Home is where the heart is

[isax]

Ryan smiled at the picture and then looked at Levi as she sighed. "That's the thing though. It isn't easy for me. I was raised here until I was five and after that, the city has been all I've ever known." She explained and then looked in her lap. "It's so hard to find out where you belong. I'm just a city girl so I don't belong in the country but the city isn't a place I've enjoyed." She said. "I just want to be where I belong. Somewhere that feels like home. Mom always said I was going to end up like my dad. All I know is my dad is country but I doubt it..."


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[Lexus]

"If ya don't have a liking for it then it isn't where you belong. It's not that hard Ryan." He reassured her. "If you don't mind me askin' what's the story with your parents?" It was something that peaked his curiosity but he never felt comfortable enough around her to ask her about her persona life. Before she seemed like she wanted nothing to do with anyone or anything her She acted as if she had never spent a day in the country her whole life. It was interesting to know she spent five years out her in the country. Maybe she was just denying what she never really got to know.

 

[isax]

"From what my uncles told me, mom and dad were both born and raised here but mom hated it here. She got into fashion out in the city and became a fashion designer. They had me and dad wanted to raise me here but mom became so consumed with the city, she didn't want to be here so she left my dad. He raised me here for five years until mom took me away. I was still so young and that why I think I've never been a fan of country. I missed this place don't get me wrong I just don't know where home is but that's the main thing between my parents."


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[Lexus]

"So you haven't spoke to your dad since then?" Levi didn't mean to pry but her story was out of the ordinary and he wanted to know everything he could about her for some reason.

 

[isax]

"No I haven't." She whispered and sighed. "I don't even know where he is right now." She added and then looked at Levi. "Would it be crazy to say I don't want to leave here?" She asked him.


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[Lexus]

Levi smoked another bright smile. "Certainly not." He reassured her. "But there is school to finish and then you can go wherever you please." He wasn't trying to impress her he was simply acting as a friend to guide her in the right direction though he did notice she was beautiful in her own way.

 

[isax]

Ryan smiled and shook her head. "I can attend a school close by." She whispered. She didn't want to go back to the city. "I'm not leaving." She whispered and slowly fell asleep again. For some reason she found so much comfort in sleeping here with Levi.


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[Lexus]

Levi simply shook his head at Ryan and her stubbornness. Whether she liked it or not she had to listen to her mother since her father wasn't around. That's when an idea sparked. The next day while she was working with his father Levi convinced Brett to drive him to Mike's shop. When they got there Levi walked inside with his crutches and looked to talk to Mike. "What are you doin?" Brett asks curiously. "Just shut up and mind your own, if I could drive myself you wouldn't be here."


Going off to find her uncle when he found him he smiled and cut right to the chase. "What's his name? Ryan's dad."

 

[isax]

Mike looked at Levi confused and shook his head. "Ain't a name ya need to know." He said with a sigh as he walked past him and went to grab a part for his car he was working on. "Why do you wanna know." He called out.


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[Lexus]

"She doesn't want to go home." Levi says simply and that caught Mike's interest. Levi was confused as to why he shouldn't know the name. "She told me she doesn't remember him."

 

[isax]

Mike sighed as he looked at Levi and gave him a paper. "Nathan Keller. He lives around here in these parts. He was so devastated when Clarissa left him. Mike said and then looked at Levi. "So you plan on keeping her here? I'm not against it but you realize she doesn't know her dad and her mom won the first fight to win custody." He said "you're openin' a can of warms Levi."


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[Lexus]

Levi shrugged with a smirk. "That's what I do don't us know?" He asks with a teasing laugh. "I don't plan on anything she decided it for herself I'm just helpin' out." Deep down he knew it was more than that but he wouldn't admit, not just yet.

 

[isax]

"Uh huh. I may be old but I'm not stupid. I see it Levi. It's slowly growing." Mike said and then rolled under the car to begin working on it. Ron had given Ryan a break and she went to shower then went to the river where she dropped her dry clothes and immediately swung on the rope and fell into the river. She came up to the surface with a laugh and smiled. She loved it here now.


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[Lexus]

"There is nothing to see Mr. Mike." He says with a laugh before changing the subject. "Do you think Mr. Keller's a nice man?" He asks. He didn't want to send Ryan into a relationship where her dad wouldn't take care of her.

 

[isax]

Mike merely laughed and shook his head as he smiled. "Yeah, Nathans a good man. I'm sure he'd want to see Ryan again." Mike said as he looked at Levi. "You take care of my niece ya hear."


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[Lexus]

Levi sighed and nodded. "I will." He whispers with another bright smile. Thanking Mike for the information him and Brett left. In the following days Levi made a phone call.


On this day Ron gave Ryan the day off since Levi told him of his plans for her for the day. At breakfast Levi acted as if it was a normal day. However when he hears a truck oil up he sprang out of his bed and watched from the window to see Ryan's reaction to her father.

 

[isax]

Ryan was sitting out on the porch as she looked at nature with Bella. She watched as the truck pulled up and the saw that face. She began to cry and ran to him the minute he got out. "Daddy." She whispered as she felt the man embrace her. This was the best morning ever. Bella looked at Levi through the window and shook her head.


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[Lexus]

Levi laughed at his little sister and held s finger to his lips before he backed away from the window. He was relieved to know Ryan was ecstatic. He was sure he would hear about her adventures for the day when she came back, if she came back. He hoped she came back. She could always just stay with her father.

 

[isax]

When Ryan came back, she was thinking of just living with her dad. She looked at Levi with a smile and then laid in his bed next to him. "We went everywhere." She whispered then looked at him, "Levi, what if I left? What if I went to move in with him?"


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[isax]

When Ryan came back, she was thinking of just living with her dad. She looked at Levi with a smile and then laid in his bed next to him. "We went everywhere." She whispered then looked at him, "Levi, what if I left? What if I went to move in with him?"


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[Lexus]

Levi looked over to her with a smile. "Ya can do what you want, you're old enough to decide without your mom's consent." Seeing her happy made him happy. Her demeanor totally changed since she had arrived two weeks ago.

 

[isax]

She looked over at him and sighed. "It's not that easy." She whispered and then stood up and walked out. She needed to stop. She needed to stop falling for him. He was never going to see her like Stella so she needed to stop herself. She laid in her bed and sighed. Maybe moving in with her dad was the best choice.


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[Lexus]

Bella came into Ryan's room and jumped on her bed. "Did you have fun with your daddy?" She asks excitedly. She lived Ryan already and didn't want her to leave.

 

[isax]

Ryan rolled over and smiled at Bella. "Of course but I'm going to have more fun with you." She said then took her hands. "I say we go to the river tomorrow." She said and smiled. Ryan wouldn't leave. She couldn't just leave Bella like that.


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[Lexus]

"I'm glad you liked your surprise l she said cheerfully. "I'm sure Levi is too daddy told me Levi surprised you." She said with a smile. She didn't know that Ryan had no clue Levi had anything to do with it. When Ryan mentioned the river Bella'd eyes lit up her brother didn't take her there anymore.