(Sorry for any spelling errors or there might be a time when I wrote she instead of he... that can be explained but a'nt nobody got time for that!)
Drew sighed as he put up his bag in his locker. he and Rick wanted kids but just never saw the right one. As he thought about that. "We got a bus that flipped..." Molly barked. He snapped out of his trance. Luckily, the bus did not injure anyone seriously besides a broken leg and and a chest with glass but other wise it was ok. Drew walked into an exam room. "I'm doctor Alister you are? The pale and tired looking girl looked at him straight in the eye. "Levi..." "You ok Levi?" He asked as he saw the cut coming from her brow to her ear and she was holding her wrist. Just then someone grabbed his shoulder and pulled him out of the exam room. He would have attacked this unknown person if he didnt think too much, he did. "Foster kid... Her name isnt Levi its Tess... We never knew where the Levi came from..." "Where's my brother, Ray?" Tess asked from behind the curtain. "He will be fine just a couple of stitches..." She sighed smiling. Ray left. "My name isnt Tess... Its Levi... Mckellen they just gave me a new name after... Yeah the accident... Not this one..." "What accident?" "Both my parents died in an murder on base... Its just me and Jackson..." She was shivering a little. "You ok?" "When i jumped on my brother i think a metal shard sliced my back. Sure enough when Drew checked the back of her shirt you could see the blood starting to seep through.
Some stitches later...
"3weeks you will be good as new..." "Thanks..."
Then the girl was gone.
(One month later)
"What about this Girl?" "I dont know she seems hyper..." "What about this boy?" "Ummm..." Together they had been approved to adopt and foster for almost the last 4 months. Drew smiled when he saw Levi holding the hand of a little boy in the playroom. " she was my patient... She was nice..." Rick stared at her for a second. The social worker piped up "Ptsd you dont need that..." They were both amazed by how rude that lady was. They decided together and scheduled a sit down With the kids, one because Drew liked Levi and two just to get on that lady's nerves.
"Dr. Alister..." "Yeah hi! Call me Drew and this is my husband Rick." Rick waved. "You want to foster kids?" "Wanting to for awhile or adopt..." Rick was off following Jackson who was showing him the toys in the playroom. Drew and Levi were both silent.
"Like sports?" He asked since she looked liked she was more of a athletic kid.
"I used to play Soccer but i always loved watching MMA."
Drew smiled.
"You dont want me though..."
"Why?" Drew asked.
"Ptsd... Jackson deserves
Better than me.. "
Drew quickly grabbed her hand " i think thats gonna change kid..."
Together Rick and Drew decided to foster the two kids. After all the visits and paperwork were done and two months had passed they were preparing for the kids to come home.
"Thank you see you at 4..." Rick replied to the person on the phone. "We got 6 hours they will be here at four..." He said grinning. Drew and Rick had been smiling all week excited for the new chapter of their lives.
Drew was making up a twin sized bed with firetruck sheets for Jackson that he had picked out while the group was on a visit. Their home had three bedrooms perfect for them giving both kids their own room. Rick was tiding up Levi's room. She had a twin bed as well except dark blue sheets and a basic room. "I'm gonna make dinner early just in case their hungry... "Rick said. Rick smiled widely, causing Drew to smile right back. "Were getting kids today Babe..." Drew announced. They laughed together happily. About ten minutes later Drew got a text message.
Be there in 10 mins! ? -Levi
You guys hungry? Have you eaten? He replied
Yeah Jackson is pretty hungry and tired its been a busy day for him hes ? away in the car
Drew chuckled a little bit. He was standing on the front porch watching the street, waiting for car lights to head down their street. Rick ran to the front door. "They here yet?" Dres gave a smile as he watched a small car drive down their street. "That better not be Mrs. Blancher's car..." Rick whispered into Drew's ear.
"Wake up... Come on Jackson! Were here!" Levi barked excitedly. Jackson slowly opened his eyes, to look out the window and see Rick and Drew waving happily.
"Hey guys!" Rick greeted. The social worker smiled as Levi jumped out of the car with her and her brother's backpacks and Jackson slowly stood up.
"That little guy is pretty worn out." She noted. Drew looked down at Jackson. "You need to sign here and here... These are Tess' mediations and the list of proper dosages and times is in the bag."
They grabbed the bag and signed the papers.
"Alright! These kids are in your care! You should expect a update call once every month and once every week for the first month. "
"Will do! Thank you!" Rick replied giving her a handshake followed by Drew doing the same action.
"You children know how it works but i doubt you will complain about them..." The worker smiled.
Levi giggled. "Yeah i doubt that."
"Bye!" She announced as she walked down to her car.
All four of the people gave farewells as the car rode out onto another street.
Levi looked up at Drew and Rick.
"Were here..."
"Thank you so much..." She gave them both hugs.
