Here's Chapter 2!!

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Chapter Two

As the door opened, a small, shy-looking girl stepped out into the room. Amy gave her the once-over, noticing her distinct figure. She had Ephram's hair, silky and dark brown, but her dark green eyes looked different, they were from Madison. The girl looked deeply into Ephram's eyes, and Ephram found himself almost crying as he gazed upon his only daughter.

"I'll just let you three be on your way." The man who brought Ephram and Amy into this left the room, and there was almost ten minutes of complete silence.

"Kati…I…." Ephram stuttered before Kati ran into his arms. As the two shared a loving embrace, Amy stood in awe, as she felt invisible, but for the right reason. As Kati reluctantly broke away from her father's embrace, she gazed at Amy's caring face, and tears formed in her eyes. Amy brought the girl away from her fear of not having a mother by hugging her, and kissing her face clumsily over and over as they cried together. After that, all three left and outside to get in Ephram's car.

"So, how was your life at the center?" Ephram asked as they drove home.

"It was okay, but it was missing something…" Kati replied. Like Parents? Amy thought to herself. Amy knew that with this newcomer, would come a new responsibility for her as a mother, or stepmother in this case.

When they finally arrived at Ephram and Amy's house, Kati got out and looked over the house. It was a nice house, one that she could live in without too much problem. Amy showed her in.

"This is your room," Amy led Kati into a beautiful room that overlooked the entire yard. "You can rearrange it to your liking, and if you need help, just ask."

"Thank you Amy." Kati said, ashamed that she had to call this woman by her first name.

"You can call me Mom," Amy said. "…If you want." Kati felt tears run down her face as the painful reminder that this woman wasn't her real mother kicked in, and Amy realized that maybe she shouldn't have said that. "Sorry about that. I didn't mean to…"

"No, no, it's okay," Kati, said, drying her tears. "Thanks for caring….

…Mom." The two shared another warm embrace before Ephram showed up at the door in his jacket.

"Who's up for pizza and a movie?" He smiled.