(( Flash Back ))

A storm outside was brewing blowing through the trees, threatening to knock them down furiously. He sat on the floor flipping through a picture book, she smiled down at him as she looked back down at the words in her book. He let out a giggle reading the small sentences in his book, she laughed a bit with him still staring down at her book as the rain poured outside with small crashes. She jumped and gasped when a loud crash of thunder echoed through the house hearing a scream, she felt the bottom of the blanket she was under lift and pull down, she looked seeing the book sitting their on the floor and him not anywhere to be seen, she put down her book and lifted up the blanket seeing two big grey eyes staring up at her. “ Oh Bentley…..” she muttered lifting him up onto her lap as he hugged her tightly shaking in her arms, she stroked the back of his head with her hand whispering softly in his ear. “ Shh……you’re okay…..shhhhh……” she muttered to the five jaar old in her arms, he shook in her arms as she began to sing softly in his ear.

“Come stop your crying It will be all right
Just take my hand Hold it tight

I will protect u From all around you
I will be here Don't u cry

For one so small, u seem so strong
My arms will hold u Keep u veilig and warm
This bond between us Can't be broken
I will be here Don't u cry …..”

He whimpered in her arms being soothed door her singing, she ran a hand through his hair as the tears ran down his cheeks and landed on her shoulder, she smiled “ don’t u cry….you’re my little brave solider…..” she muttered in his ear tickling him slightly, he let out a giggle and flinched, “ I got ya now!!! “ she zei laughing as his tears of fear turned into tears of laughter, she finally stopped tickling him and he hugged her “ mommy…I love you….” he muttered smiling closing his eyes.

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His eyes welled up with tears slightly as he stared out the window at the moon, “ Bentley…….? “ she muttered out, “ hmmm? “ he muttered out in response not taking his gaze away from the moon. He suddenly felt arms inpakken, wrap around him and felt a soft kiss on his shoulder, “ tell me whats wrong…..” she muttered. He let out a sigh “ what kind of father am I if I couldn’t have helped her…..” he breathed out. “ Bentley….you don’t think I feel terrible about it?…. We couldn’t have done anything about it…..” Aryess muttered, Bentley looked down “ face me please…? “ she muttered. He let out a sigh and rolled over facing her gazing at her with his grey eyes hidden beneath his black hair, she let out a sigh and brushed the hair out of his face running her hand down his cheek and down his neck to his shoulder, “ im gonna have to get scissors in the middle of the night to cut this dang hair that keeps covering you’re handsome face…” Aryess muttered playfully lightening to mood. He let out a sigh staring up at her as he buried his cheek in his pillow, she pouted and leaned her forehead against his “ don’t be sad please…..? “ she muttered. He looked at her running his hands down her sides underneath the covers, “ I cant help what I feel….” he muttered as she shivered slightly from his touch, “ u can help what u feel if u think about the positives …..” she zei kissing him lightly. He blinked and looked down from her gaze “ there are all the positives in me dying probably….” he muttered out, Aryess sat up looking at him wide eyed as he sat up volgende to her, “ Bentley listen to me. don’t u ever think like that. don’t u ever say that again. “ she muttered hugging him tightly as he hesitantly hugged her back. “ But what if im not strong enough in this game….. Everyones relying on me including u and Amara….I cant let Amara down again and I obviously cant let u either…” he breathed out swallowing hard. Aryess pulled back looking up at him “ that’s not true you’re strong and you’re mine….” she muttered leaning her head into his chest, “ im not letting u do anything alone…..” she breathed out, “ but Aryess what ab- “, “ screw the game creator “ she muttered. He looked down at her sadly “ im not letting u risk you’re life “, “ and u think im going to let you? “ she replied, “ Aryess….I cant let you….im not going to put u in danger……” he muttered out. “ I already have in reality…..so its only fair If u do the same to me here….” she muttered. He let out a shaken breath “ what about Amara….” he muttered, “ Willow of someone we know can take care of her….” she muttered, he blinked looking down at her in his arms still, “ we go together….we fight together…..I remember u zei in reality that we were stronger together than apart…..whats the difference here?….we can die in reality and we sure as hell can die here…” she muttered. He let out a shaken breath kissing the top, boven of her head “ im going to protect u no matter what…” he muttered, “ and ill do the same for you….” she muttered closing her eyes burring her cheek into his chest of warmth and comfort.