Her heart was still racing when the car came to a stop outside the CPS building.
It had been two hours since a woman, far wiser than she ever hoped to be, offered her the greatest gift of her life.
Their lives.
Bags of baby clothes and other items had just stopped rustling in the back when he disrupted her runaway thoughts with a gentle touch to her shoulder.
"Ready to bring our boy home?" Elliot asked softly.
Turning her head quickly towards him, she nodded as the flood gates immediately opened and a smile formed across her lips.
"Yes."