They thought it over, and Prue and Andy decided that they wanted to adopt
Stacie. They wanted to give her the life that she deserved and never got.
So far, things were going well and they were allowed to have Stacie stay
with them 5 days a week.
It was Saturday and one of the two days that Stacie wasn't with them. It was so quiet that Prue and Andy could hear each other breathing. They were laying in bed in each other's arms just enjoying their time alone.
"It's so quiet without her." Prue said, smiling.
"Yeah, I know. It's kind of nice though." Andy replied.
Prue laid her head on Andy's chest and held his hand. Andy's freehand was running up and down her arms. He smiled and kissed her head.
"You look so beautiful right now." He said.
Prue laughed. "Andy, I'm half asleep."
"You still look beautiful."
"Thank you."
Prue suddenly sat up. Andy looked at her, smiling, and held onto her hand. "What are you thinking?" He asked.
"I'm thinking about Stacie." Prue replied. "I can't wait until she comes back. I miss her already."
"Me too."
"Andy." Prue said, then paused. "Do you think we'll be good parents to her?"
"Of course we will. She says she's never felt so safe with anyone but us."
"I hope we can keep her safe." Prue said, laying back down.
"Hey." Andy said, lifting Prue's chin so her eyes met his. "It's gonna be okay. I promise."
Prue smiled. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Three Weeks Later
"Prue!" Andy shouted, running into the apartment.
"Andy? What's wrong?" Prue asked, coming intot he living room.
"Prue, we got her. They're going to let us adopt her! Andy shouted, picking Prue up and kissing her.
"When can we get her?" Prue asked, smiling at her husband's excitement.
"Tomorrow." Andy said, then kissed her. "Prue, I'm so happy. I can't wait."
"Me either sweetie."
The Next Day
When Prue and Andy arrived the next day to pick Stacie up they found her outside waiting with her small suitcase. When she saw them she ran and jumped into Andy's arms. She hugged him tight then reached over and hugged Prue.
"Am I finally living with you now?" She asked.
"Yeah sweetie. We can be a family now." Prue said, kissing Stacie on the cheek.
Stacie smiled in response and they walked over to the car and drove home. They had fixed up the guestroom for Stacie weeks ago but put the finishing touches in last night.
Later that night when Stacie was asleep, Prue walked quietly into her room and sat at the edge of the bed smiling at the little girl. She looked so happy and definitly didn't look like the same girl who had walked up to their car in the pouring rain. She kissed Stacie's head and walked over to the door, stopping to take one last look. Just as she was about to leave a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and she felt Andy's head rest on her shoulder.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." Prue told him. "We better go, I don't want to wake her up."
They walked back into their bedroom and were sleeping peacefully in each other's arms in a matter of minutes. Everything finally felt right with their lives. It seemed like nothing could go wrong.
The next morning they woke up a soft knock of their door. Knowing it was Staice, Prue answered with a gentle, "Come in sweetie."
Stacie walked into the room, happy to see that the looks on Prue and Andy's faces weren't mean ones. Prue smiled at here and told her to come up on the bed.
"What are you doing up so early, honey?" She asked, holding Stacie in her lap.
"I wanted to ask you something." She said.
"What is it?"
Stacie hesitated. "Can I call you and Andy mom and dad since you adopted me?"
Prue smiled and looked at Andy, then back at Stacie. "If that's what you want sweetie. We aren't going to force you to do anything."
"Thanks." She said, hugging Prue.
"Why don't you go in the living room and watch TV, I'll be out in a couple minutes to make you breakfast, okay?" Prue said.
"Okay." Stacie replied and walked out of the room.
Prue looked at Andy. "She wants to call us mom and dad." She smiled with tears in her eyes.
Andy smiled and wrapped his arms around her. "It makes her feel like our daughter even more."
Prue and Andy laid in each other's arms for a few minutes then Prue pulled away. "I almost forgot about her sitting out there." She smiled. "I'll be back in a little while." Prue said, then went into the living room.
When she got there Stacie had fallen asleep on the couch. Prue smiled and carried her back into her bedroom and pulled the blanket over her body. She couldn't believe everything was so perfect. It felt so right.
