Then there were 6 - REWRITING

Part 6

Joe's POV

Ella held my hand on the way back to the car. Forget all that I said about not bonding with the kids, it takes things like adopting to bring us together. But the truth is, I know that Ella is nervous to have another 2 siblings, she is the oldest, and I know myself that she is a fantastic big sister. But I think she had a bad experience with the other girl.

Flashback to the night of Ella's nightmare about Alessia.

(This flashback is in Joes POV)
I remember trying to grab Alessia, crying and screaming as she ran away from me and back into the adoption centre, as the staff tried to tackle her i thought of how i had just left the girls at home and how they had witnessed me chasing their little sister as she tried to escape. She had been, 2 years earlier, adopted by us and we thought she was angel. She was one of the kids who couldn't be separated from her siblings,  they didn't even tout that in her files so we ended up, every night, ringing the centre so she could talk to her brother. It was ok until she started acting completely bratty and horrible towards us and she was becoming horrible towards the other kids to. Ella hated her...

I forgot to ring her parents...

(This Part is in Ella's POV)
I hoped to god that daddy wasn't on his way to the adoption centre to get Alessia back, or to get another kid, i had had a bad experience and it had put me off. Alessia was horrible and she didn't even understand that i was the oldest. I am so happy that Riley was born.

(Back to joes POV)
I tried to comfort her but she wasn't having it, Ella was crying and asking me if she was coming back and whether we would have to look after her again. I definitely told. Her no..

(End of flashback)

As I put Ella into the car, I saw she had gone a but pale, was it shock? Sickness? Or worry? That were the things you suspect when you are a parent. "You ok Ella?" I asked as I strapped her in.
"Yes, i just heard you talking about the twins? Are we adopting two?"