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The Adoption

I was so excited. I was in Pakistan soon after I was done with the whole promo thing. My baby is ready to come home. He was five months old and in a few hours he would be mine to take home.

Maddy, and Jayden walked into the orphanage behind me. I met Sadna at the office she was holding the baby who smiled when he saw me. My heart fluttered as I reached out for him. "Hello," I cooed and held him close. He snuggled against me making himself at home. He looked a whole lot better than he had the last time I saw him. He was all dressed up, and he had gained some weight.

The paperwork was daunting, and I was so glad that Jayden was there to support me with this. He also kept Maddy and the baby occupied. "What is his name?" They asked me.

"Sekander Walid Marcel," I stated I had put a lot of thought to his name wanting it to sound as ethnic as possible.

"Nice," Sadna said.

I smiled "Thank you."


"Has Abby finally given Jayden that child he has been longing for? Find out next on Extra." Billy Bush said as I sat at Maddy's pediatrician's office in New York. Sekander was to have his first check up.

I sighed, and turned away holding the baby close. Maddy was in London with Gabby for the weekend while, Alex (Sekander means Alexander in Farsi) and I did a little more bonding.

"Miss Marcel?" The receptionist called out and blushed as she looked at the television. Extra's story on Jayden and I was running.

She reached for the remote, "No, it's okay. I'm not sensitive to it."

"I'm sure it can get tiresome." She said turning the channel anyway.

I smiled gratefully "Is the doctor ready to see him?"

"Yes ma'am right this way." She led me down the hall. She kept stealing glances in our direction. I knew she wanted to know.

"Mr. Kross and I are terrific friends, and he came with me to pick Alex up. My children have no father." I answered the unasked questions.

She smiled and blushed. "I'm sorry..."

"You're human. I know I'd probably want to know."


"Oh... Baby," I said running my fingers through his hair, "Let it go... Let it out."

I nearly cried as I watched my baby trembled and cried in pain in my arms. Soon after we left the pediatrician's office. Alex began to vomit. We were now in the children's hospital. He had some sort of stomach virus. My blackberry beeped and I pulled up the text knowing that using a Cell phone was prohibited inside the hospital. I looked at it quickly. Jayden: Call me need to hear your voice 702-555-2486.

I picked up the room phone and dialed the Las Vegas Number. "Hello?" Jayden said from the other end.

"Hi," I said running my fingers through Sekander's hair. He had calmed down to a whimper.

"How's the baby?" he said sounding somewhat dazed. "Why is he crying?"

"We're at the hospital, some sort of stomach virus." I said, "What are you doing in Vegas?"

"I was here with Fletch and Vic, to work on Deltas 13."

"Oh," I said and slumped on to the rocking chair.

"I wish you were here." He said to me.

"I wish you were here." I answered closing my eyes. I heard some beeping noises in the background on his end. At first I thought it was Alex's IV pump but then I realized that it was on his end. "You're in the hospital."

"yeah."

"Why? What's wrong?" I asked.

"Same thing as Sekander." he answered.

"Oh Jesus... I have to call London."

"I want you to move in with me in Malibu." He said interrupting my thoughts of Maddy and Gabby.

"Yeah... What?" I said suddenly feeling nauseous myself.

"I want you to move in." Jayden said. I thought about this. "I don't want to pretend we're not together anymore, I miss you all the time."

"I..." I started swallowing back a wave of nausea. "I miss you too baby. Yes we'll move in."

"Are you sick?" He asked knowing me all too well.

"No... nothing I can't handle." I answered. "Listen I need to check on Maddy."

"sure, I'll see you when you get home." he said.

"Take care." I said and hung up. I looked down at my sleeping baby and smiled. My baby. He was so sweet. I sat there with him every night until he was better. I felt like shit. At least Maddy wasn't sick.