12 YEARS LATER
LIV'S POV
I sat in my office and read the article Teddy sent me about A new Govenor of California. Fitzgerald Thomas Grant the 3rd. I smiled at all that he had accomplished. After many years we had avoided each other taking turns at holiday's at the Grants without even realizing. I went for thanksgiving and he had gone for christmas until he moved across over seas for a couple of years but was now back on american soil. The last time we had seen each other was at my father's funeral where i let my wall down and he had stayed by my side just like i had done years ago. I set my phone down knowing i had bigger things to deal with before going home. It had been almost 3 years since my father passed and i was okay. Just moving through life with no passion, just running OPA and trying to get through each day until Abby asked me if i would ever have children. I was only 32 and i knew i had a clock but i kept pushing it back until one case. There was a little girl who's parents had just given her up because her father was a politician and he slept with a random woman while he was married who got pregnant. The woman wanted money, lots of it for her to go away. No one wanted the 3 year old little girl so i looked into adoption. I just knew the first time i saw her she was meant to be in my life.
(Break)
I watched as i closed my the door to my apartment and set the little girl on the floor. She had big brown eyes and her skin was white with a bit of a tan, she had light brown thick curls. It was our first day together since the adoption had gone through. Apparently her mother was a bit abusive towards her so she was a bit skittish around loud noises.
"Avery?" I said as she looked around the living room. She jumped quickly and i felt horrible for scaring her "would you like to see your bedroom?"
"I have own room?" She whispered
I nodded and watched her clutch her blanket. She was brilliant for a three year old, she had so many manners and could speak properly with certain words.
"It's right across from mine" i smiled and watched her enter the pink bedroom that Abby, Quinn and i had decorated a princess themed room. I watched as Avery ran into the room and looked at her doll house and the bins filled with toys but she went over to the bookshelf first. I smiled as she reached out.
"You can touch Aves, they are all yours"
"Thank you" she whispered and pulled some books out. She took them and sat on the carpet."I'm going to go make some phone calls, i'm in the living room okay?"
"Okay Livvie" she whispered . I smiled knowing if it was just me and her for the rest of my life i'd be okay