A/N thank you for my reviews :) Ah I have a way to tackle that one ;) Trienna may be no more by the time I'm finished ;) The PTSD thing may be a bit more difficult to figure out. Evil cliffhangers are what I do best ;)
"I don't understand... What happened?"
Dylan looked at Nico. He didn't know the best way to explain it himself. "Uhm... Well I know for a while All could see and hear was nothing. Then things started to come through... Sounds... I heard you."
Nico listened, her fingers picking at the blanket on her lap. She looked up at his last sentence.
"I tried to do what you asked. You wanted me to wake up, and I tried."
"Why couldn't you?"
He shrugged. "I dunno... But I tried everything. I tried moving my hand, opening my eyes... Nothing worked. By the time my eyes opened you'd just gone... but I couldn't speak."
She nodded slowly. "Ben and Thorpe were on the way somewhere...Can't remember now where but... Ben convinced me to go home to mum."
"And that was when I woke up... You were walking out. Thorpe stayed behind... He took me to a hospital, make sure everything was ok then I was put into witness protection. One of the things I wanted him to do was tell you I was ok."
Nico shook her head. "He never told me anything..."
"I know. I found out when it was too late."
Nico sighed quietly. She looked up hearing footsteps approaching the door and she saw Ben.
"You going to tell me what's going on?" Ben spoke, seeing the two teenagers.
"Don't be mad at him..." Nico looked up, pleading with him.
"Nico, he made you think you were dead, left you heartbroken and it was me and your mum who had to pick up the pieces."
"It was Thorpe who did this. He put me and Freddie Roscoe in witness protection, I told Thorpe to tell Nico I was ok but he didn't." Dylan sighed, looking at him. "Go and ask him if you don't believe me."
"I think it's time you left. Nico needs to rest." Ben looked at him. "I'll speak with DS Thorpe."
Dylan nodded, looking at Nico. "I'll see you tomorrow."
Nico smiled a little and nodded, watching him go. "He's telling the truth." She spoke, looking at Ben.
"How do you know?"
"He's not a good liar. Never has been."
Ben still couldn't help but feel protective over her. "I just want you to be sure, Nico. I know you're not mine, but that's exactly how I see you. I see Carly at 15, and I know you're not going to make her choices, you're smarter than that-"
"But I'm not a child either." Nico smiled. "You're the closest thing I have to a dad and I do love you. But Dylan won't hurt me."
Ben nodded. "Yeah... Come on, give your old man a hug eh."
Nico laughed and hugged him.