Lacy's POV
"If you love me at all you will be ready in the next 30 seconds!" I scream at Brad and he comes down the stairs all calm and smiling and I kind of want to smack him.
"Sweetheart you have to chill out. Nobody is going to want to give their baby to a crazy woman." He tells me kissing me and then I do smack him.
This is no times for jokes. I waited the year, it nearly killed me at first but then I concentrated on the shop and my family and being Brad's wife. I like being a wife. I like having a husband to cook for and I like having a husband cook for me.
I like having someone to go to sleep with and wake up with and someone to hold me when I'm so upset I can barely breathe.
I like having everyone over for dinner at my house even though the first time we had a big family dinner everything went wrong. Luckily my mom was there to convince me it happens to everyone. We ordered pizza and the next time everything went better.
I like curling up on the couch and watching movies with my husband.
As soon as the year was over we applied for adoption. And we waited and waited and then we met with some people but they never picked us. There are a lot of people who want to adopt babies. We decided this will be the only baby we will adopt. If we decide we want more kids we will adopt older kids.
I just really wanted the whole newborn baby experience.
Once we get to the restaurant we are meeting the girl at we go in and ask for the table we reserved.
She's already there so we sit with her.
"Hi I'm Becky but I'm sure you know that. I know you. Um, I've been on a few of these, I don't know… interviews? So normally the parents have tons of questions about my lifestyle and all that. You can ask me anything." She tells us nervously.
"My only question is why do you want to give your baby up?" I ask her.
"Because I'm in my 3rd year of medical school and it doesn't leave anytime to raise a baby. It came down to a choice between my career and her and I know that it sounds selfish but I know that by giving her up now I can make a good life for my future kids. And I know there are other options… a nanny for one but I grew up raised by nannies and I know they come and go. I want my little girl to have someone stable. I know you two both work. How will you make sure her life is stable?" She asks.
"Well I own the shop I work at, well my family owns it but I set my own hours and it's also somewhere I can take her. Plus we have a huge family that will be more than willing to help with her." I tell her.
"I also own my clinic and while it's not quite as flexible as Lacy I do have more options in an emergency." Brad tells her.
I ask her about the father and she says he's in medical school too and told her to do what she needed to do but he is more than willing to sign over his rights.
"Do you have any more questions?" I ask her.
"Don't you?" She asks.
"We really don't. We wanted to make sure you were giving her up because it was a decision you made and you don't feel forced into it. Otherwise that's it." Brad tells her and she looks at us like we're insane.
"Don't you care if I take care of myself or if she's healthy?"
"We believe we'll get the baby we're meant to get and if there are health issues we will deal with them. Even if there are health issues she deserves love. If chosen we would ask if there are health issues to prepare ourselves but they wouldn't matter." I tell her and she starts crying.
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to make you cry." I tell her.
"No, don't be sorry. It's just most people are so worried about getting a perfect little baby and being in medical school I've seen all that go wrong and I worry that I'm going to pick someone and think everything is set and they back out when she's not perfect. Not that at this point she's not, she is. She's a good weight and there are no problems as of right now. She's due in just 3 months. Can you tell me more about your family?" She asks.
So we tell her all about everyone and I think how crazy it is that we are actually all family now that I'm married to Brad and Ari and Aidan are married.
"You're so lucky. I grew up an only child with distant parents. OK… I have one more question. Are you willing to do an open adoption?" She asks.
"Definitely." Brad and I tell her at the same time.
"OK then well at this point I don't even want open adoption but I do want that option. I really like you two and you have the kind of family I dream about for my little girl. I've talked to a lot of people but I feel you're it. I want you to adopt my baby. I know 3 months is not that long and most people have more notice but I decided late so if it's too quick for you…"
"Not too quick." I assure her and she smiles and hugs me. "You're sure about this?" I ask her suddenly nervous.
"You've had a mom back out at the last minute haven't you?" She asks. I shake my head not wanting to talk about it.
"That's why it took me so long to decide, I wanted to make sure before I got someone's hopes up like that. I did a lot of research and I saw so many stories of heartbroken supposed to be moms. I like you Lacy; I can see you being a wonderful mom to my little girl. I read the file, I knew about your family, that was one of the main selling points. She's going to be yours."
"Thank you so much. Um, we have a lawyer set up to take care of medical and all of that." I tell her.
"Oh you don't have to worry about all that; I have insurance to take care of all that. I don't want or need anything from you. Here's my #. I would like to meet to with you a few more times; I would just feel better giving her to you if I really knew you."
"That sounds good. Thank you so much. This is just so amazing. I think I might love you." I tell her hugging her.
She laughs and Brad hugs her and we give her our # and we leave.
As soon as we get in the car I call my mom and she squeals and I know I don't have to call anyone else. Within an hour of telling her I'm getting calls and texts telling me congratulations.
"Three months sweetheart, we have a lot of work to do." Brad tells me when we get home.
"It's going to be so worth it!" I kiss him.
So worth it.