Michelle Jones had been sitting in her living room just chilling. She had been thinking there for the last month thinking about the murder and the charges that she was facing. Then, she also worried about her niece. She knew that she was not what Sally needed. She needed a home with good parents. She was too old and tired to take care of the needs of an eight year old.
But the thought of never seeing Sally again broke her heart. She knew that if she gave the little girl up for adoption that might be the case. Sometimes the relatives would not even know where she was. She had hoped that Mr. Mason would find her some good parents who would allow her to continue to have contact with her. But that was to be seen.
She heard the phone ring and hoped that it wasn't one of the pesky reporters who had been calling. She picked up the phone and was surprised to hear Mr. Mason on the line. He wanted to know if she could come to his office at two that afternoon. She said that she could and the meeting was agreed upon.
As Michelle Jones came into the office, she was greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Mason. She took a seat and the looked at the two of them. They made such a good couple. "Michelle, we have found a potential couple who is interested in adopting Sally." Mr. Mason told her.
Michelle was taken aback. Yes she wanted Sally to have a good home, but she had dreaded the time. She sat back and smiled "Go ahead." she told him.
Mr. Mason looked at Michelle Jones with his big eyes and told her "Della and I have grown very fond of Sally and she has become a part of our lives. We would like to be the couple to adopt her." he told her.
Della took Michelle's hands and told her "Sally, is such a sweetheart and such a joy to have. We would love to become a family of four." she told her tenderly.
Michelle was thrilled, the Mason's were wonderful people and Sally would live just a few miles from her house. She asked them "Will I still be able to see her once in a while?"
Perry looked at Michelle and smiled. "Yes, this adoption will be open she will have two families her parents and ours. We will make sure that she is treated as a lucky little lady." he told her.
"Then I will agree to the adoption. You do whatever you need to do to finalize things and I will come in and sign whatever is needed."
"There are several steps to the process, but I will start on them right away and get back to you. Now as far as the murder is concerned, we are working on finding the murderer and we have a couple of suspects, don't worry about that either.
For the first time in weeks Michelle Jones felt good about her life. She was glad that Sally had found such a good home and people. This was a good day indeed.
Perry and Della took a deep breath and then took each other in their arms. They both loved Sally and they knew that they could make her life a happy one.
As Della and Perry got home that evening, they were greeted by Sally. She had been with her nanny outside and was having a great time. They asked her if she would please come in that they had something that they wanted to talk to her for a moment.
As Sally came in she noticed the serious looks on Mr. and Mrs. Mason's face and panicked. She was sure that they had probably found her a new home 'Why didn't anyone want her' she thought. She took a seat on the couch and looked at them with tears coming into her eyes.
Perry looked at the little girl and gave her a big hug. "We have something to ask you Sally. You don't have to answer the question right away. You can take your time. But Mrs. Mason and I have been wondering if you would like to live with us as our little girl. We would like to adopt you." he told her.
Sally looked to Mrs. Mason and saw that she had tears in her eyes. She jumped up and put her arms around Mr. Mason and then Mrs. Mason and told them "That's what I have always wanted" she said with a shout.
That evening was the best evening of the Mason household. When they told the nanny she celebrated also. This was the best thing that could have happened. For dinner they all went out to Sally's favorite place to eat and had a large pizza with everything on it. They even let her have a large glass of soda in celebration.
When they put Sally to bed that evening she sat up and asked them "When can I start calling you mommy and daddy?"
Both Perry and Della had thought about that question. They looked at each other and then Della smiled down at her and said "Whenever you feel comfortable, we would both be honored."
Sally smiled at them and gave them each a hug. "I will start tonight good-night mommy and daddy." she told them and gave them each a big hug. She looked around the room and smiled. "This room is going to be mine forever?" she asked.
"It will be your room until you no longer need it Sally." Perry told her and he kissed her tenderly on the cheek.
As Perry and Della went downstairs they were so full of emotion that neither one of them knew whether to laugh or cry or what so instead they just held each other in their arms for a long time. Finally their embrace was stopped by the sound of the doorbell. They looked out the kitchen window and saw Paul standing there.