AN: I am sorry about the lateness. Hope you enjoy.
After getting Kenta released from the hospital the new family made their way to the apartment. Sora tucked Yume into bed early since she was getting cranky, while Layla changed and fed Kenta before putting him into the bassinet Sora's parents had for him. She then sat and thought about all they had to do. She realized she needed to make a phone call to her father.
Knowing she needed the plane she figured she had better call him soon. But noticed a voice-mail on her phone when she went to call him.
Listening to the voice-mail she got even more worried about how fast their lives had changed. The voice-mail was from the doctor asking her to call him back about the surgery in the next few days. She hoped the news was good.
"What's wrong Layla?" Sora asked as she left Yume's room.
"I got a call for Dr. Mackenzie today while we were at the hospital," she told her.
"Oh, what did he say?"
"He said to call in the next few days. I will call him when we get home. I have to call my dad and get the plane sent here. We also need to call Mai and Anna to ask them to help us when we get home."
"What about Gabrielle and Requel?" Sora asks her puzzled.
"I don't want to bother them. We may have to cancel Friday," Layla explains.
"Give me the number for them and I will call and talk to them and see what they want to do. They did offer to help us. If they want to help let them. We have no idea what we are doing and they do."
"Fine, you can call them while I talk to my dad. No matter what I don't want Kenta getting sick on the plane so we are either going to use my dad's plane or charter one from here." Layla tells her as she puts Gabrielle's number into Sora's phone.
~Sora's phone call~
"Hello," Gabrielle answered the phone not recognizing the number.
"Hello this is Sora," Sora told her realizing that Gabrielle wouldn't know her number.
"Oh hello Sora, how are you and Layla doing? We were just figuring out what we are going to make for dinner on Friday."
"Well that is why I am calling you. We are running into a change of plans. Um, we are bringing home a baby as well." Sora told her.
"A baby?" Gabrielle asked surprised.
"Um, yeah. Come to find out one of the reasons my mom was in the hospital was because of having a baby. Layla and I adopted both Yume and Kent." Sora explained.
"Do you have anything for the baby?"
"Not yet. To tell you the truth we don't even know where to start. But Layla is such a good mom. She took to taking care of Kenta so easily that I am surprised she isn't a mom already." Sora confided.
"Well we can help with some baby stuff. Kenta is the baby I take it?" Gabrielle asked.
"Yea he is. He is so cute!" Sora gushed.
"OK tell me the address where you will be staying and we will help to find stuff for you. Um, what is your friend's phone number? The ones that are planning to join us for dinner. Maybe the would like to help us pick some stuff out?" Gabrielle asks hesitantly.
"That would be nice. I know that we won't have an easy time when we get home plus the doorman knows them already." Sora tells her before giving her Mai's number. "I will let Layla know that you will need to be let in so she can make a phone call. I will let you know when she makes the call OK?"
"Yeah that is fine. I will talk to you in a little bit. Take care," Gabrielle tells her.
"OK talk to you soon, bye." Sora replies.
"Bye," Gabrielle tells her as she hangs up.
~Layla's Conversation~
"Hello?" Layla's father answers his phone distractedly.
"Hello father," Layla replies to him.
"Layla? How are you today?" He asks, his focus going to the phone call.
"Um… I.. ah… I need to borrow the jet," Layla says in a rush.
"Why do you nee the jet?" He asks her confused.
"Um… to bring a baby home. He is a month early and the doctors don't want him flying with a lot of people." She tells him waiting for his reply.
"And who's baby is this?" He asks her surprised.
"Mine," she tells him, "and Sora's." She adds as an after thought.
"Yours and Sora's," he asks even more surprised.
"Well they are Sora's brother and baby brother. We adopted them together. I am sorry to spring all of this on you father but I would like to borrow your jet to bring them home. We can talk more about everything when we get back." Layla explains briefly hoping that her father would let it go.
Why did you have to adopt them with Sora? Are you sure it is legal? Are these my grandchildren then?" He fires off, "what would you do if I say 'no'?" He asked curious but already knowing he would send the jet.
He knew that Sora is a dedicated to her work as he and his daughter are. He also knew she was a good person. Knowing Layla's reaction to his questions would probably be anger he quickly started typing the information he needed got get the plane ready to depart for Japan and sent it to his personal assistant.
"Because I love Sora and have for a long time and of course it is legal. I am not your daughter for nothing. I adopted them so of course they are your grandchildren. And if you don't sent the jet I will find a charter jet of our own to get us home. If you can't accept our relationship then we won't force it on you. We just want them to have as much family as possible." Layla finished resigned after her outburst.
"What airport do you want the plane at? I will fly out as soon as it is fueled and ready to go." Her father tells her hoping she wasn't too angry with him.
"Huh?" Layla asked surprised.
"Honey, Sora is a good person. She challenges you like no one else has. I never saw you happier then when you were performing with her. Of course, I accept your relationship though I wish you would have told me face to face. So now what airport do I fly into? I would like to meet my grandchildren," he explains.
"Um, ahh. Let me check," Layla says slightly confused about her father's reaction to her relationship with Sora but happy and relieved just the same.
After giving him the requested information Layla remembered a little fact that she had to warn her father about. "Um, father just so you know Yume doesn't really know English," she informs him.
"I figured as much, Layla. I do know some Japanese you know. I have picked up quite a bit from doing business over there." He told her hoping to alleviate some of her worries.
"That might help but don't feel bad if you don't understand what she says. I think Sora has a hard time as well." Layla told him relieved that he wouldn't be totally unprepared like she was, but also upset that she was the only one that would be completely out of the loop with what Yume was saying. She found that it was hard not knowing what Yume needed until after Sora had gotten it for her. She wanted to take care of Yume like she does with Kenta.
"OK well is there anyone you need me to call before I leave here? Is there anything you need?" Her father asks hearing a noise in the background of Layla's phone.
"Yea, could you call whom ever is available to get into my apartment to let in Mai and Anna? I have a feeling that Sora's phone call was fruitful." Layla asks, "I am sorry Father but Kenta is waking up. Call me when you get in tomorrow. I love you, bye." She quickly hangup the phone to take care of her son before he woke his sister up.
On the other end of the line Layla's father looked at his beeping phone with his brows raised. "Well I guess that shows who is important to her. I am glad. You are going to be a good mother Layla." He says to himself before busying himself for the trip to Japan.