Adopted

Eleven

Stacey

With the kids gone I finally came to my senses and realized how much I had hurt them doing what I did for my sick way of coping.

Slash and Duff hadn't fucked me that night. They saw me drunk at a bar and decided to take me home.

I feel as if they had been sent to me for a reason. Like angels who had come down to take my children away and force me to straighten up.

Axl had been nice. Nicer than anyone else who would have adopted three kids from the life they were living.

I'm sure Logan gave him and earful of his home life. When Logan has warmed up to someone he can be really talkative. Before Joseph died, Logan would come home from school and tell me and Joseph all about his day. At dinner he would talk about his  interests.

I missed hearing my boy talk.

I hadn't heard his voice in four years.

I was driving to Axl's house in hopes of being able to hear that voice again.

Axl told me that Logan didn't seem so found of me coming over. He said he hasn't spoke to him since he had proposed the idea a few days ago.

I lost hope in hearing my son's voice. He is giving the one he loves the silent treatment I don't think he'd speak to me.

I knocked on the door and Axl answered giving me a soft smile.

"Come on in," He said.

I walked in and felt two arms wrap around my waist.

I looked down and saw Natalia hugging me.

"Natie! My have you grown!" I said scooping her into my arms and holding her tightly.

"Mama!" Called Valery as she wheeled into the room. "Guess what! The doctor said if I practice enough I might be able to walk in a few years!" Valery said.

I gasped.

"Valentine!" I said happily using the nickname her father had given her as she was born on Valentine's day. I wonder why we didn't name her that.

"That awesome!" I said.

Logan came downstairs and I set Natalia down and looked at my boy.

He was dressed his fathers military jacket. Joseph had been in the Vietnam War and after he had gotten out we had Logan and he had given him the jacket.

Logan looked at me coldly before pushing past me and walking out the door.

That stung a bit.

Logan

"I don't know what to do, Xavier, I don't wanna just accept her in my life and then have her leave or hurt me again. And do you know what I saw in Axl's eyes as he looked at my mom? Love," I said.

"How do you know what love looks like?" Xavier asked.

"You look at me with love all the time don't you?" I asked.

"Yeah," Xavier said softly before kissing my lips.

I was lying on his bed and he was sitting beside me but he soon changed his position to lay on top of me.

I moaned in his mouth and he began to grind against me.

"And today I'll show you real love honey," Xavier said biting my neck.

Ah! What do I do? I love him so much and I wanted to show him that I loved him. I wanted him more than anything I wasn't gonna tell him to stop it felt too good.

But I had too. I won't let him take advantage of me like this.

"Xavier, stop!" I said.

Xavier pulled away and sat beside me.

"Are you okay?" He asked as I sat up.

"Yeah, I'm just not ready yet," I said.

"That's okay, baby, we don't have to do it today. Just when you're ready," Xavier said kissing my cheek and nuzzling into my neck.

Maybe he isn't only using me.

"I love you, Xavier."

"I love you more, angel."

Valery

After mom left I went to my best friend David's house.

You see, we were in a band together. I'm the guitarist and David sings. He has the prettiest voice in the world.

We had a bassist named Kassy, a rythym guitarist named Jakie, and a drummer named Mike.

We're all very close and I felt really at home as I wheeled into David's house. He treated me so well and I loved him for that.

"Hey, Val, here I'll get that for you," David said taking my.guitar case. "Come all we're all set!"

"Good, cause we have some catching up to do!" I said as I haven't seen them since I got adopted six months ago.

"Yeah, I've missed you, Val," David said.

"I missed you too," I said.

"Well, what's been going on," David asked.

"I got adopted by Axl Rose," I said.

"No way! You're kidding!" David said his face lit up.

"I'm not!" I laughed.

"You're so lucky!"

"I know, I have you," i said.

David laughed.

I arrived back home after a great practice sat at the table to eat.

"Where we're you, Valery?" Axl asked setting the food down in front of me.

"Practicing with my band," I said.

"You have a band?" Axl asked, his eyes widening.

"Yeah. I play the guitar," I said.

"Well, you should play something for me sometime," Axl said. "Sure," I said.