Her Everything

Chapter 18

Lynn

I sat in one of the many chairs at Tammis graduation while I waited for everything to get settled and started. She still didn't know that I was here. I wondered why she didn't tell me when she was graduating. I was truly happy for her. I knew that she was going to thrive from this now and I was going to help her any way that I could. I was finally beginning to believe that we just might work but still wasn't ready to get my hopes up just yet. To put my guard down just yet.

"Excuse me." I looked up to find a young woman smiling down at me.

"Hello."

"You don't know me but I know you. My brother is Matti..." When the name didn't register for me the young woman went on to explain.

"You built that building for mentally challenged kids. He said you use to paint there with him."

"Matti Senor is your brother?"

"Yes."

"Oh my God." I stood giving the young woman a hug as if she was a long lost friend. "How is he doing? Is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine thanks to you." The girl suddenly got teary eyed.

"I found my brother because of you. If you wouldn't have made that program and posted his art and picture on the internet I probably would still be looking for him. Thank you so much."

"I didn't know that he had family. He never talked about anyone."

"He didn't know about me. Since I'm older than him he never got the chance to get to know me. We have different mothers and when my faher told me about him I went searching for him." She hugged me again. "Thank you so much."

"Anything to reunite family. Is he here with you?" The young woman nodded her head and motioned for a young man that was a few yards away to come over. "He's shy of course. He just might remember you." Once the boy made it to us and he looked me in the face a smile appeared.

"Hi Lynn."

"Oh so he does remember you."

"Matti how are you?"

"Fine."

"He is a great artist." I said. "And he's gotten so big."

"Yes. Pretty soon he'll be taller than me."

"I have pictures that he drew me and I framed them." I said excited. We talked some more then went our separate ways. That made my day even more.

The graduation was finally starting and I spotted Tammi but she haven't spotted me yet. I had actually went all out and paid a photographer to record and take pictures of everything. I wanted to remember this day. When Tammi was called up I stood up cheering not caring who was looking at me. I was proud of my baby. Once Tammi seen me she froze in place a smile slowly appearing on her face.

An hour later she was coming around stopping when she got in front of me.

"You came."

"Yes even though you didn't tell me." I playfully pouted.

"I just know how busy you are. I didn't want to be a bother."

"It wouldn't have been a bother. I'm here right?"

"Yes you are." She leaned in kissing me and I gently kissed her back.

"I'm so happy for you." I said kissing her again."

"Thank you." Tammi looked over and seen a man taking pictures of us. "You know that guy?" I looked and smiled.

"Yes. I hired him for the day. I told him to recorde and take as many pictures as he can."