the lucky one | adopted by hamilton [1]

48) whole

IZZY SMILED AND EMBRACED her friends/castmates after they finished their interview.

"You didn't have to talk about me," she said to Daveed.

"Of course we did," Daveed said. "We had to show you off."

Izzy beamed and walked back into Daveed's dressing room with him. "Are you sure you meant what you said out there?" she asked.

"Of course I meant it," he replied. "I don't say things I don't mean."

"Oh." Izzy replied, staring at her toes. "I was wondering if anyone...told you to."

"Nobody told any of us to. James asked the question. We answered it. That's how interviews work," Daveed said. "Now c'mon, I gotta drop you off."

"Where?" Izzy asked.

"Home," Daveed replied.

Izzy felt a stab in the gut when she heard the word "home." She had never really thought of Anthony and Jasmine's apartment as home. She thought of it as where she temporary lived, until they abandon her.

"Are you coming or what?" Daveed asked, grabbing his car keys.

"Oh, yeah, sorry," Izzy said. She didn't realize that she had spaced out.

Daveed drove her back across the Brooklyn Bridge, and up along a crowded network of streets until they arrived at Jasmine and Anthony's apartment complex.

"Thanks for driving me back," Izzy said.

"No problem," Daveed said. "Say hello to Anthony and Jasmine for me. See you at the show tonight!"

"Bye!" Izzy waved as she got out of the car. Then, she walked up to the door of the apartment and knocked.

Jasmine answered the door. "Hey, Izzy! How was the James Corden show?"

"It was surreal," Izzy replied. "I never thought that I would be backstage at a talk show one day!"

"You never know, you might actually be the one being interviewed on the show one day!" Jazz said as she peeled a banana.

"Where's Anthony?" Izzy asked.

"In the shower," Jazz replied.

Izzy stifled a laugh as she heard loud singing coming from the bathroom. "Yep, I can tell."

"He's always been a shower singer," Jazz said, laughing. "I'll never forget the first time I took a shower with him."

Izzy nearly spit out the water she was drinking. "What?!"

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's not for children's ears," Jasmine said.

"I have a question to ask," Izzy said.

"Ask away," Jasmine said.

"Are you and Anthony seriously thinking of adopting me?" she asked.

"Of course, hon," Jasmine said. "Why wouldn't we? You're the best thing to ever happen to us."

Izzy shyly smiled. "Okay, because Daveed and Chris said in the interview that when I was adopted, I was gonna take Anthony's last name."

"Yeah," Jasmine said. "But you can take my last name, if you want. It'd probably be better to have Anthony's because we've been talking about getting married."

Izzy smiled. "If you two got married, I'd be even happier."

Anthony emerged from the bathroom with a towel around his waist. "I heard that entire conversation," he said. "And, yes, I am going to marry Jasmine one day. It won't be right away but soon. Very soon."

Izzy beamed. In this moment, she finally felt whole. She felt like she belonged to a family that loved her. She had two amazing parents who loved her dearly. She had the entire cast who would do anything for her. This is what Izzy had wanted her entire life.