Captain Swan Fly Away

Beginning Adoption Process

It was a few weeks after Killian and Emma decided to adopt a child from the foster system. When Killian was off at work, he and Emma were busy filling out forms together. Killian was flying an airplane while Emma was working on getting their adoption license, by filling out the forms, after Emma did research, turns out they need to apply to be adopted parents. "How did all of my awful foster parents get their license? They should be in prison." She continues to fill out forms until she heard Hope in the baby monitor awake from her nap. Emma goes to Hope's room, seeing her standing up in her crib waiting for her. "Mommy!" Emma smiles big hearing her daughter's happy to see her. She scoops Hope into her arms. "Did you have a good nap, my little duckling?" Hope smiles. "You need a diaper change." She changes Hope's diaper and gave her kisses on her belly making Hope laugh and changes Hope into a cute pink long sleeve onesie. Hope fusses. "You want to walk?" Emma sets her daughter down who gripped her Mommy's hand. "Where do you want to go?" Hope points to the next room. They walked to the next bedroom, which was empty. She thinks to herself, she and Killian need to get furniture after they get their license. She continued to follow Hope around the room until Hope got tired. Emma kneeled down to her daughter. "This bedroom will be for a new family member?" Hope babbles. "Not a baby, because you are my baby. This room will be a child older than you that needs us, as his or her family. You might have a big brother or a big sister to play with. No matter what happens, you are my baby girl because you made me a mommy and you came from my tummy. This sibling is not going to come from my tummy but from the foster system." Hope hugs her Mommy's face. "I love you so much, Hope." Hope babbles. "You want a story?" Hope screams. Emma laughs. "I will take that as a yes." She puts Hope on her lap. "Once upon a time, Mommy was a lost girl, an orphan, with no loving family. As a child, Mommy was moved around to many mean homes. The mean mommy and Daddy's would to give Mommy food, toys, clothes or hugs, like I give you. Sometimes, they made the foster children watch them eat. The mean Daddy would hit Mommy." Hope babbles. "Yes, that is very bad. When Mommy was 16 years old, knowing she was not going to get adopted, meaning no family wanted her, she ran away. Mommy lived on the streets, no home. The mean man hurt Mommy so much, Mommy did not trust anyone. Mommy had school to think about having an education was going to help Mommy off the street. Mommy chooses to go to flight school, which is where I met Daddy.""Dada!""Yes, Daddy, gave Mommy a home, sweetie. Mommy trusted daddy and he gave me a home, which no one ever did. That is why Mommy and Daddy want to adopt a child from the foster system because we can give that child a loving home and a family that will love him or her." Hope hugs her Mommy. "We can do that, little duckling?" Hope babbles. "Yes, we can. That means you are going to be a sister to someone. Even when your new sibling comes, you are my baby girl because you gave me a second chance of being a Mommy." She kisses Hope on the head. Emma's iPhone rings, with Killian's ringtone in her bedroom. "Dada is calling us." Emma carried Hope to her room and answered Killian's facetime call. She sits down on her bed with Hope on her lap, Killian appears on her iPhone. "Hi, Emma!""Dada! Dada!"Emma and Killian both smile at Hope who was very excited to see her Daddy. "Hi, Hope! How is my little lass?" "Mommy!""You are with your Mommy?" Hope babbles. "Hope, are you going to tell Daddy about our storytime on Mommy's story?" "Did your Mommy tell you about her past?" Hope babbles and hugs her Mommy. "She is still waking up from her afternoon nap but she is very happy. She wanted to walk to the next bedroom. I told her about my experience in the foster system and why we are adopting a child but I told her that I am going to love her and no matter what she is my baby girl. I told her that we are going to give a home to a child that needs our love, and care and home."Killian looks at his swan, admiring her. "Swan, one of the reasons I fell in love with you because how much you love to help people. I know whoever the child is we are adopting the child will be lucky to have us as its parents. How was filling out the forms?""It is a lot. I got through half of it while Hope napped. We still need to have social services inspect our house, which is a home study, we need to send in our papers to an adoption agency, attend an agency-sponsored