Polly and Alex were ecstatic; the letter confirming that Alex could adopt Isabel and Nieve and become their legal guardian.
On hearing a knock at the door; Polly jumped up and went to answer it; it was Dixie.
"Hiya! Come on in!" she greeted her, nearly knocking her friend over by the strength of her hug.
"I'd be more than happy to, if you get off me!" Dixie laughed, pulling away so she could look at her "what am I missing here? What's the good news then?"
"All will be revealed…come on, come in, you're letting the cold air in!" Polly moaned, shivering.
"Alright, alright, I'm in. Now spill"
"I'd be really happy to, but I can't…"
"Why not?"
"Because Alex needs to tell you…Alex!" Polly shouted, momentarily that both of her daughters had been fast asleep "Bugger, I'd better go and get Issy up, now that she's awake" she said, going to get her daughter and returning quickly afterwards with a crying baby "Go back to sleep, Issy…go on, go back to sleep for Mummy…"
"Right, I'm here, why were you yelling?" Alex asked, smiling at her.
"Because you need to tell Dixie…"
"Tell Dixie what?"
"Tell her our news…"
"What news?"
"Alex…" Polly frowned at him "You know full well what I mean!"
"I do? Ohh yeah, that news…the adoption stuff has all cleared and I am now Isabel and Nieve's legal father"
"Ahh, congratulations you two!" Dixie said, smiling at them both "and how are you doing, Pol?"
"Yeah, I'm feeling a lot better now, thanks"
"That's good to hear"
"Yeah…" she was stopped from saying anything else by her daughter's shrill cry; Polly knew instantly that she was bored "Come on then, you, let's go play!" she laughed, sitting down on the floor and watching as Isabel managed to pull herself up on her arms and crawl slowly towards her mother, grabbing her hands in an effort to get her to pick her up.
Polly stood up with her, spinning her round and round until she was dizzy, then collapsed onto the sofa giggling while her baby daughter babbled and giggled with her, delighted with the new game. Her development had really come on in the last few weeks, and she was now more or less physically where she should be for her age.
Looking around at the people around her, including Jeff and Avani who had come in earlier, and Alex who was holding Nieve, Polly smiled. She hadn't felt this happy in a long time, and it was fantastic for her to have all of her friends around her, as well as her boyfriend and two beautiful baby girls. She knew that from now on, things could only keep on getting better and better.
A/N this is the final chapter for A new chapter, thanks for all the reviews throughout it! I might continue this in a sequel; what do people think? xx