Ch. 11 At the office the next day :)

I woke up from my old bed the next morning, and rolled back over wanting to go to sleep again. I was about to achieve that, but just as I was on the brink of sleep, Beth comes in.

"Okay sleepyhead. It's time to wake up. It's 8 am and we got to get to the office, so we can set up your own area. Besides, we gotta teach you how to read our files. Since we sure as hell ain't leaving you alone." Beth said shaking me out of bed.

"Don't...wanna" I mumble.

"Do we have to make you?" Beth said.

"ehhh" I roll over and accidentally roll out of bed. "Guess I'm getting up now." I said as I started to get up, and Beth caught me by my elbow and just pulled me up.

"Thats it now. Shower quickly and get changed quickly, I'll help you with your makeup when we get to the office, and Leland said he wants to braid your hair today.

"uhhhh" is all I could manage to say, as I slowly made my way to the shower.

20 minutes later

I went out of my room, fully dressed and dried off. I went into the bathroom across the hall to get my old flat iron. I looked at my hair, and saw more of a bleach blonde coming through the black. I yelled for Beth.

"Hey Mom! Come here for a minute."

"Yeah baby whats up?" Beth said coming in.

"Can we go and get my hair bleached before work? I don't want to have to go out around the public looking for whoever your going after today with skunk hair." I said smiling at her.

"Yeah lets go. It shouldn't take long." She said going to go and get her keys. I finished straightening my hair, and met her out in the car.

The bleaching took an hour so we pulled into the office at 10 o'clock. Everyone was waiting for us so we can start the bounty.

A few minutes later Beth lead me to a desk in one of the rooms.

"Okay baby, this is your office, so to say. Feel free to set things up. Your computers there. Its got internet access, and the usual. You just need to set up an account. Its got al our programs loaded up on it. Feel free to decorate anyway you like, but keep it appropriate." Beth said winking and walked out.

I immeadiatly took my mini ipod speakers out of my purse, and put my iphone in. I hit shuffle on the music, and shut the door. I turned it up, and my favorite song started playing. (Moment 4 Life, Nicki Minaj ft. Drake). I couldn't help myself in dancing along around the room.

Once the song was over, next to my computer I taped up a picture of me and Leland when we were younger. It was the same one framed by my bed. I was just thinking about how we needed to take some new pictures when Leland came in surprising me.

"Y'know your a really good dancer." Leland said walking up and hugging me from behind.

"You saw that?" I said looking away from him, blushing bright red.

"Don't be embarresed babygirl. Your amazing. I didn't know you could do that." Leland said kissing me on the cheek. I turned around and hugged him tightly. After he let go, Leland noticed the picture of us. "I think we should take another one don't you?

"Why yes I do." I said smiling.

Leland took out his phone to get a picture, when the song changed to ET by Katy Perry and Kanye West.

"Your from a whole other world, a different dimension. You open my eyes, now I'm ready to go lead me into the light. Kiss me. Ki-ki-kiss me. Infect me with your love and fill me with your poison. Take me. Ta-ta-take me. Wanna be a victim ready for abduction.

"Why don't we listen to that kissin part?" Leland said smiling sweetly at me.

"Why don't we?" I said smiling back.

Leland pulled me into the most gentle, loving kiss that we had yet. I was so happy. I could tell he loved me, and I knew he could tell I loved him. It felt like forever before we parted so we could breathe.

"I have something for you Kiki. Close your eyes okay?" Leland said running out of the room real quick. I heard him come back in, but kept my eyes shut until he told me to open them.

"Okay open them." Leland said, his voice shakey. He was standing in front of me. He took in a deep breath, and sounded very nervous. "Well, I wanted to do this somewhere different, but since Dad and Beth's restrictions on you since your last issue.. But, what happened to you before, being put away again, knowing I almost lost you for the 3rd time in our lives.. I just realized how much I love you Kiki, and I want to know... will you..." He said getting down on one knee. "Will you, Kiki Elizabeth, be my wife?" Leland said looking up at me very sweetly. I couldn't speak. I felt myself crying, and couldn't stop the tears from coming. I just smiled and nodded yes, hugging him tightly. I felt him slide the ring on my finger. I just held him tightly crying tears of happiness. I never been this happy in my life. Me and Leland were going to start a long and happy life together. Or so I thought, for little did I know then, there would be more problems to stand in the way of our happiness, and neither of us could get passed them without the other.

A/N: Well I'm sorry this is so delayed. I didn't die or forget about this story. But this is the last chapter of the first story in my DTBH series. Let me know what you think. The next installment is going to be called "Surviving the Storm". I'm writing the first chapter of it right now. :)