Healed (18 page)

“I remember.” I nod
ded.

“I wanted to tell you then that I wasn’t sure
, but I hoped in my heart that you would.”

“You hoped I would?” I stare
d at her, confused.

“I hoped you would because I wanted you to prove my initial impression of you wrong.”

“And now?”

“A
nd now you’ve far surpassed anything I could have ever dreamed of.” She smiled at me. “You’re a great father and a great brother.”

“And one day, maybe even a great husband.” I whisper
ed softly and she gasped and her eyes lit up.

“Have you heard from your dad recently
, Bryce?” Luke looked at me with a concerned expression and I shook my head in frustration, slightly upset that he had ruined my moment with Anna.

“
I think he’s in South America. Once David told him about all the evidence we had piled up on him, he quit and left. For good.”

“Good riddance,
” Lexi said, softly, before looking at me. “Sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry. I have my real family. That’s all I need.”

“Can you believe it?” Lexi laughed, “We’re all kinda related.”

“Thanks to Shelby,
” Luke grinned and rubbed her hair.

“Do I get a candy?” s
he grinned. “Please?”

“No
, sweetheart.” Lexi picked her up. “But you get something even better. You get the three of us, all here to love you for the rest of your life.” She kissed Shelby’s cheek and then looked at Anna. “Actually,” she grinned, “You get all four of us. For a lifetime.”

“And I get to be your flower girl too
, right?” She danced around excitedly. “I get to throw flowers.”

“Yes
, my love. We’re all one big happy family now.”

“My own forever family?” Shelby looked around the room and grinned before running back to me. “And you’re my papa.” I picked her
up and held her close.

“I’m your papa, your brother, your
Brycey, your everything, darling. I’m anything and everything you want me to be.”

“I love you
, Papa.”

“I love you too
, my darling.”

“You made all my dreams come true
, Papa,” she whispered into my ear and I felt the tears prick my eyelids.

“And you made all my dreams come true as well
, my beautiful girl. You healed my broken heart, my love. You healed my broken heart.”

Thank you for reading ‘Healed,’ the sequel to ‘Scarred’. I hope you enjoyed it. Feel free to leave a review and share the book with your friends.

My next book ‘The Last Boyfriend’ will be out on April 15
th
2013.

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