The sunlight seeped in through the curtains and Emma woke with Will's legs entangled in her own. She gently manoeuvred herself out of bed without waking him and slipped on a pair of pyjamas before padding softly along the corridor towards the spare room. Pushing the door open she saw Ruby sitting in the middle of the huge bed reading herself a story. The little girl smiled as she saw Emma standing in the doorway before going back to her book.

Emma clambered into bed next to Ruby and wrapped her arms around her. "Oooh you're nice and warm." She mumbled into Ruby's silky soft hair. "Do you want me to read to you?" Emma asked as she was snuggled into. She took Ruby's nod as a yes and began to read to her.

Will came through to the bedroom about twenty minutes later to find them both still cuddled up under the duvet covers and giggling at him. Ruby wriggled out of bed and ran over to him, flinging her arms around his leg. "I'm hungry." She said looking up at him pouting.

Will laughed and raised his eyebrows at Emma. "She really could be your daughter!" He exclaimed laughing at the similarities that both Emma and Ruby had. Taking her hand he led her through into the kitchen and began making her some toast.

Emma wandered through to the kitchen a few minutes later fully clothed after her shower and she kissed Will lightly on the lips. Then turning to Ruby who was pulling on her sleeve she bent down to her level and looked questioningly at her.

"Can I get some honey please?" She asked smiling at Emma.

"You don't need honey, you're sweet enough already but of course you can darlin'." She replied tickling her gently. "There we go." She said after spreading the honey all over Ruby's toast.

"Thank you." Ruby mumbled back through a mouthful of sticky toast. After she'd finished eating Emma produced the baby wipes and began to scrub off all the honey from her little sticky fingers and face. She then took her through to the spare room and picked some of the clothes out of the bag and helped her get dressed. About ten minutes later the pair of them reappeared with Ruby dressed in a white three-quarter sleeved t-shirt, a denim pinafore and white tights with hearts of them.

"Awww she looks gorgeous babe, just like you." Will said admiring them both and then kissing Emma. "Are we gonna go to the park today?" He asked trying to put on Ruby's shoes. They sat on the grass watching Ruby playing with some other children a short distance away in the park and Emma smiled. When they had been walking to the playground they had looked like a proper little family. Granted that Emma would have had to have been twenty when she had given birth if she really was to have been Ruby's mother. Still they looked and felt the part.

Will turned to look at Emma who was watching Ruby playing on the slide with a contented smile playing on her lips. "I was thinking about what we were talking about last night." He said breaking her little dream. "I was wondering what your opinions on adopting Ruby and becoming her joint legal guardians." He finished, taking her hands in his.

"Nothing would make me happier." She replied pulling him to his feet and wandering across to where Ruby was standing. "You want to go on the seesaw toots?" Emma asked bending down to talk to her.

Will smiled and laughed as Emma and Ruby squealed from the other end of the seesaw. They had tried to balance out their weight by putting two on one side and one on the other but it didn't seem to have worked. He saw the pair of them whispering and shooting little glances at him but he didn't register their excitement until he saw that Emma had grabbed Ruby and jumped off so he went shooting towards the ground.

They walked out of the park with Emma and Ruby still giggling evilly and Will grumbling softly. "My bum hurts!" Will exclaimed as Emma shot him a look. She whispered something in his ear and he perked up considerably. "Miss Keane, I didn't know you were that kinky!" He replied smacking her bum gently.

Twenty minutes later both Emma and Will were sitting back in the chairs in front of Gina's desk. The difference though was that Ruby was sitting bouncing on Emma's knee. "So what can I do you for?" Gina asked sitting down opposite them.

"We…Will and I were talking about how we've become really attached to Ruby and we were wondering whether or not we would stand a shot at getting her adopted. We'd really like to give it a try." Emma said looking pleadingly at Gina.

"I don't think that there would be much of a problem in it; your working hours could potentially be an issue but I'm sure we could both be flexible and she'd only have to be with a nanny for a few hours a day." Gina replied thoughtfully. "I can't do anything about it but feel free to use me as your reference when you visit the social work offices. The alternative office headquarters is just outside Canley, I've got the address here somewhere." She finished, raking around in her drawers.

"Thanks Gina, we really appreciate it." Will said gesturing to himself, Emma and Ruby.

"Can I have a word with Ruby on her own please?" Gina asked looking directly at Emma who nodded and took Will by the hand leaving the room. "Hello Ruby, I'm Gina. How do you like living with Emma and Will?"

"Emma's nice and she acts like Mummy used to. Will makes me giggle but I can't remember much about Daddy so I don't know if he's like him." Ruby said quietly, looking at the floor.

"Would you like to live with them from now on? They can become a sort of new mummy and daddy. They won't ever replace your mummy and daddy but they want to love you and look after you as much as they can. Would you like that?" Gina asked while pulling Ruby onto her knees.

Ruby nodded and smiled. "Now I think that Emma and Will are waiting to take you back to their home." She said lifting her down off of her lap and leading her across to the door. Will took her hand in his and they walked slowly back to the flat.

"I'm gonna go take a shower Will, can you look after Ruby for a bit?" Emma asked before heading off towards the bathroom. Will meanwhile had picked up Ruby with one hand and a play station controller with the other. When Emma returned, Ruby was sitting in between Will's legs hammering fiercely on a controller with him laughing slightly at her concentration.

"Oh hey babe." He said turning round to face her as she entered the room. "Check her out, she's a natural!" He continued pointing at Ruby who'd just earned the high score on his favourite game.

"Well done Ruby, show him who's boss." Emma said picking her up and tickling her.

Later on in the evening Ruby was sat sandwiched in between the two of them fast asleep while they watched a movie on T.V. Emma smiled down at her sleeping form and she leaned across her and captured Will's lips in a soft kiss.

"Emzie, as much as I'd like to continue this, don't you think we should put Ruby to bed first. I'll go tuck her in and then I'll be back for you too!" He said kissing her quickly before scooping up Ruby and taking her along the corridor to her room. He pulled back the duvet and lay her gently down on the bed before covering her up and tucking her blanket and teddy bear in next to her. Kissing her on the forehead, he switched on the little night-light and left the room.

"Now where were we?" Will said sliding into bed next to Emma and kissing along her collarbone.

I found a place so safe, not a single tear
The first time in my life and now it's so clear
Feel calm I belong, I'm so happy here