Chapter 6

Donald's P.O.V (Anne's Adoptive father)

My dear Juliet hasn't stopped crying since we got the test results back confirming that she could indeed not have children of her own. Secretely I have applied for us to adopt a little baby and went through the whole process to get us confirmed and listed as adoptive parents looking for a baby. I couldn't bare see my lovely wife in tears any longer and did what was needed to be done. If she felt the need to hate me for it, then so be it, but I did what was necessary to get my wife back to eating, living her life and being there and present for me to love and cherish her.

Ignoring the heart wrenching cries and sniffling I heard coming from the room again, I went to check the mailbox hoping to have a letter of approval in there that would hopefully get my wife's back to me. Hoping has become my only saving grace each time I have walked to the mailbox the last couple of weeks each and everytime just to have my hope crushed and having to continue again listening to the sadness coming from my Juliet. Each and every day I wake up hoping that today will be the day.

At least I managed to get her so far as to come and eat a meal once a day and drink enough water so she doesn't dehydrate. She still doesn't want to go and see someone to talk about the matter. I will get her to someone. I just need her to return to her life again. At the moment, it's baby steps to get her to return to doing the things that are normal in everyday life.

I continued on my morning routine and started my journey from the house to the mailbox. Hope flaring and nagging at the strings of my heart. Slowly, I opened the door and there actually was something in there. Breath in, breath out.

I took the envelope in my hand and turned it around to see where it had been sent from. I think my heart stopped when I saw that this would be the letter that would change our entire lives for the better.

I tore open the envelope and read the letter. They were confirming if we in fact had everything ready and were in fact ready to take in a little baby girl as soon as possible.

If we did have everything ready, we could go and sign the last needed documents and bring our baby girl home. I just had to first talk to Juliet and then I would be calling them to let them know that we would be coming into the office to finalize everything today still.

Juliet's P.O.V (Anne's adoptive mother)

Ever since we got those test results back, I have lost my will to actually participate in my life for the time being. I wanted to be a mother so badly and now there wasn't a way that that would be happening.

I hadn't left the room in a while but Donald made sure that I ate and drank. I know he must also be devastated, but I can't focus on his pain until I have worked through mine.

I don't want to think about him and that maybe he is planning to leave me. He doesn't think I know, but he has been walking to the mailbox daily, so he must be expecting something important. The only thing I can think about is the divorce papers he would be handing me as soon as they arrive.

I don't think I would be able to live without him, but if he wants to divorce me because I can't give him a baby, then I would try and respect his decision and try and carry on with my life. It would be very hard but I would try my best and move on.

He has also been spending huge amounts of time in the extra empty bedroom we have next to our room. We would have used it as the nursery if I would have gotten pregnant.

" Love, could you come to the empty bedroom please?" What could he possibly want with me in there? He can't be planning to do what I have though in there, could he? " I'm coming."

I hope that my imagination ran away with me and that this is only a surprise he planned for me.

When I arrived in the room, it was painted pink with a baby cot and toys and baby stuff. Was this a joke? Had he lost the plot and I didn't notice that he had been going downhill?

" What is this for?" I asked him.

He gave me one of those beautiful smiles he always does when he knows something that no one else knows. 

" I was going to try and keep this a secret until I had gone and got her tomorrow but we both need to be there to sign the papers and pick up the little girl that we are able to adopt. Suprise, honey you are going to be a mommy" 

" You did what? I am going to be a what..... wait, am I really going to be a mom?"

It took me a while to grasp what he had said to me, but when my brain made the connection I was excited out of my mind.

I jumped into his arms and in between kisses thanked him for adopting a little baby for us to take care of.

Donald's P.O.V (Anne's Adoptive father)

She literally jumped me off my feet.

Laughting, I stood up and helped her up from the floor. She was so overjoyed to become a mom that she jumped without thinking that I wouldn't be able to act fast enough to catch her.

Juliet then hurried and kept on bugging me so that we could go and sign the papers and go and collect our baby girl. I feel exactly the same way and couldn't wait any longer.

When we arrived at the adoption agency offices and after we had signed all the needed papers and documents and all the admin had been handled, the adoption agent went out of the office and came back with the most beautiful small little girl with her. She was perfect and we both fell in love with her almost immediately.