The all hustled the next morning to get to the airport. They got there and Amy held onto Isaac’s hand until they approached the gate.

Isaac saw a horde of girls. He knelt down to Amy, “Amy, go with Mom.”

“Why?””

“Because I don’t want you to get hurt.”

Amy listened without understanding. Isaac could protect her. They got to the gate and girls started screaming and reaching out for Isaac.

“Mrs. Hanson they’re gonna hurt Isaac. Don’t let them please.” She pleaded.

“No one will let them hurt him.”

“That girl has Taylor’s hand! Make her let go. Jess… Avie... where are you? Mackie?” Amy yelled looking around her.

She wanted to to make sure that no one was hurting all of her new family. She was starting to really love these people and she couldn’t bear to lose them.

Diana picked up the skinny girl and held her close. “Shhhh.”

Amy silently began to cry. She couldn’t see Isaac, Taylor, or Zac. But she could hear the girls screaming.

They got on the plane, and Diana set her down in her chair. Isaac came over. Amy hugged him

“They didn’t hurt you did they?” Amy began to check him over.

“Amy, since we are in a band that kinda stuff happened a lot. Don’t worry, you see that big guy over there?”

She looked over and saw the guy Isaac was talking about. She nodded and wiped her eyes.

“He protects all of us. He won’t let those girls hurt any of us. See Taylor, Zac, Jessie, Avie, and Mackie are okay. Dad even has little Zoë over there.”

Amy nodded. “I’m sorry. They just scared me.”

“They used to scare me too.”

“Would you sit with me please?”

He looked into her pleading blue eyes. “Sure.” He sat down next to her.

She grabbed his hand and held on tight.

The next afternoon they were having class just like they would at home.

“Okay Amy, for your writing assignment I would like you to make a Christmas list.” She looked at him confusedly.

“What do I put in it?”

“Things that you would like to have.”

“Like clothes, books, toys…”

“Yes, exactly.”

“I get presents this year?”

“Yes, you do. Santa says that you have been a very good girl.”

Amy smiled and got to work.

Amy paused and scrunched her face up. She thought and thought.

She looked at her work and smiled. She handed it to Walker. She went in search of Mackie to play with. Walker looked at the three-item list and laughed. He took it to Diana.

“Di…look at this list.”

She glanced over it. “Oh my, there is hardly anything here.” She shook her head.