Boundless Love

The Sweetest Gift

Levi's POV...

We got back to Boston with two weeks left until Christmas. Charlotte and Sarah got right to work shopping and decorating the entire place. Everyone helped put the ornaments up on the tree which was fun. The place looked amazing with all the lights and garland everywhere. It felt like home to everyone, in a way.

Charlotte took it upon herself to invite my parents, Landon, Andy, and Mark over to her apartment to spend the holiday with me, but only my parents could make it for Christmas, Mark and the lads promised to make it over for New Years.

God, I'll miss spending Christmas back home. The lads and I having our traditional night around town the night before Christmas Eve. That would always turn into an all night affair, exchanging gifts, having too many drinks...We always slightly regret it the next day as we visit our families. The feeling of home though... that I will miss. Mum's dinner and relaxing by the fireplace. Usually Emma made her appearance and cut my family time short so we could see her parents and spend the rest of the holiday together with them. With Emma, we're always on a schedule...Christmas breakfast then gift exchange, followed by tea then lunch, ending with a party filled with people I don't know. I don't need to worry about that anymore.

"What are you thinking about?" Charlotte's sweet voice interrupts my thoughts. We're driving into the city and she must've noticed me zoning out.

"Oh nothing really," I lie and she knows it because I feel her fingers slide between mine, linking our hands together. My mind quickly shifting to thoughts of Charlotte.

I don't understand how Charlotte finds time to do everything. She checks on every patient here daily, manages how their treatments are progressing, decorates for Christmas, all while constantly making sure I am okay and getting through all my therapy sessions. No wonder she looks so tired lately. The only time she's taken a break in the last two nights since we've been back, is when we go to her house for the night, and even then, I find her fast asleep on the couch after leaving her alone for a few minutes to use the loo. She's so amazingly selfless, why was I ever with someone as selfish as Emma, I'll never know.

I'm unsure how I can help her. I need to help her realize that it's fine to take a break once in a while, that it's ok to not have everything work out perfectly all the time. She doesn't want to revert to having Sarah and Nate take over any of my therapy sessions, which is mostly my fault since I practically begged her in the beginning not to leave me in someone else's hands. I'm a stronger person now because of her and I'm ready to get through some of my challenges without her always holding my hand. I need to show her that somehow.

We arrive at rehab early in the morning with ten days left until Christmas now. I want to give her something special, but I'm not sure what, so I decide that I'm going to ask Sarah to bring me shopping.

Charlotte brings me into the gym, then tells me she's going to bring her things to her office before starting therapy.

"Is it alright if Sarah does my morning therapy with me?" I ask Charlotte who stops dead in her tracks and turns to me looking utterly confused.

She's not angry or sad with my request though and shrugs her shoulders at me.

"Sure, if that's what you want," she says back to me.

"Yeah, I mean I haven't spent any time with them over the last few weeks, so it'll be nice to catch up. Go get what ever work you need to get done. I'll be fine, and you know where to find me," I persuade her.

Charlotte reluctantly leaves me in the gym with Sarah so she can tend to her other responsibilities.

"Sarah, I need to do or get something special for Charlotte for a Christmas gift," I blurt out.