Hi everyone thanks for the reviews. Please keep them coming. To the person who anomalously reviewed about them being concerned with Livie's trauma… I think this is the chapter you are after. Enjoy.

Chapter 13

'Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.' Walter Anderson

It had been a month since Sophie left when Reid saw Livie at her most vulnerable. They had been getting very close and without Sophie interrupting them, they were able to spend their time together talking and getting to know each other, telling each other things about their pasts that they had never shared with anyone else. Reid couldn't believe how lucky he was; to have her in his life, such a beautiful strong girl who loved him as he loved her. But of course every strong person has a dark side and Livie's came to haunt her one night when she was with Reid.

Reid woke with a start as he heard a terrified cry from beside him. Instantly he fumbled for the lamp and upon finding it he switched it on and turned to look at Livie. Instantly he was startled to see her tossing and turning in her sleep whimpering uncertainly.

"No" she gasped as she shook her head, her hands forming fists, clenching at the sheets, "no you're lying… no." She let out a whimper "no please no don't hurt me no."

"Hey" Reid whispered gently unsure of what to do "Livie shh it's ok." He was alarmed when he reached out to touch her she let out another cry of fear and scrabbled away from him before she began to flail fighting to get away before she let out a sob "no" she cried "help."

"Livie" Reid whispered "wake up wake up." He tried to catch hold of her but she was struggling to get away from invisible bonds. Then her whole body arched as she let out a small scream and Reid realised what she was dreaming; she was remembering her kidnapping and right now, she was fighting to get away from that white hot iron that had branded her skin.

Quickly he managed to catch hold of her shoulder and he shook her not wanting her to have to relive that terrorizing experience again. "Livie come on wake up" he pleaded as he shook her but she fought him shoving him away evidently terrified of him in her dream "come on you can do it"

It was another few seconds before she finally jolted awake crying out in terror. She struck out at him in fear but he managed to catch hold of her wrist before it made contact with his jaw. She let out a whimper and scrambled away from him pulling her wrist from his grasp as she looked around wildly for the danger, breathing fast. "Livie shh it isn't real" Reid whispered and she turned to look at him with wide eyes as she cowered away from him. "It's ok" he whispered "it's not real, you're safe, they can't hurt you anymore."

She stared at him breathing fast and he remained at a safe distance watching her worried. She was still trembling violently and a light sheen of sweat covered her forehead. Eventually she managed to calm herself enough to whisper "Spence?" He nodded reassuringly to her and slowly she managed to calm down. She drew in a shaky breath before she ran her hand through her damp tangled hair and looked away turning herself away from him as she had done the first time he had seen her scars, hiding herself from him, ashamed of what he could see.

Slowly and carefully Reid slid across the bed towards her. "Livie" he whispered reaching out to her. As he touched her shoulder she flinched and began to shiver so he quickly withdrew his hand wondering what to do.

She kept herself turned away from him and he kept his distance until he heard her give a small sob and he felt his heart break, hating that after all these years those men who had burned her were still able to terrify her. "Hey hey" he whispered and he reached out again "hey Livie it's ok, I'm here" he caught her shoulder again and this time she didn't flinch as violently so he gently wrapped his arm around her. She didn't speak at first, then she slowly turned to look at him and he saw tears in her eyes "Spence" she whispered again and he nodded "I'm here" he whispered "it's ok I'm here, I'm not going anywhere"

She stared at him almost apprehensively before she dropped her gaze again and her shoulders shook as she tried to stifle sobs, then slowly she leaned against him her hand sliding up his chest to clench at a handful of his t-shirt at over his shoulder. Slowly Reid wrapped his other arm around her, holding her close as he felt her tears dampen his shirt as she cried.

He held her as she cried, still shaking slightly. He didn't speak, he just held her. Eventually she managed to stop crying though she still clung to him tightly "it was so real" she whispered and Reid looked down to see her staring straight ahead almost blankly. "It wasn't" he responded gently "it wasn't real, it's over Livie, they can't hurt you again, you're safe now, trust me."

Slowly Livie looked up at him "I trust you" she whispered and gently kissed him. Once their lips had parted he gently asked "do you need anything." Slowly Livie shook her head as she snuggled closer to him "just hold me" she whispered "stay with me." "Always" he whispered and she gave a small smile as he carefully lay down still holding her tight against his chest.

