Hearts Need Love

Chapter 26

AN: Last chapter, hope you all enjoyed, and thank you for all the reviews!

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Nico was in a slump for days. The only things that seemed to help were snuggles from both Will and Bianca. Family. Family always made Nico feel better.

And that's what first got Will thinking.

The third day after that night, Bianca and Will surprised Nico with breakfast in bed. Will helped her carry that tray upstairs, making sure nothing spilled on the steps as they walked.

"Did you make his coffee right?" Bianca asked.

Will nodded. "You watched me make it, remember?"

Bianca skipped up the rest of the steps and turned to face him. "But you're bad at making stuff. Daddy's the best."

Will couldn't help but smile. "True, but I'm sure he'll love it."

He led her to the master bedroom and threw the curtains open, leaving the sunlight and Bianca to wake his husband up. And that task was done quickly enough.

"What's going on?" Nico groaned, sitting up. "What's all this?"

Bianca jumped on the bed beside him. "Breakfast! I helped dad make it!"

Nico looked between them. "Why?"

Will set the tray on his lap and kissed his cheek. "Cause, Bianca noticed you've been down and asked me if we could do something nice for you."

"I made sure he made your coffee right," Bianca insisted.

Nico kissed his daughter's head and pulled her close. "Wanna share with me?"

She nodded. "Pancakes!"

Will watched them share the meal. Nico always lit up around Bianca, and this proved that yet again. His daughter made his world go round.

Nico was a family man, whether he wanted to admit it or not, even though Bianca was conceived the way she was.

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It was a week later when another idea popped into Will's head. He had been watching TV with Nico, cuddled up in his side as Bianca colored at the table. Nico was almost asleep, but Will was wide awake as he watched the commercials.

Only one stuck out, the one about the need for foster parents. But then he thought about all the horror stories you heard from those who were in foster care. Leo Valdez was a prime example.

The day after, the newspaper story he was reading mentioned adoption, and for the first time, he felt like the universe was trying to point something out.

But he didn't act on it for quite some time, because court days were here and there, his father was finally getting arrested, Naomi was finally getting her own place and her own life and she looked completely free.

And yet, her leaving the house didn't make the idea go away. Instead, it only strengthened it. Because he didn't want to make her previous room back into a guest room, but into a nursery.

Will could picture it clearly. He could see where they'd put the crib, where the changing table could go, the closet doors that could easily be painted whatever color he wanted.
Then he pictured them with a little boy, and he almost bolted to the adoption center then. But he had to talk to Nico, he had to. But how?

Nico hadn't forgiven himself for that night, and Will wasn't sure if he ever would. He continued to go to work, go through the motions, but something was off about him that Will thought would never come back.