The warm air of the night hit his cheeks pleasantly and he sipped from his glass of wine, looking at the city lights. He heard the shower turn off but he didn't get back in, knowing Yuuri still needed time to get ready for bed, instead he fished his phone out of his sweatpants and checked the few messages he's received. Some were from Chris who was the only person who knew about their intentions and who received a couple of pictures earlier that day. He tapped on the pictures again and smiled at the sight of Lola hugging her bunny close to her body in a protective manner that made him swoon. Her blue eyes were wide and curious but gladly, they weren't frightened anymore, which was a great progress for all of them. The reason why they didn't tell anyone but Chris was because they didn't want anyone to influence their decision and also, it was a rather private matter they wanted to take care of themselves.

From Chris:

She's adorable! But you gotta take care of that bunny, sweetling!

He grinned and typed back that no one could touch her bunny. It was like an anchor to reality for her, it was comforting and they didn't want to take that away from her, even if she was completely safe around them. He was deep in thoughts when arms wrapped around his middle and he turned around to see Yuuri smiling at him lovingly.

"Your thoughts are too loud" He murmured and tiptoed to kiss him.

"Really?" He asked amused and leaned for another long and lingering press of their lips that made the younger man moan. His hands travelled to his lower back and then slowly moved to his neck where he felt the damp strands of hair he pulled gently so they could angle Yuuri's lips better before parting. "You must dry your hair, solnyshko"

Yuuri's stomach fluttered and he grinned.

"I'll let you dry it if you tell me what you were thinking so hard about" He winked and Viktor chuckled but accepted, of course. Soon they were sitting on the bed, the Russian kneeling behind the smaller man while holding a hairdryer and gently taking care of his lovely overlong raven hair. Yuuri sighed in pleasure and after they were done they cuddled under the covers, the Viktor resting his head on his lover's chest as the other was rubbing circles on his exposed neck. "So?"

"I was thinking of Lola" He whispered and closed his eyes. "Have you seen the look on her face when we left today?" She never cried, she simply looked at them sadly but without an ounce of surprise – just like she knew she was going to be abandoned again and again. The truth was, she grew attached and even if they kept touches to a minimum, she was happy whenever she saw them and wanted to spend as much time as possible together.

"Yes."

"It's horrible what we do, Yuuri. She's not a doll, we cannot play with her and then put her back on her shelve; we're breaking her heart everyday" The brunet exhaled loudly and closed his eyes, knowing Viktor was right. "I don't want to leave her behind anymore."

"Me neither. I think it's the time we take our baby home" He whispered and kissed the Russian's forehead lovingly when he felt his arms tightening around him. They stopped taking anyone else in consideration a while ago and there was no reason to postpone what they knew it was going to happen. "We'll talk to her and Mrs. Graham tomorrow"

And they did, they talked to the official first, to make sure everything was alright and she said the papers could be done immediately because it was a special case and the process would go smoothly but the harder part was explaining to Lola what was going on and asking for her opinion. She has been waiting on the hall while they spoke to Mrs. Graham, even if they told her she could go and play for a while and Yuuri smiled when she saw her hiding after a huge pot with a plant in it, her blue eyes searching.

"There's my girl" The younger man said and went closer to see her, making her step back scared. "We're not upset, sweetheart, come here" She hesitated but took his hand in the end, her fingers holding tightly to the warm skin.

"That's our beautiful princess" Viktor continued and booped her nose, making her smile a bit. "We have something important to tell you, let's go to your room" She didn't refuse so in a few minutes she was sitting on the squeaky bed and they were in front of her, squatting so they were on the same level.

"Would you like to come and live with us?" Her little brows furrowed. "We want to be a family – the three of us."

"You will stay in our home and have your own room, we have a puppy too" Viktor continued and rested a hand on her small knee. "We want to make you happy, Lo"

"Home?" Her voice was weak and confused.

"In Russia, we will have to go to another place" At that she flinched. "But we will be with you all the time" Yuuri whispered and took her small hand in his. "What do you think, sweetheart?"

"Can we pway?"

"Of course we can play" Viktor assured her with a smile.

"Take bunny?"

"Bunny comes with us, of course. Everything you have can come with us" The Japanese said and after a beat she nodded, taking the final decision.

"Okay" That was all it took for their eyes to water and they looked at each other happily, knowing their dream came true. Viktor's cheeks were damp when he hugged her gently, feeling her body against his.

