"Aelita, I love you more than life itself, I can't leave you. But yes I would like children which you can't have."
"Jeremie, adopting would be fine, wouldn't it? I know it wouldn't be the same but it would still be a child. A child who would see us as his or her's parents. A child that you could play with, wouldn't it?"
Jeremie sighed.
Adopting would take several months and a lot of hassle but if they did end up with a child to keep, it would be worth it. He would love a child that he could fuss over. Too many children were abused in this modern-day world, so they would be doing their bit to adopt a child.
Several mind battles went through Jeremie's mind all throughout the day.
Aelita has agreed to allow Jeremie to think about it for the day.
So both Jeremie and Aelita had gone to work.
Aelita was first back from home. She had been nervous all day to coming home and finding out whether they would be adopting.
She was glad that Jeremie didn't want to leave her and wouldn't, but she was ready to accept that if it were to make him happy. She loved him so she only wanted to see him happy.
Aelita heard the front door opened and waited for Jeremie to appear in the living room.
"Hi" he muttered when he saw her.
"Hi" she replied quietly.
A silence lingered over them as Jeremie sat next to her.
Aelita decided to break the silence.
"Well..."
"I've given it a lot of thought and I want you to understand a couple of things"
"Go ahead" Aelita urged him
"Adopting takes a lot of hassle. Police checks have to be done on both of us; references will be needed from some people that we know; and we'll have to attend classes to understand a child's needs and a lot more"
"But Jer after all that we'll have a child to look after because we're both ok with our police records, our friends will give us good references and we're bright so we'll get through the classes fine"
Jeremie nodded at Aelita's words
"Well..." Aelita asked again
"If you're 100 sure that you're fine with it, then I am too"
Aelita jumped into his arms.
"We're going to have a family soon!" Aelita whispered into his ear lovingly.
Jeremie let go of Aelita and nodded.