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Ally POV

"No! No, don't take her, please! Leah!" I heard Quinn scream in her sleep. Oh, not again. I had gotten maybe an hour of sleep and it was already five o'clock in the morning. I sighed and jumped off the chair in the corner of her room, hurrying over to her trashing form.

"Quinn! Quinn, wake up," I said loudly as I shook her.

She shot up in bed, her eyes moving around wildly in the dark.

"Ally?" She whispered.

"Yeah, I'm right here," I said. "You were having a nightmare."

She nodded. "About Leah." She sniffled and silently started crying, so I sat beside her and wrapped an arm around her.

The rest of Quinn's family opened her bedroom door. "Quinn, honey," Becky said as she came over and hugged her daughter. "Are you alright?"

Quinn nodded. "I'm fine, mom, it was just a dream. Ally's here."

"Which we are very thankful for," Allan spoke up from the doorway. Jace, who was standing beside his dad, nodded in agreement. They both looked sullen.

"Okay, well, try and get some sleep," Becky said. She kissed Quinn's head. "We'll see you in the morning."

Allan, Becky, and Jace all left the room, the latter closing it behind them.

"You good?" I asked my younger friend.

She nodded and I tucked her back in before climbing back onto the chair. It wasn't comfortable to sleep on, but I would live.

Ally POV

"Ally?"

"Mmm."

"Ally."

"Austin, go away."

I heard a chuckle. "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not Austin."

I slowed opened my eyes to see Jace standing in front of me, his blonde hair reflecting the sun streaming in from the window.

"Oh, hi," I said, stifling a yawn. "What time is it?"

He looked apologetic. "It's eight. I imagine you didn't get a lot of sleep last night."

I waved it off. "I can sleep when I get home." I sat up properly and stretched, looking around the room. "Where's Quinn?"

"She's in the kitchen eating. She told me to come get you before the good food is gone."

"Oh. Okay, thanks," I told him.

"No problem," he replied as he left the room. I got up and was about to open Quinn's dresser when I saw a fancy looking bra and underwear combo sitting on her bed with a note on top. There was also deodorant, a hairbrush, and other necessities. I grabbed the note.

Ally,

I went out and bought these for you while you were sleeping since you don't have anything here. Don't stress over it, it wasn't a problem at all and I won't take no for an answer. Thank you again for everything you've done with Quinn.

Becky

"Oh, Mrs. Bradshaw," I muttered but put the undergarments on anyway. I went to the dresser and grabbed a black tank top and a hot pink hoodie, throwing it on over top. The majority of Quinn's wardrobe was black, pink, and red.

I just wore my jean shorts from the previous day and threw my other clothes in my bag. I went to the washroom to clean up and brush my hair before heading to the kitchen where everyone was.

They all said good morning and I relayed the greeting, sitting beside Quinn at the table.

"Sorry for keeping you up all night," she said.

"It's fine, Quinn, I'm glad I stayed."

"Help yourself," Becky said, gesturing to the food on the table.

As we ate, it was an awkward silence, Leah's chair beside Jace empty. When we all finished, I helped Becky with the dishes while Quinn and Jace retreated to their rooms and Allan went to the living room.

"Thanks for the clothes, Becky," I said as I dried.

"No problem, honey, I'm glad you could keep my daughter company. It's been a hard couple of days."

I nodded in understanding. "If there's anything Austin and I can do, please let us know. We can always find someone to watch Maci for us."

Becky gave a small tired smile. "Thank you, dear, but we don't want you to feel like you have to be here all the time. You both have your own lives to worry about."

"You guys are family," I told her.

She gave me a hug. "You don't know how glad I am that Quinn was fortunate enough to run into you at Brittany's two years ago. Both you and Austin have been a tremendous help to us, as well as Trish and Dez."

I smiled and we finished cleaning up in silence.

"Do you need a ride back home? Allan and I have to stop at the station to answer more questions," Becky asked, trailing off at the end.

"If it's alright with you, but I can always ask Austin to pick me up; he doesn't mind."

"No, no, we can bring you home," she insisted. "We'll be in the car, you can gather your things."

I already had everything ready so I went to say bye to Quinn and Jace. Turns out they were both in Jace's room; Jace was watching TV while Quinn sat silently, staring at the wall.

I knocked on the open door. "I've got to head back now."

Quinn got up and came over to hug me. "Thank you for staying."

"You're welcome," I smiled. "I'll get your clothes back to you as soon as possible."

"No rush," she said. She let go and gave me a tiny smile before Jace hugged me.

"Be strong for her," I said so only he could hear. "She needs you."

He pulled back and nodded at me. "We'll see you soon."

I waved and went out to the car where their parents were patiently waiting. The ride home was silent, so I busied myself with checking my phone for messages. There was one from Trish.

Austin told us everything. How are the Bradshaws holding up?

I glanced up and saw that Allan had his hand on his wife's knee and was slowly rubbing it.

I texted her back. Not so good. Quinn was up most of the night.

Damn, that sucks.

No kidding. She's a wreck and I'm exhausted, I said.

I would be 2.

I put my phone away and Allan pulled into the driveway of my house ten minutes later. "Thanks for the ride," I said.

