Chloe was up 3 hours early. "Beca wake up! We have to get there early!"
Beca woke up and showered. "How should I do my hair?"
"Curled. How about mine?"
"Curled. What are you wearing."
"A dress."
"What? I have to wear a dress?!?"
"You don't have to. I just wanna make a good first impression."
"Fine. Do you have a dress I can borrow?"
"Yeah. It's that light pink lace one."
"Ugh fine. What are you wearing?"
"The black lace one."
"Please please please can I wear the black one?"
"Sure. Even though pink doesn't match my skin tone."
"Aaaaannnnddd you've found a way to get me to wear the pink one. You know skin tone drives me crazy."
Chloe tossed her the pink dress. "Good. Now go get ready."
An hour later, Beca and Chloe were sitting in the waiting room of the adoption center. "Chloe Beale?" A lady called from the door. Chloe and Beca stood up. "Who are you?" The lady asked Beca.
Beca thought fast. She knew she wouldn't be allowed to come if she wasn't related. "I'm her sister." She lied. Chloe shot her a funny glance, and Beca could barely keep herself from laughing.
"Alright, right this way ladies." The lady led them through a door into a room. "Camila and a member of the agency will be out shortly."
The two girls sat in silence until they heard the door crack open and a little girl and a middle aged woman appeared. "This is your mommy!" The lady said looking at the wide eyed girl.
Chloe slowly approached the little girl and knelt down next to her. "Hi, Camila." She gave the girl a cute smile. "I'm your mommy."
Camila stepped out from behind the lady's leg. "Hi," she said shyly. She realized there was one more person she had yet to meet. "Who's that?" She asked pointing to Beca.
Chloe had happy tears running down her face. "That's your aunt Beca. Bec, come meet Camila."
Beca sat down on the floor next to Chloe. "Hi, Camila! So, what do you think of your mom?"
Camila gave Chloe a shy smile. "She's pretty, and she's nice."
Chloe was crying even harder. "Thank you, sweetie. Oh I have to fill out some paperwork real quick. You'll stay with aunt Beca."
Chloe got up and quickly wiped her eyes. Beca smiled at the little girl. "You're gonna like your mom a lot. She's really cool, and she loves you so much. You know I have a little girl at home who's only a year older than you?"
Camila's eyes widened and a smile appeared on her face. "What's her name?"
"Harper. That's Chloe's middle name so I picked that name. I also have a brand new baby boy who was just born a week ago. His name is Michael."
Camila smiled. "That's fun. When is my momma coming back?"
Chloe came back into the room and Beca smiled. "Right now! All good, Chlo?"
"Yep! She's officially mine!" Chloe was beaming. "So, Camila, you ready to go?"
Camilla nodded. "Yep. Is aunt Beca going to stay?"
Beca smiled. "Yep! And then tomorrow we're going to fly back to the United States, but Beca lives right next door and we see her every day."
Camila's eyes lit up. "We're going to the United States?! I always wanted to go there! What state do we live in?"
"New York! We live right outside the city."
"Yay!" Camila squealed.
After they got in the cab, Camila turned towards Chloe. "Hey momma, what happened to your leg?"
Chloe gave Beca a quick glance to ask if she should tell her. Beca decided to speak up. "Well it's kinda a long story but..."
Chloe smiled shyly. "So about 6 months ago I was in a car accident and I hurt my leg, but I'm ok. I just need to wear this brace to help me walk. Aunt Beca has helped me a lot and gives me piggy back rides when my leg gets tired."
Camila giggled. "Aunt Beca can you give me a piggy back ride?"
Beca laughed. "Of course." She lifted the little girl up and onto her back.
Chloe smiled as her daughter laughed in amusement. "So, Camila, this is your last day in England, so I was wondering if there was one last thing you wanted to do here before we go home."
Camila's eyes lit up. "I wanna go on the Ferris wheel!"
Chloe smiled at Beca who was already freaking out. "Come on Becs, we're only in London once. Please?"
Beca lifted the little girl back down. "I guess we can go..."
Chloe jumped up and down. "Yay!!"
Camila giggled. "You're funny mommy."
Beca laughed at the little girl. "She's adorable. You'll love her."
Chloe linked hands with Beca and Camila. "Alright. I'll go get tickets. Be right back."
Beca knelt down next to Camila. "Your mom is kind of a weirdo, huh?"
Camila giggled. "Yeah, she's really funny."
Chloe handed them their tickets. "Alright! We get a whole one to ourselves she said as she helped her daughter on."
When they got to the top, Beca pulled out her phone. "Chloe, go stand with Camila. I'm taking a picture."
Chloe and her daughter smiled at the camera. "Alright, let's take a selfie, too."
Beca and Chloe knelt down beside the little girl. "Aw it's cute, send it to me!" Chloe said.
Camila sat down next to her mom. "You know, you're really pretty, mom," she said.
Chloe smiled. "Well thank you! You're very pretty too. I love you sweetie."
"Love you too."
Beca smiled at the interaction between the two before checking her email. "Chlo, the flight got moved up to midnight."
"Why?"
"They overbooked. Shit it's already 7 o'clock we walked around for a long time."
"Alright, we'll go to the hotel to pack and then eat at the airport."
When the Ferris wheel landed, Chloe lifted up her daughter. "We're gonna run back because we're really late!"
Beca grabbed her arm. "Let's not run, I'm exhausted and I don't want your leg to start hurting."
Chloe slowed down to a walk. "Yeah I agree."
Once they were back in the hotel, Beca and Chloe packed their bags. "Alright! I think this is everything!" Chloe said.
"Yep! Ready to go, Camila?"
Camila jumped into Chloe's arms. "Yep!"
