Jake watched as Marley hands were trembling. He pulled over so he could help her. He could see many emotions on her face, hurt, nervousness, but most of all he saw fear. He saw the girl in front of him stare her phone in terror. The phone had been ringing no longer than five seconds but she hadn't answered.

"Could she be that terrified? How can someone be so evil?"

Jake grabbed Marley's free and and squeezed it. "Answer it."

"I-I c-can't."

"Just answer it, he can't do anything to you over the phone." Jake gave Marley's hand another squeeze. "It's okay." Jake whispered.

The phone had still been ringing, and just as Marley lifted her finger to press answer- it stopped. Less than a minute later, her phone made a noise signaling she had a new voicemail. Marley took a deep breath before taking her trembling hands to dial her voicemail. She put it on speaker.

"You little bitch! Where the hell are you?! Listen here, when I find you- and I will find you, I will beat the life out of you. Just. Like. Your. Mother. You better pray I don't find you."

When the voicemail ended Marley set her phone in her lap and stared at it.

"Marley?" Jake tried to get her attention, but he failed. He started the car and drove back to the hotel.

When Jake and Marley got back to the hotel, Marley walked up to the room in silence. She entered the room and grabbed her bag. Marley pulled out a picture of her and her mom, then she laid on the bed in a ball and cried quietly. She was facing Jake's bed. Jake watched as she did so, he walked to the little space that was between their beds and she wouldn't look him in the eye.

"Marley." Jake put his hand on of her cheek and wiped a few tears.

Marley was startled by the sudden touch but welcomed it. She sat up and clutched a pillow to her chest.

Jake sat in front of her and tried again. "Marley, look at me."

Marley looked into Jake's eyes, they showed nothing but concern. When Marley looked into Jake's eyes he saw her pain and her fear, he once again placed a hand one of her cheeks.

"I'm s-scared." Marley stated, barley above a whisper. It was so quiet Jake almost didn't hear it. Almost.

"I know."

"He's going to find me a-and he'll k-kill me."

"Marley, I won't let him hurt you. He will not lay a hand on you. I promise." Jake wiped Marley's tears and sadly smiled at her.

Marley got on her knees in front of Jake and hugged him. "Thank you, Jake."

"He can't hurt you, okay?"

"Okay." Marley pulled away and smiled at him, she grabbed the photo of her and her mom and held it in her hands.

"Is that your mom?"

"Yeah, she was amazing. She was the most caring and kind person I ever met. I miss her so much, especially around this time of year."

"Why around this time of year?"

"The anniversery of her death is in a few weeks. I would always go in the backyard and try to feel her around me, since she doesn't have a real grave."

"Do you know where she is?" Jake didn't want to say her body, he didn't want her to think about her mom's dead body.

"No, he had some "friends" help him take her somewhere. I have no idea where. I go in the backyard because she would spend a lot of her time there. She loved flowers, she was always tending to her garden. I tried to maintain it once she di- left, but I couldn't."

"We should go back to Ohio so you can do that one last time. We will just have to make sure Nick is gone."

"I-I don't know. I mean, I would love that but I'm so afraid."

"Don't worry about it now, we have a few weeks. Nick won't hurt you, not anymore."

"I'll think about it."

"That's all I ask. What do you want to do?"

"Can we watch tv?"

"Sure what do you want to watch, Marley?" Jake grabbed the remote and scooted up on the bed, sitting against the headboard.

"Whatever is on." Marley laid next to Jake and turned to the tv.

She grabbed a small blanket and put it on top of her. Jake turned on a funny movie and about half way through, Marley fell asleep. She rolled over and Jake watched as her breathing was increasing and she started moving a bit. He figured she was having a nightmare.

"Marley. Marley wake up." Jake gently shook her until her eyes fluttered open.

"Are you okay, Marley? Were you having a nightmare?"

"Yes, it was about Nick."

"Do you want to tell me about it?"

Marley shook her head no and cried. Jake laid down so he was face to face with Marley.

"You sure?" Jake wiped her tears.

"I saw him killing my mom again, then me."

"He will not hurt you, you have me and I won't let it happen."

"I know, i-it just seemed so real."

"Come here." Jake opened his arms and Marley laid her head on his chest listening to his heartbeat.

"Thank you for being here. I've never really had anyone in my life, besides my parents, who would protect me."

"Of course I will protect you, you're like family to me now." Marley smiled as she covered her and Jake up, they both eventually fell asleep, holding each other.