A/N: Thank you guys for all the feedback. I'm leaving what Bainbridge's daughter's going to have a secret until the she has the baby. Names are appreciated and helpful!
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March 22, 2016 9:00 am
I walked into work with a grin on my face. Amy shot me a look as I threw all my stuff into my locker and slammed it shut.
"By the way you look, I would say last night went pretty damn good." Amy told me grinning.
"Nah Troy and I had a semi romantic evening. That's all." I told her turning around and looking at her.
"Hm. . . That's what Nicole said about 10 minutes ago." Amy told me mentioning another nurse.
"We sat around and talked last night. Then we went to bed. That's it." I told her.
"Well it must have been a good conversation by the looks of that grin." Amy told me.
"You could say that. Is Bainbridge in yet?" I asked her as I walked towards the door.
"She's making her rounds right now, I think. Go check her office." Amy told me as I pulled open the door and walked out.
I walked down the hall whistling a familiar tune that was in my mind. I grinned as I looked towards the desk.
"Is there a particular reason you're whistling "Tale as Old as Time, this morning, Bolton?" Dr. Pratt asked me.
"I just got some good news. So I'm guessing there is a particular reason." I told him grinning.
I stopped at Bainbridge's office and knocked, not expecting a reply. I heard someone say something as I pushed open the door.
"Dr. Bainbridge, Good Morning." I told her walking into her office.
"Good morning, nurse Bolton. What can I do for you this morning?" Bainbridge asked me.
"I talked your little situation over with my husband and we would love to adopt your daughter child." I told her with a smile.
"I thought you guys would like more time than this." Bainbridge told me.
"Nope, I asked my husband and he agreed to us adopting the baby. We've been in contact with our lawyers. We want your daughter to sign up all parental rights to this baby." I told her.
"Jenny's planning on doing this. How soon do you want her to sign the papers?" Bainbridge asked me.
"Our lawyers' are drawing up the papers today so if your daughter can, then tomorrow will be great." I told her smiling.
"Would you and your husband like to meet Jenny before she signs the papers?" Bainbridge asked me.
"We would love to meet her. How about tonight at the Wildcat Bar at 7?" I asked her.
"That sounds great. We'll see you guys then." Bainbridge told me.
"Gabi wait a minute. Thank you so much for doing this." Bainbridge told me.
"I wanted to adopt a child and you gave me that opportunity. Thank you for coming to me about this." I told her.
"I have one other question for you. And this one you and your husband can talk over." Bainbridge told me.
"And what would that question be?" I asked her grinning.
"Could Jenny see the baby for the first few months and then slowly start to back off?" Bainbridge asked me.
"I will talk to Troy about that but we'll talk more tonight." I told her opening the door and walking out.
I walked out and grinned to myself as I walked over to the desk. I picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.
"Hey babe. What's going on that you're calling me so early into your shift?" Troy asked as he answered the phone.
"We have plans tonight at 7. We're meeting the baby's mom tonight at the restaurant." I told him.
"Oh really? When did this get planned?" Troy asked me laughing.
"I just talked to my supervisor and we set it up." I told him.
"Oh and what about Mack and Aidan?" Troy asked me as I looked over at Amy.
"They're coming with us. I want Jenny, her daughter, to meet her baby's new siblings." I told him.
"Oh ok. Do I have to dress up?" Troy asked me as I heard voice on his end of the phone.
"You have to be presentable. I'm wearing jeans and a nice shirt. Mack's going to be in one of her cute outfits and Aidan in one of his. You have to be dressed in khakis and a nice shirt." I told him.
"All right. That's fair enough. I will see you at four like usual?" Troy asked me.
"Nah I'm going to go let Lily off the hook and give the kids' baths. Then I'll be up there around 6:30 or so." I told him.
"Ok I'll see you then. I love you." Troy told me as I smiled.
"I love you too." I told him hanging up the phone.
"Ok, Gabi you have to spill right now. What's going on?" Amy asked me picking up another chart.
"Ok I'll tell you but no one hears this ok." I told him picking up a chart and making notes.
