"We're going to get you girls some new clothes first and then you can come to our suite and you can get baths or showers and meet your nieces and nephews."

They both smile. "we have nieces and nephews?" one asks.

"You do. I need you two to tell me which one of you is which."

They introduce themselves and I think I can tell them apart now.

"Where did you girls sleep in there?"

"We have sleeping bags and we sleep on the floor." My heart is breaking for these girls who have had to live in squalor for God knows how long.

"When is the last time you ate?"

"Yesterday we had ramen noodles. Becky couldn't afford much food so she ate first and gave us what was left." I gasp and look at my husband who's heart is also breaking for these girls.

"Gibson, take us to a fast food drive through so we can get these girls something to eat."

"Okay Ana."

I look back at the girls. "what grade are you in in school?"

"We were home schooled. We don't know what grade."

I shake my head in disbelief. "A lot of things will be better for you girls when we go home. You have to promise to be on your best behavior, okay?"

"Yes, Ana."

Gibson takes us through a drive through and we get the girls a selection of junk food and I pass them their food and they eat faster than I've ever seen. "slow down on eating so you don't get sick girls."

They nod in understanding.

We go to a nearby boutique and get the girls enough clothes to last a couple of weeks and we head back to our hotel with them. They ate every bit of the food we got for them. "Just so you know, we will never be out of food so you don't have to eat so fast. No one will take your food away."

"Okay. Thank you Ana."

"Anytime girls. I've got you both taken care of, okay?"

They nod. When we arrive at the hotel, security takes the girls' clothes in and Luke and I take their hands and walk them in. They look intimidated.

"Don't be afraid. You are safe here." When we get to our room, we take them straight to the restroom. "Get cleaned up. We will leave your clothes here for you to pick one out."

They nod again. I leave them to it and Luke and I sit on the couch. I wrap my arms around him and cry for those girls who have probably had a crappy life because of Carla.

"Are you okay, baby?"

"I am. Are you? You haven't spoken much since we got there."

"I hate to think what those 2 went through. It breaks my heart. I wish we had known about them sooner."

I Sigh. "me too. We can give them a better life now so that should count for something."

"It does. I love you Ana."

An hour later Heather sticks her head out of the bedroom door. "Ana, can you help us?"

"Sure, Heather." I give my husband a sweet kiss. We sent our kids with the nannies to their suite next door so the girls have their own room.

I walk into their room and they're both wrapped up in towels. "Help us to pick something to wear?" she asks.

I smile at them and pick them outfits. "I will help you with your hair when you're done. Just come out and I will help you."

"Okay." Heather agrees with a huge smile on her face.

I walk back out into the living area. And sit with Luke again. "they look more like me clean. I don't think I need a DNA test. We just need to get the legalities out of the way before we head home."

"That sounds like a solid plan, baby."

A little bit later the girls come out with brushes that we bought them.

I help them brush their hair that hasn't been brushed right in a while. Good thing they don't have sensitive heads.

"Okay. There you go." I say as I finish Holly's hair. Heather comes to sit in front of me so I can do the same for her.

"Would you like to watch television?"

Their faces light up. "yes! We haven't watched anything we like on TV in a long time."

"Well you can now. Watch whatever you want."

They sit in front of the TV and browse and pick Nickelodeon to watch.

I take Luke to the bedroom to talk to him. "I could kill my Mother right now. She chose that child molester over those 2 also. She put these kids into the hands of an unfit woman for YEARS! It makes me sad for them and mad at Carla. On the bright side, she may have been protecting them from him by giving them away but we have no way to know if they were abused anyways. They were definitely neglected."

He wraps his arms around me. "I'll be by your side for everything Ana."

"You really are the greatest. Let's go watch television with them and hopefully we can get them to talk more."

He nods and we join the girls on the couch. We watch some kiddy shows and the girls are so carefree and seemingly happy. I wonder what they have had to live through.

I ask questions occasionally and Luke leaves the room to talk to our attorneys on the phone.

"I need to ask a question and I need you to answer me honestly."

"Okay Ana." Heather says. She is obviously the more vocal one. She seems to protect her sister.

"Has anyone ever hurt you girls? We will still want you no matter what but we need you to know what you have gone through."

They both start crying. "Aunt Becky sometimes has men over and a couple of times we were hurt by them."

I wrap them both in the biggest hug I can manage. "I will protect you girls and so will Luke. You can trust him. He is my husband. Tomorrow you can meet our kids. You have 3 nieces and 3 nephews."

They smile again. "I can't wait to meet them." Holly says.

I smile at her enthusiasm. "let's finish watching a couple more shows and then we should have dinner. Are you hungry again?"

"Yes." They both say.

"If you ever need ANYTHING, just ask me or Luke and we will help you the best we can. We are here for you girls."

They smile and nod. "We love you already Ana." Heather says.

"I love you girls too."

The rest of the day goes by smoothly and we watch TV and talk and have dinner and then we send them to bed.

I take my husband to our room and we get dressed in pajamas. "just hold me baby. I'm just not in the mood for more after today. That was exhausting."

"I was thinking the same thing. You are a great sister Ana. You and I can give those girls a fantastic life together."

"And we will give them that. It is the least we can do."

He wraps his arms around me and gives me a kiss. He lays on his back and pulls me into his chest and I fall asleep with my head on his chest listening to his heart beat.

In the middle of the night, I'm startled awake. I hear someone screaming and I nudge Luke and he wakes up as well and we cautiously enter the living area and we hear the scream again coming from the bedroom. I walk in and Holly is having nightmares and Heather is attempting to comfort her. "let me try." I tell her. I lightly nudge her "Holly honey, wake up. It's Ana and you're safe."

I see her eyes open and she wraps her arms around me. "Thank you so much for saving us Ana."

"Anytime baby girl. I told you I'm here for you and you're safe and I meant it. Would you like me to lay with you?"

She nods and they scoot over. I look at Luke. "I'm gonna stay here with them for a little bit. I will see you soon." I give him a sweet kiss and he goes back to bed.

I lay down between Holly and Heather. "You can tell me about your nightmare tomorrow Holly. For now, let's get some sleep.

We all cuddle together and we fall asleep.

I'm awoken in the morning to happy girls arguing over who will wake me up. I open my eyes. "I'm up."

They giggle just like me. "Luke said to tell you breakfast is ready."

"Thank you ladies for waking me up." I climb out of bed and follow the girls out of the room where Luke is standing hard at work in the kitchen area. I walk up behind him and wrap my arms around him. "Sorry I fell asleep with the girls."

"It is okay baby. I understand. They needed you more last night." He turns and gives me a sweet kiss.

"Did you sleep well?"

"I did. It was strange not sharing a bed with you for the first time in years but I slept pretty well considering."

"You are such a patient man. I love you."

I give him another kiss and I sit with the girls as they watch a movie.

We all eat our breakfast and then Luke goes and gets our kids and bring them over to meet the girls.

The girls love the kids and the kids are ecstatic as usual to have more family.

We all spend the day in our suite and hang out, watching movies and playing games.

Luke calls and the lawyer tells him that we are given guardianship of the girls so we can go home tomorrow.

The kids go back to the nannys' suite to go to bed and the girls shower and go to bed as well and I kiss their cheeks and tell them to feel free to wake me up if they need me and I remind them that they are safe with me.

I go back to bed with Luke and we hold each other. "I love you Luke."

"I love you too baby. Sleep now." And we drift off to a peaceful night's sleep in each other's arms.