Four

Jessie woke up in a cold sweat. She'd been having a nightmare about home. She didn't like waking up in her bedroom it was unfamiliar and Josh wasn't in the bed next to her to comfort her. She crept down the attic stairs and snuck into Rick and Josh's room. Jessie shook Josh who woke with a start. He blinked up at her. "Jessie?" he asked.

"Yes," she whispered back trying not to wake Rick. Josh pulled Jessie onto the bed with him.

Rick's POV

I heard our bedroom door open. I opened my eyes and saw someone was coming in rather than leaving. I got ready to jump on Elektra and stop her from being mean to Josh when the figure got closed. I half-closed my eyes and realised it was Jessie not Elektra. I closed my eyes and tried not to listen in.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Josh asked Jessie. I opened my eyes and saw that Jessie was now laying curled up next to Josh on his bed and he was stroking her hair again. She nodded. "What about this time?" I heard him whisper.

"Mum. She was torturing me again. And you were there, but you were tied up and couldn't do anything," Jessie told him quietly. "it was horrible. I can't believe you had to watch as I got beaten up. It must have hurt you so much," Jessie said. She placed her hand on his back and he gasped in pain. I wondered why. They started whispering to each other and I couldn't hear what was being said and soon drifted off to sleep again.

I woke up and saw Jessie still curled up with Josh on his bed. Josh was awake. He saw me looking at his sister and grinned guiltily. I raised an eyebrow. "She had a nightmare," he told me, "and in the past she has always slept in the same room as me." I shrugged. I knew she'd had a nightmare. Josh shook Jessie she woke up and looked around. She noticed I wasn't wearing a top and shielded her head in her brother's bare chest.

"Sorry Rick," Jessie mumbled not looking at me. "when I came in last night I forgot that you probably wouldn't be wearing much," she continued as I pushed back my duvet and stood up in my pyjama bottoms. I laughed.

"Don't worry Jessie, most of the house have seen me like this when I wander down the stairs for breakfast like this," I joked strutting around our room. She laughed and I felt relieved. Jessie needed a bit of happiness. I rummaged in the wardrobe and found a t-shirt which I threw on to save her embarrassment. She sat up and slipped out her brother's bed. I saw she was wearing purple and blue check pyjamas. She waved at me and walked out. I turned to Josh who was watching her go. "She's nice," I told him. He shrugged and got out of bed putting his own clothes on.

"She's lovely. I love her. She's my sister," he stated. He raised an eyebrow and followed her out. I sighed and followed him.

No-one's POV

Jessie walked into the kitchen and saw Gina. "Alright Jessie. What would you like for breakfast, yeah? We have toast and cereal." Jessie looked at what she was offering.

"or we have worms," Tyler joked carrying a pot full of the worms as he came in from the garden. Jessie leaned away. Tyler picked up a worm and held it in front of Jessie's face. She ran out of the kitchen screaming with Tyler chasing her. She looked over her shoulder saw Tyler was gaining on her and put on a burst of speed which sent her crashing right into... her brother. Josh grasped Jessie's arm and stopped her. She looked at her brother who then spotted Tyler behind her. He was sneaking away with the worm in hand.

"Tyler, stop there a minute," Josh called out. Tyler spun round guilty, hiding the worm behind his back. "why were you chasing Jessie?" he asked suspiciously. Rick appeared at Josh's side.

"Tyler, are you playing practical tricks again?" Rick asked seriously. Tyler shrugged and shook his head. Josh and Rick raised their eyebrows and turned to Jessie.

"Worms," was all Jessie replied. Tyler shrugged again but released his clenched fist showering the three of them in worms. Rick groaned, Josh growled and Jessie said "told you."

Tyler ran back downstairs with Rick in pursuit. "Gina, Tyler just showered me, Jessie and Josh with worms," Rick said smugly. "they are covering the..." there was a scream from just above. "the floor upstairs," he added. Carmen came down.

"there are worms on the floor," she shrieked. Josh and Jessie followed, Jessie picking worms out of her ginger hair.

"Well done Sherlock," Jessie told her. Rick smiled as he poured some shreddies out. He held them towards Jessie who shook her head, causing some of the worms to fall out. Jessie lifted the rice crispies up and poured a bowl of them. Rick poured some milk on both bowls of cereal. Jessie smiled and took her bowl to the table while Gina started telling Tyler off. "is it always like this Rick?" she asked as Josh joined them with some toast.

"yes. You get used to it though," Rick said sighing. Mike came in.

"That was your social worker, Claire you two. She is having you move schools due to proxemics of your current school. It's a little bit far away. You'll be going to the same one that Rick and Elektra go to. You're in the same class as Rick," Mike explained. Jessie pulled a face. She had realised that she wouldn't be able to go to her private school as it was over an hour away but the thought of moving and having to make new friends scared her. Rick smiled.

"it's not that bad when you get there," he said smiling. Jessie sighed.

"I have no choice do I," Jessie said. Everyone shook her head. "then let's go get my uniform," she said, faking cheerfulness.