"I promise on this baby's life that this will not go anywhere." Amy told me as I shook my head.
"Bainbridge's daughter is pregnant and has agreed to give the baby up for adoption. Well Bainbridge heard rumors that Troy and I signed up to be adoptive parents. She asked me if Troy and I would like to adopt the baby once he or she is born." I told her.
"Well are you going to adopt the baby or not?" Amy asked me all excited.
"I talked to Troy about it last night and he agreed that we could adopt the baby. But this means that Troy and I are going to have 3 kids under the age of three." I told her grinning.
"Aww you guys are going to be great parents a third time. And don't worry about having three kids under the age of three because Todd and I did it. Melanie and Charlie were 22 and 12 months when I found out I was pregnant with Madison." Amy told me.
"I'm so excited but a little nervous to tell his parents and my mom." I told her.
"They will be excited. When is Bainbridge's daughter due?" Amy asked me.
"In September some time but I'm not sure when." I told her smiling.
"Look at you glow. You looked just like when you were pregnant with Aidan and Mack and you're not even pregnant this time." Amy told me.
"Why thank you. I've got a broken arm in exam 4 to attend to." I told her walking off.
4:30 pm
I walked to the door and twisted the knob. I heard Mack laugh and then heard Aidan trying to do something as I walked towards the kitchen.
"Hey kiddos. What are we doing?" I asked them setting my purse and bag on one of the chairs pushed under the table.
"We coloring." Mack told me rolling her eyes. Lily stood up and offered Aidan to me.
"Keep the eye rolling to a minimum, Mackenzie." I told Mack leaning over and kissing her forehead.
"Busted by the full name." Lily whispered as I kissed Aidan's forehead.
"Exactly. How were they?" I asked her getting out my check book and writing her a check.
"They were good. Aidan just woke up about an hour ago and Mack just had a snack not too long ago. How was work?" Lily asked me as I handed her the check.
"Work was work. It was a good day too surprisingly." I told her.
"That's good. Got any plans for tonight?" Lily asked me grinning.
"We're going to meet the girl who we're going to adopt the b-a-b-y from." I told her.
"Ahh are you taking Mack and Aidan with?" Lily asked me smiling.
"Yeah we want Jenny, the girl who's pregnant, to know our other children." I told her smiling.
"That's cool. Have fun tonight. Mack, don't give mom too much trouble." Lily told her smiling.
"Never do." Mack told her babysitter as I laughed.
"We'll talk later girly." I told her walking Lily to the door and telling her to have a great night.
"We'll see you tomorrow morning, bright and early." I told her shutting the door and walking back to the kitchen.
"Ok two little kids named Mackenzie and Aidan need baths. Who wants to go first?" I asked looking at Mack.
"Aidan goes first then me!" Mack told me turning back to her coloring.
"Do you want to help me give Aidan his bath?" I asked her sitting down at the table.
"No momma. I color." Mack told me rolling her eyes again.
"Ok I'll give Aidan his bath right here in the kitchen so I can keep an eye on you." I told her walking upstairs and getting all of Aidan's bath supplies.
I walked downstairs and heard the TV flip on. I rolled my eyes and cussed at Troy for ever teaching her how to do that. I walked into the kitchen to see Mack flipping though channels.
"Mack put it on one channel and leave it there." I told her in a singy voice.
"But momma no good." Mack told me as I laughed.
"I knew there was a reason your father got satellite. Let me look and I'll find something for you." I told her still holding a smiling Aidan.
I found 'Blue's Clues' for her to watch and then walked over to the sink, filling it with lukewarm water. I quickly gave Aidan's his bath before wrapping him up in his Froggy towel.
"When I come back down, it's your turn for a bath." I told Mack walking upstairs and into Aidan's room.
I grabbed one of his outfits from the closet and quickly dressed my little man. I played with him a few minutes until I heard Mack scream from downstairs. I picked up all of Aidan's dirty clothes and walked towards the laundry room. I threw the clothes in there before going downstairs.
"Hey Amanda and Jack. What brings you guys by?" I asked them handing Aidan to Amanda.