"It's okay, sweetheart, I would never hurt you" He promised and Yuuri took his turn at hugs, holding her a little longer and rubbing her back soothingly. They had to work on her relationship with Viktor but they had time for that too, a lot of it, now.

"We must wait for Mrs. Graham to prepare everything and then you can come with us and tomorrow we can go home" She nodded and didn't protest when Yuuri picked her up and kissed her little ear. "We love you, Lo"

Viktor smiled and took his phone out to snap some pictures before they went outside to play at the playground, building sandcastles for bunny and taking turns in pushing the swing gently, making sure it wasn't too high because they were both overprotective and panicked. She was not a demanding child but they wanted to give her the world so they patiently followed her around and helped her with everything she needed. At noon they went inside because the sun was too strong and went to one of the empty rooms where Viktor began to read "Snow white" again, until Lola fell asleep, her head on his thigh.

"She's perfect" He whispered and Yuuri nodded as she shifted, curling so she was earning more warmth. He carried them to bed and then they went downstairs to talk to Mrs. Graham and ask how it was going. Apparently, all they needed was to sign the papers. Yuuri took the pen and chuckled nervously when he saw how his hands were shaking, turning around to look at Viktor who had his heart-shaped smile on.

He was sure. He wanted to give Lola the world, he wanted to give her endless happiness and love so he wrote his full name and then turned to offer the pen to his husband. Viktor did it a lot more confidently and when Mrs. Graham congratulated them they thanked her and hugged each other, eyes becoming teary once again.

"Our baby, Yuuri, our baby girl" Viktor whispered and Yuuri nodded before kissing his lips shortly.

"Our daughter" The silver-haired man grinned at that and they got out of the room, going upstairs to check on the sleeping child but were greeted by loud crying so they hurried inside panicked and found her bawling on the bed, her face red. "No, sweetheart, don't cry" Yuuri whispered and took her in his arms, beginning to bounce her gently to make her stop.

"What's the matter, Lo? Did you have a bad dream?" She shook her head at Viktor's words and her small fingers grabbed the shirt of the man holding her, making sure he wouldn't let go. "It's okay, princess, we've got you" He kissed her sweaty curls and then looked around for a napkin to wipe the tears and her snotty nose. "You can come home with us, malyshka" He pressed another soft kiss on her temple and they waited until she calmed down before Yuuri let her down.

"Do you want us to help you pack?" She nodded so they took the old suitcase and opened it to see what was inside. There were a few clothes –either too small or too big for her, a few ripped books, a colouring book and some crayons. They placed the bunny and teddy bear inside it too. "Do you have anything else?"

"Fow my teeth" She showed her teeth and Viktor went to the closest bathroom where she found a pink toothbrush that had a tag with "Lola" on it. When he came back she nodded and placed it in her suit, deciding that was all.

"Are we ready?"

"Yest" So Yuuri put her shoes on and made sure they took everything before they went downstairs where Mrs. Graham was waiting with a plastered smile. She waved at them and then bent to look at Lola.

"I think your daddies will make you the happiest girl, Lola" They hesitated to call themselves daddies because they didn't want to impose anything but the girl nodded shyly. "They love you a lot so be a good girl for them, okay?"

"Okay"

"Thank you for everything." Yuuri said and Lola tugged on his hand impatiently.

"It was all my pleasure, I wish you happiness!"

They called a cab to take them to the hotel and the ride has been silent, Lola looking outside the window curiously, flinching from time to time. Whenever that happened, Viktor rubbed her shoulder gently and she calmed down, her expression unchanged. Once they reached the tall building her blue eyes widened at the sight and Yuuri took her hand, smiling.

"We're staying up there until tomorrow" He whispered and pointed to the last floor where their suite was. She became agitated once they got inside the hotel and saw so many people roaming around, especially when a few stopped to look at them, ask them questions and such things.

"We'd like to chat more but we're hurrying" Viktor brushed them off as they headed towards the elevator where he squatted by Lola and watched her in the eye. "You're okay, princess?" She nodded and he kissed her small hand before she offered the bunny to him to kiss his head – which he did, of course. The door opened and they entered the hall and Yuuri turned on the lights before he hurried to untie the laces of her shoes.

"We'll show you around in a bit" He said and they did, patiently so she would look around. She was obviously tired so they called room-service for some proper dinner, skipping the desert because they weren't quite sure if they should eat sweets before going to sleep and after they were done they turned on the TV and found the cartoons before taking any other decision. Lola looked unsure at the big screen and then around, as if she wasn't sure she was allowed to touch anything.

