"He's young, Levi. And it's for the best, really. It's not his fault, he just got wise and I got a reminder. Getting involved isn't for me. I guess I got carried away, or brief possession by my former self." Maggie leveled a look at Levi. "And you're not to give him a hard time about anything, got it? We're not in high school anymore and you can't go around beating up the bullies for me. Or threatening to, anyway."

She reached over and touched his hand. "I'm fine. I just needed to reset a little and now I have."