Liam got off of Rose and made sure she was okay. Scott ran past them and out the door in the direction the bullet came from. Rose looked up to one of the kitchen cabinets to see a clean bullet hole in the wood. She was breathing heavily and her whole body was shaking.

"Rose. Rosie look at me," Liam tried to console her. "You're okay Rosie. Look at me. You're okay!" He put his hands on her shoulders to calm her shaking and she looked up at him with huge, terrified eyes. Scott ran back inside and started talking quietly with Stiles.

"I couldn't catch a scent," he whispered.

"I'll call my dad," Stiles responded as he pulled out his phone.

Shortly after, Sheriff Stilinski showed up with a young deputy by his side. Rose saw that the name Parrish was engraved on his badge. Stiles started explaining to his dad what happened, but Rose was tuned out, trying to concentrate on her breathing. Liam was still sitting on the floor next to her, making sure she was alright. By that time, all the party-goers had gone home. They were all really scared by what had happened, but no one was as scared as Rose. The sheriff tried asking the girl some questions, but she was still completely dazed, so Liam answered for her. Eventually, Sheriff Stilinski and Deputy Parrish had to go back to the station, and Stiles, Lydia, and Malia decided it was time for them to leave too. That left Rose, Liam, Scott, and Kira.

"Rose, I don't think you should be home alone here tonight," Kira said worriedly.

"No, it's okay. I'll be fine," Rose tried to hide the shakiness of her voice.

"No, Kira's right. You shouldn't stay here tonight," said Scott.

"You can stay at my house," Liam offered.

"Liam, you don't have to do that. Seriously guys, I'll be fine!" Rose insisted.

"Please," Liam said softly. Rose couldn't resist his puppy dog eyes.

"Okay," the girl finally complied. They started walking outside toward Kira's car and Rose whispered a small thank you to Liam.

Liam led Rose upstairs and into his room. Rose looked around at her new surroundings.

"We have to be kind of quiet because my mom and step-dad are both sleeping," Liam said in a low voice. "But they both go to work early tomorrow, so we won't have to worry about them then." Rose nodded in response.

"Hey do you have any clothes I can sleep in tonight? I forgot to grab some pajamas before we left my house," she said quietly.

"Yeah, hold on," Liam said as he started to shuffle through his dresser drawers. He pulled out a Nike t-shirt and basketball shorts and tossed them over to Rose.

"Thanks! I'll be right back," she said as she walked to the bathroom. When she came back wearing his clothes, Liam thought she looked more beautiful than ever. He stared at her with his mouth slightly open and raised his eyebrows.

"What?" Rose laughed slightly. Liam snapped out of his trance.

"Nothing…uh you can sleep in my bed," he said.

"Okay," Rose said as she sat on the bed and slid under the covers. Liam walked over to the other side of the room and sat down in a chair. "What are you doing?"

"Sleeping in my chair?" Liam formed the statement into a question out of confusion.

"Liam Dunbar, I am not going to kick you out of your own bed," Rose stated. "Just come lay on the other side. I don't take up that much room!" she smiled. Liam smiled back and looked down. He finally conceded and walked over to the right side of the bed. He lied down and put his hands behind his head. Rose was staring at the ceiling and Liam could hear her heartbeat speed up. She started taking deep, shaky breaths.

"Hey, you okay?" Liam rolled over to face her. She turned and looked deep into his eyes. He could see that the usual sparkle she had in her eyes was replaced with fear.

"I just…I can't shake this feeling that what happened tonight wasn't just some random shooting," she confided. "I mean, what if…what if whoever pulled that trigger was aiming at me, specifically? What if, for some reason, they wanted to kill me?"

"Rose, don't think like that," Liam said sadly. It killed him to see her so upset. "No one's trying to kill you. It was just some crazy psychopath and Stiles' dad is going to find him and put him in jail. Now come on, you've had a long night. Try to get some sleep." Liam closed his eyes and Rose decided to do the same. They both fell asleep, but not long after, Rose woke up breathing heavily. She closed her eyes and tried to steady her breaths, but to no avail. The sounds of her breathing and her heartbeat woke Liam up, too.

"Hey, hey. Shh. Hey, look at me. Rosie, look at me. You're okay. You're okay," Liam comforted her as he moved the hair out of her face and stroked her cheek with his thumb. She finally calmed down and her breathing became normal again. She looked up and her blue eyes met his.

"You just did it again," she said. Liam was clearly confused.

"Did what?"

"Called me Rosie," she answered.

"Oh, sorry. I meant – "

"No," Rose cut him off, "I like Rosie." She gave him a small smile, which he returned. She sank back down into the bed. "Liam?" she asked after a few minutes had passed.

"Yeah?"

"Thank you," she responded.

"For what?" the boy asked.

"Everything," she simply stated. She closed her eyes and fell back asleep.

A/N: Worried Liam is adorable haha. Hope you enjoyed reading!