The next couple of days went by slowly. Jake and Peyton both careful to avoid the subject of another child, knowing how much the either wanted one.
Both quietly looking for answers they never thought would come.
But if one is ready for them. Answers always come.
It came on another rare day for Jake one where he was actually at home on a Friday night. And the only decent thing on the television set was the nightly news reports.
Jake sat on the couch with Peyton leaning on his shoulder when a miraculously well timed piece came on,
"Many couples dream of having children but are unable to natural concieve. A majority of couples in the last five years have been prefering to go to the doctor's office for help. But there are others, some because even the doctor can't help, have gone back to the process of adoption. Once again there is a need...More on this with Macy."
The lady, assumed to be Macy appeared on the screen, a flag of China waving in the background.
"China was once a country where hundreds of little girls were left in orphanages or even on the streets. However, in the last nine years there's been less of need for such... So it shocked countries all over the world when Chinese officials opened the doors to adoption that they had closed five years ago. They have also loosened policies to make the process smoother."
The story continued telling the story of a couple hoping to adopt and ended with a web site and a phone number before moving on to the latest Hollywood divorce fight.
However the story lingered in the minds of both Jake and Peyton even as they watched Jenny head off to bed. Both adults still sat on the couch silently focused on their own thoughts.
"Maybe we should at least look into it." Peyton said out of no where, Jake knew what she was talking about.
"You really want to?" He asked, "It's going to be loads of paperwork and a lot of waiting-maybe even years. And there's always the possibility this might not even work."
Peyton nodded quietly lost in thought but still conscience of what he meant.
"Maybe this is a sign," She said quietly, "Like we should do this."
He smiled, "Than we'll do it. Even a shot in the dark can hit the bull's eye."