Boundless Love

Determined

Levi's POV...

I finally got some sleep last night. I knew Charlotte would be back in the morning because she told everyone she has a surprise day planned for all of us.

Nate did my morning therapy session which consisted of stretching and core exercises in the gym. Nate had Jake join too so he could get both of our sessions done at the same time.

"You ready for our afternoon out in the city ?" Jake asks me.

"Not really, but it will be good to get out," I say to him.

He's looking at me confused by my response. "Why would you want to stay here all day every day?" Jake asks with curiosity.

" Have you seen the reporters and photographers waiting for me outside?" I point out. " We'll be kinda hard for them to miss, all strolling around in our wheelchairs together," I add trying not to offend him.

" Ya, I'm sorry, I didn't think of that," he apologizes to me.

Of course he would never think of that first. He's never had paparazzi following his every move. Jake's only excited to get out and enjoy someplace other than here. I know it's been almost six months, but I don't know if I'm ready for the whole world to see me as disabled. It's going to happen sooner or later anyway, so may as well be today.

Charlotte meets all of us in the lounge by 11:00 am. When she walks in wearing jeans and a Boston Red Sox t-shirt, everyone but me figured out where we were going.

" Hell yeah!" Jake shouts.

"We have box seats for the game today, so let's get going," she says with a big smile.

Everyone excitedly makes their way towards her, thanking her before rolling out the door.

She looks over towards me and sees that I'm still sitting by the couch after everyone has made their way out.

"Levi, If you're not comfortable with this, we can stay here?" She says more like a question while walking over to me.

"No, I'm going. I'm not comfortable with this, but I'm also not going to ruin everyone's day," I admit.

"You sure?" She asks again.

"No, I'm not sure, but I'm still going," I groan.

She holds her hand out to me and patiently waits for me to grab it. "Come on then," she says. "We'll try to have some fun!" She grins.

We get to the front door where the four other occupied wheelchairs and the staff are waiting for us. I immediately spot someone with a camera lurking around our small crowd and turn to Charlotte who's now giving me a questioning stare. " Well lets get this over with shall we!" I shrug.

We join the rest of our group and wheel down the sidewalk. I hear the constant clicking sound of a camera going off as the intruder pretends to keep his distance from us. I'm about to turn around and cuss him out until I feel Charlotte squeeze my hand, turning my focus to her. She's been holding my hand while walking by my side the entire way, helping me feel at ease, and I didn't think anything of it until now. Maybe she thinks she's helping me get around better, or maybe she's trying to protect me, I don't know. What I do know is that her hand in mine is comforting to me and I don't want her to let go.

Everyone in our group is laughing and talking about Fenway Park and the green monster. I obviously haven't the slightest idea of what that is, so I ask, "What's a green monster?" Everyone halts to turn to me, hands over their mouths giggling , "It's the big green wall that surrounds the outfield," Jake answers.

"Oh," I say, embarrassed now.

"I thought you British knew everything about Boston?" Sarah chuckles.

"Ha..ha," I sarcastically return.