Nolan once again tucked her under her covers, told her he loved her, and kissed her forehead. He then went to his own room, found a couple of extra blankets and was soon fast asleep.

He was awakened a couple of hours later. Jessica was touching his shoulder. "Nolan?" she whispered.

"What is it, Jess?" he muttered sleepily.

"I want to sleep with you," she stated.

It went through his mind that, in normal circumstances, this would be highly inappropriate. But he knew that this situation was not normal. His sister needed his comfort. She needed confirmation that she was loved. She needed to be warm.

"Crawl over. I've got...