

"Timmy's house he loves vampires. Says he want's to be one one day." She licked her fingers clean and jumped off the stool and putting the dish in the sink. "Im going to bed mommy I see you in the morning." She grinned grabbing Joey from the couch.

"Do you want me to come tuck you in?" She asked curiosly. She had always loved to have a kiss goodnight or a story read to her.

"No thank you." She came over kissed her mom on the cheek and sprinted up the stairs.

"Carful!" Her mom yelled after her.

Ryan giggled as she threw open her door. She didn't know what she was expected to find but an empty room with a closed window wasn't it. She frowned deeply before throwing off her tiny denim shorts and blue t-shirts with a bunny on the front that said lets focus on me. (AKA Happy Bunny). She pulled a yellow night gown from the draws and pulled it over her head. She was about to brush her hair when she remembered how much brushing it hurt last time. So she decided to just brush her teeth and get in bed. She walked down the hall and climbed onto the foot stool so she could see her reflection. She smiled and gave it a little wink before blowing a kiss. He pulled out her pink tooth brush and squeezing out some paste and giving her teeth a good scrub down. When she was done she rinsed out her mouth and walked back to her room. She closed the door behind her and went into bed only to jump in surprise at the living statue sitting in her moms reading chair.

"Oh Kider!" She squealed in happiness running over throwing herself into his lap. He stiffened a she clung to his neck. "I knew you'd come back." She said against his neck. He shivered at her warm breath on his cold neck. She didn't even seem to mind about his frigid temperature.

"Well... Um... Yeah..." He said slowly wrapping his arms around her.

"Thanks for Joey. He kept me good company all through that whole boring hospital thingy." She beamed up at him.

"How'd you know it was me?" he quirked a brow as she settled herself more comfortably atop his lap.

"Well my mommy said it wasn't her. And daddies with the angels. Plus he smelled like you." She smiled.

"I have a smell?" He found himself laughing. Which was truly strange to him.

"Every one's got a smell silly. My mommy smells like flowers and you smell like toothpaste." She smiled. He laughed louder.

"Toothpaste? Is that a complement?" He chuckled.

"What's a compliment?" She cocked her head to the side.

"Never mind." He smiled down at her and she beamed. He carried her to her bed and set her down. She pulled Joey into her arms and he pulled the covers over her.

"Kider?"

"Hm?" Was his reply.

"Can you be my baby sitter?" The question confused him.

"Your what?" He raised his eye brow in his signature fashion.

"When my mommy is at work you take care of me and stuff..." she looked down at her interlocked hands waiting for him to say no.

"Okay..." He seemed hesitant.

"Really?!" She smiled so wide it threatened to crack her face.

"I suppose..." He stared down at his feet.

"Well you gots to come tomorrow because that's when my mommy gets to pick my baby sitter." She was so happy she could hardly contain herself.

"Okay I'll see you tomorrow but for now you need sleep." He still didn't look up at her.

"You promise you'll be here tomorrow?" She asked glaring at him. He finally looked up and smiled at her.

"I promise now go to sleep." He gave her a kiss on the forehead and walked over to the chair.

"Goodnight Kider." She smiled before snuggling into her pillow.

"Sweet dreams Ryan." he stared at the moon and the last thing he could think before her breathing evened out was

What the hell was I thinking...