A/N: Okay, only two things to say- I have been getting almost NO reviews, so does this story suck or what? Which leads to number two... if you don't review, I'll assume you don't like it, which means I won't finish the story. Fini.

Chapter Thirteen

"Thank you for supper," Kaylee said as D opened the front door of his house and walked inside. He took her coat.

"You're very welcome."

Suddenly Kaylee heard someone flying down the stairs, and the next thing she knew, a ten-year-old bundle of energy was in her arms, hugging her. "Hihihihihihihihi!"

"Hi," Kaylee hugged Kelita back enthusiastically. "How are you?"

"I'm fabulous," the little girl replied so logically it made Kaylee and D both laugh. Out of the corner of her eye, Kaylee caught sight of something on Kelita's hand.

"Wow, Kel, what's that? You have a beautiful ring." Kaylee grinned at D, thinking he bought it for the younger girl. D smiled back, thinking she had no idea what was coming.

"Oh," Kelita shrugged nonchalantly, "thanks. But it's not mine," she added, as if it was totally obvious that Kaylee didn't know. "It's yours."

Kaylee's jaw dropped. "Uh… what?" She turned questioning green eyes to D. "D…"

Kelita tugged the ring off of her thumb (it was the only finger that the ring remotely fit on) and handed it to Kaylee. "You're s'posed to marry him," she told the lawyer emphatically. "That's what the ring is for."

Kaylee blinked back tears, speechless for a full minute.

"What do you say, Kaylee?" D asked quietly as he watched the woman he loved turn the engagement ring over and over in the palm of her hand.

Kaylee sniffed. "Okay." She smiled, and D's smile grew until he thought it would split his face. He pulled her into his arms, and, in an uncharacteristic gesture of excitement, picked her up and swung her around in his arms. She laughed.

Clapping her hands animatedly, Kelita watched them, dark eyes shining with happiness. "When are you getting married?"

D paused. "I have more news."

Kelita jumped up and down excitedly, getting antsy. "What? Tellmetellmetellmetellmetellme!"

Kaylee laughed and glanced at her fiancé anxiously. What was it?

"Well…" D drew the word out long, enjoying the dramatic silence and the wide-eyed, expectant looks on their faces, "I talked to a lawyer…" he trailed off, wondering if they would figure out what he was about to tell them.

Kelita stood frozen, and D immediately stopped. "What is it, Keli?" He bent down and took her in his arms, positioning her on his knee.

She burst into tears and buried her face in his chest. "I don't want to leave! I want you to take care of me forever! Don't make me go, please!"

D's heart ached at the sight of the little girl; he tightened his hold on her. "No, honey, no." Tears came to his eyes. She was so young, and she had been through so much already. She would turn eleven in a little more than a week, and he was going to make it as special as he possibly could. "Honey, no. Can you look at me?" She complied, and he tilted her chin up with his index and middle fingers. "I told the lawyer that if Kaylee agreed to marry me, I was going to ask-" he stopped, choking back tears, "-ask the lawyer if we could adopt you." He hugged her again, never wanting to let go of this precious girl. "We want you to be our daughter, Keli."

Kelita sobbed some more, hugging him as tightly as she could. "Yes," she cried, not loosening her hold on him an inch. "Please, can I?"

D looked up at Kaylee, and, upon seeing similar tears in her eyes, opened his one arm and pulled her into a three-way hug. "Yes, baby, you can."