Angles with White Hair

Sleep eludes Nicole yet again. Tossing and turning, fitting in and out of nightmares has become a constant lately. Even 3 years later, the past constantly haunts her as she falls into what should be a peaceful sleep. Her boyfriend, Lee, feels her distress and gently gathers her into his arms and makes soothing sounds whilst running his hands gently down her arms. Even he hasn't been getting much sleep lately but he stays and that is what is most important to her. Most men wouldn't bother sticking around after hearing the horrors that she endured the last decade.  Nicole slowly gets released from the nightmare she sees before her closed eyes. She takes a deep breath and relaxes into Lee's arms. She knows she is safe. Lee won't let anything bad happen again. He is her knight in dented armor. Her saviour in the darkness. Lee is who she wished she found much earlier in her life, but as her mom always used to say; better late than never. Nicole only now understood what that saying truly meant but it didn't change her past and it would take a long time to accept the scars she bore.