"Mom Lizzie needs your help" Sophia said waking both Daryl and Carol. "She said to not have Daryl come." Sophia then ran out of the room.
Carol looked at Daryl and he nodded.
"I'll start breakfast" Daryl said the both got up and headed down stair. Carol went up the other steps to Sophia's room and found Lizzie standing there with blood on her pants. Carol saw that she was crying. This must be her first time getting it. Carol smiled.
"I need help. I don't know what to do." Lizzie said she was crying really hard now. Carol hugged her then lead her to Sophia's bathroom.
"I always keep these in here just in case Sophia ever started her period." Carol said taking out a pack of pads. She then walked over to Sophia's closet and pulled out pants and underwear and a shirt. She grabbed a towel from the hall closet. "Here you go honey take a shower get all cleaned up then put this on it's sweatpants and a t-shirt. We were gonna go to Philips but, if you don't feel like it I can just send Carl and your dad and Sophia and Meika if you want." Carol said sweetly.
"Can I answer that after my shower?" Lizzie asked. Carol shook her head yes and went to leave.
"Thank you. If I would've been at home, I wouldn't know what to do and dad would've probably gotten me diapers. I'm really happy were here." Lizzie hugged Carol.
Carol smiled she was glad they were here too. She knew that maybe they were going a little fast but, she didn't care. She loved having Daryl and his girls here. She loved it all.
Carol gathered up Sophia's bed stuff and Lizzie's pj's and went down to throw them in the washer. She grabbed Sophia's other sheets and comforter and made her bed after flipping it and scrubbing it. She was finally done with cleaning when Lizzie came out of Sophia's bathroom.
"Feel better?" Carol asked.
"Much! Thank you. Can I ask you something?" Lizzie asked sitting next to Carol on Sophia's bed.
"Of course" Carol responded happily.
"Why are you acting like my mom? Or how a mom should treat her child? I'm no good. I'm not smart or pretty or nice. I'm not worthy to have a mom" Lizzie said eyes filled with tears.
Carol hugged her.
"Who told you this. Honey you are so worthy of a mom. You are an amazing kid. You are smart and sweet and nice and beautiful. Who told all of this to you." Carol asked. Now she was almost crying.
"I found out that my mom was still alive so I went to Atlanta to see her. She told me I was dirty and no good and she would never be my mother." Lizzie said now crying. "Will you be my mother?"
Carol looked at her. She only wanted to use Daryl at first but after last night. She wanted so much more.
"Of course I will." Carol said before she could stop herself. "Let me talk to your dad before anything is set though okay?"
Lizzie smiled and hugged her.
"Can I call you mom when we're alone?" Lizzie asked no longer crying.
Carol shook her head yes. She didn't know why she did. She just felt a connection to Lizzie like she had known her from birth. She knew she had to be her mother. She had enough love to share.
They walked down stairs to Daryl cooking breakfast and Mieka and Sophia dancing and Carl talking about football with Daryl.
"Yeah so every Sunday uncle Philip has me come over for football Sunday. You should come!" Carl said. Carl so badly wanted Daryl to always be there he wouldn't shut up about him all day Friday.
"Carl stop badgering. We are going over there today remember? For Meika's birthday" Carol said. Daryl walked behind her and kissed her.
She didn't know what was happening but she liked it.