Not once during the night did he loosen his arms from around her. He held her as she shivered and struggled to forget. Then she slipped into a light doze and he joined her until she started awake with a small gasp and he instantly reassured her again. The whole night he held her as she clung to him, terrified of the memories and he remained her solid ground.

XO

When Reid awoke the next morning he instantly looked down at Livie to see her pressed tight against his chest with her head resting over his heart. He thought back to how scared she had been and wished he could do something else for her, but there wasn't much he could do when the trouble came from her past.

He found himself remembering the video that her kidnappers had sent to her mother and he felt bile rise in his throat at the thought of what had happened to her. She had only been thirteen, yet those men had beaten her worse than most men would beat a terrorist.

He felt Livie stir beside him and slowly she opened her eyes which instantly began to flash around looking for any danger. Eventually they landed on him and Reid saw that they were apprehensive; uncertain of how he was feeling. "Hey" he said gently and she gave him a weak smile back before she slowly sat up pulling the sheets around her before she pulled away from him and swung her legs out of the bed and sat there breathing deeply. Reid sat up after her worried. "Livie" he whispered "hey you ok?" Livie nodded though she still didn't look at him. "Are you ok" she whispered and Reid frowned "of course I am why wouldn't I be?" He asked.

Slowly she half glanced at him over her shoulder at him and he saw that the uncertainty was still in her eyes. Slowly she slid across the bed towards her "Livie nothing has changed" he whispered reaching out to brush a couple of her curls away from her face "my feelings haven't changed I promise." Cautiously she looked back at him and he gazed back at her hoping that he looked truthful and honest.

She stared at him uncertainly before smiling tentatively at him "I'm um… I'm gonna go shower" she mumbled and slowly slipped off the bed and moved uncertainly towards the bathroom. Reid watched her go not knowing what he should do now. She was frightened, he could see that, but there was nothing he could do to comfort her.

He headed slowly into the kitchen and made some coffee for them both whilst he waited for Livie to finish in the shower. He heard her turn the water off and head back into the bedroom. He heard her speak to someone on the phone before she came out dressed in jeans and a t-shirt with her hair still wet from the shower. She smiled weakly at him as she slid into the chair next to him and pulled the cup of coffee towards her. For a moment they sat in silence before Livie let out a long sigh "thirteen years ago today…was… the day I was kidnapped by those men."

Reid looked up at her unsure of what to say. She had her head bowed staring at the markings in the wooden table. "Is … that why you dreamed last night" he eventually asked and she nodded "usually I go home every year, it is the only time I dream now, I used to dream every night for years but I got over it, yet on the anniversary of that day, I always dream. I go home because I know sometimes my mom dreams too, we comfort each other. But this year I have been so preoccupied with you and the cases, today totally snuck up on me, I wasn't prepared and thus it hit me hard"

She paused and Reid mimicked her silence "what are you going to do now" he asked and she looked up at him "take a few personal days" she said softly "I called Hotch and he gave me some time and I will go back to New York; I haven't been back in a while and I want to see my mom and dad again, and spend some time with Kaylee, I miss her and I could do with being around her innocence for a couple of days."

Reid felt a small ache in his chest at the thought of not seeing her for a couple of days but he covered it up and nodded "sounds like a good idea" he said softly and she smiled weakly at him taking his hand.

"You going to be ok" she asked and he nodded "what about you" he asked and she smiled "yeah it'll pass" she said "it always does." He nodded and they sat in silence until Reid's phone rang and he jumped before he scrambled to answer it.

"Hey Hotch" he said as he answered recognising the caller ID. "Reid" Hotch greeted and Reid saw Livie slip back towards the bedroom to obviously get her things together "how is Livie" Hotch asked "she had flashbacks last night didn't she"

"How did you know" Reid asked surprised "because she told me that they come back to haunt her on the anniversary of what happened" Hotch said "and they she calls me up today asking for a couple of days off. It doesn't take a genius to put two and two together Reid"

"Right" Reid muttered glancing towards the bedroom door before he continued "yeah it was bad Hotch… she was screaming and crying, fighting to get away, she even fought me off when I tried to wake her. She spent the rest of the night dreaming, I kept having to wake her, she clung to me all night and there wasn't anything I could do apart from hold her"

"And that was exactly what she needed Reid" Hotch said "you gave her exactly what she needed, I am proud that you stayed with her like that. It shows strength." "But I wish there was more I could have done" Reid muttered "if there was more" Hotch said "I know and Livie knows that you would have done it without hesitation so relax Reid."

