Chapter Two
"Are you sure about this?" he asked her. Anna nodded determinedly. It had been a few months since Anna had set her heart on adopting a child and after a few arguments, a stack of paperwork and a bunch of organised adoptive visits, it was finally the day. Anna and Niko had decided on a young girl of 10 years to be their daughter. Her name was Shenee and she had fallen in love with Anna and Niko but had made a special connection with Anna who absolutely loved her to pieces. Niko opened the door and there was Shenee with a small blue suitcase and her adoptive organiser, Clyde. Shenee dropped her suitcase and ran towards Anna attempting to wrap her short skinny arms around Anna's ballooning belly. "Is my brother or sister in there still?" Shenee asked looking up at Anna with her deep brown eyes. Anna smiled adoringly and nodded her head.
Niko lead Clyde upstairs where he showed him the room that Shenee would be staying in. Anna and Shenee were already there and Anna was helping Shanee unpack her bags. Clyde smiled "This room is appropriate and I'm sure you'll be a very loving family for Shanee. I'll be dropping round tomorrow afternoon to check on things, but for now, I'll show myself out." Niko thanked Clyde and said goodbye. He turned around to Shenee jumping on the bed and Anna holding her hands. As much as he loved Shenee and Anna, he just hoped Anna wouldn't be negligent towards to their own child.
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As normal on a Monday morning, Niko headed off to work in his overly expensive sports car and Shenee hopped on the school bus, waving goodbye to Anna. It had been a few months since Shenee had moved in and she was now settled comfortably into the local school where she was doing well with good grades and a nice group of friends. Anna was enjoying being a mother especially since Niko worked six days a week and Sunday, his day off, he would either be catching up on sleep or working from the home computer. This meant that Anna would've been on her own most of the time if they didn't have Shenee but because they did, it meant loads of trips to the beach, the park, shopping etc. However, recently this was becoming increasingly difficult for Anna as she was due any day now and her baby was weighing her down. But Shenee didn't mind, she just loved being in the company of Anna. During the week, whilst Niko was working and Shenee was at school, Anna would slowly make her way around the house cleaning every surface and unpacking their own stuff. They'd been in the house for almost eight months now but there was still boxes around the house that needed to be sorted.
As normal, Anna went downstairs and began to busy herself, first doing the dishes from the night before, before going onto unpacking a box that had been sat on one of the kitchen counters since their arrival. She soon finished and began to cook some grilled cheese sandwiches for when Shenee came back. Anna then felt a very sharp pain in her lower stomach and let out a little groan. It disappeared as quickly as it had arrived so Anna ignored however, a few minuted later, she felt another one which was even worse than the first. Anna stumbled over to the sofa before pulling her mobile phone out and dialing Niko's mobile phone. "Anna, I can't talk at the moment, I'm in a meet... Are you ok?" Niko asked his voice immediately softening when he heard Anna's heavy breathing. "No... I think... I'm going into... into labour..." Anna said through her teeth before letting out a scream as it felt like her stomach was being ripped open. "Listen, you sit tight I'll be there in two minutes and I'll take you to hospital. You just keep talking to me." Niko comforted her over the phone.
Soon enough, Niko had arrived in his car and helped Anna in before speeding off to the hospital. Niko helped Anna into the hospital where she was put in a wheelchair and rushed off to the maternity ward. Only a few hours later did Anna give birth to her first child, Seth.