A/N: Another chunk of goodness for you. Enjoy!
It took some time to get the wheels rolling on the court case. Amanda and Mr. Gray were in constant contact with both clients, keeping them aware of the proceedings, and anything they found. Angelo had gone into a slight depression, not wanting to pick up his guitar, not wanting to play with Daphne, not really wanting to do much of anything.
"Angelo, you need to get up. You have to do something." Regina spoke, almost a month after the trial switch. "I'm really worried about you."
"I miss Bay." He spoke softly, not looking up at her.
"I miss her too, but you need to think about Daphne." She spoke.
"I do, I think about Daphne all the time. But I miss Bay too. We should move, after the settlement. We should move closer to John and Kathryn." Regina looked up at him quickly, wide eyed.
"Are you saying you want to give Daphne back to John and Kathryn?" She asked him softly.
"I think I do." Angelo hung his head. "I feel like a terrible man, and terrible father. I feel like I am abandoning my daughter, but if I let them keep Bay, I will feel wrong." Regina sat beside him.
"It's all so confusing." She shook her head. "Because I understand. I don't want to leave Bay with them, but I don't want to feel like I'm giving up on Daphne. I don't want her to remember that we gave her up, that we let her go."
"That is why we move closer to John and Kathryn. Once the settlement from the hospital comes in, we will buy a house and move so we can stay close to Daphne and a part of her life." Angelo offered.
"Do you think they will go for it?" She asked.
"All we can do is ask. Maybe have Mr. Gray and Amanda decide if it would be alright, if it would affect the case at all, and then contact the Kenishes?" Regina nodded. Her heart was torn as half was flipping, falling, breaking at the thought of giving Daphne up, and the other was overjoyed, jumping, exploding at the prospect of having her child returned to her arms.
"I will make the call then." Angelo kissed Regina on the cheek and stood, taking the phone into the other room to make the call.
"All right, thank you Amanda." John cradled the receiver in his office, then ran a hand down his face.
"Who was that, John?" Kathryn stepped in with a fresh cup of coffee and set it on his desk.
"It was Amanda. Mr. Gray called her. Angelo and Regina want Bay." Kathryn's jaw dropped.
"You mean, they have decided they want to switch the girls back permanently?" Her voice almost broke.
"That's what it sounds like." He shrugged.
"So what do we do?" She asked.
"What can we do? She is biologically Angelo and Regina's child. And Daphne is ours." Kathryn shook her head slowly.
"I don't want to lose Bay, though." Kathryn spoke, sitting down on the edge of his desk.
"Amanda says they want to move closer to us, to be close to Daphne." John shrugged.
"So why don't we invite them to rent the guest house?" Kathryn suggested. "Then we wouldn't be losing Bay, we would still have both girls, and so would they." John tipped back in his chair, lacing his fingers behind his head.
"I think that's a great idea, Kathryn. We have a meeting with the lawyers next week, why don't we bring it up then?" Kathryn gave her husband a smile, leaning over to kiss him softly on the forehead.
"I'm going to see about dinner." She spoke. She was still having a rough time with the thought of giving Bay away, but at this point, John was right; what could they do? Regina and Angelo wanted Bay back, and she was their child. Maybe this would be for the best, and was what they were supposed to do. Angelo and Regina could move into the guest house until they could afford a better place, and they could be one big happy family, or so she hoped.