Realising he was right Reid did his best to unwind himself. He thought about Livie going to visit her family and he realised what he wanted to do. "Can I take a couple of days off too Hotch" he asked. "Of course" Hotch said "take a week like Livie, is that enough." "Yes that is great thanks" Reid said gratefully "thanks Hotch I'll see you in a few days"

"Take care Reid" his boss told him "and call if you need anything." "Likewise" Reid said before he hung up. Looking up he paused before he headed into the bedroom to see Livie placing some folded clothes into a small kitbag before she turned to smile at him. "I got some time off too" he told her and she raised her eyebrows at him "really" she said and he nodded. "Hearing you talk about visiting your mom made me realise how long it has been since I have seen mine so I will go down to Vegas for a couple of days to visit her"

Livie smiled "that sounds like a very good idea" she said as she moved over and wrapped her arms around him pulling herself against his chest as she looked up into his eyes as Reid secured his arms around her resting in the small of her back. "Mmmm I'm going to miss this" Livie whispered as she gazed up at him. "Me too" Reid murmured staring back at her feeling her fingers stroking his spine gently in the way that always made him shiver delightedly.

He savoured the feeling of her in his arms and the sweet smell of her hair that reminded him of a summer's day. "Don't worry" Livie mumbled "we'll see each other again soon." He nodded and looked down at her "I know" he said "but soon feels a very long way away."

XO

Once he had packed his things Livie volunteered to drive him to the airport and he accepted her offer. The drive was quiet at first. Glancing at Livie Reid could see that she was still shaken up after last night. It was clear that she was deep in thought and trying to decide what to do. But after a while she began to talk. She told him about what she was planning to do that summer for Kaylee's 10th birthday. How she and her older sister Alexis were going to take Kaylee to Disneyland for the whole week.

When she heard that he had never been to Disneyland she told him how her mom had saved up and taken her when she was seven. She told him how magical it was and how much Kaylee loved to go but hadn't gone for a couple of years now so Livie and Alexis had planned a whole week down there for her. By the time she was finished all traces of that troubled look that had haunted her face earlier had vanished and she was glowing with a smile that made her eyes sparkle.

Reid then told her about some of his fondest memories at the BAU. His surprise birthday parties if he ever let slip that they had missed a birthday. Watching movies with the team after cases. Going over to Rossi's house for cooking lessons and drinks. By the time he had finished they had arrived the airport where he had luckily managed to get a last minute flight to Vegas.

Livie pulled up in the drop off zone and clambered out after him moving round the car to say goodbye. "Have fun seeing your mom" she said and Reid smiled awkwardly "same to you" he said "make the most of your little sister, sounds like she is growing up fast." Livie laughed "oh she is" she said and she paused before she looked up into his eyes and then stretched up to kiss him tenderly on the lips.

They stayed in the moment until Livie slowly pulled away "Bye Spence" she whispered "miss you already." "Bye" Reid whispered back watched as she carefully stepped away moving back towards her car. A sudden thought crossed over him and he leapt towards her pulling out his phone. "Hey Livs" he said catching hold of her arm and she turned to look at him.

"Smile" he said holding up the phone and she rolled her eyes before giving him half a laugh half a smile. "What's that for" she asked and he smiled "well I am sure my mom will notice a change in me" he said "she knows me too well; I'll need to show her what has made me so happy."

Livie smiled at him "fair point" she said and pulled her phone out of her pocket "now you smile" she said and he smiled awkwardly at her and she grinned before giving him a playful shove "go" she laughed "you'll miss your flight."

He nodded and numbly took a few steps back as she moved back to the driver's side of the car "hey" she said "I'll call you yeah". "Yeah" he said "talk soon then genius" she said slipping into the car before she wound down the window "now go before you miss the flight." "See you" he said and took another few steps back watching as she pulled away waving. He remained there watching her car until it disappeared from sight.

XO

Reid smiled as he made his way into the care home and spotted his mother sitting in her usual chair by the window. He studied her for a minute noting how she had suddenly gotten thin before he slowly made his way over to her and sat beside her.

