When I reached Caleb's house I started pounding heavily on the door. Never minding that it was probably past midnight and the family were all most likely all asleep.

After about a minute of non-stop knocking the porch light came on and a grumbled voice rang out, "What?" Before opening the door. The door swung open slackly reveling the half naked half asleep body of Caleb.

He was wearing only boxers and was bear foot. We stood there still for a few seconds, I just starred at him admiring his chiseled abs. He looked to dazed and surprised to see me there at his front door to do much else.

"Cora? What are you doing here?" He asked me breaking our starring spell. I felt myself blush as I lifted my eyes from his chest and up toward his sleep ridden face. His eyes were rimmed with red and were puffy with sleep. I felt bad for waking him and probably the rest of his family but I knew I had to.

"Uhh sorry Caleb" I said keeping my eyes focused on his face and away from his delicious abs. "Uhh well can I stay here? Please." It was then he noticed how I was still dressed in my clothes from the school day in and there now wet and drying state and his eyes widened and lost their sleepiness and widened in shock and quickly beckoned me inside.

"Mom! Cora is here and she needs clothes NOW!" He called out as he wrapped me in his warm arms rubbing my upper body. Only after that I realized I was shivering from the cold and shock.

"What? Oh dear" Caleb's mom came down the stairs then and saw me wrapped in Caleb's protective arms. I must have looked like death because her face broke out in pure terror and she rushed down the rest of the way. "Put her in the shower and get her warm immediately!" She yelled running towards the bathroom and hustling us forward.

"I'm f-fine Mrs. Patterson honest I'm n-not c-c-cold at all." I tried to protest as they lead me to the upstairs bathroom. After the weird water experience earlier I did not want to get anywhere near water of any kind. I just felt that something bad would happen if I did and enough 'bad' things had happened today, enough to last me a lifetime.

"No dear your not, your drenched to the bone, you have to get warm." With that she shoved me in the running shower clothes still on. As soon as I was completely submerged she shooed Caleb out and removed my shirt and jeans so I stood under the steaming water in my bra and panties.

The hot water scaled my bear skin and I winced in pain as I felt my skin redding as her hands rubbed down my arms. As I warmed up I stopped shivering, mrs. Paterson's hands slowed there movements, I finally relaxed and let go of all of my troubles. For then at least.

She finally let me out if the shower and wrapped me in a big white fluffy towel. I wiped my face on it getting saluted by the smell. It smelled like a mix of detergent and men's cholone. It smelled like home. And Caleb. An image of him shirtless flashed through my head and I giggled at the thought.

I put on the clothes Mrs. Patterson set out for me and exited the bathroom clean dry. "Thanks Mrs. P, where do I put this?" I asked holding up the wet towel in my hand.

"Oh don't worry about it dear I've got it." She said taking it from me. "You just head up to bed, you look like you've had a long night you know the room. Good night dear." She reached over and caressed my cheek lovingly. I sighed in contentment why couldn't my mother be like her.

"Okay thanks again Mrs. P. Good night."

I turned and headed up the stairs to my usual room when I stayed here. I stayed here a lot, like a lot. They had a room always set up for me for my many, many night stays here.

When I entered the room though I was not alone. On the bed in my borrowed room was Caleb patiently waiting for me. When he saw me he quickly stood from the bed and we just starred at each other till I broke it by walking into the room and siting on the bed where he previously was situated.

"So... I bet you want to know why I'm here?" I asked looking at my twiddled fingers in my lap making a point not to make eye contact with him. His large hands covered mine stopping their movement, intertwining them together and resting them on my thigh.

"If you want to." He whispered, and moved his hands to wrap around my wast. That small insignificant jester I cracked. All the emotions I had bottled up over the years and the pain, confusion, and terror of tonight came rushing forward like a Levi broke inside me. I curled up in his arms, rested my head on his chest and just cried.

I cried for my mother who was never pleased. For my father who never stood up for me. For my brothers who loved me more than anything and gave up for everything for me. I cried for tonight and everything I was feeling and didn't stop. Caleb was making soothing motions on my back and was saying soft nothings in my ear.

I vaguely heard the door open and felt a presence enter the room. The person and Caleb shared a few brief words then just before I looked up the door quickly shut again. But I didn't pay attention to any of it. I was too caught up in my emotional breakage to care.

When I was finally done crying my eyes out I just rested there feeling his breaths move his chest up and down. It slowly took my breathing down so that our breaths matched. We laid in each others arms for what seemed like hours eventually nodding of to sleep curled up on the bed together wrapped in the others warmth.

For the first time in a long time I slept peacefully with no weird or strange dreams, I had no dreams at all. Just blissful peaceful sleep. It was wonderful.

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Sorry for the wait. It's been crazy at school. Fires and called in threats. Man some people need to get a life. I'll have the next one up soon. Please comment and fan or follow. Whatever it is now