"I think we all need a shower" Viktor said and Yuuri nodded. "I think Lo should bathe first, hmm?" She nodded and the Japanese wondered how often should they bathe her – he remembered there was no rule so he sighed and decided to think of that later.

"Would you like a bubble bath, Lo?" The younger man asked and the girl hesitated. "We can make it smell super nice too" He smiled and she finally nodded, taking the hand he was offering. "Can you give me your pjs first?"

She only had two pajamas and Yuuri chose the one who looked the most comfortable before guiding her so he could run the bath, going to pick the few bath bombs Viktor brought along. The Russian loved long and relaxing baths and he always carried those magical spheres around because they were the perfect treatment at the end of a stressful day. They were a few with glitter too.

"Which one would you like, sweetheart?" Her little fingers grabbed a yellow sparkling one and Yuuri grinned. "Come on" He pointed towards the filled tub. "Drop it in the water" As soon as it began to dissolve she gasped in awe and then began to giggle when glitter began to spread all around.

"Wha's that?"

"It's magical now" He grinned.

"For the princess only" Viktor's voice startled both of them and they turned around to see he was leaning against the doorframe. Lola tensed a bit at the sight of him and Yuuri wrapped an arm around her.

"Do you think Viktor can stay too?" She nodded hesitantly and soon they were gently bathing her, making sure not to make any sudden move that might scare her.

"You have such a pretty hair" The older man said and Yuuri grinned.

"Vitya had long pretty and long hair too, when he was younger" Her spring-sky eyes widened and the man promised he will show pictures later. They made sure she was squeaky clean before Yuuri dressed her in her red pjs and dried her hair gently, combing it so it wouldn't tangle. "Are you sleepy, baby?" She shook her head but her lids were obviously dropping so he picked her up and carried her to the bed where she was placed in the middle. She was immediately distracted by the cartoons and as they took turns for the shower she fell asleep without realising so Viktor found her sleeping on the pillows, her mouth opened.

"Poor baby was tired" He murmured to Yuuri as he covered the sleeping figure, taking a pillow from under her head so her neck wouldn't go stiff.

"It was an eventful day" The other agreed and muted the TV before grabbing his laptop and phone and mimicking to his husband to follow him to the living room. When they finally reached it, he sat on the couch while Viktor went to grab a fresh bottle of wine he ordered before taking his shower. He poured two glasses and offered one to Yuuri who was staring at his phone intently.

"What's the matter, solnyshko?" The pale-haired man asked after he sipped from the red substance and then buried his nose in his lover's neck.

"I wanted to call home but I'm not so sure anymore..."

"Why?" A soft kiss was placed on his shoulder and he felt an arm wrapping around his middle. He understood right away that it was because of the nervousness so he raised his head so he could press his lips where they belonged – against the other's. "I am sure they will gonna be very happy"

"But I haven't told them anything"

"Your parents love you unconditionally, zoloste, and they will support us no matter what" He continued and initiated an Eskimo kiss that made Yuuri smile weakly. "Okay?"

"You better help me out"

"Of course – I miss Mama and Papa Katsuki too." That was all it took for Yuuri to call his parents that answered after two rings because it was almost noon in Japan.

"Yuuri!" It was Hiroko who seemed extraordinarily enthusiastic to hear her son's voice and who made Viktor smile instantly.

"Viktor too!"

"Hello, Vicchan!" She replied right away and Yuuri asked if there was any possibility for her to get Mr. Katsuki too and wait for their video call. They thought it was better to see them too, to make sure they properly understood their opinion and also to make it realer. They weren't talking about a simple thing – they were talking about a granddaughter. When they connected both pairs smiled and waved, taking a few moments to get used to the sight.

"You look so tired! Are you resting and eating properly?" They knew they were in the States with business but it was the time to change that. Viktor's hand reached his husband's and he leaned to kiss his temple as Yuuri made the first step.

"We are, we have some news, actually." He hesitated. "That's why we wanted to talk to the both of you"

"We decided to adopt" Viktor said, his heart-shaped smile on and the elders gasped, their eyes brightening.

"In fact – we already did" Yuuri murmured unsure and felt a squeeze on his fingers when his parents' mouths gaped. "Today"

"That's so sudden! Who? Why haven't you told us? Can we meet...?"

"Her, her name is Lola" The Japanese muttered and they both began to tell them that they were sure of their decision and they felt the need to expand their family and make a child happy. They decided not to go into details when it came to the abuse and the couple didn't insist because it was clear they weren't comfortable talking about it like that.

