QUOTE : No, baby, I don't need help. I need you to be safe. Go, go get on your bed,' she said as she shoved my dresser in front of the door. She limped over to the bed and curled up around me, cocooning me with her warmth, her love. She held me so close to her I could feel how fast her heart was beating. She kissed my face, over and over. Told me how much she loved me, how she would never let anything happen to me. That I needed to be strong for her and she would be strong for me. She kissed both of my eyelids and said, “I love you, Christopher, to the moon and back, always and forever.” She continued to say the words over and over again while gently rocking us on the bed.