A Broadway Adoption

Chapter 12: Two Show Day-o

Alexs's POV:

Right before we took our bows, I could tell Lily was nervous, she really knows how to put on an act for the stage and really took the character to heart, but now she was going to be front and center as herself. When we stepped on the platform to be lifted up she said something that shocked me and made me so proud,

"I'm nervous Dad, I don't do well with big crowds." she tells me. I couldn't help but grin and squeeze her hand,

"It's hon, you're fine, you have the whole cast out there on stage." 

When we are lifted up onto the stage, I felt the happiest I had been in a while, I had a great job, great friends, and now I'm going to have a daughter. After the bows and we continued to dance, we start to walk off when I pick Lily up and throw her over my shoulder to carry her off stage, which everyone was laughing at us. When we finally made it back stage, Lily is still on my shoulders and walked her to our S.N.O.B area which has the cake I picked up for her and a banner. She didn't know that Presley had texted me this morning that she was sick, so she was going to be out, and since she was going to be out, so I knew I had to make tonight special for Lily. Everyone was gathered around and I had moved Lily from hanging my shoulder to back on the ground and kept an arm around her. 

Looking down at her, I can tell that she's not used to this kind of stuff and it makes me a bit upset, because she has such a big stage presence but off of the stage she's hide behind her shell. I just wish that she would truly see how much of an amazing kid she is, but she gets so caught up in her thoughts and it's truly sad to see. Though now she's getting used to the idea, but I know she's doubting rather anything is going to be forever, but it soon will be. Once the celebration calms down and everyone goes change, Lily and I go to stage door to see everyone there, and sign some playbills, which Lily was met with a lot of cheering. Of course some people asked where Presley was, but they mainly asked Lily because I'm pretty sure the whole world knows that they are best friends. Whenever we got done signing the playbills, we start to walk home, 

'You know you did amazing tonight right?" I say to her

"Really? I hope it's true, Prez texted me that she's out tomorrow, so I could be playing Lydia again." She tells me looking down at the ground

"That's awesome! Not the Presley being sick part, but you playing Lydia, both of you guys keep me on my toes, she likes to poke my nose and you like to almost jump off the stage. That reminds me, hon you should really stop that, I will catch you, but I don't want you to get hurt, we can still do that, just don't jump so far." I tell her softly

"Sorry, I don't mean to worry you." With her looking down at the ground, I pull her to my side to let her know it's fine. Once we get home I tell her to change and then come back out, so I can talk to her about something and we part ways only to come back to together.

"So you called me dad today, why's that?" I ask her, generally wanting to know why, but it only makes me actual adopting her more true.

"Um.... I don't know? I mean you basically are my dad now, if I made you uncomfortable I'm really sorry, I can go to Dana's or Kerry's. I messed things up didn't I, we can forget that it happened then." She starts to speak quickly

"Hey, no, I was just curious, there was something that I've wanting to tell you and everything went through, but how would you feel about me adopting you?" I look her, trying to gage her reaction. She looks up at me with big doe eyes, full of hope and happiness.

"Please don't say that and not mean it, I couldn't handle it, please" Her voice sounds so broken and hopeful, that my hearts breaks

"No I'm not just saying it, I actually have done everything already, that why I left early today, and was going to say something after the bows, but decided to wait until we got back home. You are officially Lillian Eliza Brightman!" She just stares at me like she doesn't believe me and doesn't know what to do, so I show her the adoption papers. Right then and there she throws her arms around and crying into my chest, I know its been a long day for her and her emotions are all over the place, so I just hold her.