Mummy?

1

You shift comfortably in the large chair. Your husband, Grayson sits rather uncomfortably. You look over at him as he looks at his lap. You grip his hand soothingly. He glances towards you with a reassuring look and smiles slightly. Then you both glance up at Sister Katelyn. The wide hipped woman with her increasingly large smile.

"I am so happy you decided to settle with us"she chimes.

"Yeah, this place is beautiful"Grayson says in his low tone.

"Knew it was the right place."

He smiles over at you and you blush, biting the inside of your cheek. Sister Katelyn widens her smile once again.

"If you're ready, we can go take a look at the children"

Grayson wipes his sweaty palms on his jeans. You place your hand on his shoulder.

"It'll be fine babe"you say softly.

He nods and you both stand. Sister Katelyn walks out first and you both follow the large woman down the quiet hallway. You walk into an active room, filled with playful little children.

Grayson sees the smile on your face grow. A little boy runs up to him, holding an unopened bottle of apple juice.

"Hello!"the boy chimes.

"Hi there"Grayson smiles.

"Can you open this for me pwease"he holds the bottle over his head towards Grayson's hands.

Grayson chuckles, opening the bottle with ease and then handing it back to the little boy.

"Thank you!"he says, running back to the table he was at.

Grayson looks at you and smiles. You're glad to see him easing up.

-

The day passes quickly. You meet many beautiful children, but none seem to fill the slot.

"I'm so sorry you were unable to pick. It's quite unfortunate"sister Katelyn says.

"I'm sure its just us, not the kids, maybe we aren't ready yet"you say sadly.

Suddenly you both hear the click of a door open. You sift to the left, seeing a little boy in blue and yellow dump truck pajamas. He rubs his eyes.

"Sister, may I have a glass of milk, please"he says in a soft British accent.

You see Grayson's eyes light up as he looks at him.

"Oh Stefan, of course my dear"Katelyn smiles.

Stefan makes eye contact with you and then with Grayson.

"Hello"he says softly.

You smile, seeing Grayson kneel down to talk to him.

"Hi buddy, my names Grayson, this is my wife (your name)"he says.

"Stefan is new here, he was just brought in a few weeks ago, from Norwich"Katelyn says.

"And boy, aren't you handsome"you smile, causing the little boy to blush.

"You're very beautiful miss"Stefan says politely.

You chuckle, and then look up at Grayson with puppy dog eyes. Grayson smiles and nods.

"Would you like to show us your room? I'm sure it's lovely."you smile.

"Yes, I would like for you to meet my friend Manny!"

He grips both yours and Grayson's hands and leads you towards his bedroom door. You walk in, seeing his light blue walls. He runs over to his small cot and picks up a stuffed doll.

"This is Manny, he likes pizza and churros"he fixes the dolls hair to make him look presentable.

"He seems lovely! Where did you get Manny?"Grayson asks sitting down on the bed.

"I made him"

"Oh, that's incredible"you laugh.

-

You spend the day playing with little Stefan, and finally you and Grayson feel confident with your decision. You decide to adopt him the next day...