"Anytime, Ally," they said. I waved as they left and trudged up the rest of the driveway. When I got inside, Pancakes greeted me at the door.

"Hey, Pancakes," I said as I bent down to pet her. She sat down in front of me and lifted up a paw, resting it on my shoulder.

"I missed you, too," I laughed.

She tilted her head and nudged my face. "I don't know what that is."

She barked and jumped up, running in circles. "Always good to see you, you nut job," I giggled as I pat her head and walked down the long hall to the kitchen. She followed behind me.

I checked the clock and saw it was only nine o'clock, so I figured Austin and Maci were still asleep. I fed Pancakes and while she ate, I quietly made my way upstairs to the bedroom, where Austin was sprawled across the bed on his stomach in his favorite sweats.

I went to check on Maci in her room. She was fast asleep, curled up under her purple Austin Moon blanket in her crib.

"My two babies," I whispered with a smile. "Both conked out."

I walked back into our bedroom and climbed onto Austin. He groaned and opened one eye. "Who's on my back?"

"Who do you think?" I laughed quietly.

He turned his head to look back at me. He smiled sleepily. "Mmm, hey there."

"Hi," I smiled, bending forward to kiss him quickly. "Ew, morning breath."

"Hey, you kissed me."

"I'm just kidding. Well, not about the morning breath but I don't care," I said.

"It's way too early in the morning to be awake," my boyfriend mumbled, turning over and shifting so I was now sitting on his bare stomach facing him. His hair was sexily tousled from sleep. Damn, he looked so good when he woke up, the complete opposite of me. "So how was it?"

I shrugged. "Same as when you left. Quiet, I stayed in Quinn's room all night."

He rubbed his eyes. "I don't know how they do it. That's a family of fighters, that's for sure." He squinted at me. "I'm assuming you got little sleep."

"Yeah, because Quinn was up most of the night screaming."

"Well, I was gonna say because the bags under your eyes are huge, but that works too," he replied.

"Gee, thanks," I deadpanned.

He grinned and sat up so I was in his lap with my legs on either side of him. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my neck. "Don't worry, babe, you still look sexy."

"Flattery will get you nowhere," I teased, kissing him hard one last time before crawling off him and lying beside him. "I'm going back to bed."

"Awe, come on, I thought we were gonna have sex!"

"Austin!" I exclaimed, swatting him.

"I'm kidding," he laughed. "I'm too tired for that shit." He sprawled across me. "Later."

"You are such a little playboy," I laughed in annoyance as he pinned me down with his body. "Get off!"

He buried his face in my neck and twisted his legs up with mine. "I don't know; I'm pretty comfy here," he teased, peppering my neck with kisses.

"As good as that feels, I can't breathe with you on top of me, you dork," I told him.

He sighed and reluctantly rolled off. "Meanie."

I rolled my eyes and got under the covers. "Let me sleep."

"Only if you let me sleep. Or go back to sleep, technically, seeing as how you woke me up so early."

I rolled over and kissed his bare shoulder lightly. "Austin, sleep."

"I thought you'd never demand."

"It's 'I thought you'd never ask,'" I corrected.

"Same difference. Now good morning."

"It's goodnight, Austin!"

"No, it's not, it's the morning! Who's being technical now?"

"Oh my god, shut up."

"You shut up," he shot back.

"Austin."

"Ally, darling."

I started swatting his head. "What are you doing?" he asked.

"Trying to find the snooze button."

"Ha ha, so hilarious."

"I know I am," I said.

"Be quiet, babe, some of us are trying to sleep."

"I just- Wha-" I stammered as Austin stared shaking with laughter. "Ugh, I hate you."

"Shhhhh, grasshopper." I ignored that one.

Ally POV

"Maci, don't poke her in the eye."

"Eh?"

"Okay, fine, you can crawl all over her, but don't poke her."

"Okay."

I opened my eyes when I felt pressure on my legs, and I glanced back to see Maci crawling up them towards me.

I grinned sleepily. "Having fun there, Mace?"

She sat on me and nodded her head. I looked at Austin, who was standing beside the bed, already dressed in a white shirt, an unbuttoned blue plaid shirt, and jeans.

"How dare you let her crawl on me," I joked, rubbing my eyes.

He mocked a gasp. "I apologize."

I smiled and sat up to stretch before sitting Maci in my lap. "What time is it?"

"Two in the afternoon."

"Oh wow, I slept for a long time." I noticed a tray of food sitting on the bedside table. "What's the occasion?"

Austin grabbed it and grinned. "Just made you some lunch because I wanted to."

"Awe, aren't you the greatest?" I said.

"Why yes, yes I am."

I rolled my eyes jokingly. "Well, thank you, this is very nice of you."

"Anytime. But come on, sweetie, let's let mommy eat in peace," Austin said as he pulled Maci off of me and into his arms. He threw her up a little in the air and caught her, making her giggle madly.

"You know I hate when you do that," I warned.

"Oh, relax, I won't drop her. And she loves it." He did it again and she shrieked with laughter. "See?"

"Yeah, yeah," I said. He bent over to kiss my forehead before the two of them left the room to go back downstairs.

"Pancakes," I said, observing the food. "Of course." I noticed a bowl of pickles beside it. "All is forgiven. Happy munching, Ally! Why thank you, Ally."

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