A/N: I am soooo sorry this has taken me ages to update. A lot of things have happened to me right now. I needed to sort all of that out first. Hopefully I'll get HTOHL updated tomorrow and I'll try not to let there be a huge gap between this chapter and updating the next one. On a different note, I got the new Kylie CD today and I am in love! The wait is finally over! :D

Enjoy!

April, Monday 5th

Addison and Pete made their way down the street together before Addison stopped and looked into a shop window.

"Come on." Pete glanced at her as he continued to walk.

"I'm just looking." She didn't move from where she stood. He sighed and kept walking. Addison stayed stood where she was and let her gaze wander around the window display. She was just looking at different shoes in the window when suddenly she felt someone tug on her handbag and she spun around. She turned to face the guy and her eyes widened.

"Give me that bag," he hissed and tugged on it again hard.

"Get off of it!"

"Let go of that fucking bag or I'll have to hurt you!"

"Pete!" Addison screamed.

"Shut the fuck up!" The guy pushed her back against the shop window and tried to get the bag again. Her hands instantly let go of her bag and she called out to Pete again. The guy glanced at Pete before he lifted his hand to slap her. She let out a cry and cradled her face instantly.

"You son of a bitch!" Pete's eyes widened and he started to run faster towards them and before the guy had a chance to run away Pete was there and swung out before he punched him right in his face. Addison instantly reached out for the safety of Pete's arms. Pete softly pushed her behind him as the guy got up from the ground again. Her hands grasped the back of his jacket as the guy looked at Pete before he turned and ran off. "I'm going to kill this fucking bastard," Pete hissed angrily as he watched him.

"Please," Addison begged. "Don't leave me." He turned his head to look at her and he saw the fear in her eyes. "Please," she whispered and looked back at him.

"Are you alright?" He turned and looked at her concerned. She looked at him before the tears began to fall. "Hey..." He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. She buried her face into his chest and softly began to cry. "God I want to kill him for that," Pete mumbled as he held her securely.

"I want to go home. Please. Take me home," she whispered into his chest.

"Okay," he spoke softly. "Let's go." Addison nodded but didn't move out of his embrace. "It's okay," Pete whispered. "I'm here." Her hand grasped his shirt and she pulled back very slightly. He placed a hand on top of hers and took hold of it softly.

"Don't leave me." She looked up at him.

"I won't." He shook his head.

"Thank you."

"Come on." He wrapped kept an arm around her as they started walking, carrying her bag in the other hand. They made their way home and Addison didn't let go of Pete once.

As they reached the door of their apartment Pete quickly loosened his grip around her and unlocked the door. She just moved closer to his side and her grip on his shirt tightened.

"You're safe, we're home." He looked down at her as he closed the door behind them. Her grip loosened slightly and she looked up at him. He saw the look on her face and wrapped his arms around her again. Addison clung to him tightly and buried her face into his neck. "I'm here," Pete whispered softly.

"Don't leave," she whispered back. "Please, don't leave."

"You know I'm not going anywhere."

She gave a slight nod as she continued to cling to him. He swayed her lightly and held her close. They stood in the hallway for a while before Pete led her to the living room.

"You hungry?" He looked down at her.

"Yeah." She nodded slightly.

"What do you want?"

"I don't mind." Addison shrugged.

"Okay." He nodded before he turned to walk into the kitchen. She instantly grabbed his hand and followed him, not wanting to be alone. He gave a small smile and held her hand as they walked into the kitchen. Addison linked their fingers together and rested her cheek against his shoulder softly. Pete opened the fridge with his free hand and looked inside.

"What do we have?" she asked quietly.

"Some left over Chinese, yogurt, tomatoes, cheese." He started to list the things. Addison nodded and looked at the contents of the fridge as well. "Want me to get take away or something?"

"Pizza?"

"Sure." He gave a smile. Addison nodded and continued to hold his hand as he ordered their pizzas. Pete put the phone back down on the commode in the hallway before he looked down at her. She looked back at him before she leaned against his chest. He ran his hand up and down her back soothingly.

"Thank you," she whispered.

"For what?"

"Being here."

"You don't have to thank me for that."

"I do." She nodded.

"I'm not going to leave you alone now."

"Thank you."

"It's alright."