"No problem... Come on Rick made his world famous lasagna " Drew commented. Rick jokingly bowed.
Dinner was amazing. Drew and Rick kept looking at each other to prove it was real.
"We had to pack our stuff and they processed us out which took a long time..." Jackson said sleepily as he brought his fork to his mouth for another spoonful.
"Both Drew and I have the weekend off so we can hang out a little more." "Awesome" Levi commented.
After finishing the food Jackson couldn't keep his eyes open any longer. "Come m'ere bud..." Drew said as he picked up Jackson from his seat at the table and took him upstairs. "Wanna check out your new room?" Rick asked Levi. Her eyes lit up. He nodded his head towards the stair case.
Drew managed to pull the sheets down with one arm and hold Jackson with the other he placed him into the bed. As he tucked the sheets around the little boy his eyes fluttered open. "I like the fire trucks..." Then he fell asleep again.
Drew chuckled.
"I havent had my own room since before foster care..." Levi noted.
"Well now you do..." Rick smiled.
"Why did you guys take us in I'm a lot to handle..." "You guys are worth any work that has to be done we love you guys..."
She smiled.
(Monday)
Drew had come into work happy.
"Hey Drew! Hows Jackson and Levi." Jordan asked. "Good! Today was their first back at school." "Good... How are you and Rick?" "Happy... Really happy..."
(One month later)
They had finally gotten to the point where social services only called once a month. Jackson and Levi were adjusting nicely to their new schedule and lifestyle. The only thing that concerned Rick and Drew was Levi not sleeping well. She wasn't
having a problem during the day it was sleeping well at night that was hard. But she had a med for that that seemed to work.
Drew and Rick were fast asleep when a sudden scream woke them from their relaxed state. Bolting to Levi's room they found her sitting straight up in bed with tears running down her face most likely scared from a nightmare.
"Levi! Your ok your ok..." Rick soothed. Nightmares were a common side affect of ptsd. As she calmed down she glanced at the clock. " sorry i woke you up..." "Hey hey hey... Its not a problem... What happened?" Drew asked "It was the day over again... we lost our parents, our baby sister Olivia and our older brother Oliver..." This was the first time Rick and Drew heard about these late siblings. "It's ok Levi your safe here..." Drew replied gently pushing her back down onto the bed. "If you need us were always right down the hall..." Rick noted sitting on the bed next to her placing his hand on her shoulder. She nodded. "Anything at all come get us..." Drew added. "I will..." She replied. The next morning was a little more tenser than usual. Levi was so tired she never even fully woke up. Jackson had to get a series of booster shots that afternoon. Rick had a meeting with some commanding officers. Drew had work that night.
Drew got to work and texted Rick.
Hey how did the meeting go?
Good! How is work?
Slow... How's Jackson doing?
His arm is sore but he seems ok
Levi?
Ok... She is asleep on the couch next to me...
Ok gotta get back to work have a good night! ?ￂﾠ
?
Drew had the usual quiet night. A few sprained wrists, common colds, and chest pains but nothing out of the ordinary. Drew was walking down a hallway to take a break when he saw Krista ahead of him. They both said hi but it only took Krista a second to turn around. "Drew whats wrong?" "Nothing" "you are a terrible liar..."
Drew sighed. "Levi woke up last night at like 3am screaming... The nightmare was about her family... Rick and I didn't forget any pills. So so I'm just worried its gonna get out of control..." He answered worried. "You guys will get through this who better than two military guys to help her get through ptsd..." She reassured.
Rick stared at Levi to make sure she wouldn't wake up. Jackson played with his legos on living room floor. When there was a knock on the door. Rick went to open it. It was their elderly next door neighbor. "Hi Rick i hate to bother you this late but do you think you could lend me a lightbulb all of mine are too old and burnt our i will pay you back..." Rick chuckled a bit. "He went into the kitchen got one out. "Here, no repayments..." "Thank you you Drew and the kids have a good evening." "You too!" He chuckled a little bit after he closed the door. "Why are you laughing?" Jackson asked. "Well i tried to replace a lightbulb once... It didn't go so well." "Ooh is that because of your action figure leg?" Jackson noted that Rick's prosthetic looked like a action figure. "Jackson... Its a prosthetic leg..." Levi mumbled.
"Hey kid your awake..." Rick said as he placed his hand on her head to make sure she didn't have a fever or anything. "Yeah... I finally had a dreamless sleep..." She said as she opened her eyes a little wider. All of the sudden they heard a car horn zooming down the street. Rick saw Levi physically jump so hard she could have jumped out of her skin "Shh shh hey its ok Levi..." He soothed. "Sorry... She mumbled. Leaning back onto the couch. Rick sighed, ptsd was hard on a solider but even harder on a kid. He brushed her hair behind her face as he passed by. If they ever hoped to relive the pain she was just going to have to get over it was easier said than done.