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Chapter 9 : Adoption
Exam Room
After Jessie and Grace left the clinic , Chris went back into the exam room where Andy and Debra were waiting to find out what Harris had found out .
" So , what did you find ? " Debra asked when Chris walked in Andy looking on concerned .
" You two are having another baby . " Chris smiled .
Debra and Andy hugged each other happy to get another little one in the family .
" Wow , I was not expecting it . " Debra said .
" Me either , " Andy said .
" Congrats to both of you and I will give you something for the morning sickness Debra . " Chris said .
" Okay , " Debra said .
Once an ultrasound was done to make sure everything was fine with Debra , Chris and Andy let Debra go on ahead of them so they could talk over certain issues .
" I will let Chase and Traci know about the meeting Saturday , " Andy said .
" Okay , " Chris said .
" How bad is it this time ? " Andy asked .
" Not sure yet , but one of the Biohazard ' s Agents is the same one who had Grace years ago and the one responsible for hurting Katie . " Chris said making Andy look at him .
" Should Chase be on more of an alert with this guy around ? " Andy asked .
" Probably and I was kind of hoping that both of you would come by my place later today , so , I can talk with him ? " Chris asked .
" I can do that infact I can meet him there since he has little man with him . " Andy said .
" Good , " Chris said .
" And I maybe over stepping my boundaries on this , but I think Grace needs to talk to him as well to get the concerns out about the situation with Katie . " Andy said .
" I agree . " Chris said .
" Alright , then I will go and let Chase know to go on over . " Andy said .
" Okay , see you later . " Chris said letting Andy go with Debra so he could finish up his appointments for the day .
" Yeah , " Andy said and the left the clinic with Debra telling her what was happening and then called Chase to let him know to meet them at the Harris home .
Harris Home - Basement
At the Harris house , down in the basement , Grace like she had done many afternoons once she was done with her homework was trying her best to work out alone as she had found a new training regiment online and was using it to get stronger . She had done this ever since her arm finished healing from the Trifecta issue three years ago , the idea was for her to be more of a use this time and with Biohazard now around and after her family maybe all of the training would be put to the test . Of course her parents didn ' t know about the training or else her dad would probably have a fit and this was something that neither her dad or Jessie could stop her from doing as this was her choice and hers alone .
Right now though , Grace was cleaning up from the work out when the twins came down .
" Grace , " RJ said .
" Yes ? " Grace asked .
" Chase is here . " CJ said .
" Okay , " Grace said wondering if he was here to talk about Katie .
" Jessie said you were down here . " Chase said as he walked into the basement .
" Yeah , " Grace said looking at Chase as Andy Jr. tackled the twins .
" Hey guys , " Andy Jr. said to the twins .
" You tackle us and then say hey ? " RJ asked .
" Yeah , first I make a stealthy entrance and then BAM! I go in for the attack . " Andy Jr. said standing up .
" You ' re not really in stealth mode when you are standing in front of us like this dude . " CJ said .
" Bye , " Andy Jr. took off upstairs with the twins following him .
" So , what are you doing down here ? " Chase asked making Grace wonder if she should tell him or not cause Chase may tell her dad .
" Grace ? " Chase asked again making Grace look at the exercise equipment as Chase followed his eyes he realized what she was doing .
" I ' ve been working out . " Grace said .
" Does your dad know about this ? " Chase asked making Grace look to the basement door making sure her dad or Jessie wasn ' t there to hear them .
" No , and don ' t tell them . " Grace looked at Chase seriously as she sat on the couch in the basement .
" Why not ? " Chase asked sitting next to her .
" Because they both would stop me and this isn ' t something anyone can stop . " Grace said .
" How long have you been working out without your parents knowing ? " Chase asked as Grace looked at the door again .
" Ever since my arm healed up after the Trifecta situation three years ago . " Grace said .
" Why ? " Chase asked .
" Cause I don ' t want to be stuck in a house with everyone looking after me and not being able to help if an issue comes up against the family again . " Grace said .
" Grace you are still a kid and you need to enjoy your childhood sweetheart . " Chase said .
