Chapter 10

The next morning, Luke and Laura walked into the hospital. The first person they ran into was Bobbie.

"So how does it feel to have three new additions to the family?"

Luke and Laura looked at each other.

"We have to tell her Luke," Laura said.

"Barbara, come over to the lounge. We need to talk to you."

They all walked over to the lounge and sat down. Luke put his hand on top of Bobbie's.

"Barbara, Laura and I did a lot of talking last night. We know as well as anyone that we can't raise that many babies. We came to the decision that we are going to have to put one of them up for adoption."

Laura began to cry softly.

"Is that what you want Laura?" Bobbie asked.

"No, it is not what I want, but it is what I think is best. It's just a little frightening knowing that strangers are going to be raising one of my daughters. I... I... Excuse me."

Laura got up and ran off crying.

"Should I go after her?" Luke asked.

"No. I think she needs some time alone Luke."

Luke nodded.

Meanwhile, Laura had calmed down a little and was on her way to the nursery. As she was started to turn the corner to walk up to the window, she saw Amy standing there talking to the babies through the glass. She ducked back out of sight so Amy wouldn't see her, but she made sure she could hear what Amy was saying.

"You three are the luckiest babies in the world. Did you know that? Your mother is my big sister and she is the most wonderful woman in the world. I have always looked up to her. She will take such good care of you and will love you always. You father is great too, but no one is as special as your mother. I would do anything for her. That is why I decided make sure she got the baby she wanted. That is how the three of you got here." Amy said with tears forming in her eyes.

Her voice started to crack as she continued.

"I'm so hap... happy that I could give my sister what she wanted so badly. Please know that I'll always be there for you. I'm your Aunt Amy. But I also want you to know that giving you up is so hard on me. If it was anyone except Laura I couldn't do it. I never thought that if I ever had a baby that I would give it up for someone else to raise, but I love my sister, your mother that much. Just know that you are wanted very much, by your mother, your father and by me. I love you all. I feel like you are apart of me since I carried you. I... I... wish you were mine."

Amy broke down and headed back to her room, crying uncontrollably. Around the corner Laura was crying again too. She didn't hear Luke walk up.

"Angel, are you all right?" he asked cupping her cheek with his hand and wiping the tears from her face.

She nodded. She quickly told him about what she had heard Amy saying.

"Luke, I feel so bad. She's standing there telling the babies how much we love them and how well we will take care of them and what are we doing? We're trying to decide which one of them we are going to give away."

"Have you changed your mind about giving one of them up for adoption?"

"Maybe. No, I know we have to do it Luke, but..."

"But what?"

"I have an idea."

A nurse was walking down the hall so Laura leaned over and whispered her idea to Luke.

"What do you think?"

"Are you sure that's what you want to do?"

Laura nodded.

"Then let's go."

A few minutes later, they walked into Amy's room. She quickly dried her eyes and tried to look like she hadn't been crying.

"Hi," she said trying to force a smile.

"Amy, I need to tell you something. Um, first I want to thank you for what you did for us. You can't begin to understand how happy you made us."

Amy began to cry again.

"Have you named them yet?"

"We have named two of them. They are going to be Lacey and Lisa."

Amy laughed. Leave it to Luke and Laura to stick with the L names.

"Luke and I weren't expecting to have triplets. It took us a long time to prepare ourselves for twins. So Luke and I have decided to put one of the babies up for adoption."

"What! Laura you can't..." Amy cried.

"Wait, let me finish. Amy I... I heard you talking to the babies back at the nursery."

"You... you did?"

"Yes. Amy I saw how much you seemed to be longing for a child of your own. Amy, we want you to be the one who raises the the third baby."

"What? Oh Laura, I couldn't do that. I couldn't take your child away from you, no matter how much I want a baby."

"Amy," Luke said. "You would be helping us. We have to give one of the babies up for adoption and it would be much easier to see it raised by someone we love instead of by a stranger."

"Are... are you sure? Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yes," Laura said. "Will you do it Amy? Will you adopt her? Will you raise our little girl?"

"Yes!" Amy said before she desolved into tears of joy. "You know Laura, we've made each other's dreams come true. I know just what I'm going to name her too. I am going to name her Laura after her special aunt."

Laura sat down on the bed beside Amy and put her arms around her. The both began to cry.

Bobbie walked in and saw them crying.

"What's all this about?" she asked Luke.

"Bobbie, what you are witnessing is one of the most powerful things on earth. It's the love between sisters."