Angel in white

THREE

Merilize walk into her room and switch on the bedroom light closing the door behind her.

She walk up to her wardrobe hearing the door open again. She look at it and see Emma there.

"Ava doesn't want us to tuck her in. She wants you." Emma said scanning Merilize that gave a chuckle closing her wardrobe again.

"Ask her if she wants to sleep in here tonight." Merilize smiled. Emma nod in definite and walk out again.

Ava lay in Merilize's bed as Merilize climb in next to her and look at the waken angel waiting to be putten to sleep.

"Gwanma, if you and gwanpa Dames love eatch othe so mutch, why alen't you togethel?" Ava asked curiously as Merilize gave a little giggle.

"Ava, sometimes people get together because, there's something special about being in a relationship. Me and Grandpa James doesn't...we don't fit together anymore." Merilize explained scanning her sweet face.

"Why not?" She asked not getting it.

"Because grandpa James met someone else. She's very lovely and she cares about him." Merilize replied and take the hair out of Ava's face.

"No she doesn't. She left gwandpa becaulse he was mean to her." Ava said as Merilize gave her an odd look.

"Wait, who told you this?" Merilize asked curiously as the bedroom door flew open and James came in drawing both's attention.

"Sorry, can I use the bathroom?" He asked as Merilize nod her head showing him to go ahead. "Thanks."

He go into the bathroom as Merilize look back at Ava that looked at her.

"Did grandpa James tell you?" Merilize asked in a whisper only meant for Ava to hear as she nod her head. "Okay. Well, you must get some rest. Else you won't wake up tomorrow morning when your parents leave."

"Goodnight Gwanma Melilith." Ava said struggling to say her name right.

"Goodnight sweetheart." Merilize smiled and place a kiss on her front head. She rub Ava's back looking up at James that came out of the bathroom with his toothbrush.

"Shhht." She mouthed at him placing her finger on her lips to show him to be quiet when he looked at them.

Ava look at James and give a smile as he smile back at her and go sit on the bed next to her.

"You still not asleep?" He questioned her in a whisper.

"Can you tell me a bedtime story?" Ava asked both James and Merilize.

"Okay then." Merilize smiled and look at James that smiled back at her. "What shall we tell her?"

"How about our own story?" He smiled as she nod and show him to begin.

"You first." She smile and bite her bottom lip.

"Okay. Well, once a long time ago there was this beautiful, one of the prettiest women there ever was. This women had very long blonde hair and eyes like a dream. She was wearing a nice white dress that sat perfect around her waistline wearing brown boots and a brown cowboy hat. She was cheering at the racers that was riding on their horses." James started the story by looking at Ava as Merilize gave him a half shocked look by him telling her their story. He look a her signalling her to go on.

"Little did she know she was being watched by this handsome young man that knew so little about her." She told her part and gave a little smile.

"He was too shy to ask for her name. Her beauty rocked him off his boat." James told looking at Merilize's hand that ran upon Ava's arm.

"So she turned around and look into this mysterious man that couldn't get his eyes off her." Merilize said and gave a little giggle. "It was love at first sighed."

"That's when they found each other. Someday, you'll also find someone that's the perfect match for you." James said and place a kiss on Ava's hair.

Merilize rest herself and place her hand on the lamp on her bedside.

She switch off the light and look back at James that looked at her while the bathroom's light fell into the room to disturb the darkness.

"If you get tyred you may go. Else sleep here if you want." She whispered and notice Ava's eyes is closed.

"Okay. Goodnight Merilize." He whispered looking at her.

"Goodnight James." She replied and close her eyes as both drift into a nice sleep.