"We just decided to stop by before going over to the restaurant and see what you guys were up to." Jack told me leaning over and kissing my cheek.
"I'm just trying to get the two little ones baths before we have to head over to the restaurant ourselves." I told them.
"Mack five minutes and it's time for your bath." I told her.
"What are you guys going over to the restaurant for?" Amanda asked me.
"We're meeting my supervisor for dinner." I told her smiling.
"That sounds like fun. Do you want us to take the kids?" Amanda asked me.
"Nah the kids are fine with coming with us for tonight. I might hold you to that offer later on." I told her grinning.
"That's fine. It's always open. Let us know. All right, Jack we have to go now. Say goodbye and we'll see you guys later." Amanda told me giving Aidan back to me.
"Thank you guy for stopping by." I told them as Mack said goodbye and my in-laws left.
"Ok Mack upstairs and it's time for your bath." I told her as she slid out of the chair and ran upstairs.
I grabbed Aidan's bouncy chair and walked upstairs. The kid's bathroom was spilt into two different areas. The toilet and tub were in one area and the sink was in a separate area. I placed Aidan's bouncy chair on the tile by the sink and filled the tub for Mack. I watched her play in the water for a little bit until I started to wash her hair.
"No eyes." Mack told me pointing her finger at me.
"I promise I won't get the shampoo in your eyes." I told her squirting the Johnson baby shampoo into my hand and rubbing my hands together before I started to wash her hair.
I rinsed her hair and let her play for a little bit longer before deciding that it was time for her to get out.
"Ok Mack time to get out. Daddy's waiting for us at the restaurant." I told her grinning.
"Going to the bar?" Mack asked me laughing.
"Yes we're going to the bar. Now come on before we're late." I told her picking her up in a towel. I quickly dried her off and took her into her room.
"Pick an outfit out from these three." I told her as I put a diaper on her and walked back to clean up the bathroom.
"I picked one, momma." Mack told me as I walked into her room with Aidan on my hip.
"That's good. Can you put it on or do you need some help?" I asked her.
"I do it!" Mack told me as I picked up her room a little and then watched her.
"I did it momma." Mack told me while twirling around in one of her play dresses.
"You look very pretty. Do you want me to put some pretties in your hair?" I asked her grabbed the comb and a pretty.
"Yeah down." Mack told me grinning and running downstairs.
I placed Aidan in his high chair and gave him a couple of cheerios to chew on while I did Mack's hair. I turned on 'Blue's Clue' because that was the only thing she would sit through while I did her hair. I quickly combed it and then pulled it up in a pony tail. I looked at the clock and noticed it to be 6 o'clock.
"You can watch one more 'Blue's Clues' before we go Mack." I told her going around to the sink and started putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher.
After that was done, I grabbed Aidan out of his high chair and walked upstairs. I put him in the playpen that was set up in mine and Troy's room and walked into our closet. I grabbed a pair of jeans out and quickly put them on. I grabbed a nice sweater and put them on. I looked in the mirror and touched up my make up a little bit. I pulled my hair back. I decided I looked presentable. I grabbed Aidan and walked back downstairs to hear Mack singing. I laughed and turned off the TV.
"But momma not done." Mack told me.
"Well I said it was done. It's going to take you 15 minutes to decide what you want to take with you." I told her.
"Colors and books." Mack told me as I walked upstairs. I made a face at Aidan which made him giggle.
I grabbed a couple of books off her shelf and a couple of coloring books and walked back downstairs. I placed those in the diaper bag along with formula and baby food for Aidan. Once that was packed, I walked outside to throw it in the 4-Runner.
"Come on Mack, it's time to go." I told her looking at the clock which just chimed 6:30.
"I hurrying." Mack told me as I giggled.
"Well hurry a little bit faster, sister." I told her holding open the door for her.
I started the car and then buckled Aidan into his car seat. I watched Mack pull the front door shut as she ran down the steps. I helped her buckle in and then went to lock the door. I walked down the stairs and hopped into the driver's seat. I looked in the back and saw Mack talking to herself. I giggled as I started to back out of the driveway.