training before we get approved to adopt and we get chosen.""Emma, I am going to fill out my papers when I get home tonight.""Are you tired?""Swan, I had a good flight. I took a little nap. I am on my break and want to check up on my two loves. I know we are going to pass the home study since we have our little lass, and toys all over the house. This weekend, I was thinking we can get the room ready so we can show the inspector that we are ready to have a foster child into our home." Emma smiles at how much she and Killian think the same. "Emma?"Emma was lost in thought. "Sorry, I...I was lost in thought. I was just telling Hope my story in the next room, where the newest Swan-Jones will be sleeping. I was thinking of getting the room ready...we think alike."Killian smiles."Aye, yes we are swan. You and I are very much alike. This is why we are a perfect team, you and I.""Yes, we are captain.""Dada.""Hope, Dada loves you." Hope gives her Daddy a drooly smile. "Killian, we both love you so much.""I love you both too. I know we are going to pass all of the obstacles to become adopted parents, love. I have faith in us." Hope babbles. "Hope you agree with me?" Hope babbles more. "Are you going to tell your sister about adopting tonight?""Yes, I will. She is coming over to join us for dinner. Last time, when I was planning on telling her Connor was sick. We are going to catch up, she has been so busy at work lately.""Aye, I will be home in time for dinner. I know you and Allison will be catching up tonight.""Let us know if we keep you up.""Swan, Allison is family. I know Hope is excited for Connor to come over and play." "Mommy.""Yes, sweetie? You want to have lunch?" Hope babbles. "Killian, we will let you rest before you fly back home.""I am in Houston, Texas, love. My flight was short, 3 ½ hours. I want to talk to my family."Emma smiles. "Okay, I will bring you down with me and Hope. I want to get her lunch ready before she has a meltdown." She carried Hope and her iPhone downstairs to the kitchen. She puts Hope in her highchair. She began crying. "I told you, Hope was getting hungry. "Hopey, I am making your lunch, sweetie." "Swan put me near Hope." Emma smiles as she puts her iPhone next to their daughter. "Dada is with us, baby girl." "Hope....little love." Hope looks at her Daddy. "Your Mommy is making your lunch right now. I am going to tell you an airplane story." Hope stopped crying, "Dada." Killian got Hope's attention. While Killian kept Hope occupied. Emma decided to give Hope cut up pieces of chicken, cheese, and cooked carrots, and heated it up in the microwave. She made herself an avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato on an everything bagel from the leftover bacon in the refrigerator. She sets her plate on the table first since Hope was still being occupied by Killian. The microwave goes off and gets Hope's small plate. She puts Hope's meal on the high chair table. "Little love, your Mommy made you a yummy lunch." Hope uses her hand to takes a chicken piece and eats it. "Emma?"Emma gets her iPhone from Hope's high chair table. "Yes?""I have to go prepare for my flight back home.""Okay, we will see you tonight. Travel home to us safe.""Yes, Emma. I will love.""Dada!"Emma shows Hope her iPhone to her daughter. "Daddy is on his way home, little love. I will be home to you and Mommy very soon." He blew kisses to Hope.Emma shows Hope how to blow kisses using her hand. "Killian, travel safe.""Yes, swan." Their facetime call ended. "Dada! Dada!" Hope began crying.Emma scooped Hope into her arms. "Hope." She rubs Hope's back and kissed her on the head. "Dada is on his way home to us. He is going to fly an airplane to New York. Once, he lands his airplane at JFK, he will drive home to us.""Dada.""I know you want Dada. He will be home very soon. When he comes home, he will snuggle with you for Daddy and Hope time." She rubs Hpe's back until she stopped crying. "Mommy.""I am right here, baby girl. Mommy is right here. We are going to have lunch and snuggle time." She puts Hope back in her high chair and both had their lunch. After the mother and daughter had lunch, they had snuggle time in the living room. They watched Disney Junior, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Bear in the Big Blue House. Emma was enjoying her snuggles with her daughter, she was giving kisses throughout snuggle time. Hope fusses and moves around wanting to lie down on her Mommy's chest. "We can lie down snuggle." She leans back into the couch with Hope lying on her chest. She hugs her daughter. Hope was enjoying her Mommy and watching