I'm so, so, SO sorry for the long wait! Iamnotworthy. Anyway! I have no good excuse, please forgive me, but I guess it's okay if you don't. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter!

Leo sighed and pressed his forehead against the cool glass of the taxi, looking out at the world with sad eyes. It was beginning to rain and Leo shivered, pulling his jacket closer around him and cuddling Marko Dog.

Leo flinched when he felt a strong hand grasp his shoulder. "Don't worry Leo," Max said, "We'll find her."

Leo smiled half-heartedly. "Thanks Max," he said.

Closing his eyes, Leo took a deep breath, hoping to keep himself calm if only for a few minutes. It seemed to be working. Leo opened his eyes and stared out at the world as rain fell to it harshly.

As the taxi came to a stop at a red light, Leo saw a little girl staring at him with big, brown eyes. Her blonde hair clung to her face in the rain.

"Hi Daddy," the girl mouthed before pivoting around and running in the opposite direction.

"Wait!" Leo yelled, quickly opening the taxi door and dashing after her.

"Leo!" Leo heard Max yelled, "What the heck are you doing?"

"Neviiiiiiie!" Leo shouted, rounding a corner, hot on the heels of the girl.

"Whaaaat?" the girl yelled back.

"Come baaaaaaaaaaack!" Leo hollered.

"Whyyyyyyy?" Nevie asked, continuing to run.

"Because I said sooooooooo!"

"Nooooo!"

Leo stopped running. "Please?" he asked quietly.

Nevie stopped as well and looked back at her father but didn't say a word.

"Leo!" Max yelled, tackling his friend to the ground, "What the heck are you doing?"

Seizing the opportunity, Nevie turned around and continued to run, soon leaving Leo's sight.

"Max," Leo whined, "Thanks a lot! Now I've lost her!"

"Oh," Max mumbled, realized what had just happened, "I'm sorry."

Leo sighed. "That's alright," he said, "I think I'm just going to go home."

Max nodded and watched as his friend trudged home, the rain seemingly dragging him down.

Leo finally reached home and opened the door slowly, kicking off his sopping shoes and peeling off his drenched jacket.

"What am I going to do," he whispered to himself, leaning against the wall helplessly.

"Daddy!" a familiar voice yelled cheerfully.

Leo perked up and look around, spying a small figure just a few feet away. "Nevie?"

The girl squealed gleefully and ran towards her father and Leo scooped her up into a hug.

"What took you so long?" Nevaeh asked, "You had a taxi."

"I walked," Leo said, "But what about you? How'd you get here? Where did you go? Why did you go?"

"I went for a walk Daddy," she answered.

"But…why? And why'd you take your backpack?"

Nevie shrugged. "Cause I felt like it. I left Marko dog. I told him to tell you that I was coming back."

"Well, don't do it again," Leo said, "You had me scared to death."

"Okay Daddy," Nevie said, giving her father a reassuring hug.