" How can I enjoy my childhood when its been plagued with the memories of someone hurting my family , friends , or me , Chase ? " Grace asked .
" Do you want to explain that ? " Chase asked her curious as to where Grace was coming from .
" Three years ago when Trifecta was here and causing problems I could barely protect my own sister and when I tried to get rid of them I ended up with a broke arm . I felt like the scared , weak , little kid that you and Andy pulled out of the burning house , Chase . And then we nearly lost you , Petey , Jessie , RJ , and my dad and I could do anything to help because I was hurt and stuck in a house being watched after like a child . I can ' t deal with not being able to help if something goes wrong again . " Grace said .
" Grace , you did plenty to help with Trifecta by taking care of your sister and the twins after they were born and you do a lot now to help the family , but just because you want to help the family doesn ' t me you put your childhood on hold dear . None of us in the extended family has ever stopped living our lives when problems started happening to this family we continued to take care of our families , hang out with our friends , wrestle , your dad and Storm continued to work at the clinic , and we still go out and have fun and you can do the same , Grace . When a problem comes up you can help us anytime you want and feel the need , but don ' t forget to have fun and live kiddo . " Chase said .
" You really think I can do that ? " Grace asked .
" I do , but that ' s not what I came to talk about . " Chase said .
" Huh ? " Grace looked at him .
" I hear you are concerned about Katie . " Chase said .
" Yes , I am . " Grace answered .
" Grace , you know that Traci and I would never hurt her or allow anything to happen to her little one ? " Chase asked .
" Its not you or Traci hurting her that I ' m concerned about , I know that Katie is safe with both of you . " Grace said .
" Then what are you concerned about ? " Chase asked .
" I was forced to believe that she was gone Chase and now that I know Katie is around I can ' t lose her again . " Grace said .
" Then what if I told you that Traci and I are planning on adopting her ? " Chase asked Grace who looked at him .
" Are you really ? " Grace asked .
" Yeah , we need two witnesses to help us get everything together and to sign the adoption papers which is the reason why we are going to ask your dad and Andy to help us out , but we will be adopting Katie . " Chase now checking the door himself .
" She doesn ' t know yet ? " Grace guessed .
" No , we were waiting to surprise her , little one . " Chase said as Grace hugged him .
" Thank you , " Grace said .
" No problem , little one . " Chase said as Rosie came down the stairs .
" Dad and Andy is here . " Rosie said .
" Okay , we are coming up . " Grace said as they heard the doorknob to the basement leading outside jiggle making all three of them look at the door .
" Dad ' s the only one with a key to the basement door . " Rosie said as the lock on the door turned and Biohazard Agents came in .
" Biohazard , Rosie , get dad and Andy . " Grace looked at her sister seriously as Rosie ran out of the door upstairs .
" Grace , come on , " Chase realizing both of them were outnumbered down in the basement by themselves .
They went to run up the stairs to get to Chris and Andy for help , but one of the Biohazard Agents got a cable around Chase ' s neck pulling him back down to the basement .
" Chase ! " Grace realizing that this was her turn to prove that she could help the family as she ran back down the stairs and decked the one that had Chase knocking the Agent to the ground .
Chase coughed and breathed a little to get his breath back after nearly being choked by the Agent .
" You okay ? " Grace asked standing between the Agents and Chase down .
" Yeah , thanks , " Chase said getting to his feet .
" We ' re not done yet , " One of the Agents said .
" You will be when we are done wit you . " Grace said spotting the white stick next to the table in the basement that she had been training with recently and picked it up ready to fight .
" Grace , " Chase said .
" I ' m not running away , " Grace looked at Chase as the Agents charged at them .
Chase started fighting off the Agents to keep them from harming himself and Grace , but when Chase glanced over at Grace he could see that she was holding her own pretty good . Chris and Andy ran down the stairs at that moment to help and they saw the same thing as Chase . Grace threw the stick at one of the Agents who caught it looking confused as Grace slid between his legs , taking the stick back and knocking that Agent and another one behind her out .
" When did she learn to do that ? " Andy asked .
" No idea , " Chris wondering the same thing about his daughter and also wondering how long she had been practicing how to fight .
