Chapter 2

A day later, Reed and Sue entered Lily's apartment. Reed dropped the packing boxes just inside the doorway.

"Look at this Reed," Sue pointed to a paper filled wall. The wall was filled with sketches of different people, all of the members of the Fantastic Four.

"I didn't know she could draw. She's very good," Reed commented as he eyed one that had both him and Sue embracing one another.

Sue shook her head and agreed, "I didn't know either."

She walked up to the desk that sat under the sketches, and sat in the chair69. Reed stood next to her, getting a closer look. She picked up an opened envelope and took a peek inside.

"She got her GED!" Sue exclaimed in surprise, pulling out the official document and showing it to Reed.

"When did she…oh, just a few months after she left," Reed commented. He bent down and looked through a few other envelopes and picked one up that caught his attention. He whistled low as he read it.

"What?" Sue asked.

He twisted his wrist to show her, "She's graduating in a month from a two year art school."

Sue leaned back with widened eyes, "I don't understand. Why didn't she tell us about any of this?"

Reed shook his head as he turned and leaned back against the desk, "I think we just realized how much we barely knew her. She wasn't with us for two weeks and yet we accepted her into the family without reason."

"She probably didn't trust us as much as we thought she did," Sue said.

Reed disagreed, "No, I think she does. Otherwise, we would never have been on her emergency contact list."

Sue sighed, "What do we do now?"

"We take her home," Reed said as he stood up from his position against the desk. "She's still family."

Sue agreed. She got up from the chair and went over to pick up one of the packing boxes and turned to Reed, "Then let's get started. She needs us and we need to show her we still care."

Reed grinned and together they started packing.

Few Hours Later

The sound of the masking tape closing over the last box signified the end. Reed sighed as he stood up from his crouched position, his spine crackling along the way. Sue giggled from her spot on the stripped bed.

"Don't tell me you're becoming an old man now, Reed," Sue teased.

Reed laughed, "Never my dear, never."

He dropped the packing tape on the box and went over to Sue. Putting his hands on the bed on each side of her, he leaned down and kissed her. Just then the bell rang. Reed groaned into her mouth and pulled back.

"Saved by the bell," he whispered.

Sue laughed as Reed went to open the door to reveal two men.

"You guys needed some moving done overseas?" One of the men asked.

Reed nodded, "Everything except for the bed."

"Alright, just need you to fill this out. Where you want it to go, your information, and all that," He said as he gave Reed the clipboard. "We'll start putting all this into the truck."

Reed nodded and let them in. He sat next to Sue and started to fill in the information as the other two men picked up boxes and left the room. Soon Reed finished with the filling of information and the room was cleared of everything minus the bed and a bag for Lily.

"That's it," One of the men said.

Reed nodded and pulled Sue up, "Thanks."

"No problem. It should be at your place in about a week barring any problems," He replied.

"Great," Reed said as the men left. He turned to Sue, "Ready to go back?"

Sue nodded, "I'm anxious to get back to Lily."

"As am I."

Minutes later, they were back in the car and on their way to the hospital.