To Be Continued....
It was Saturday and one of the two days that Stacie wasn't with them. It was so quiet that Prue and Andy could hear each other breathing. They were laying in bed in each other's arms just enjoying their time alone.
"It's so quiet without her." Prue said, smiling.
"Yeah, I know. It's kind of nice though." Andy replied.
Prue laid her head on Andy's chest and held his hand. Andy's freehand was running up and down her arms. He smiled and kissed her head.
"You look so beautiful right now." He said.
Prue laughed. "Andy, I'm half asleep."
"You still look beautiful."
"Thank you."
Prue suddenly sat up. Andy looked at her, smiling, and held onto her hand. "What are you thinking?" He asked.
"I'm thinking about Stacie." Prue replied. "I can't wait until she comes back. I miss her already."
"Me too."
"Andy." Prue said, then paused. "Do you think we'll be good parents to her?"
"Of course we will. She says she's never felt so safe with anyone but us."
"I hope we can keep her safe." Prue said, laying back down.
"Hey." Andy said, lifting Prue's chin so her eyes met his. "It's gonna be okay. I promise."
Prue smiled. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Three Weeks Later
"Prue!" Andy shouted, running into the apartment.
"Andy? What's wrong?" Prue asked, coming intot he living room.
"Prue, we got her. They're going to let us adopt her! Andy shouted, picking Prue up and kissing her.
"When can we get her?" Prue asked, smiling at her husband's excitement.
"Tomorrow." Andy said, then kissed her. "Prue, I'm so happy. I can't wait."
"Me either sweetie."
The Next Day
When Prue and Andy arrived the next day to pick Stacie up they found her outside waiting with her small suitcase. When she saw them she ran and jumped into Andy's arms. She hugged him tight then reached over and hugged Prue.
"Am I finally living with you now?" She asked.
"Yeah sweetie. We can be a family now." Prue said, kissing Stacie on the cheek.
Stacie smiled in response and they walked over to the car and drove home. They had fixed up the guestroom for Stacie weeks ago but put the finishing touches in last night.
Later that night when Stacie was asleep, Prue walked quietly into her room and sat at the edge of the bed smiling at the little girl. She looked so happy and definitly didn't look like the same girl who had walked up to their car in the pouring rain. She kissed Stacie's head and walked over to the door, stopping to take one last look. Just as she was about to leave a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and she felt Andy's head rest on her shoulder.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." Prue told him. "We better go, I don't want to wake her up."
They walked back into their bedroom and were sleeping peacefully in each other's arms in a matter of minutes. Everything finally felt right with their lives. It seemed like nothing could go wrong.
The next morning they woke up a soft knock of their door. Knowing it was Staice, Prue answered with a gentle, "Come in sweetie."
Stacie walked into the room, happy to see that the looks on Prue and Andy's faces weren't mean ones. Prue smiled at here and told her to come up on the bed.
"What are you doing up so early, honey?" She asked, holding Stacie in her lap.
"I wanted to ask you something." She said.
"What is it?"
Stacie hesitated. "Can I call you and Andy mom and dad since you adopted me?"
Prue smiled and looked at Andy, then back at Stacie. "If that's what you want sweetie. We aren't going to force you to do anything."
"Thanks." She said, hugging Prue.
"Why don't you go in the living room and watch TV, I'll be out in a couple minutes to make you breakfast, okay?" Prue said.
"Okay." Stacie replied and walked out of the room.
Prue looked at Andy. "She wants to call us mom and dad." She smiled with tears in her eyes.
Andy smiled and wrapped his arms around her. "It makes her feel like our daughter even more."
Prue and Andy laid in each other's arms for a few minutes then Prue pulled away. "I almost forgot about her sitting out there." She smiled. "I'll be back in a little while." Prue said, then went into the living room.
When she got there Stacie had fallen asleep on the couch. Prue smiled and carried her back into her bedroom and pulled the blanket over her body. She couldn't believe everything was so perfect. It felt so right.
To Be Continued....