cartoons. Emma was smiling this is what she always dreamt of when she was a child wanting that relationship with her Mom,a close other who always want to hug her, spend time together and giving love and attention. She was loving that she was giving that to Hope, love care and bonding time. A few hours later, Allison and Connor arrive to the Swan-Jones house. She let them in with her key. "Em-em.""Yes, we are at Auntie Emma's house." She hears Hope's laughing in the living room. She walks with her son to find her sister playing peek-a-boo with Hope, popping her head up saying peek-a-boo to Hope who was laughing on the couch. She smiles seeing her sister playing with her niece."Hi, Emma!""Allison!" Emma hugs her sister."Em-em.""Hi, Connor." She hugs her nephew."Mommy." Emma gets Hope from the couch. "Hi, Hope.""Aa-aah!""She is saying auntie, sis." Hope reaches her hands out. Allison takes Hope from her sister. "Hi, Hope. Are you having a fun day with your Mommy?" Hope babbles. "Yes, you are?!" "Em-Em."Emma scooped her nephew into her arms and hugs him. "Little man. You are walking now?" Connor babbles. "Yes, you and Hope are both walking.""Emma, Hope is walking?""Yes, with Killian and me holding her hands.""Aww, now they are both walking. Sis, we are in trouble."Emma chuckles. "Yes, we are. These two are going to be causing trouble all around the house."Hope babbles. "You want to show me little niece your walking?" Hope smiled. Allison set Hope down and Hope began walking to the living room. "Em-Em.""You want to show me that you can walk all by yourself, little man?" Connor babbles. She set him down and hold his hand as he walks. He lets go of Emma's hand and heads straight to the toys and Hope joins him. Emma and Allison sat on the couch. "Little sis, how have you been?""Busy.""What have you been up to?""Killian and I are preparing to become adopted parents."Allison hugs her sister. "Emma!" She hugs her sister. "That is amazing!""We are thinking of adopting a boy or girl, around the age of 6 or 7 years old.""I know you and Killian will be amazing parents to the newly adopted child.""I always wanted to adopt because I want to give a child home with loving parents, and a family that will care for him or her. Everything I did not have in the foster system." Hope crawls to her Mommy. "Hopey." She holds her Mommy's shoulder and hugs her. "You are the best hugger, baby girl." "You are an amazing Mom to Hope, I know when you get the foster child, he or she will be lucky to have you as their Mom. I can be an auntie again." They hug. "Aa-ah!" Connor walks over to his cousin. Hope screams making Connor scream.Emma chuckles. "Hope, are you telling your cousin that you are getting a new big brother or sister?" Hope babbles. "Yes?!" Connor hugs Emma. "Little man, you are getting an older cousin to play with!" Connor smiles. "Yes!" "Connor is excited that you and Killian are adopting. I am very excited to be an auntie again." Emma and Allison cook dinner, spaghetti, and meatballs with salad on the side in the kitchen while Hope and Connor were playing in the living room which was surrounded by baby gates. "You are finally showing me your secret spaghetti recipe."Allison smiles. "I was taught by my adopted grandma as a child. I wrote it down before she died of cancer."Ema hugs her sister. "You can teach me.""You are my little sis." They continue to cook. Killian arrives home seeing his sister in law car parked knowing Allison and Connor were over. He enters his house seeing Connor and Hope playing in the living room. "Hope.""Dada! Dada!" Hope goes to her Daddy. "Hi, little love." Killian holds his daughter on his hip and gave her kisses on her cheek. Hope hugs her daddy. "I missed you all day while I was flying. I am home now." Emma and Allison enter the living room."Dada.""Daddy is home, baby girl." She kisses Killian on the cheek. "Hi honey.""Hi, swan, how was your day?""It was good. After our facetime call, Hope was very upset."'Dada.""Dada is home, little love.""Little sis, let me guess Hope has a second word now?""Yes,she does.""Em-em." Emma scooped Connor into her arms. "Hi, Connor. I know I am your second word." She gave Connor kisses on his cheek. Connor points at Killian and babbles. "Yes, that is Uncle Killian." "Mama." Allison takes Connor from her sister"Killian, I can take Hope. You can relax after all day flying.""Swan, I missed my little love all day." Hope gripped her Daddy's hair. "Hope, let go." Hope fusses."Dada...""You are staying with dada, Hope. Dada is staying home with you and Mommy." Hope hugs her Daddy."Hope, make sure your daddy relaxes after a long day