" A little help instead of you two standing there would be nice . " Chase said .
The fight continued that way until all of the Agents had enough as they were tired of having their asses kicked by the family .
" And stay gone . " Grace said exhausted as Chris and the Naturals looked at her .
" How long have you been learning to fight like that ? " Chris asked making Grace look at her dad as she put the stick by the table again .
" Since my arm healed . " Grace realizing that she had to tell the truth now .
" And you did tell anyone ? " Chris asked .
" No one needed to know . " Grace said .
" Grace , I told you I wouldn ' t keep you in the dark about what goes on around here with the family , but I never said anything about you learning how to fight . " Chris glared at her .
" I never asked if I could learn to fight , because I was going to do it no matter what anyone said . " Grace looked at Chris with the same seriousness he normally had in his eyes as Andy and Chase looked at Grace surprised at what she said as Grace was normally calm and collective .
" You want to try that again ? " Chris asked .
" I ' m not about to break a promise I made to myself three years ago just because my dad is over protective of me and thinks I am still the little baby that he needs to keep away from every danger that comes around . " Grace glared at Chris this time .
" What promise ? " Andy asked .
" To never run away when someone tries to take down the extended family and the only way I knew how to do that is by getting stronger and learning to fight . So , ever since my arm healed I came down here after school , homework , and everything else and started working out and learning to fight on my own for when the extended family would need me to fight beside them . I am just as much apart of this family as the rest of you and I have just as much right to fight for those I love . " Grace said looking at her dad who lowed his anger when she said that remembering the words that Aubrey told him about protecting her family .
" When did you make this promise ? " Chris asked a little easier .
" When Trifecta ran Chase and Petey off the road three years ago . " Grace said making the Naturals look at her and then each other as Chase knelt down in front of her .
" Little one , you do realize that you saved me tonight , don ' t you ? " Chase looking at the cable the Biohazard Agent left behind .
" Chase ? " Chris and Andy both looked at him .
" We tried to run up the stairs to get to you guys quicker , but one of those Agents pulled me back down the stairs with that cable wrapped around my neck and if it wasn ' t for Grace he would have strangled me . " Chase said .
" You would do it for me , " Grace hugged Chase .
" I guess I can let you continue to learn how to fight and work out , but Grace you really need to let us know when you plan on doing something like this because you could have hurt yourself learning to fight alone . " Chris said .
" Yes sir , " Grace said .
" She does seem to be getting some muscle on her . " Andy said now seeing the development of her muscles.
" Cowboy said the same thing today . " Grace said .
" When she knocked that guy out I thought it was the Wildcat at first , but it was Grace . " Chase said .
" The American Kid can throw a punch when she needs to . " Grace said making Chris and the Naturals laugh .
" That ' s my girl . " Chris hugged Grace .
" Just remember guys that I am a future Knockouts Champion . " Grace said .
" Yeah , but Chase there ' s something you need to know about the Biohazard . " Chris said .
" What ? " Chase asked as Andy and Grace looked at them .
" The one who abused Katie is with them . " Chris said looking at the door to make sure Katie didn ' t hear them .
" I see , " Chase said .
" Mr. Sanders . " Grace said knowing that the guy had those bad pictures of Rosie .
" So , you need to watch out for her . " Chris said .
" I will and it will be more than just Traci and I keeping her with us until she is healthy . " Chase said .
" What ? " Andy and Chris asked .
" Grace already knows about this , but Traci and I are planning on adopting Katie , but we need two people to witness the paperwork and adoption process , so , we were wondering if you two would do that for us and her ? " Chase asked Chris and Andy .
" Chase , you know that I would help out with this mate . " Andy said .
" I know , but I had to ask . " Chase said .
" You have my help , too , brother . " Chris said .
" Thanks , " Chase said .
" Yay , Katie , will be apart of the family now . " Grace said making sure she wasn ' t listening as to not ruin the surprise .
" Yeah , little one . " Chase said smiling at Grace .
" Now , come on all of you , Jessie has supper ready and we need to let them know everything is alright and I need to change locks on the doors again . " Chris said rolling his eyes .
" Right , " Grace and the Naturals said as walked back upstairs .