Squib made his way to open the door while Cody went to close their bedroom door. When Squib opened the door, he discovered that no one was outside. Instead, there was a white envelope on their doormat. "Cody!" he yelled picking up the envelope and closing the door. She came beside him seconds later as he was opening the envelope. There was nothing inside but a short message was written on the inside flap of it.
I am Skye's mother yet I cannot reveal my identity to you. My child and I were in danger so I left her at your doorstep. Thank you very much for taking her in. Do not worry about me because even I don't know what's going to happen now. At least I can rest assured that my daughter is in good, safe hands. I thank you once again for saving Skye's life.
"This is more serious than we thought," Cody murmured after a few moments of silence.
The doorbell rang again causing the both of them to jump. "That must be them!" Cody whispered. Squib went to get the door again as Cody shoved the letter in a nearby closet.
"Hi." And similar greetings were exchanged as Adena, Cameron and Tanis came inside.
"Wow, Cody," Adena said. "Did you re-do this place?"
"Oh, yeah," Cody said distractedly. Her mind was still on the letter but she forced it out of her mind.
"It looks great," Tanis added..
Once they were all seated and talk was on the way, Cody excused herself saying she had to go to the washroom. Instead, she went to her room and checked up on Skye. She was still sleeping soundly and Cody kissed went back to join the others.
"No way!" Cameron was yelling when she got there.
"What?" she asked.
"Rick asked Tanis out a few days ago and she said yes!" he said, looking shocked.
"Wow," Cody commented. "That is unexpected. Rick and Tanis. Who would've thought?"
"Not me," Adena said. "So when is your date?"
"It was yesterday," Tanis said, blushing. Tanis never blushed.
"How was it? Details!"
"It was pretty nice. We decided we'll go out again." Tanis replied.
"And you're still blushing," Squib teased. "It must have been pretty good."
"That Rick . . ." Cam was saying.
"Leave her alone, guys," Cody said. "How about some lunch now?"
"Sounds good."
"I'll just wash up," Adena said and left for the bathroom.
Cody got lunch, lasagna, on the table and everyone was just about to start but Adena still wasn't back. "How long does it take to wash up?" Cody wondered aloud. "I'll go see."
When Cody got to the bathroom, she received a surprise. It was empty. Also, their bedroom door was ajar. Adena was standing inside with Skye in her arms, a look or shock on her face.
"Adena?" Cody asked weakly.
"I heard a voice and . . . you have a kid!" Adena immediately accused.
"Babysitting?" Cody tried.
"Right . . . she's yours! Yours and Squibs!"
"She's not really-"
"Why didn't you tell us you were adopting?"
"What going on?" Cameron asked, coming in with Squib and Tanis behind him.
Adena held out Skye as an answer.
"Hey, be careful!" Cody said angrily as she took the baby safely in her arms. "She's just a baby. You can't just dangle her like that!"
Three shocked faces stared at her.
"Are you going to explain?" Adena finally asked.
Cody sighed. "What do you want to know?" she sat on the bed.
"What's her name?"
"When did you get her?"
"How old is she?"
"How did you get her?"
Cody held up her hand to stop the questions. "Her name's Skye. I think she's only a few months old. Someone left her outside her apartment last night and we have no idea whose kid she is." Cod paused. "But we got a letter this morning, right before you guys came." She handed Skye to Squib, and got the letter from the closet. "Here, you can read it." She handed it to Cameron and Tanis and Adena huddled around him to read.
"Sounds mysterious," Cameron said.
"You are keeping her, right?" Tanis asked.
"Yeah," Squib said. "Cody's decision," he added.
"Great! She's such a cutie!" Adena said, taking Skye into her arms again.
They gathered around the baby until Cody remembered about lunch being left. She ushered them all to the table with Cameron holding Skye, and they all dug in.
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