"Get the fuck up!" I jump out my bed and try to land on my feet but my legs are tangled in the blankets and so I fall ungraciously to the floor with a thud. My mother laughs. "Get up and make us breakfast," mother orders and I quickly run downstairs, careful not to trip over the last stair like I always do. I run to the kichen and try to open the fridge, but my little hands can't fully wrap around the fridge handle. Still I pull and pull and when that doesn't work I put my tiny foot on the other fridge door and pull as hard as I can. It still doesn't work. How can I not open the fridge? Am I really that weak? I hear heavy footsteps and I know it's him. I tug harder and harder trying to get the fridge door open but, it's too late. He walks into the kitchen and he sees me. I panic tugging harder and harder on the fridge making it rock. He walks closer and closer and I'm so busy looking at him that I don't see the glass jar tipping over and.... SMASH. "You piece of sht-."

I gasp and shoot up into a sitting position panting. Wow, I think. I haven't had a nightmare in a while. Looking around I see it's pitch black with the exception of the small nightlight plugged into the wall and illuminating the room so even though it's dark I can still see everything in the room. Feeling cold I look down to see Jared and Dylan cuddling each other. Well, more like Jared cuddling Dylan while Dylan looks as if he's relaxing on a beach tanning. I giggle and look for Sebastian the space is gone. The sheets aren't made up so I know he slept next to me.

Getting from the bed I crawl to the edge and for a seconds I stare at the ground where the shadows under the bed wait to grab her and snatch her under the bed to the monsters that were quietly waiting. Still with a squeal I jump and at the speed of light run to the door, open it and I quickly tries to shut the door when I catch it last seconds remembering Dylan and Jared are asleep and quietly close the door. I try to tip toes in the hall but, fail when I notice the sounds of my bare feet slapping against the floor. However, I hear someone speak and freeze. "Rose." I don't answer. "Rose." I still don't answer. "Rosaline." The stern and frustrated voice causes me to immediately run towards it and there I see Sebastian sitting at the dining room table a tub of chunky monkey Ben and Jerry's ice cream with a spoon sticking out of it in front of him. "Daddy." I slowly walk towards him cautious of the anguished look on his face. I almost want to ignore it and let him resolve it himself. Almost. "Daddy, what's wrong." He doesn't answer and instead takes a big chunk of the ice cream and shoves it in his mouth shivering, most likely from the cold. I take out a chair next to him and sit down before opening my mouth ask a question. He beats me to it. "Why are you up?" I could ask you the same thing, I think but decide against saying it out loud because if I do I feel as if he'll snap. "I had a nightmare," I whisper, not wanting him to ask what I had a nightmare about. I don't want to lie to him. Surprisingly he doesn't, instead he says "I had one too," he pushes the tub of chunky monkey towards me and hands me the spoon, "you want some." I smile and nod before picking up the big spoon and scoop out just enough so it was big enough to make me struggle to eat it but not big enough that it'll touch my teeth and cause me to wake the whole house up. I moan at the taste of the fudge and pecan taste on my tongue along with the vanilla ice cream. "What was your nightmare about?" I don't even think before blurting out, "my first family." It's when I register what I just said that I tense and inwardly groan at my stupidity. "Mines was about my second family." That reply shocks me and I don't say anything. I give him back the spoon and he take a huge chunk and shives it in his mouth his ear twitching. I don't comment on it. He gives me the spoon and we share the tub in silence. Not an awkward silence but, a comfortable silence. We share the tub until it's empty and Sebastian gets up to put it away before coming back and grabbing my hand. Together we walk back to the bedroom and lay down a small smile gracing my lips as Dylan wraps his arms around my middle and Jared puts his long leg over both mines and Sebastian's. Sebastian doesn't seem to mind though, he just put one arm at my waist and the other under his head and I go to sleep with a thought I hadn't had in long time. I love my family.