"We should get Aislin registered for school" Adam said between bites of toast.
"I'm doing that right now" Ronan smiled over at him.
Aislin came running out of her room in a tutu and t-shirt, "let's go to the park Adam" she tugged on his shirt.
Adam picked her up and set her in his lap. He pulled a plate with poptarts toward her. "Eat breakfast then we'll meet the Gansey's at the park"
"What's wrong Dad" Aislin asked Ronan.
"Just something with your new school, I'll have to talk to Gansey about it" Ronan was hiding his panic but Adam could see.
At the park they met Blue and Richard Gansey III and IV. Adam and Blue went to watch Aislin and Richard IV play while Ronan and Richard Gansey III talked.
"I need a huge favor" Ronan kept his voice down so the kids couldn't hear.
"What do you need" the worry was plain on his face.
"I need a birth certificate for Aislin that's registered in the system"
"That's a tall order, can't you just dream one up" Gansey asked.
"I could but It wouldn't exist in the system" he pointed out, "even if you could just put her in the system, I could dream up the certificate"
"I'm a politician, not a hacker. Just a hospital or somewhere and say that you found her and raised her, get her a birth certificate the legal way" Gansey walked off to help his son on the monkey bars.
Ronan grumbled for a while before going to Adam.
"I have to run and get Aislin a birth certificate" Ronan kissed Adam and left.
Ronan came back a couple hours later and handed an authentic looking birth certificate to Adam.
"How did you get it" Adam asked handing it back. "That doesn't matter" he tried to blow it off, but Adam was having none of that.
"How did you make this Ronan" his tone left no room for negotiation.
"fine, I drempt up a flashdrive that would put Aislin in the system from any computer" Ronan admitted
. "That's not legal Ronan" Adam complained.
"It's not like any of us are going to report him" Gansey pointed out.
"As a politician, you know everything about doing things legally" Ronan smirked. Gansey laughed. He had gotten used to Ronan making fun of his job.
Aislin ran and jumped into Ronan, "Dad, do I get to go to school this year" she asked.
"Yes you will. Let's get some ice cream to celebrate." Ronan smiled at her.
Aislin and Richard IV started naming off all the flavors they wanted at a speed that no one could understand.
Ronan and Adam were woken up by a loud child jumping on their bed.
"It's time for school" Aislin shouted with every jump.
Ronan glanced at the clock and saw it was only 6. He reached up and grabbed her, pulling her into bed.
"It's too early Aislin. Let us sleep a bit more" he tried to reason with her.
"No, we have to get up now" she laughed and tried to squirm out.
"five more minutes" Adam pulled his pillow over his head.
Aislin fought out of Ronan's hold and went running around the apartment till both parents were out of bed.
Adam made waffles with chocolate chips for Aislin's first day. By the time breakfast was done she had enough syrup on her clothes that she had to change.
Adam and Ronan drove Aislin to her school and dropped her off. She turned around with the biggest grin and waved to them.
In school Aislin went to her desk and filled it with all her colorful pens and crayons. There were about twenty kids in class with her and she was very excited to meet them.
Her teacher, Mr. Norton, wanted everyone to introduce themselves and say something about themself.
There was Timothy who liked airplanes, and Hana who lived with her grandparents. Everyone had something to say, but Aislin had no idea.
When it was Aislin's turn, she stood bravely beside her desk, "I'm Aislin Lynch, and I live with my Dad and Adam"
"Is Adam your dad's friend" Mr. Norton asked her.
"No, Adam's my dad too, I'm lucky and have two dads" Aislin smiled.
"Well kids are supposed to have one mom and one dad, not two of either" He said and moved on to the next kid.
"How was your first day of school" Adam asked as she jump into his arms.
"It was great, and all my class is really nice" Aislin stared her rant but Adam cut her off.
"How about you wait till you can tell Dad as well" Adam laughed.
Aislin continued once she got home.
"My teacher, Mr. Norton is really cool too. But he said that I shouldn't have two dads and no mom and I don't know why. Do you know?" She looked up at both her dads.
Adam and Ronan exchanged glances, maybe they should have met Aislin's teacher before she stared school. Ronan nodded, he'd try to arrange something for later.
With in the week they had arranged to meet Mr. Norton after school. They let Aislin go over to one of her new friends house till they were done.
The teacher welcome them in to the classroom after all the kids had left.
"Where's Aislin's mother" Mr. Norton asked as they sat down.
"We're Aislin's parents" Ronan said sternly, daring the teacher to challenge him.
"You're her adoptive parents, or one of you is her father. But where is her mother, surely she would like to be here as well" he pushed on, ignoring Ronan's tone.
"Her mother was an egg doner and has no contact with Aislin" Adam lied.
"she needs a mother figure in her life, and no man can fill that" he specifically looked at Adam, who never outgrew his slightly feminine features.
Adam could feel Ronan tense beside him, like a wolf ready to fight. "She has her aunt Blue for that" Adam ignored the insult, "but we don't want our daughter to be taught to feel bad because she has two father's who would trade the world for her."
"So your pulling her out of school" Mr. Norton sounded shocked.
"No, she'll still go to school here until we can find a teacher who won't disagree with who her parents are or should be" Adam stood and Ronan followed his lead as they left.
"You will never be accepted in God's eye, he will turn you away at the gates of heaven for what you have chosen" he shouted back at them.
Ronan stopped in his tracks, and turned to the teacher. He crossed the room I'm three strides and swung before Adam could stop him.
Adam drove with Ronan, who was poking at his bruised face, to pick up Aislin from Timothy's house. They had met his mother briefly as she picked up the two of them from school.
Adam ran the door bell and was welcomed in by Timothy's mother Maria.
"Do you want coffee, or tea, or an ice pack" she asked as she lead them through the small house to the dining and kitchen area.
Ronan laughed as Aislin and Timothy came running at them with toy planes.
"Look out for Dad and Adam" she made circles around them before running back the way she came.
"Coffee and an ice pack would be nice" Ronan smiled.
Maria set an ice pack and three cups of coffee at the table and sat down. "So how'd you get that anyway" she asked.
"I punch Aislin's teacher in the face and he managed to land a hit" Ronan said placing the pack on his bruise.
Someone came in the house and shouted "I'm home" she came in the kitchen and stopped when she saw them, "you must be Aislin's dads" she smiled and shook their hands.
"This is my wife Cecilia" Maria introduced.
"How did you get the bruise" Cecilia asked.
"Punched Mr. Norton in the face" he said.
"Why would you do that" she asked puzzled.
"He's a homophobic ass" Ronan winced at the pain he felt, it had been a long time since he took a hit like that.
"What" they both shouted.
"I believe his exact words were 'she needs a mother figure in her life and no man can fill that' or ' You will never be accepted in God's eye he will turn you away at the gates of heaven for what you have chosen'" Adam did his best impression of the teacher.
"Honey, we can't have Timothy being taught by someone like that" Cecilia said frantically to Maria.
"We're pulling Aislin out as soon as we can find a better school" Adam explained.
"Tell us when you find one and we'll send Timothy there as well" Maria nodded, "they get along so well, I'd hate to split them up"
They ended up staying for supper by the time they'd finished talking. Timothy had to be told the planes weren't allowed at the table.
After dinner Aislin and Timothy played till they fell asleep. Ronan picked up the sleeping Aislin and carried her to the car.
"Next time we'll have to have you three over" Adam said quietly to Maria and Cecila.
When they got home Ronan put Aislin to bed and found a toy plane in her pocket. He smiled an started to hum a song that always put her to sleep. He flew the toy plane around the room for a while before setting it down so he could go to sleep.