It took a moment for her to realise that he was there and she looked over almost blankly before registering him. "Spencer" she murmured "what are you doing here." "I… um I came to see you" he said leaning over to accept her hug hearing her sigh "you're so thin" as she always did in his ear.

They remained in their hug for a few minutes before parting and Diane leaned back in her chair to look at him. "What" Reid asked after being scrutinised for a minute or so; "Something is different Spencer" his mother mused "what has changed? You seem different… happier… more comfortable."

Reid smiled and ducked his head "I um… I've met someone" he admitted and kept his head ducked before he slowly lifted his head to see his mother smiling at him. "You met someone" she repeated "oh Spencer I am glad, they must be pretty special"

Reid smiled "yeah" he said "she really is, she makes me feel things I've never felt before, I feel warmth inside of me and when we touch it is like electricity. And if I stare into her eyes for too long, it feels like I am falling. She is amazing, she makes me feel normal"

Diane smiled at him "What's her name" she asked. "Olivia" he said "but she likes to be called Livie" and he slowly reached for his phone and pulled up a picture he had taken before he had left as Livie had all but pushed him towards the airport laughing, when he had told her to smile as he had lifted his phone and she had given him one of those beautiful smiles that came naturally to her.

He paused and looked at the photo before he handed it to his mother who took it and studied it carefully and he waited almost anxiously to see what she would say. She studied the photo of Livie long and hard before she looked at him and smiled "she's beautiful Spencer" she said handing the phone back to him and he smiled relieved. "She looks very young" his mother commented and he nodded "she's our intern at the BAU, she has been with us for two months now, she has four left"

"She does what you do hmm" his mother noted "well she must be a pretty incredible girl to do what you do." "She is" Reid agreed "she is stronger than anyone else I have ever met" he paused and ducked his head.

"Spencer" his mother whispered "what's wrong? What aren't you telling me?" Reid dropped his head turning his phone over and over in his hands contemplating what to say. "She has been hurt" he said "badly hurt, when she was thirteen." It all came pouring out and he told his mother what he knew about Livie's kidnapping; what the kidnappers had done to her. How she had fallen into a coma. How she had dreamed every night for years and now only dreamed on the anniversary of the traumatic event.

His mother remained silent as he poured out his worries for her. "She is usually so strong, she isn't afraid of anything but last night it was like she was a different person and this morning when she woke up it was like she was haunted. I wish that I could help her forget but she can't, not with all those marks on her body. They hold her back. They remind her of everything and there is nothing I can do."

His mother sighed "Sometimes Spencer doing nothing is better than doing something. All she needs is for you to stay close to her and reassure her and that is what you have been doing, so don't feel bad Spencer, we know you are doing all you can."

Reid nodded though he still felt unsure. At that moment his phone rang and he looked at it to see that Livie had sent him a picture message;

'Probability of my mom not killing me? XX'

He smirked when he saw an image of a kitchen that looked like a bomb had hit it. It was covered in flour and cake mix with egg yolk dripping from the counter and milk on the floor.

Grinning he responded

'Hmm depends on what you were doing and the state of the rest of the apartment. X'

He looked back at his mother. "Is that her" she asked and he nodded "yeah" he said "How did you know?" "Because you smiled like a love struck teenager" his mother said and he shuffled his feet guiltily before looking down as his phone vibrated again.

'We were baking cakes. Unfortunately four nine year olds on a sugar rush and lots of ammunition is not a good mix :P As for the rest of the apartment. Well…'

The next image she had sent him showed a huge tent like structure in the middle of the living room with upturned chairs and tables and pillows all over the floor.

Smirking again he responded

'Hmmm yeah good luck with that. Four nine year olds? X'

Her response was instantaneous: 'Haha thanks. Yeah: Kaylee and her two best friends Danny and Jake and my dad makes number four x'

He sniggered 'Pin the blame on them, you know all about evidence. Manipulate it x'

'Thanks partner in crime. I'll call you later xx'

He looked back up at his mother who was watching him affectionately. "I am proud of you Spencer" she said "you have grown up so much" he smiled weakly "thanks" he mumbled ducking his head before looking up. "I spoke to your doctor; he said I could spend a couple of nights in your room if that was ok with you."

