“You’re glaring,” Levi said as he knelt down beside me, making me feel like he was talking to a child or something. “It’s hard watching little sisters rely on other people.”
“I know, and what’s worse is that I like him,” I pouted.
He snickered as he wheeled me to the front of the building.
DeShawn White was about the same height as Levi. He was on both the basketball team, as well as the football team. In the spring, he played baseball simply because he enjoyed being active and he wanted to stay in shape year round. On the top of that, he was an honor roll student, whose top choice was Georgetown.
He treated Selene… well he treated Selene like Levi treated me, like all people should treat the ones they’re with; like they were the most important person in the world.
“I’ll be back,” Levi said, and he softly squeezed my hand before he walked over to the press.
“Ladies and gentlemen, today is a profound day, because not only does a man get his life back, but he gets his family back as well. There are a lot of legal aspects to this case that need to be examined, but now is not the time nor the place for such a discussion. All your questions will be answered at a later date because all that matters right now is Ben Walton and his family. Thank you.”
He backed away from them, and the police that were there kept them at bay. However it didn’t stop them from hurling their questions my way.
“Ms. Cunning, how are you feeling?”
“Do you have any words for Odile Van Allen?”
“Will you be suing the state?”
“I just want to see my father,” I replied to them, and Levi turned me towards the exit.
I sat up when the doors opened. I wanted to clap and cheer, but all I could do was watch as he got closer and closer to us. Until, there he was, chain free, in jeans and basic grey shirt. Even his hair was cut.
“Hi,” he said to us, and Selene ran up to him, pulling him into a big hug.
He shook Levi’s hand, and accepted all the cheers until his eyes fell on me.
“Hey Daddy,” I managed to mumble.
He dropped his things, came over to me and hugged me tightly. “Thank you so much Thea Bear. Thank you for not giving up on me.”
I looked up to the sky trying to keep my tears from overflowing, but I laughed at what I saw.
“Look up Daddy. Look at the rainbow.”
EPILOGUE
LEVI
I had just washed the shampoo out of my hair when she pulled the curtains open.
“Hi,” I said, a little stunned as the shower ran on.
“Why haven’t you asked me to marry you?” she demanded, folding her arms over her chest. “It’s been three years. Is this the whole milk-cow analogy? Because right now, I’m at a loss—”
Taking her by the hand, I pulled her into the shower with me, then closed the shower curtains.
“It was getting cold,” I said simply, as I continued to rinse my hair.
“My hair, my clothes…” She glared at me. Her whole body was drenched, and her clothes clung to her.
I grinned. “You look hot.”
“Fine.” She stripped off her clothes and threw them outside the shower where they fell to the floor with a wet plop.
“Now you’re just playing with fire,” I said, as I pinned her up against the wall and kissed her.