A New Journey
Summary: Follow the journey of Derek and Spencer as they start enter into the process of parenthood. Slash, Morgan/Reid, Adoption
Disclaimer: I do not own nor am I affiliated with Criminal Minds or CBS. I also have no connections with social services or any adoption agencies.
Edited: October 20, 2013 (Thanks goddessofthenite)
Chapter 1: Decisions' Decisions'
After a year of marriage, Derek and Spencer had finally agreed that it was time to take the next step as a couple, having a child. The decision for them to adopt had been made easily, so there they sat, browsing through pages of children, trying to find the one that would make their lives complete.
After what seemed like hours, Derek let a sigh of frustration out and said, "Pretty boy, we need to narrow this down. There are way too many children out there to go through." He got a nod in response as his husband continued to browse the page he had.
"Okay, let's stop looking and talk about what we want."
"Fine, I am all ears. We know that it has to be a child that is not to focused on structure because of our jobs."
"True, we also both don't care about gender. What about race? I am open to anything, but it would be nice to maybe have a mixed race child. What do you think?"
"I think that is great because it is statistically harder to place these children, but we don't want to limit ourselves either, Derek."
"I know, so now we need to talk about how old because that is going to help limit us."
"Definitely not an infant, I don't think we are ready for that right now. Plus, they are harder to come by and take more time to get. Did you know that statistically older children are much easier to place? In fact….."
"Got it pretty boy, so no infants. What about toddlers? They are a lot of work still but they are still more resilient.
"Toddlers are okay for me, but I think we should also look at kids that are also in elementary school. They tend to have more emotional and behavioral problems but we could do it. I don't want to go much older than that though."
"Okay, sounds good to me. So we are looking for preferably a bi- racial child who is 2-12. Let's start sorting those out so we can focus our search down."
Authors Note:
Slow start I know, but it will pick up and there is more to come, so stay tuned! I am hoping to update once a week, but I do have 2 part-time jobs and am a full time college student. I am also trying to stay in character as much as possible. I am a little rusty though. :)
This story takes place right after going through all the inspections, classes, and being accepted as potential adoptive parents. I am going to stick as true to adoption as I can, but it is not all going to be accurate so I apologize for that. I have never been through the process myself. All the descriptions of children are taken from children available for adoption in Virginia. Names will be changed as well as some basic details.
Reviews are welcome!
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