Characters for this chapter: Melissa, Spencer, and Wren

*Sunday June 12th*

Melissa's POV

Wren and I just got back from church. His parents go every single Sunday and we go with them most of the time. I remember going to church with my parents and Spencer when were younger. Once I got old enough to stay home alone we didn't go to church as much because our parents were out of town a lot for work. Wren and I ate lunch together. After lunch we watched a marathon of Chicago Med.

"I don't know how you do that everyday at work." I said

"Thankfully I'm not in the emergency department every single shift." Wren said

"What made you want to become a doctor?" I asked

"I wanted to help people but mostly because my dad didn't give me much of a choice. He wanted both of his sons to be doctors no matter if we wanted to or not." Wren said

"Do you know your work schedule for this week and possibly next so I can try to schedule an appointment with that adoption counselor your mom knows?" I asked

"Mostly 3 PM to 11 PM except for Friday I go in at noon and Saturday I'm working 7 AM to noon." Wren said

"Are we sure we want to adopt?" I asked

"Personally I think we should try to have a baby ourselves for a little longer but it doesn't hurt to meet with the adoption councilor." Wren said

"It's been 6 months Wren and I'm not pregnant yet." I said


I called the adoption councilor and we had an appointment by Wednesday (June 15). She came to our house so we could get the first interview and home visit all done at once.

"Melissa said you two really wanted a baby but would you be open to adopting a school age kid?" She asked

" I am but I'm not sure about Melissa." Wren said

"If we were to adopt a school age kid now would we be able to adopt a baby in the future?" I asked

"Of course but I will recommend that if you do adopt a school age kid that you wait a year before adopting a baby." She said

"Why is that?" I asked

"Some of these kids come from really bad homes plus you would want to make sure the kid you adopted doesn't mind if you were to adopt a baby." She said

"Melissa doesn't think it will happen but we have been trying to have a baby of our own for the last 6 months." Wren said

"What would happen if Melissa did get pregnant because adoption is a commitment?" She asked

"We would still love the kid we adopted just as much as our own child." I said

"If it was before the adoption was finalized you would still want to go through with the adoption?" She asked

"Yes, we wouldn't even be considering adoption if we were not 100 percent sure it's something we want." Wren said

"As far as jobs go, Wren your a doctor and Melissa is currently looking for work? Who would watch the kid if you both had to work at the same time?" She asked

"My parents or my brother and sister in law." Wren said

"At least for now financially when I find a job I only plan on it being part time." I said

"How is your dog with kids. She's friendly with me but some dogs get over hyper around kids?" She asked

"Mocha is great around pretty much anyone. She's a border collie/Labrador retriever mix." I said

"Mocha is around a year old now and she's well trained thanks to my wife. Our nephew Liam is 3 months old now and we had him around the dog for the first time last weekend." Wren said

"It was nice meeting both of you. The next step would be to meet the kid that you would be potentially adopting." She said


A few hours later I had a Skype call with Spencer.

"What's new over in the UK?" Spencer asked

"Wren and I are in the process of adopting." I said

"Wow, that's really great." Spencer said

"We aren't sure yet if it's going to be a baby or a school age kid." I said

"If it's possible can Toby and I borrow some money from you and Wren?" Spencer asked

"How much and only if you tell me what you need it for?" I said

"$1000 so we can pay our apartment rent for the month plus buy groceries and gas up our vehicles." Spencer said

"Spence, What's going on?" I asked

"I promise you Toby and I will pay you and Wren back every single penny once we can." Spencer said

"Spencer you better tell me why you need money so badly or I'm not giving it to you." I said

"Toby got an unpaid suspension from Rosewood PD, I got arrested last month and so did Aria." Spencer said

"What did he do and more importantly what did you do?" I asked

"Aria and I technically broke into her now ex boyfriends apartment but we only did it because Aria needed to get Jayde. Toby let us out of jail and 2 days later he got suspended without pay." Spencer said

"You better hope mom and dad help you with that." I said

"I already asked and they said no. It was probably my fault for asking them together and not just mom." Spencer said

"I will mail you a check for $1000 plus I will talk to mom and dad for you." I said

"Thank you so much Melissa, I love you." Spencer said

"I love you Spence, Sisters help each other out." I said


After my Skype call with Spencer I called my parents home phone. I expected to leave a message because both my parents were probably at work.

"Melissa, How are you?" Mrs. Hastings asked

"I talked with Spencer and I know what's going on with her." I said

"I wanted to help her but your dad said no." Mrs. Hastings said

"Then why couldn't you say yes mom?" I asked

"I didn't want to get in a fight with your dad about it. I promise you I will try to talk him into helping Spencer." Mrs. Hastings said

"Is dad home?" I asked

"Yes, talk to him if you want but it may not change is mind." Mrs. Hastings said

My mom handed the phone to my dad so I could talk to him.

"If you are calling to ask us to help Spencer the answer is no." Mr. Hastings said

"Dad, you have to help her. Spencer is your daughter. Do you want her baby to grow up with a mom that she can't see because Spencer's in jail?" I asked

"Melissa, you know I don't want that for Spencer or my granddaughter." Mr. Hastings said

"Then why can't you help her. I'm sure you and mom didn't become Lawyers so you could tell your kids no all the time." I said

"Spencers an adult and she needs to figure this out on her own." Mr. Hastings said

"I'm also an adult dad but that doesn't mean that I won't need help from you and mom sometimes." I said

"Melissa, I will think about helping Spencer but I am not going to say yes just to make you happy." Mr Hastings said


By the end of the month (June 30th) I talked with my parents and they agreed to help Spencer. Also the adoption councilor called Wren and I. She said she wanted us to meet someone and it was important so she came over an hour later.

"Jessica is a teenager that got pregnant and she wants to give her baby up for adoption." She said

"When is her baby due?" I asked

"In September, Jessica is 6 almost 7 months pregnant. She's only 14 and can't handle a baby at her age." She said

"My sisters 19 and pregnant so trust me when I say even she is having a hard time." I said

"My boyfriend doesn't want anything to do with this baby and I can't take care of her alone." Jessica said

"My wife and I have been trying to have a baby. We have been looking to adopt." Wren said

"I want my baby to have parents that will love her just like they would love their own kids." Jessica said

"If you let us adopt her you wouldn't have to worry about that." Wren said

"It would be nice to know how she is doing and I would love to see photos of her growing up." Jessica said

"I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem and maybe if you wanted you could see her. Even if it is just twice a year like her birthday and Christmas." I said

Jessica started crying.

"Jessica, is something wrong?" Wren asked

"No, I'm just so thankful to have found you two. No one has been this nice to me in a long time. I would keep this baby if I could and I want her to feel loved." Jessica said

Wren and I ate lunch with Jessica and the adoption councilor so we could get to know her a little better. Jessica seems like a really great teen. I could tell she really didn't want to give her baby up but she wanted what was best for the baby.


Thoughts on this chapter?

Will Melissa and Wren get to adopt the baby or will they decide to adopt a school age kid?

Next chapter is July. Aria and Spencer will go to court. Toby will fight for his Rosewood PD job back. Aria might get a part time job working at the Brew. Yes she would see Ezra because he would be her boss. Ezra still won't know about Jayde yet.

Cavanaugh baby girl (Rochelle) will be born in just a few chapters. Also coming up after that will be a special Haleb reunion (I think about 4 chapters away).

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