Angela entered the room and looked around, it was a colorful room, the walls painted with childlike creatures and other things kids liked. Looking around the room Angela's eyes rested on a young boy sitting up in a bed looking at the TV that was playing cartoons.

"I've been waiting for you." The boy said spoke softly.

"You knew I was coming?" Angela asked looking at him and into his green eyes,

"Yes, I saw you coming here in my day dreams." He said looking at her and smiling.

"So what do you do here?" Angela asked sitting in a chair next to his bed.

"I used to talk to Isabel a lot, she was like a mom to me, but after she passed away I just sit here watching TV." He explained looking towards her.

"Do you have other friends you play with?"

"No I spend my days alone or with Margaret, she plays with me at times."

"How are you Nathaniel, I mean are you ok?"

"Yes, I'm fine, please call me Nathan. Isabel used to call me that and you look a lot like her it makes me think she's here with me." Nathan said smiling at her, causing Angela's eyes to water.

"Nathan would you like a friend, someone who's always there for you no matter what?" she asked placing her hand on his.

"Yes I would, I'd like that very much."

A knock came at the door and a young woman entered carrying a food tray.

"Good morning Nathan I brought you breakfast today." She said placing the tray on a table in front of the child. "Maybe your friend here can get you to eat today." She then smiled to Angela.

"He doesn't eat?" Angela whispered to the woman.

"Not since your sister died, he doesn't eat or sleep; if he doesn't start he'll end up getting really sick." The woman said and left the room.

"Are you hungry, Nathan?"

"A little." He answered picking up some toast and eating it, followed by the cereal that sat in a bowl.

Angela sat there for awhile making sure her nephew ate in peace and got what he needed done, maybe Isabel and her really were closer then they thought.

"Excuse me, Ms. Dodson, might I have a word with you?" Margaret asked popping her head in the room.

"Uh, sure, I'll be right back Nathan."

"Ok."

Angela walked outside of the room and looked at how flustered the woman was.

"It has come to our attention that you're not married." She said nervously.

"No I'm not, is that a problem?" Angela asked looking down the hall and saw John pacing in the waiting room. 'Oops…forgot about him' she thought

"Well a little, Isabel wanted Nathan to go to a married couple if adapted and we have to respect her wishes, even if you are family. I'm sorry."

"That's alright." Angela said, it wasn't alright, she needed him and he needed her, and if they weren't together he'd die. "Am I still allowed to visit him?"

"Yes at least three times a week."

"Ok, thank you, may I say good bye?" Angela was a little upset that she now had restrictions to seeing her family member, but knew she'd have to get him out.

"yes." Margaret said as Angela walked in and said a few words to Nathan; she then walked out of the room and joined John in the waiting room.

"Sorry it took so long." She said and walked with him to the elevator.

"It's ok, I understand I got to reading this book, and well just don't ever take that long again." He said seriously, remembering on the 'Motherhood' magazine he had started to read due to his boredom.

"I'll try not to." She said near crying.

"Is something wrong?" he asked noticing she was quiet.

"No, it's just I can't bring him home because I'm not married. Isabel asked that he have a family, but if he doesn't have me, he'll die, he doesn't eat, he doesn't sleep." The tears flowed freely and she tried to wipe them away as quickly as possible.

"If his father says otherwise, do you think that could change?" John asked trying to get her to stop crying.

"I would imagine so, but nobody knows who the father is, I was the only one close to Isabel before Nathan and she never told me."

"Well there was one person she was closer to, just ask Jake."

"That's a good idea," she replied and looked to him giving him her biggest smile ever. "You up for a ride?"

"I've got nothing better to do." He answered as they walked out of the elevator and to the parking garage where her S.U.V. was parked.

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