Teddy PoV

It was a couple of days after Nana's funeral, it was like 3 in the morning and I couldn't sleep, so I gave up on trying to, because it was around the time I would normally wake up for the day anyway.

So I just chilled on the couch, watching the time go by so terribly slow, that was until half past 3 in the morning, then Ro came into the living room crying, sat on my lap and buried her head into my neck.

"Hey Baby, what's the matter?"

"Daddy, I had a nightmare"

"(Coos), do you want to talk about it Sweetheart?"

"No"

"You know it will help you feel better if you talk about it Darling"

I gently pulled Ro in a hug, kissed the top of her head as she buried her head further into my shoulder, so I rested my head on top of Ro's head, as though I could protect her nightmare with just pure protectiveness alone, (not that it works that way but one can dream).

"How do you know that?"

"Well I know because when I was younger, whenever I had a nightmare, I always used to tell Nana and I felt better afterwards"

"Ok Daddy, (sighs), everybody died but me and Megan, and then I was on my own because Megan left like she always does"

Yeah I thought that Ro's nightmare was just being left alone with Megan, because to be fair I wouldn't want to be stuck with that bloody woman either, but atlas, there was more to the story, as there always is.

"Does that really scares you Baby?"

"Well, no, not entirely Daddy, you all got shot in the head by Megan and there was blood and brains everywhere"

The imagery that just all of a sudden came to my head when Ro said that was stomach turning, there was no wonder that Ro woke up from that nightmare scared as fuck and crying, also I made a mental note to talk to Georgie about letting Ro see shit like that.

"Oookaaay, I don't think you're gonna sleep anymore tonight Baby, how about we put on some Tom and Jerry?"

"But it won't be on Tv yet Daddy?"

"Well you see Baby girl, Daddy has Tom and Jerry on video"

"You do?"

"Yes I do, but don't tell Uncle Georgie that I do, ok?"

"(Giggles), ok Daddy"

So I entertained a nightmare stricken child with Tom and Jerry, because why not just entertain your child when they can't sleep, though Ro did eventually fall back to sleep.

Georgie walked in 20 minutes after Ro fell asleep, looking as sleepy as ever.

"Teddy I swear that you're a secret insomniac"

"(Snorts), Georgie I don't think that there's anything secret about my insomnia, anyway I wanna talk to you about something"

"Shit, what did I do?"

"You didn't do anything, I just have a question for you, was Ro in the room when you watched that, ah fuck what's that scary shit you watch?"

"Chucky?..."

"Yes"

"Oh my fucking God you actually sound like a Dad, though why do you ask Daddyo?"

"She came in to me after a nightmare where Megan shoots us all and there's blood and guts everywhere"

"Oh fuck, I don't think I can look at Megan the same again"

"You don't have to look at her regardless you fucking doofus"

"(Chuckles), that's true, though if I were to look at that disgraceful fucking face ever again, I would just think of blood and guts everywhere"

"You haven't answered yet"

"Well I don't think she wa-, unless she was playing with her barbies in the room at the time"

The coin dropped for both of us, which it wasn't looking good, so naturally Georgie made us both tea, which might sound ridiculous to you, but for us it was a way to try process the mess that was life.

"Here's your tea"

"Thanks Georgie"

"You're welcome, Teddy I didn't know she was-"

"I know Kiddo, I know"

"I just feel terrible-"

"I know Georgie, but I don't think that it was entirely the film that made that nightmare"

"What do you even mean by that Teddy?"

"(Sighs), what I mean by that Georgie is that a lot of shit has happened in a couple of weeks, so her brains probably trying to process it all"

"Oh, I guess you got a point"

"(Snorts)"

"What, I'm kinda agreeing with you here Teddy"

"But it's in the most 'meh' way ever Georgie boy"

"Don't call me out like that Daddyo"

The sunlight was slowly creeping into the sitting room, it made the room light up with the prettiest of pinks and brightest of oranges, the lull of the early morning had a cosy feel to it that day.