"Thank you," she whispered again. Pete didn't say anything just rubbed her back softly. They stayed like that until the ringing of the doorbell pulled them out of their world. Pete pulled away slowly and grabbed his wallet before he walked to the door. Addison shifted and glanced around uneasily until he made his way back to her with their pizzas. He took hold of her hand and carried the pizzas into the living room. They sat down on the couch before they opened their pizza boxes. Pete glanced at her and started to eat. Addison looked at her pizza before she picked up a slice of his.

"You not going to eat yours?" He smiled softly.

"I will." She nodded.

"Okay."

Addison took a bit of his slice and leaned back into the couch. Pete did the same and watched her.

As Pete stepped out of the shower that night he glanced into the bedroom and he could see Addison sitting on their bed, looking around her nervously. She played with the hem of one of Pete's t-shirts that she was wearing. He dried himself off slightly before he put on a pair of fresh boxers and walked into the bedroom. Addison turned her head and looked at him relieved as he walked in.

Pete gave a soft smile and walked closer. "You alright?"

"Yeah." She nodded.

"Good." He nodded as well and walked over to his side. Addison watched him before she got under the covers with him. "You look good in my shirts." He smiled softly as he looked at her.

"I'm glad you think so." She smiled back and snuggled into his side. He wrapped an arm around her waist and looked down at her. She draped a hand across his stomach and rested her head on his chest. Pete just watched her and played with her hair gently.

"Don't ever let me go," she whispered barely audible as she closed her eyes. He looked down at her and instinctively pulled her closer to him, holding her securely in his arms. Her body curled into his side and she placed a soft kiss on his chest.

"Sleep well," Pete whispered softly before he dropped gentle kiss on her hair and closed his eyes.

"You too."

They lay in each other's arms contently before they drifted off to sleep.

Hours later, Addison began to toss and turn as sweat slowly rolled down her forehead. Pete could feel her moving and he started to stir as well. Cries left her lips as her tossing and turning became more violent. He started to wake up and he blinked a few times before he realised what was happening.

"No! NO! PETE!" Addison screamed in her sleep.

"Addison." Pete sat up and looked at her. "Addi, wake up." She woke up suddenly and stared at him wide eyed as she tried to regain her breathing. "Shhh. It was just a dream." He placed a hand on her arm.

"But he…and you…then…" she trailed off and looked at him.

"You're safe, I'm here." He looked back down at her as he sat in bed. She gave a small nod as her breathing gradually went back to normal. "You want to talk about it?" Addison shook her head as she looked at him. "Okay." She nodded and turned onto her side facing him. Pete gave a small sigh and lay back down.

"You'll always protect me?" she whispered.

"As long as you want me to."

"I do." Addison nodded. "Forever."

"Forever?" He smiled softly. "I think you're still half sleeping."

"Yeah…" She nodded again and curled into his side. Pete gave a small sigh and looked up at the ceiling. "I'm sorry if I've ruined your night," Addison whispered.

"You haven't."

She nodded and softly kissed his cheek.

"You really haven't," he whispered and pulled her close.

"Okay." Addison watched him and Pete just looked down at her.

She looked back at him and wrapped an arm around his waist. He kept his arms around her body, not saying anything. They lay in a comfortable silence, Addison listening to his heartbeat. He could make out the lines of her face in the darkness, just looking at her. She nuzzled her head into his chest so her hair tickled his chest. He smiled softly and leaned down to place a kiss on her forehead. As Pete leaned down, Addison turned her head and his kiss landed on her lips. They both stopped moving for a second before Pete closed his eyes and started to kiss her softly. She let her eyes flutter closed as she gently kissed him back. He tightened his arms around her slightly so her body slid further up to him and their faces were closer.

Addison shifted so that she was lying on top of him as they kissed. He wrapped an arm around her body, the other one brushing over her cheek. The kiss was slow and sweet as her thumbs softly caressed his shoulders. He slid both his hands over the material of her shirt down her spine to the small of her back. She sighed contently into the kiss and melted into his touch. They continued to kiss gently as Addison lay on top of Pete, enjoying the feeling of their lips fused together.

Once the need for air become too much, they pulled back and looked into each other's eyes. Neither of them said anything as their breath mingled together. Addison closed her eyes as she rested her forehead against his. They stayed like that for a while, holding each other. After a while Addison fell asleep snuggled up in his arms. He could feel her weight still half on top of him as he drifted off to sleep as well.