Disclaimer: Andrea Gordon is the only character I own. The rest of them I just... borrowed
Jim had just gotten home when his phone rang.
"Hello?"
"I'm in love," Melinda said
"I know," Jim replied, "I love you too"
"Honey you know how I'm doing work at the orphanage as a baby soother right," she started then continued before she had a chance to speak, "they brought in the most beautiful baby today.
"She looks exactly like Andrea."
Jim laughed happily.
"That's sweet"
"They said that we could foster her and then adopt. We would just need to take a course and honey… please I need this."
I need this. Those words got Jim every time. It wasn't like he needed to be sold on it anyway.
"Sure," he said, "I'll talk to the head of staff tonight when I come pick you up"
"Okay," Melinda said, "and if anyone asks I'm a winner," she added
"You always have been," Jim told her.
"I'm serious," she said half laughing.
"Okay," he said. He wasn't about to argue with her after all that she had been through. He didn't think he would argue with her anyway.
He got down to the orphanage at 8 o'clock. It was a little dark out and the stars were just beginning to shine. He found Melinda holding the infant. Her eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky.
"What's her name," he asked
"Well she hasn't been named yet," Melinda said, "But what about Andrea"
He grinned and rubbed her shoulders.
"Andrea Gordon," he said testing the name out loud, "It's perfect"