Night time.

Dante heard first. Well maybe second because Lexi heard first but she simply didn't care. She actually smiled when she heard.

Dante heard quiet sobs and in an instant he was on high alert. He went to Emilia's room where he had followed the sobs too.

He opened the door, scanning the room for danger but saw she was asleep still.

What really haunted him was how she was in tears and moving about. He didn't know what to do. She started to shake slightly and that's when he freaked out.

He didn't want to leave her, so he quickly called Damon who thankfully picked up.

"What the fuck is it,it's 4am it better be important or I'll blow your brains out" Damon snapped. He was not someone you should ever wake up without a good reason.

"Sorry just come to Ems room, she's having a nightmare"

There was silence after that and so Dante ended the call knowing Damon was on his way.

Damon was down the hall so he never heard.

It only took seconds before he was in Emilia's room.

"She won't wake up" Dante said as he tried to wake her.

"Go back to bed Dante, I'll deal with it" Damon said knowing it was hurting Dante to see her like this.

"I can't just leave her. Emilia please wake up" he tried again.

"Dante I'll sort it, just go to bed okay'' Damon repeated.

"Ok but you have to promise not to leave her"

"Fine, now go"

Dante left.

Damon sighed, he had witnessed a little nightmare from her before but never this bad.

He sat down next to her and pulled her into his lap, he sat stroking her hair and she started to calm as he whispered that she was safe and needed to wake up.

She eventually gasped for air as her eyes snapped open. She felt Damon's presence before she knew it was him and scrambled away. "Hey it's just me" Damon told her.

It took Emilia a moment to realize this but once she saw it was just Damon she was back in his arms, hugging him like her life depended on it.

"You're okay, you're safe" Damon whispered, he didn't plan on letting go.

"You're okay darling, don't cry, I won't let anything happen to you"

Emilia was holding Damon tighter and crying harder. Her nightmare had been messed up and all she wanted was Damon to keep holding her and telling her how safe she was. He made her feel so safe and she allowed herself to be vunerable.

"I love you Emilia" Damon whispered, he felt like she needed to hear it.

He was right.

Emilia cried harder.

Damon made her feel like she wasn't alone. Sure she had Dante but he wasn't as mature about these stuff and he freaked out when they happened.

Damon let her cry it out and not long after the room was quiet. Although the tears stopped, Damon refused to let her, not that Emilia cared, she didn't want to leave his hug.

Eventually Damon carefully moved Emilia back into bed properly as she had fallen asleep.

He was about to go when Emilia spoke "please don't leave me, please stay"

"Ok only for a bit" Damon said sitting on the bed against the headboard.

Emilia wasted no time curling up against him and it didn't take Long for Damon to sleep.

Emilia still refused to let Damon go when they woke up.

"You need to let me go Emilia" Damon gently said.

"Don't leave" she whispered.

Damon saw she was still vunerable, the nightmare must have been bad.

"Well we both need to get changed and ready for the day and we need breakfast" Damon told her.

Damon saw how upset she was and made a decision.

"How about we both get ready now and so when your done I'll be back okay"

"Okay" she agreed.

"Great I'll see you soon okay"

Damon left her bedroom but he didn't get far because Dante had heard the bedroom door shut and raced out.

Damon took one look at his appearance and rolled his eyes "you're supposed to button your shirt"

"Is she okay" Dante asked ignoring his comment.

"I don't think so, she needs time though, she's just getting ready at the moment, don't make a big deal over breakfast, I doubt she will want everyone to know" Damon told him.

"Okay" Dante reluctantly agreed knowing he was right.

"And Lexi? Are we doing anything today?

"I'm not but if you want to use your second account to take the piss out of her apology video, I wouldn't have any objections"

"Aren't you suppose to be the mature one"

"I still am but she cared alot about social standing, to ruin her, we destroy her social standing and the quickest way I'd through social media" Damon told him and then walked off before he could get a reply.

After he was ready for the day he went back to Emilia's room.

However inside Emilia was quick to get ready but that had left her with alot of time to think. She felt stupid for asking Damon not leave, he was a busy man, he had more important things to do. She could deal with these nightmares on her own and now she felt like she was being a baby about it.

She felt as though Damon shouldn't have to waste his time on her, she felt selfish, he was an important person and yet he had to waste his time with her. She felt like she was nothing compared to him.

Her thoughts were interrupted when a knock was heard. She slowly opened it, allowing Damon to come in, he walked in, completely unaware of her thoughts, at least until she didn't cling to him.

"Are you feeling better" he asked. She didn't look better.

Emilia nodded "yes"

Damon saw she wasn't better but he didn't care she had lied. He only cared about why she had and how he could make it better.

"Okay we will go get breakfast then" he said.

Emilia sighed with relief, thinking he believed she was okay.

"I think I need another hug before we go though" Damon said, he didn't need another hug but he knew she did.

As soon as he opened his arms, only seconds later was Emilia hugging him. He held her tightly making her feel safe.

"I'm always here for you Emilia. Whatever happens, you're not alone"

That's all it took for Emilia to break down again. Damon held her tighter and let her cry it out.

Once she was done, he quietly held her. She was certainly in no fit shape to do anything today "Emilia do you think you can go to school, if not you can stay off" he asked.

"I have meetings all day today but I can schedule them so I do them online instead"

This made Emilia feel worse. "I can go to school, you don't need to go online for me"

"Emilia it's really no big deal"

"No it is, I'm being selfish, Im fine, I can go to school " Emilia said pulling out of the hug.

"I'm just a burden" she whispered.

Damon didn't like this one bit. "Emilia you are not a burden, you never will be. You are so important and I know it's hard for you to see that but trust me I wouldnt tell you this if it wasn't the truth. I love you Emilia. You can go to school if you want to but just know id happily change my schedule for you"

"Thank you Damon" Emilia said.

"It's okay, now what's it to be, hang out with your big brother all day or go to school and have classes allllll day"

"school. I'd feel bad if you changed them for me"

Damon nodded "very well. How about I move them around and do all of the important ones in the morning at the office and you wait on my floor then we go get food and come back home"

He really didn't think school was the best idea today.

"Okay but as long as your workers don't come up"

"They won't " Damon said, he had made sure if that after Mila.

"Okay"

"Great, I'll leave you to get changed, wear whatever but bring a hoodie just in case. I'll tell dad that you have a headache and don't feel to good, unless you want him to know the truth then I'll tell him that. It's up to you"

"Headache " Emilia said, not wanting Alesandro to fuss over her as well.

"Okay, I'll go tell dad and sort my meetings whilst you get ready and I'll see you downstairs for breakfast "

Damon now felt much better knowing she wasnt at school. She was vunerable right now and in no fit shape to go to school. He was glad he could watch out for her and make sure she's okay throughout the day. He also made a mental node to get her mindset to change. She didn't deserve to feel like a burden.