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"Yes!" Camila said, fist pumping, making her seem silly, causing the other kids to erupt in laughter. Dinah noticed how they laughed silently, only loud enough to fill the room, and it saddened her how badly this woman was treating these kids; she knew she was going to call it in, because she didn't have the heart to leave them like this.

"Dinah, do you want to sign the papers?" Lauren asked quietly, as Ally and Normani began to talk with Anna.

"Are you sure? She's going to be our daughter, I don't want you guys to think that just because I signed the papers, that she's mine." Dinah said, expressing her worry.

"Babe, don't worry, we know, Kay?" Camila said, intertwining her hands with Dinah as Lauren kissed her cheek. Dinah nodded her head and headed to the entrance to see if she spotted the older woman.

"So do you like cats or dogs?" Normani asked, looking at Anna, who began to draw, showing somewhat of excitement. It worries Normani how serious the little girl was, especially her age, and how closed off she was. Normani got a sense of over protectiveness for the girl and scooted closer, wanting to make the little girl feel safe, but she knew it wouldn't be that easy.

Anna showed them the dog, looking at them as she pointed at the dog house in case they didn't get what she was trying to draw.

"Do you like bows? Please tell me you like bows?" Camila asked, crowding around Ally and Normani. Camila could see how damaged the little girl was, it wasn't like the little girl hid it, and that worried Camila. She remembered her childhood and how happy she had been, and now that she was 23, she wanted to do the same, she wanted to bring the light into someone's world and make them feel light, and every time she looked at Anna she knew that the little girl needed her. No matter what Dinah thought, Anna was going to be for all five, not just one, because she already saw Normani scoot closer and protectively throw her arm on the couch, never touching Anna, not wanting to scare her away. Camila also saw how Ally looked at Anna, the mama bear protectiveness evident in her eyes.

Anna frowned and tilted her head in question as if to say, 'what's a bow?'

Ally laughed as Camila gasped, faking tears. Ally saw the little girl's face twist with fear as she saw Camila become sad, causing her to quickly explain Camila was joking.

"Hey, you're okay, Camila's just joking sweaty. Bows are things you tie in your hair, like this, see?" Ally said, pointing at Camila's head. Anna nodded her understanding, her fear not evident anymore. Ally knew there was work needed to be done in order for this little girl to feel like they were her family, but she was determined, and while she was picturing adopting a happy child, her heart knew that Anna was the one. She looked at the little girl and smiled. She was small, almost looking like a two year old, she had big green - bluish eyes with golden specks - and she had tan skin, her Hispanic heritage evident on her face. She had dark hair that flowed past her shoulders and stopped mid back. She wore torn jeans and a blue shirt with a small bird near her heart. She was everything Ally didn't picture, but she felt herself fall in love with the little girl.

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"...and sign here." Ms. Freed finished, pointing to the bottom of the page. Dinah signed and smiled, happy that they were starting their family. The girls had wanted to make sure that they were financially stable to have a child and that they were at that point in their relationship where they were ready for a kid. Their relationship, consisting of five people, wasn't easy, but they made it work, and even tho their fans didn't know, they felt better that only their close friends and family knew. According to the fans only Camren became real, and everyone else was just single - not that anyone minded, they were happy with their arrangement and were happy with themselves, anyone who wasn't, just wasn't considered to be family.

"Congratulations, you are officially a parent." Ms. Freed said, smiling at Dinah. Dinah smiled, trying to ignore the shiver of disgust that went up her spine when she saw the older woman smile. Dinah stood and headed for the door, tucking the papers that she needed to take with her underneath her arms, and said her thanks before walking into the living room and strolling up to Anna cautiously and kneeling in front of her. Anna twisted her body so that she was looking at Dinah, her small fingers fidgeting in her lap.

"Do you have anything special in your room that you want to take with you? Or would you like to leave everything behind?" Dinah asked, knowing that the answer was probably no, seeing as this wasn't a place where children were to have much.

Anna shook her head in the negative. Anna then pointed at Dinah, waited for her to nod and then pointed at herself. The girls drew blank faces as they didn't understand what she meant.

"Can you do it again?" Lauren asked, watching as Anna pointed at Dinah and then at herself. What was she trying to ask?

Anna pointed again at Dinah and then grabbed a crayon and wrote the letters "a-d-p" and then pointed at herself.

"She's asking if you adopted her," whispered Nate, showing himself to Dinah's left.

"Thank you, Nate, you've been a big help buddy." Normani said, smiling and giving him a high five, causing him to giggle.

"And yes, I did, I have the papers and everything." Dinah said, showing her the papers underneath her arm.

"Ready to go munchkin?" Lauren asked, standing up, the girls following her lead. Anna nodded and gingerly and carefully got off the couch and put everything how it went, not wanting to get the others in trouble.

Dinah crouched again to get to somewhat Anna's height and asked, "Can I carry you? Or do you wanna walk?"

Anna stood silent for a moment, the girls watching her think; they saw how she looked at Dinah and how she searched her eyes; they saw how she looked upwards and then back at Dinah; they saw how she was indecisive and they waited, because they didn't want to scare her, they wanted her to trust them and if time was what Anna needed, the girls were gonna make sure that's what she got.

Anna nodded her head and then tapped her legs, watching to see if Dinah frowned or got mad, and when she saw Dinah smile, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Can I at least hold your hand?" Dinah asked, still smiling at Anna, extending her hand.

Anna had seen how she didn't get angry when she had denied her to carry her, so she nodded, aware that for now, Dinah wasn't evil. She slipped her hand into Dinah's and watched with inner glee as Dinah's smiled brighten, heck how all the other girls' smile brightened.

"Let's go home, Anna." Anna wasn't sure who said it, but she was very glad that someone had, she just hoped that it wasn't a nightmare...