A mom for Christmas

l'm her grandma

Dinner this evening went off without a hitch. But I felt in the pit of my stomach, there was a storm coming
Maybe this was the protective side of me coming out. But what ever it was
I didn't want Lena getting hurt
Francesca went with Stuart to walk Busty around the property leaving us three to talk, Margaret's sister May was sitting at the table. Along with us
Lena was rubbing her tummy grace and hope must be kicking up a storm
Sweetheart remember me telling me about my daughter McKenzie, who got together with some guy and they had a baby Margaret begins to explain
Mama what are you telling me Lena questioned. Well your younger sister had a daughter recently find out while l was Boston and May found out from a mutual acquaintance, that McKenzie left the little girl on the front steps of a church and left
And it just so happens your father hired a private investigator and he came back to us with a bunch of information involving McKenzie
Long story short she was found dead
From a drug overdose on heroin. Come to find out McKenzie gave birth to another child, which was a little boy this time. So the child that was found, was named Francesca Taylor Banks. Margaret said with tears running down her cheek, oh my God
Lena States.wait Let me get this straight, Francesca is the one who was brought to new Haven children's home. is your granddaughter
This is crazy mama l don't what to say
Stef and I were planning on telling you guys that we started the paperwork so we can formally adopt Francesca. We were told by her old social worker Beth Francesca didn't any other family, Lena Stated
No no honey l have no issue with you and Stef adopting Francesca I don't want take out of the place she feels comfortable with. I know she's in capable hands, all l asked for is to be part of her life. It seems like she loves you both and I don't wanna mess up things for her, Margaret says to Lena
Of course you can have a relationship with Francesca Stef and I would keep you from seeing her. I understand how hard losing a daughter, l've been in contact with the adoption lawyer
The new caseworker has to come out to the house and do a home study but since we have our foster licence. It makes the process more easier, cause we can provide Francesca with a stable home Lena continues on
Right now I feel like we should keep it ourselves for now. Francesca is way too young to comprehend all this information, maybe when she's a little bit older we can sit down and tell her about her birth mother. Lena tries to keep her emotions in check as Lena gets up and goes over to the woman who's always been a mother to her growing up, she hugs Margaret tightly
May and Stef have tears in their own eyes. Mama don't cry everything is going to be okay alright Lena says to Margaret, before I forget l went
Shopping and brought Francesca some things. I might have went a tad over board with the gifts, l saw Shannon by the way she informed me about the stuff Francesca likes to do
I hope you don't mind. I went to the group home before speaking with you first, l just had to know about my granddaughter honey please understand that Margaret tells Lena
I probably would have done the same thing if the roles were reversed, Lena said.