TW: Mentions of rape. If you aren't comfortable with reading it, skip the italicized sections.

Jack had been asleep for a while now, with Katherine still awake and lying comfortably on top of him. She didn't know what time it was, probably somewhere around midnight, but she knew she probably wouldn't end up sleeping, seeing as how she didn't remember the last time she did sleep.

She would try though. She felt safer in Jack's arms right now than she'd felt in a long time, and heaven knew she needed to sleep. She was completely exhausted. So, she closed her eyes, and tried to focus on falling asleep. 

oOO

Katherine was suddenly back in the basement, and The Man was standing by the door way. The fear that he struck in her instantly returned. Katherine's whole body tensed up, and she was suddenly aware of the fact that her wrists were bound together. The Man started to walk towards her, with a look in his eyes that she recognized. 

"Hello, princess." He said in a low voice. She knew what he wanted. He'd always wanted it, but he'd never acted on it before. "You're going to enjoy this too, don't worry." Katherine tried to curl into herself even more than she already was. He took off his belt and started the remove his pants.

oOo

Jack woke up to Katherine moving around in his arms. She was twitching and jerking around, and he immediately knew what was going on, and thankfully, he had a lot of experience dealing with it.

He tightened his grip around her waist, and began speaking to her in a firm, yet gentle tone.

"Ace. Katherine, c'mon, wake up. You're okay, it's okay, wake up, love."

She began whimpering, and Jack's heart began to ache. He hated seeing her like this.

oOo

The Man pressed Katherine hard on her back on the floor, and she lost any ability she had to move. He lowered  himself on top of her, his face unbearably close to hers. She couldn't hold back a sob, and when the noise escaped her, The Man slapped her face before his hands made their way down to her skirts. Her heart beat even faster as his fingers slipped underneath the hem.

oOo

"C'mon, Ace." Jack's voice grew louder as Katherine's movements grew more frantic. "Wake up, Katherine, come on." 

Her body became more still, and he could feel her beginning to wake up. He released her just in time, and she bolted up away from him with a startled cry. Jack pushed himself up into a sitting position to give her more room.

She looked around wildly for a moment before her eyes landed on him.

"Jack." She breathed, before throwing herself into his arms. He immediately pulled her into him, and whispered calming words to her as she cried.

"It's okay, Kath. You're safe now, no one's gonna hurt ya. You're okay."

Jack held her until she calmed down, and she held on to him just as tightly, not willing to let go, even though she recognized that what she'd experienced hadn't been real. After a long time, she lifted her head up to look at this amazing, beautiful boy. She was suddenly overcome by a desperate need to ask him a question.

"Jack?"

"Yeah?"

"Will you marry me?"

AN: OOH