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He sighed. "No, of course not."
"Then let me help you." She smiled up at him.
"You know how to dye hair?" He asked.
"Of course. I've helped my friend, Carrie, do hers. It's easy, but it's easier if someone helps you, especially your first time." She grabbed his hand. "Where's the box?"
"In the bathroom." He didn't resist as she led him in there.
"Okay, sit down, take off your shirt and put a towel over your shoulders." She picked up the instructions and read them. "This will be easy." She set the directions back down and started setting things up. "So I was looking at Colorado. It's a pretty cool place. I'm excited to be able to come to visit you. I was even looking at their universities. I don't know if they'll have what I'm really looking for, but maybe. Then I could come live with you when I'm in school."
"That's still a few years away." He laughed.
"So, it doesn't hurt to look. Anyway, there is a lot of cool stuff in the Denver area. I'm making a list, then when it's safe to come to see you, we can go check it all out." She nudged his shoulders. "Turn so your back is to me."
"I'm going to look like a fool."
"You will not. This isn't like you're bleaching it. You'll just be a lot lighter than you are now. It will look cool." She took her hand under his chin and positioned his head back a bit. "So, tell me how you're really doing. I'd be scared to death to have to start my life over as someone new."
He sighed. "Did they tell you my new name?"
Faith laughed. "Yeah, but you could always go by Bill."
He growled, careful not to move as she started putting something in his hair. "I'm going by D. It's simple and sorta close to Dyson."
"I like that. I can get used to calling you D. I was worried I'd slip up when I see you, but D isn't as hard as William. Anyway, you okay?"
He wouldn't lie to Faith. "I'm nervous, maybe even a bit scared."
"More scared than you were in jail?"
He nodded, then remembered not to move. "Sorry. Yeah, jail isn't hard, it's just boring. It's a lot of hours of thinking, which can mess with your mind. Colorado is going to be a challenge. First off, I hate the cold, then there's the fact I don't know anyone. I don't know my way around the area. It's going to be a learning process."
"If anyone can do it, you can." She rubbed her fingers through his hair. "I heard them talking last night that you're going to start a new team. I think that's great. Think of how many more kids you can help."
Dyson smiled. "Do you think you can come be my doctor? I'm going to need one."
"Right, can you give me a few years? Dad isn't letting me do anything. It's going to take forever to get through school, but if I go to school in Colorado, I could do it while I'm in school. It's not like I need a license to work with the team, right?"
He bit his lip. "That's something we'd have to look into. Beau would be best to ask about that."
"Beau is just like my dads, he wants me to slow down and take my time."
"Taking your time means fewer mistakes. Besides, you shouldn't be in such a rush to grow up. You should be out having fun with your friends, flirting with boys, and giving your dads gray hair."
She laughed. "At least I'm doing the last part well."
"Maybe you should dye their hair too."
"Maybe I'll ask if I can." She stepped back and smiled. "Okay, now you sit and wait." She took the gloves off her hands before washing them. When she was done, she sat on the edge of the tub, facing him. "Were you scared when you got arrested?"
"Honestly, so many emotions hit me all at once. I guess fear was one of them. Not knowing what would happen or if Bryon could really get me out of jail like we'd always planned. It got harder with every day. Your letters helped me so much. I knew by what you said you guys were working to get me out. I was able to hold on to that hope. I might not have known when, but I at least knew you were trying. Noam's visits helped too. I needed a friendly face that first day he showed up."
"I asked to visit, but they wouldn't let me."
"I'm glad. The jail is no place I want you to be, even to visit." He reached out and touched her chin. "You're too good for that."
She rolled her eyes, catching his hand in hers. "We're all too good for it, but it happens. If I work with a team when I get older, it could happen to me. I get that you guys all want to protect me, but I've seen the worst of the world already, and I came through it okay."