His mother smiled "as long as it is only a couple of nights, and that they don't try to make you stay any longer"

Reid nodded "don't worry they won't" he said remembering as clearly as the doctor did how his mother had threatened to claw their eyes out if they tried to keep him in any longer than he wanted.

"So tell me Spencer" his mother said leaning pack in her chair "tell me about her." Reid smiled and told his mother about Livie, the Livie he had fallen in love with, the Livie who he would never forget, no matter what.

Of course his mother picked up on his unease "what else is bothering you Spencer" she asked and he sighed "Livie is only our intern" he said "she only has a few months left with us before her time ends and… there is little there for her in Quantico, she won't stay there and I don't want to lose her." "There's you" Diane pointed out, "she has you in Quantico." Reid nodded "yeah but I don't know if I want her to stay just for me… I want her to be happy and if she stays in Quantico just for me, she won't be 100% happy because she won't be able to find a job that she will love. I know that her biggest dream is to work in Washington DC with her three friends. She said their parents all worked together then they were teenagers and now they want to do the same."

"Washington isn't that far away Spencer" Diane said gently "but with the job I have and the job she could have, when would we find time" he said miserably. His mother sighed and studied him "sometimes you have to do what may feel wrong Spencer, but is right. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices so that others may succeed." Reid frowned "you think I should just forget about her" he asked confused "no Spencer" his mother said "should the time come and she has to make a choice you have to remember that she is young. She has her whole life ahead of her; she needs to build a career for herself. When the time comes you have to remember that and think about what is best for her."

Reid didn't answer. He just sat there contemplating what his mother had said until he felt her take his hand "you have a good heart Spencer" his mother said "never lose that." He let out a shaky sigh "but if she leaves" he said softly "I feel that she will take my heart with her."

His mother didn't respond to that and for a few minutes they just sat there in silence.

XO

It was early evening when Livie called. Reid was playing chess with his mother when he heard a Skype call coming through. Looking down he saw Livie's picture flashing up and he looked at his mother who nodded "go talk to her" she said and he nodded gratefully and slipped out of the lounge into the corridor where he would have a little more privacy.

He clicked the answer button and after a few seconds Livie's face filled the screen and he smiled feeling warmth in his chest at the sight of her.

"Hey" he breathed.

"Hey you" she said smiling "how's it going? How's your mom?"

"It's good" he said "my mom's good, seems better than usual actually. She completely grilled me for information on you though."

Livie laughed loudly "haha yeah my mom is at work at the moment but I am sure that will be the talk tonight."

Reid smiled "you feeling ok" he asked gently and Livie smiled "I'm ok" she said softly "it has helped to be home"

At that moment a small voice called out "Livie who you talking to?" and a small face peered in at the corner. A small face with bright blue sparkling eyes and wavy brown hair. "Who's that Livie" she demanded and Livie pushed her out the way "That's my friend Spencer" she said "Spence this is my annoying little sister Kaylee."

"I'm not annoying" Kaylee whined trying to poke her head back into the camera's eye-line "he's a boy Livie."

"Really I hadn't noticed? And your point is" Livie said moving the phone out of Kaylee's reach "your two best friends are boys why can't mine be a boy"

"Just cus" Kaylee said moving to hang over the back of the chair to try and see the phone screen "hi Spencer" she chimed.

"Er hi" Reid said smiling at the little girl who scrutinised him "How do you know Livie" she asked. "We work together" Reid told her and she frowned "doing what" she demanded.

"Um catching bad guys" Reid responded feeling like he was being interrogated. "What else" Kaylee demanded.

"And that's enough from you" Livie said shoving her sister aside "go on scram I'm trying to have a private conversation"

Reid heard Kaylee huff before he saw her stomp off before she paused "is he your boyfriend Livie" she asked.

"Scram" Livie yelled and Kaylee let out a laugh and shot out of the room shouting "Livie's having a private conversation with her boyfriend" there was wolf whistles and then the sound of Livie's father shouting "What boyfriend?"

Livie rolled her eyes "tell you later" she shouted before turning back to Reid smiling "Sorry about that" she said and he smiled "it's ok, Kaylee's cute though I can see she is like you, I felt like I was being interrogated" Livie laughed "she is good at that" she agreed.

