I can't explain exactly why I did what I did, all I can say is I did it for a good reason; to save the people in my life who couldn't save themselves.

My name is Jaylee Rae, I have always taken care of myself growing up and that wasn't about to change just because someone wanted to adopt me. I lived in a shelter for 3 years. At the age of 13 the state saw my mother unfit to raise me, took them long enough. When she wasn't drunk she was out whoring around town. I had no living relatives so CPS took the liberty of placing me in St. Peters Catholic youth home 16 miles away. Part of me was so relieved to be out of that hell hole but another part thought " That's my mother and now who's going to take care of her drunk ass?"

I never thought I'd get adopted. I wasn't what most adoptive parents looked for in a kid. I was 16, yet acted like a 5 year old. Constantly sleeping, eating, and occasionally watching cartoons. Maybe it was because I had a shitty childhood or it was just who I was meant to be. I dressed in jeans and tees with a pair of chucks everyday dying my hair cherry red, which caused a commotion among the nuns. I was a quiet kid and usually kept to myself, which meant my days at St. Peter's were very boring seeing no one wanted to talk to a quiet "freak."

One morning I was woken up by Sister Mary "Jaylee please get up it is almost noon and you know you have an interview with a potential couple today!"

I groaned rolling over hoping this couple would cancel like every other couple. They all canceled after seeing my picture, like I said wasn't the cookie cutter kid everyone looked for. Sister Mary came back 10 minutes later "I mean it Jaylee, they're going to be here in 15 minutes. Get cleaned up and dressed!" I got ready and made my way down the large staircase that sat in the middle of the house.

Sister Mary greeted me at the large door that led to the interview room a huge smile plastered on her face "You ready?" she asked. I nodded and followed her into the room. I really couldn't take another rejection and was considering telling Sister Mary I didn't want to be on the adoption list anymore. It hurt so bad to watch the faces of many couples fall after seeing me and many didn't even give me a second to speak let alone the alotted hour they had.

We walked in the room and sitting perched on the couch were 2 men. The first man was tall with grey eyes, Dark blonde hair that perfectly matched his milky white skin. He had just a touch of pink along his collar bone and it faded out into his cheeks. The second man was shorter by an inch or two. He had crystal blue eyes, shaggy brown hair and his skin had a deep tan to it causing his eyes to pop making the annoyed expression lining his face seem to not matter.

"Jaylee, I'd like you to meet Riley Rae" She pointed to the grey eyed man "and Jonathan Rae" pointing to the blue eyed man.

I smiled and shook their hands trying not to show my nervousness. I highly doubted these 2 men would be the ones to adopt me, they looked all to posh to want a person like me. I sat on a small ratty couch facing the two men "So…" Started Riley "Jaylee that's an interesting name, what do you like to do in your spare time?" I hesitated a bit before answering "I like adventures and cartoons" Both men smiled, even Sister Mary laughed a bit. "What do you two do I asked" Jonathan spoke first "I like to read I guess I keep to myself more" Riley spoke next placing his hand on Jonathans "I like to cook, its my obsession" "Great" I thought "Boring, mundane people who will probably be on my ass about doing good in school and keeping a good appearance but, at least they were making an effort to get to know me and not dismissing me on my looks alone" The room was silent for a moment before Riley spoke again "Do you have any friends around here?". Sister Mary sighed she knew what I was going to say "No I'm not liked much, I'm the black sheep and I kind of like it that way." Jonathan laughed, Riley smacked his hand and I shot him a dirty look. We talked for another hour or two before Sister Mary told me to sit in the other room while they talked.

"Jaylee could you come back in here" Sister Mary called after 15 minutes or so.

I walked into the room heart racing, palms sweaty the whole deal.

"Riley and Jonathan would like to ask you something" I turned to them eyes full of hope but still the lingering feeling that this was going to be the same routine. "We're going to think it over for a few days,we'll be back soon!" and then the plastic smiles that almost hurt to look at they were so fake,But what came next was the biggest suprise of my entire life.

"We'd like for you to be our daughter" Riley announced.