The drive was silent except for Mack singing. I listened to her and wondered where she got some of those lyrics. I laughed while pulling into a parking spot. I parked and then got out opening Mack's door as I did.
"Now what's the rule, Mack?" I asked her as she unbuckled herself.
"Hands on the car." Mack told me as she jumped out and walked over to where I was getting Aidan out, her hand never leaving the car.
"Good job, girly. Now where do we go?" I asked her.
"Right there silly." Mack told me rolling her eyes and pointing to the Wildcat Bar.
"Who's in there?" I asked her placing the diaper bag on my shoulder and closing the car door.
"Unkle Jason and daddy." Mack told me as I locked the door and pulled open the restaurant's door.
We walked in and I immediately noticed Troy talking to some people. Before I could stop her, Mack ran towards her dad. I saw Troy pick her up, ask her a question, and she pointed towards me. I grinned at Troy and he walked over to us.
"You're late, Bolton." Troy told me as I grinned at him.
"It's not my fault this time. Blame your daughter. She was dilly dallying again." I told him.
"What am I going to do with the three of you?" Troy asked me as I laughed.
"I have no idea. Oh here's my supervisor now." I told him pointing to a lady with a younger girl, Jenny, and another man, I assumed was her husband.
"Dr. Bainbridge, I'm glad you could make it." I told her walking up to her.
"I'm glad you could meet us on such short notice. This is my daughter Jenny and my husband Mark. Jenny this is the family that would like to adopt your baby." Dr. Bainbridge told her.
"I'm Gabi and this is my husband Troy and our children Mack and Aidan." I told her introducing everyone.
"We can go right this way." Troy told us leading us to one of the private party rooms.
We went into the room and I placed Aidan into the high chair that Troy had put in the room earlier. Mack was placed in a booster seat and I gave her crayons and one of her coloring books. Troy and I sat down, obviously nervous to meet the woman who was carrying our child.
"So what do you two do for a living?" Jenny asked me.
"I'm a nurse at the hospital with your mom and Troy owns this restaurant." I told her.
"Oh and why do you want to adopt my baby?" Jenny asked me a little rudely.
"We want to expand our family and we've always dreamed of adopting children." Troy told her.
"How did you two meet?" Jenny asked me as Troy and I grinned at each other.
"We were high school sweethearts and then broke up to go to college and then met again when I came back over Christmas vacation." I told her.
The conversation followed much of the same the rest of the night. Finally Jenny gave us her stamp of approval and decided we would be the best family to adopt her baby. We agreed on a time the next day where Jenny would sign away all parental rights once the baby was born.
Troy and I drove home separate but once home, put the kids to bed and then crawled into bed ourselves.
"I didn't like how she was questioning us so roughly." Troy told me wrapping his arms around me.
"Think about it. If you were pregnant, which you'll never know, and you had to give your baby up, wouldn't you want the best parents possible for your child? You would want to make sure they can care for your baby and raise them right." I told him.
"Yeah but she didn't have to be so rude about it." Troy told me.
"I think her mom is making her give the baby up and she doesn't want to. By the way I have a question for you. Bainbridge asked me if Jenny could see the baby for the first few months and then back off?" I asked him.
"I don't see why not but I'm just afraid she's going to be so attached to the child that she's not going to want to back off." Troy told me.
"I'm worried about that too. We'll just see how she is when the baby comes. But that baby is ours as of tomorrow morning." I told him grinning.
"We'll be parents a third time around." Troy told me grinning.
"We'll just have to find a way to tell our friends and parents." I told him.
"How about we keep it a secret and invite them to some party or something and announce it then?" Troy asked me.
"I don't know. We'll see. I really don't want to tell them until the day our baby is born. But someone will spill the beans." I told him.
"It will probably be me. We'll just see how things go. Now go to sleep girl. We have a busy day tomorrow." Troy told me kissing my lips and rolling over.
I fell asleep with the biggest grin on my face, knowing that in about 6 months we would have a new baby in the house.
I need baby names! I have a couple but I don't like any of those. Let me know what you would name the newest member of the Bolton family! REVIEWS AND FEEDBACK are always welcome and appreciated!