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Chapter 2: Welcome Home

As they pulled up in front of the garage Mick hit the button and the door started to slide open. Mick started to shake his head, in the middle of the garage was a small yellow and white bike identical to the one Josef had gotten Kayla and was teaching her to ride. Kayla saw the handles and started to clap, "He sent it. Mr. Josef sent it. That's my bike."

Beth got out of the Benz and made her way inside the garage wheeling it over so Mick could pull in. After parking Mick helped Kayla out of her seat. As soon as her feet touched the ground she went running towards Beth and her bike. She stopped right before it, "This isn't my bike."

Beth looked, "What do you mean? Whose bike would it be?"

Kayla shrugged her shoulders, "I put sunflower stickers all over my basket."

Mick knelt down beside her and put his hand on hers that was resting on the seat, "This is your bike. I think Josef meant for you to have one here and one you can ride when you are visiting him."

Kayla's smile lit back up, "Really."

Beth smiled, "Sounds like Josef."

Kayla did a little jump of excitement, "Can I ride it. I can show you."

Mick grinned, "How about we go see the house first. Ms. Candice is very excited to show you something."

"Another surprise?"

Mick nodded and Kayla jumped up and down again, "Let's go, let's go."

Beth smiled as Kayla pulled her and Mick towards the door. As they went inside Candice and David were waiting for them, Kayla running over to Candice, "Hi."

Candice grinned, "Welcome home. Are you ready to see?"

Kayla nodded taking Candice's hand as she led her around the house. David stayed back for a second, "You look well Beth."

"Thank you David for everything."

He smiled, "Well you know Candice is ready to steal you away for a girl's day."

"I can't wait."

They joined Candice and Kayla just as Kayla finished looking around the bottom floor, "It not much different."

Candice smile, "Well you haven't seen upstairs yet."

Kayla started up the stairs pulling Candice along with her eager to see what had changed. Mick and Beth followed close behind her happy to see her so happy. Candice walked Kayla over to her door and let her open the door.

As the door opened Kayla dropped Candice's hand both of her hands going to her little mouth as she took in the completely different room in front of her. It was no longer blue walls with dark wood furniture, the room was her. She had a real castle in her room. Beth looked to Candice, and mouthed, 'Oh My God!'

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Candice beamed with pride as Kayla took in the room she designed for her. Kayla walked right to the castle, on one side of the castle towers was a staircase with draws sliding out for each step for storage, and on the other side of the towers was a slide coming from the top. Looking at the two towers were cubby places to put anything with a beautiful castle design connecting them creating a playhouse underneath her bed. Ducking inside her playhouse she looked through one of the castle windows and waved to them. In the playhouse she had a fold down desk on one side and a bunch of pillows on the other for her to sit on. Mounted next to the desk is a small TV underneath a collection of classic Disney movies.

Kayla came out from the inside still amazed at how cool it was, how the walls felt like real castle stone, light tan with yellow trim and little sunflowers painted up it. She made her way up the stairs to the bed, a lap and clock sitting inside one of the nooks of the tower. She looked over at everyone while sitting on her new bed bouncing with excitement.

"Do you like it?" Candice couldn't help but ask, she had never expected her to be this quite.

Kayla started nodding excitedly, "Yes, yes, is this really for me?"

"Of course this is your room," Beth smiled seeing her so happy hugging Mick beside her. "We wanted your room to be all you."

Kayla got up and made her way to the slide and slid down giggling before running over to Candice, "THANK YOU! I love my new room Ms. Candice. Thank you, thank you."

Candice retuned the hug happy she had succeeded in making her so happy. Having spoken with her a few times in the design she knew she liked to do lots of things making storage and fun a top priority. Also in the room Kayla saw she had a vanity next to the closet doors that were opened reveling a good sized closet with a dresser built in, clothes of all sorts hanging, some for playing dress up with little shoes to match.

Mick leaned down and kissed Beth's check, "I think she likes it."

Beth chuckled just before Kayla came crashing into them, "Thank you, thank you." Beth leaned down and picked her up holding her between her and Mick.

"We're glad you like it. We asked Candice to make you a special room for you to feel like the special girl you are. But she did all of the planning herself."

Kayla hugged Mick and Beth giving them both a kiss on the cheek before wiggling down to even gives David a hug. Then she ran back to Candice, "Why don't I show you some of the cool things about your room while Mick and Beth go look at their room?"

Kayla didn't answer to busy pulling Candice to her new castle. Beth smiled as Mick guided her out of the room and down the hall to their room. Beth's mouth dropped open when she sat the room. It was so much lighter than before and even though she could see it was a bit smaller it looked so much more spacious.

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"Mick it's beautiful." Mick followed Beth into the room; the refinished wood floors making Beth's shoes click.

David shut the door behind him as he flowed them inside, "The window was of course made into sliding doors for the small balcony that was built." Beth pulled Mick to the sliding doors and opening them quickly shutting them because the bright light hurt her eyes.

"The windows throughout the house have been UV finished, vamp friendly. Through there is your master bath. But in here Candice picked out the new bed and coverings, window treatments, the lounge chair in the corner and well…most everything decorative."

"It's beautiful," she did a spin in the room.

They made their way in to check out the master bath and Beth jumped up and down, "I'm so glad we had the bathroom redone. One of the things I missed most living here was the walk in shower. Oh and we have big tub for soaks."

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"Even double sinks so we can get ready faster."

David grinned, "Okay you two follow me. I'll show you all the special things now; you can explore the normal stuff later."

Beth grinned thinking how she couldn't wait to get Mick in that shower and try out that bench. David led them back into the bedroom to the other side of the bed to the closet. "Candice was very specific with this I have to say."

Beth bit her lip seeing the beautiful walk in closet even having a window letting in light that didn't hurt her; plenty of space and organization for her. "Okay right here to the right, is the way into your freezer. Just push in right her and it slides open."

David did just that and the door slide open and inside was a much smaller room large enough to hold a double wide freezer and walking space on both sides, enough for the lid to slide from side to side. Beth saw the fridge in the corner and went to it opening it, happy that it was fully stocked.

"Josef sent over some freshly donated as well as a month's worth from Guillermo, he sends his best wishes. Overall this part is pretty simple, just the necessities really."

"It's wonderful David, just like we wanted and so much more. Thank you again."

"You guys have become my family and I'll do anything to help."

Beth gave David a tight hug in the closet as Mick shut the freezer room door behind him. Mick heard the pounding of little feet, "Incoming."

Kayla came in with Candice right behind her, "Mr. Mick, come see."

Candice grinned, "She has lots to show you Mr. Mick." She winked at Beth as Kayla started to pull him out of the room telling him excitedly about her room.

She walked over and gave David a kiss, "I love you baby but I've missed my best friend."

David held up his hands, "I'll go back Mick up and leave you two alone."

Candice put her hand son her hips, "She's a little girl David not a drug lord." David shrugged as he walked through the door and towards the giggles and excited sounds of a little girl.

As soon as he was out of the room Candice and Beth hugged tightly, "Oh I've missed you. Now spill."

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To Be Continued…

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