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Lucas's anxiety grew as the minutes ticked by. He felt like his whole life depended on Robert liking him. He wanted to stay here and have a real family. Finally, the car pulled up in the driveway, and Carol got out, followed by a young man in his twenties. He looked to be the perfect mix of Carol and Nathan; he looked happy to be home and Lucas's nervousness reached new peaks.
Robert shook his father's hand, and Nathan pulled him into a hug. Lucas just watched from the couch, feeling uncomfortable. Carol was the first to notice him.
"Lucas, come over here, please," Carol called. "Lucas, this is Robert; Robert, you can finally meet Lucas in person."
"Nice to finally meet you, Lucas. Mom talked about you the whole ride over here," Robert said, shaking the boy's hand.
"Hi," Lucas replied nervously. "Nice to see you, too."
Nathan could see how awkard Lucas was feeling and was almost happy when a knock came to the door.
"Well, who could that be?" Carol said as she opened the door. "Oh, Mrs. Reid, we weren't expecting you today."
"I called a few minutes ago, and your husband said it would be all right if I stopped by." Sarah explained. "I have some of Lucas's belongings from his home; the rest will be put into storage until he reaches eighteen. I have some clothes and his computers and various other items one of his nannies thought he would want most."
"Why don't you step inside a moment? Then I can get Nathan and Robert to help you bring everything in," Carol said, stepping out of the doorway to let her in.
"Mrs. Reid, this is our son, Robert, and of course, you know all about Lucas," Carol told her. "Why don't you two help her bring in some of Lucas's stuff that she brought?"
"Thank you for bringing all this for Lucas," Nathan said, moving to help her bring in his computer. "Lucas will be happy to see his computer; I think he has been bored without it."
"I figured as much. His file said he was planning on majoring in artificial intelligence," Sarah said. His file was extensive, but she had read all of it since this boy would be hard to place if the Bridgers did not take him in permanently.
"He is such a smart boy. He even found a mistake that I did not even realize I had made in some calculations," Nathan said as they carried a few items into the house.
"He will probably change the world one day," Sarah replied as they finished bringing everything into the house.
Lucas sat in his room twenty minutes later, assembling his computer while the rest of the Bridgers were down stairs talking about him. He was worried, but knew that his being down there was not going to change anything. Lucas finally got his computer together and then turned it on. He needed to check his files to ensure nothing had been lost or damaged with moving it.
"Lucas, dinner!" called Carol twenty minutes later.
Lucas turned off his computer and made his way down the stairs. Lucas noticed Mrs. Reid had left as he walked into the dining room. All three Bridgers had smiles on their faced as they sat around the table.
"Lucas, we need to talk to you before dinner." Nathan started. "You have only been here a week, but Carol and I have come to like you. We wanted to know how you would feel about living here permanently."
"Really?" Lucas said, not believing his ears.
"Yes, we have come to see you as our own in the short time you have been here," Carol agreed, grabbing Lucas's hand. "I would love to have another son."
"I would like to stay here," Lucas said barely above a whisper, and Carol pulled him into a hug.
"Mrs. Reid is going to bring the paperwork out tomorrow. If all goes well in the next couple months, you will be ours permanently," Nathan explained. He could just imagine Lucas and him working together when he was older and through college. They both loved science, and he could not wait.
"Do you want me to stay?" Lucas asked Robert, worried that he would be jealous.
"Yes, Lucas, you are special, and we all love you already. I always wanted a little brother," Robert said sincerely.
"Then I really want to stay," Lucas said with more confidence.
Robert had enjoyed his week off. For the first time in a long time, he didn't have any disagreements with his dad. He had spent a lot of time getting to know his new soon-to-be little brother. They would play catch, and Robert loved to tease him, calling him 'baby brother'. They both loved baseball, and Robert took him to a game. Robert could see why it was so easy to fall in love with the boy.
All too soon, though, his leave was over, and Robert felt himself reluctant to leave. He hugged him family goodbye and boarded the sub, feeling homesick already.
Lucas was quiet on the ride home; he would miss Robert. Lucas had enjoyed the time they spent together. Lucas was just a kid to him, not a genius or a trophy to show off, but just Lucas. He couldn't wait to see him again.
Lucas had decided to wait until the spring term to attend Stanford. He wanted to take the next six months off getting to know his new family better. Even then, he had decided to take his general courses online before going to the college for his major classes. That would be about a year or two off. He had talked it out with the Bridgers. Carol and Lucas would find a house near the campus when the time came. Nathan could come home whenever he had time off from work.
Lucas couldn't believe when the court date for his adoption arrived. He woke up that morning feeling a little nervous. He couldn't believe the changes that had come over his life in the last two months. His parents had died, and now he was getting new ones. He still missed his parents, yet he still felt so happy. His parents were hardly ever around; he had nannies and tutors whom he spent more time with than with them. Lucas mainly got to see his parents when they needed to play the perfect family for the newspapers and magazines. He knew that Nathan and Carol were opposites; they would not let reporters near the house.
Lucas went down for breakfast in his pajamas since he would have to put on a suit that he did not want to get it dirty.
"Morning, sweetheart," Carol said as Lucas walked into the kitchen. She had called him 'sweetheart' more and more recently, and Lucas liked it.
"Morning," Lucas said as he let out a yawn.
"Hey, kiddo," Nathan said, coming in behind Lucas.
"Hey," Lucas replied rubbing his eyes.
"Are you nervous, kiddo?" Nathan asked, running a hand though Lucas's blonde hair and pushing it out of his eyes.
"A little," Lucas admitted.
"You know, you don't have to do this if you are not comfortable with it," Carol said, making sure they were not pressuring him into it.
"I want to be your son," Lucas said confidently.
"Then hopefully by the end of the day, you will be ours for good," Nathan said, sitting down at the table.
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