That night, the members of the house gathered for a bonfire. Those of legal age drank, and Shay drank beverages of the non-alcoholic type. Things were starting to settle down when Johnny excitedly suggested s'mores. Everyone liked the idea so Johnny and Paige left the beach momentarily to gather the supplies. Once they returned, they all began roasting until Johnny noticed Shay had not yet indulged in making and consuming a gooey treat. "Yo, Pecas, grab a marshmallow, get cooking." he insisted, tossing her one, which she effortlessly caught.

"I don't know how…" she admitted with embarrassment.

"You've never roasted marshmallows?!" Paige asked in disbelief, "Come here, I'm teaching you." She commanded, patting the spot next to her.

With the group focused on teaching Shay the perfect method to the perfect s'more, Briggs nodded to Charlie. They got up and walked down the beach a little, the glow of the fire making each other just barely visible to each other. "She seems to be feeling a little better," Charlie noted, looking over Briggs' shoulder at the group.

"Yeah. I think talking to someone really helped take some of the burden off of her shoulders." Briggs explained, "She told me she wants the house to know, since they were so worried."

"When?"

"I'm not sure." Briggs admitted. Suddenly, Shay jogged up to the two, a s'more in each hand.

"I made you guys s'mores." She said with an accomplished smile, holding the treats out to each of them.

"Thanks kiddo," Charlie took the s'more and bit in, "They're almost as good as mine." Charlie teased.

"Shay." Briggs said with seriousness in his voice.

"Yes?"

"There's no pressure, but do you know when you wanna tell everyone?" Briggs asked gently.

Shay took a minute to think before answering, "Now." She answered.

"You sure, hun?" Charlie questioned.

"100%." Shay answered before they turned to head back to the group. "I need to tell you guys something," Shay interrupted once they were back by the fire. Everyone stopped their conversations to look at Shay. "I was assaulted on the job last night." the mood of the group immediately turned serious. "Okay, so not necessarily assaulted but I got hurt-." She stopped, tears filled her eyes and she swallowed the lump in her throat, trying to get the word out: "I was raped."

"Oh, honey, I'm so sorry." Paige instantly reacted, standing up to hug the girl who was re experiencing the emotions she felt that afternoon.

"We're all here for you, Pecas." Johnny added, a rare note of seriousness and concern in his voice. The rest of the group silently supported her.

When she sat back down, Mike pulled her into a side hug, whispered to her "I have a story to tell you later if you feel up to it," while Jakes told her she was strong and he was there if she needed someone. She knew that was true of all of them, she could go to any one of them at any hour of the day and they would be there for her.

Later that night, Shay sat in her room, finishing up some paperwork. She closed her computer and stood to get ready for bed. She went into the bathroom and took a quick shower before brushing her teeth and taking out her contacts. She changed into some sweats and a tank top and got into bed.

*Later that night*

Mike heard a scream from his room, and instantly grabbed his gun to go investigate. There was nobody in the hallway or the kitchen and living room. 'Shay.' He thought to himself, running back upstairs to check her room. He quietly opened the door and ran to Shay's side when he saw her sobbing and gasping for air. "Hey, hey, hey. It's okay. It's me, it's Mike. You're okay." He soothed, pulling her into a hug. "You okay?" he asked when the crying had stopped.

"Yeah, I'm okay." she responded pulling away.

"Okay." he helped Shay get back under her covers and whispered "Goodnight." before getting up to leave.

"Wait," Shay called after him, "Will you please stay with me?" She asked meekly. "The dark, it's not the most comforting and I can't wake up alone after a nightmare again…" She struggled to explain herself without getting emotional again.

"Of course, Shay." he said, climbing into the bed and pulling her to him. It was strange for Mike, he was used to doing this with his girlfriends, but this was different. He felt the need to protect her, his paternal instincts taking over.

"Thank you, Mike." Shay sleepily mumbled.

"Go to sleep." Mike replied tiredly. With that, they both dozed off for a nightmare-less rest of the night.