Chapter 3

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Mrs. Walker got a emergency phone call to go and take custody of three children whose mother was arrested for possessing cocaine. The social worker left the hospital, unable to transfer Angel baby to the group home. Mrs. Walker spent the rest of that day taking the three children to their grandmother's house and getting them settled in.

Carly banged on Jason's door.

"What's wrong?' he asked as soon as he opened it.

"I need your help." She said walking in "Do you think you could kidnap a baby from the hospital nursery and not get caught?"

"Whoa, slow down. What's going on?"

"Angel baby is about to be placed in a group home. And I can't let that happen."

Jason saw the pain on her face. "Sit down and let's figure this out."

Once they were both seated he said, "Wouldn't adopting her be easy than committing a felony?"

"I'm not fit, according to the social worker. All those times you and Sonny were in the paper for shooting people or getting shot. And that time I shot Tony then faked crazy. And I shot at those pictures at Sonny's and went crazy for real. Well all of that kind of gave her the wrong idea about me and my lifestyle.'

"I'm sorry. But we can't kidnap that kid. The cops would notice when you start pushing her around town in a stroller."

Carly smiled. "Oh, give me some credit. I have that figured out. I'll dye her hair and tell people it was a foreign adoption."

He shook his head at her."That would never work! Forget it, Carly."

"I can't." her voice dropped, sadness took over her face. "I see her and I see me as a baby. I can't just give up on her."

Jason studied her face. He saw that she needed this. "Okay, then we need to find someone we know to adopt her. So you can watch her grow up and know she's okay."

Carly bit her lip. "But who?"

An hour later, Emily walked into the nursery and checked on every baby. Saving the best for last, she looked down at Angel Baby. She placed her finger in the baby's hand.

"Hey, sweet girl, how are you doing today? I heard you are leaving here tomorrow. Now don't be scared. I know you are going to find your way to a wonderful family. I once lost my mama but I wasn't alone. I became part of a huge family with lots of love to go around. And you will too. I promise you. You're going to be someone's treasured little girl."

Robin and Patrick were curled up together on her bed, watching CNN.

"Turn that off, "Patrick said softly as he dropped a kiss on her neck, "it's too depressing."

"But it's real." Robin said "Look at this story. Child killed by father who was denied custody. Now what sense does that make? He can't have custody so he kills his own kid?"

Patrick could her how upset she was. He asked, "Are you worked up about the news? Or the baby at the hospital?"

"Both! It's just not right. And I can't do a damn thing about it."

"You could bring Angel Baby here."

Robin turned and looked in his eyes. This man who claimed to despise commitment was advocating she take on a life long one?"

"You feel like playing Daddy, Patrick?"

He chuckled. " I never said anything about me. But you could take care of her. Save one kid from this messed up world."

Robin looked back and the TV screen. She said softly, "You know I can't."

"Why? You're viral load is non detectable. You have more energy than most people I know. Except me, of course."

"Oh yeah, you're Superman." she joked dryly

"Hey!" he said pulling her down so he could angle his body over her. He smiled and gave her a quick kiss.." You're the only one who has ever had any complaints."

She joked back, "Do the other girls you've been with have a high enough IQ to even string together complete sentences?"

"Don't hate, Robin." he said with a sexy smile.

He kissed her slowly this time, changing the mood, bringing out all her emotions of love and trust she felt for him.

Then he said, "I really think you should bring that baby girl home."

Meanwhile in her cramped apartment Elizabeth rocked her baby daughter. Cameron and Cara shared a bedroom while Liz still slept on the fold out couch.

Knock. Knock.

She was too exhausted to get up and she didn't want to wake Cara so she called out, "Who is it?"

"Lucky."

"Come in."

He put his key in the lock and entered. "How is she?"

"Your daughter is wonderful."

"And her mother?"

Tired and lonely, Liz thought. And sad.

Sad that life could be so cruel as to allow a woman to leave her baby in the park. Even though it was hard to raise two kids without a father living in the home for them she would never give away her children.

When Liz didn't answer Lucky sat down next to her and said, "Tell me what's wrong."

"Life is just not fair." Liz said "And I am sick of just sitting back and not doing anything about it. I don't want to raise these kids alone. And I don't want Angel baby to disappear into the system and for us to never know if she is being taken care of. I want better than that for her and for us."

"Are you saying you want me back and you want to adopt another child?" Lucky asked

Liz met his eyes.

She saw the boy he once was, and the man who slept with Maxie Jones and hurt her. She saw her love and her husband.

Liz nodded.