Disclaimer: I lay no claim on Walker, Texas Ranger or any of its characters.
Chapter 2
Three years ago, Trivette and Erika decided they ready to try having a baby and so far they hadn't had any luck.
They decided to try fertility drugs but after a few tests, the doctors had some bad news for the couple -
"I'm very sorry Erika but you're infertile."
"You mean… I can never have kids," Erika said upset and without waiting for an answer, she turned to Trivette. "Oh Jimmy, I'm so sorry. I know how bad you wanted a baby, we both did."
"It's okay honey," he replied, hugging her. Then he turned to the doctor, "What are our options now?"
"Well Ranger Trivette, what are your feelings about adoption?"
"I've never really thought about it. Erika what do you think?"
Erika composed herself and replied, "Well I've always wanted children and since I can't have any children myself, I'd love to adopt."
"Okay," the doctor said smiling, "there are so many children out there that would just love to live in a caring, loving home like the one I'm positive you can provide."
"Jimmy," Erika started on the way out of the doctor's office, "do you think we can go look at some of the foster care centers tonight?"
"Sure honey," Trivette replied with a grin.
The couple headed toward The Dallas Children's Home excitedly chatting about their future. When they arrived, the director, Mrs. Jennings, took them to her office to start on some of the paperwork necessary for prospective parents.
"We have so many kids here that need homes but it seems like no one ever need them," Mrs. Jennings said, "That's why it's so nice to see people like the two of you here it makes all this work worth while."
"Well we love kids," Trivette replied, "recently two of our friends have had children so we figured it was our turn but when we found out we couldn't, we figured adoption was the next best thing."
"Well I'm glad you did and now if you're just about finished with that paperwork, I'll show you around."
When Mrs. Jennings led the couple to the play area in the backyard of the home, Erika immediately noticed three children, two boys and a girl, sitting off by themselves. "Who are those three over there?" she asked.
"Oh that's Michael, Sara and Ryan Nichols. They lost their parents in a car accident about a year ago. There were no relatives willing or able to take them, so naturally they were sent here."
"Poor kids. But why are they by themselves?" Trivette inquired.
"Well they don't seem to want to bond with anyone. They really don't have any friends so they cling to each other."
"Oh Jimmy…" Erika started but Trivette was already on his way over to the kids. Erika was right behind him.
The three seemed in a deep discussion but when two people stopped right in front of them, they stopped talking and looked up.
"Hi kids, I'm Jimmy and this is my wife Erika."
"Hi," they replied.
The little girl, who seemed like the spokesperson for the group piped up. "I'm Sara and these are my brothers Mike and Ryan."
The kids took an instant liking to the couple and the feeling was mutual. They talked all afternoon and learned so much about each other. The kids learned that Trivette was a Texas Ranger and used to play for the Cowboys. This impressed Mike, the older boy, because that was his favorite team. Erika learned that Sara loved soccer and horses and the little girl was pleased to learn that the Trivettes' friends owned a ranch filled with horses. They also found out that Ryan loved baseball and wished he could play on the little league team.
It was getting late and when Erika looked at her watch she remembered. "Hey Jimmy, we better get going if we're going to get to the Walker's for dinner."
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot." The couple said goodbye to the kids but promised they'd be back soon. As the three walked away, Mike said, "You know, I wouldn't mind having parents like them." And both agreed full heartedly.
A/N: What did you think? I know this story probably isn't as good as the others I've written but let me know what you think.