"We're happy for you!" Toshiya said. "I can't believe we're sofubo"

"You must visit us as soon as you can!"

"We will try" Yuuri murmured and was distracted by a loud wail that came out of nowhere and that sent shivers down his spine. Viktor got up right away and hurried towards the bedroom where he found Lola a crying mess on the bed and as soon as she saw him she backed down until her body was pressed against the end of the bed, her voice getting louder.

The Russian felt pain ripping through his chest but understood that there was no point in trying to reach her because that would only do worse.

"Yuuri" He called and the brunet appeared immediately, shocked by the image. "She's scared" He whispered, his voice heavy with angst.

Yuuri knew that Viktor felt guilty but he couldn't reassure him now because his daughter was crying her eyes out and it broke his heart to hear her sobbing so hysterically. He was almost instantly by her side and blinked when she flinched as he tried to reach her but he didn't give up, he reached her knees that were resting under her chin.

"Hey, Lo, what happened?" There was no answer, just more whimpers. "Do you remember where you are? You're with Viktor and I at a nice hotel, you're safe." Her face was wet so he took a napkin and wiped it before opening his arms. "Come 'ere" She crawled in the warmth of his hold and grasped his shirt with both hands, burying her face in the crook of his neck. "That's right, you're okay, sweetheart. See? Nothing bad happened." He picked her up and kissed her head soothingly. "You're safe" He looked at Viktor who seemed a bit more relieved but was also super tense and then kissed the little girl's hair again. He began to walk around the room while whispering to her and after a while she completely gave out, laying limp against his body.

"Do you want milk, Lo?" Viktor asked and she nodded hesitantly, her eyes closed. "Okay, let me get it for you" He called room service and asked for warm milk – which probably was an interesting request as it was past midnight already and most people were ordering champagne or wine. He came back with a tall glass and offered it to her lips, waiting so she would drain it. "Better?"

"Uh-uh" She was fine now, looking at him and even touching so he could breathe easier.

"Let's go and wash our faces" Yuuri said before disappearing into the bathroom, Viktor going back to his parents.

"The princess had a bad dream" He said with a crisped smile because he was still shook from what happened just a few minutes before. His smile widened when he saw they had guests and Lola rubbed her eyes sleepily as Yuuri carried her to the couch, where he sat and placed her in his lap.

The Japanese couple found themselves holding their breaths at the sight because in front of them appeared an angelic picture of a tiny girl, her blue eyes that were almost dropping curiously inspecting their faces, intrigued. Her hair was messy but she nevertheless looked adorable, holding to something that looked close to a bunny.

"Konichiwa!" At that, the girl turned to Viktor for an explanation.

"They're Yuuri's parents, your grandparents – they say hi" She waved shyly at the camera and buried her face in the bunny.

"She's such a cutie!" Hiroko praised and the brunet nodded as she leaned on him so she could close her eyes. She was obviously exhausted because of the little crisis and soon she fell into a deep slumber, lulled by warm voices. "I think someone needs her sleep" The woman smiled and they both nodded. "Call us soon!"

"We will! Sayonara!" Viktor ended the call before closing the laptop and following his husband and daughter to the bedroom. Yuuri placed her in the middle before snuggling on his side but saw the older man hesitated.

"What's the matter?"

"I think- I should sleep on the couch" He whispered and Yuuri furrowed his brows.

"Vitya" He dragged the "a" and the pale-haired man sighed.

"I don't want to scare her"

"You won't, now come here" He couldn't sleep well without Viktor by his side, his body couldn't handle not being near the familiar silhouette. Reluctantly, the man snuggled so Lola was in between them, his icy blues looking for comfort that came in the shape of a velvety hand caressing his cheek. "You did nothing wrong, it's not your fault, it's those people's" Viktor nodded and kissed the hand shortly, smiling a bit. "She needs time, I think she really cares for you but she isn't sure how to get close to you" He sighed but had to agree.

"We have time"

"A lifetime" Yuuri promised and smiled sleepily.

A/N: Thank you for reading! I hope you like the direction in which the story is heading and that you are ready for more. The next chapter will be featuring some special guests (hehe) ^_^ Thank you for the lovely reviews - they keep me fuelled and make my days better so feel free to write me anytime! Take care and have a lovely day! x

Sofubo - grandparents (Japanese)

Malyshka - baby (Russian); prepare yourselves for more Russian pet names because it's obvious that Viktor loves them!