They talked quietly for another few minutes before Livie looked over her shoulder "I think my mom is home and I want to say hi and I shouldn't keep you from your mom any longer. Can I call you again tomorrow?" Reid nodded "talk tomorrow" he said "bye have fun with your family"

"Bye Spence" she said with a smile and then the call ended. Reid slowly lowered the phone and stood for a minute thinking about what had happened before he smiled and pocketing the phone he returned to his mother to spend some time with her.

XO

Livie smiled as she looked up at her mom as she came and joined her on the sofa. "It's good to see you Livs" she said softly and Livie smiled "you too mom" she whispered and they sat there just enjoying being together before her mom said in a conversational tone. "So I promised your father I would ask but what is this about you having a boyfriend called … Spencer is it?"

Livie groaned "I'm gonna kill Kaylee" she growled before she sighed looking up at her mom who was giving her the detective look that plainly said 'answer the question.' She gave a small smile "his name is Spencer Reid" she said "he works with me at the BAU." Her mom raised her eyebrows "you work together" she asked and Livie nodded "yeah you and dad did didn't you? I know it is risky but, he is the kindest sweetest guy, he is a genius and I am not exaggerating, but he is misunderstood I feel. He understands me and I understand him. Everyone says we are great for each other"

"Does he know about you?" her mom asked gently and she nodded looking down "he knows what happened to me when I was a child" she said softly "he knows everything, my whole team do." Again her mom raised her eyebrows "it came up in that case" she said "the one where we rescued the little girl Sophie. It came up when I tried to get the suspect to open up to us. I connected to him and showed him the video… the team was all watching. They saw everything. But nothing changed. They still accepted me. And Spence, he doesn't care that I have scars covering my back. He is so kind and sweet to me about them. And he doesn't care that I dream… I dreamed last night and he woke me up and stayed with me. He held me the whole night, never letting go"

She paused looking at her mom who was listening "you know how you always told me that somewhere out there is your soul mate?" Her mom nodded as a small smile slipped onto her face and Livie smiled too "I think I found mine" she whispered.

Her mom's smile widened "oh you have grown up so much Livie" she whispered "I am so proud of you." "Thanks mom" Livie whispered smiling. "Are you sure he is the one" her mom asked and Livie nodded "I can't even imagine being with anyone else anymore, the whole team say we are like magnets, we are so in sync, how can he not be the one?"

Her mom frowned "what happens at the end of your internship" she asked and Livie sighed "I don't know" she whispered "we both know it is coming, we started the relationship knowing it would come, we said we would just enjoy the time we had together but recently I am scared that I won't be able to say goodbye to him. I don't know if I want to but I know I will have to. Once my internship ends there isn't anything for me in Quantico and I have applied for a position at the FBI in DC and if I get that job I will have to say goodbye but I don't like the idea of saying goodbye."

She looked at her mom hoping that she would give her some of that advice she so craved right now. Her mom was silent for a few minutes before she sighed "you are right Livs and I understand your dilemma about not wanting to say goodbye and I don't want you to be sad if you should say goodbye but you need to remember that you are young and you have your whole life ahead of you. And sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the future like I did for you." Livie smiled weakly; her mom had been eighteen when she had gotten pregnant with her. Originally she had been planning to give her up for adoption but after giving birth to her she had decided to keep her. She had dropped out of law school after her mother had been murdered and joined the police academy and had juggled her career around raising her daughter alone. Livie had always known how much her mom had given up for her and she was grateful and also determined to do her mom proud.

"So what should I do" she asked "what if I say goodbye and he is the one, what if he is the one and I send him away." Her mom thought "If he truly loves you he will understand that you need to secure yourself for the future" she said "and besides, what if it isn't goodbye when you leave" she said slowly "but 'until we meet again." Livie stared at her and gave a small smile "thanks mom" she whispered leaning forward to hug her feeling her mom embrace her tightly.

At that moment the doorbell went and her mom smiled "Danny, Jake" she shouted "your parents are here." From upstairs they heard Kaylee squeal "quick hide" and Livie sniggered "ah I can't believe they still try that trick" she said and her mom grinned "I'll get the door you flush them out" she said and Livie nodded before she dashed up the stairs towards Kaylee's room.

Once the two boys had been chased down and given to their respective parents it was time for dinner and as Livie settled down with her family she smiled loving the feeling of being with her family again where she belonged.

'This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted' C.S. Lewis

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