"Charles, I..."

"Oh, Noelle." Charles chuckled softly, pulling her into a warm embrace and gently rubbing her back. "I'm right here, and I always will be."

Feeling the warmth of his hug, Noelle's anxiety began to melt away. She nodded against his chest. "Yeah." She knew he would always be there for her.

"Ready to talk about it now?" Charles's voice was soothing, like he was comforting a little kid, and he was drawing calming patterns on her back. However, Noelle stayed quiet.

He glanced down and caught the turmoil in Noelle's eyes. He got the message. "Can't figure it out yet? That's okay. Just sleep on it. When you're ready, you can tell me, alright?" "Thank you, Charles," she whispered, grateful for his understanding.

slightly and planted a soft kiss on the corner of his lips. Then, she heard him whisper, "Go to sleep now. When you

and vulnerable, but all he could do was

was the annual bout of insomnia he always got around New Year's. He had tried everything to

nightmare-a woman, drenched in blood, gripping his arm in the snowy night and gasping out the

at night that you could

hard. He toyed with a cigarette for what felt like forever before finally giving in

silence. Sean narrowed his eyes, and just like that,

looking like

tired as Sean felt. Sean pulled out a cigarette and offered it to Charles's eyes widened just a fraction before he flashed

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