our child

Chapter Two

Maya POV:
I walk back into the room and sit next to Harper.
"Hi sweetheart, we need to get you changed into a gown because you need to stay here overnight okay?" I asked the little girl getting a nod in response.
"Would you like me or I can get Carina to help you?" "You" she said.
"Okay sweetie, come on we'll move you into a better room first" I told her.
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We arrived into the new room and sat on the bed next to Harper, "we need to get you in the shower so your nice and clean okay? I can help you if you want" I said with a soft smile on her face. "No maya, scared" she replied with tears in her eyes.
"No no no no" she kept repeating while starting to tug at her hair. Harper stop please I said with a bit of a firmer tone. "No no no" she started pulling at her hair harder. I went to grab her hand to stop her pulling her hair out and she shut her eyes and curled in a ball, "don't hurt me don't hurt-" "shhhh Harper sweetie I'm never going to hurt you shhh" I said holding her close to my chest. We lay there for a few minutes when she stopped crying I stood up.
"Come on sweetheart just a quick shower, I won't hurt you okay?"
She nodded her head and stood up.
I took her to the bathroom and helped her undress. She was covered in bruises. I just looked at her and felt a tear roll down my cheek. How can anyone be so evil I thought to myself.
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Harper was all cleaned up and had fallen asleep in bed next to me.
Carina walked in,
"Ciao bella, how's the bambina?" She asked with a smooth tone.
I took her in the shower, she's covered in bruises Carina" I said seriously. She can't go back into the system she'll be hurt again. Carina I want to take her in, she can live with us for awhile and we can see how it goes, I can take time off work to look after her. She walked over to me and wrapped her arms around me "okay bella" she said with a smile.
"The social worker should be arriving soon so we can speak to her about fostering Harper. Just as she said that there was a knock at the door, I opened the door where there was a woman with long brown hair.
"Hi I'm Sharon, I'm Harper's social worker"
"Captain Maya Bishop and this is my girlfriend Dr Carina Deluca" I said shaking her hand.
"We'd like to speak to you about fostering Harper.
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"Since you both have stable jobs and good incomes you will be able to foster her" ill have to do a home check but that can happen anytime if you want to take Harper home before that's fine".
"That's great thank you so much" I said with a huge smile on my face. Sharon left the room and I kissed my girlfriend "we have a bambina" carina said hugging me tightly.
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It was the next morning, Carina was working and Harper had been asleep all night. I hadn't left the hospital, I had slept but not for long, I was too exited about telling Harper she was going to live with me and Carina and hopefully become our legal daughter in the future. I saw Harper begging to wake up rubbing her eyes. "Good morning beautiful" I said "hi" she replied with a smile, "I have some good news, I talked to your social worker and you can come and live with me and carina if that's something you would like" i asked her "yes yes yes!" She exclaimed hugging me tightly.
We can go home in an hour after they check on you okay?  "Carina coming?" The little girl asked "not yet but she'll be home later sweetheart" I replied kissing her forehead.
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We left the hospital and I put her in the back of the car. We drove home and I showed her to her room. We settled down and watched some TV when the front door opened, "Ciao my bellas" Carina said while walking over, "Carina?" Asked Harper, "yes bella?"
What does Ciao mean she said trying to pronounce "ciao" the best she could eating a little chuckle from the two women, it means "hello" in Italian bambina. "Bam- ina?" She tried saying
"Bambina means baby girl sweetie" said Maya, "ah you've been learning" Carina said kissing her girlfriend. "Ewww" Harper said covering her eyes with her hands. Maya picked up Harper and spun her around mimicking her comment making Harper laugh.

"Dinners ready" shouted the Italian from the kitchen. Maya made her way to the kitchen with Harper on her hip.
"Sit down then baby" Maya said putting Harper on a chair. "no" she said clinging onto Maya. "Ah ah come on now bella be a good girl" carina said taking over the situation, she gave in and sat in her own chair. All of them finished their food, Harper barley eating any of it.
It was 6pm and Harper needed to go to bed. "Harper hunny, would you like to sleep in me and mayas bed tonight?" Maya asked receiving a nod from the young girl. "Okay let's get you changed into on of my T-shirt's and we can go shopping for some clothes tomorrow okay sweetheart?" "okay Maya" she replied.
The three women went to sleep, Harley in the middle with the two women cuddled up next to her.