of flying." She kisses Hope on the cheek. "Killian, dinner is almost ready.""What is for dinner?""Allison and I are making her famous spaghetti and meatballs.""Oh really?""It is about time, I teach your wife how to cook my specialty." Connor babbles. "You want to play with Hope and Uncle Killian?""Aye, I will play with these two. While you two finish cooking." Hope babbles. Connor pulls Killian's jeans. "Connor.""It is alright, Allison. He just wants to play." Allion put Connor over the baby gate. Killian goes over the baby gate and plays with Hope and Connor. Emma and Allison finishing up in the kitchen. "Emm, are you okay?""Yes, I am. I am thinking on your next day off, we can take the babies to the library or Barnes and Noble together for sister time."Allison hugs Emma. "We do need sister time." They hear Hope and Connor both crying, Killian carried both of them in. Allison takes Connor from Killian. "Connor, are you hungry? You get to try Moma and Auntie Emma's pasta first." Allison gets a small bowl for Connor to try and let him sit on her lap while he was eating. " Do you like Connor?" Connor stops crying. Allison kissed her son on the head. Hope was wailing. "Killian, I got her." Emma holds Hope. "Hope, are you hungry too? Don't cry. You can have some spaghetti too." "Mommy.""You are with me, sweetie." Killian makes Hope a plate. Hope was fussing. "What is the matter sweetie? Do you want to play?" She sets Hope on the ground. "You want to walk?" Hope holds her Mommy's hand. "We can walk." Emma holds Hope's hands and helped her walk around the kitchen. Killian made himself a plate. "Dada.""I see you are walking with Mommy, Hope." Hope tugs in her daddy's jeans. "Mommy." Emma kisses Hope on the cheek. He puts Hope on his lap. "Hope, you need to try the yummy spaghetti that Mommy and Auntie made." Hope babbles. Emma gives Hope her plate. Hope uses her hands to eat her spaghetti. Emma takes a picture "Little love, is it yummy?" Hope babbles. "Emma, she likes your cooking, sis.""You mean our cooking." The sister laugh. After the babies were put to bed, Emma and Killian were snuggling in the living room while Ema was talking to Allion. "Killian, my sister told me that you two are getting ready to adopt a child."Killian smiles. "Aye, yes we are. Emma always wanted to adopt. After learning about my swan's life in the terrible bloody foster system. I knew that we would adopt a child from the foster system one day because we are way parents than those bloody awful foster parents." He wrapped his arms around his wife.Emma smiles. " I am looking forward to be a better parent than those awful foster parent that the child we are going to adopt has now. I can just think if the pain and suffering he or she has now.""We are going to be able to get the child live with us before he or she adopted, love. We are going to be it's parents.""Emma, you are an amazing Mom to Hope. I know you are going to be a great Mom when your foster child arrives. You and Killian are the ones going to give this child a normal happy life. I am a very excited auntie." They hear Hope crying in her bedroom."Swan, I will be right back." Killian goestoHope's room, she was wife awake with Connor in the next room sleeping. He gets Hope from her crib. "Hope. Dada is here." Hope hugs her Daddy. "You are with dada. Dada." HerockedHope in the rocking chair "Did you have a bad dream?"He kisses Hope on the head. "Once upon a time, there was a handsome pirate in Neverland named Captain Hook..." Allison hugs her sister knowing Emma was nervous. "Your future child is going to be okay, Emma.""You do not know what it is like, being alone, unwanted, abused, lost and always feeling you are going to be taken away again..""I do not know that feeling Emma, but I do feel how I was different from my adopted family until I found out why. I was alone in that sense of what you were feeling. If I did not found you, my biological sister, I would still have that alone lost feeling now. When you get that foster child into your home Emma, I know you and Killian are both going to be amazing parents to this child; giving he or she love that it does not have now or had in the past. You are going to change that child's life, Emma. If you need me to watch Hope when you and Killian are at meetings at the adoption agency. Hope is welcome at my house.""Thank you, Allison." They hug. "You are my sister. We are family.""Yes, we are." The two sisters continued to talk as Killian was having storytime with Hope. He knows Hope just wanted extra time with her Daddy which he did not mind at all. He loves spending time with his daughter.