Their Secret

Chapter 2

"It was great meeting you guys too. I had a great time." Kara smiles

"Kara, I just wanted you to know that if we do decide to adopt you, Jeremiah and I will do everything in our power to be there for you. Help you become more comfortable in the new environment. Alex will be there to help you as well. We just want to ensure that you're okay with everything." Eliza explains

Alex turns to look out the window she's sitting next to and shakes her head. Kara is looking at Eliza and Eliza can see her eyes becoming glossy.

"That's kind of you, Eliza, but you have to make all of those promises to me."

"How can you even promise things like that when you can't even do those things for the daughter you have now?" Alex says turning back to the conversation.

"Alex, don't start, now isn't the time." Jeremiah mumbles 

Alex sits back and crosses her arms," I'm sorry, I was asking a simple question, but you're right, now isn't the time to tell Kara that my parents are full of shit. Kara will soon find out for herself.

Kara frown," I'm confused."

"It's nothing, honey. Alexandra let me talk to you for a few minutes." Eliza gets up and walks out of the room. Alex sighs and follows her mother.

"What the hell, Alexandra." Eliza scowls

Alex rolls her eyes," What are you talking about?"

"That little outburst you had. What the hell were you thinking? And then on top of that, you say your parents are 'full of shit'." We think that Kara might be the missing piece in this family. So can you please try not to jeopardize this?"

"I couldn't just sit there and let you lie to her face!" Alex yells

"One, don't yell at me, and two, why do you think we were lying?"

Alex stares at her mother then turns to walk away," Sure mom." Eliza follows

"Jeremiah, let's go find Linda. Alex stays here with Kara; you guys can chat some more before we leave." With that, both parents walk out of the room.

Kara pushes her glasses up," So what was that about?"

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Eliza and Jeremiah walked out of the room and headed for Linda's office. "What were you and Alex talking about?" Jeremiah asks

Eliza shakes her head," It was nothing. We came to an understanding."

"She looked really upset, and I know you two don't have the best relationship right now. It's hard to believe she let it go just like that. That doesn't sound like our daughter." Jeremiah says

"Well, she was okay with it this time, dear." Eliza walks ahead of Jeremiah

Okay," Jeremiah sighs

The couple walks together silently. Once they finally reached Linda's office, Jeremiah knocks and a faint "come in" can be heard behind the closed door. Jeremiah opens it.

"Hey, how did it go?" Linda asked looking away from her computer.

"It went amazing." Eliza and Jeremiah say in unison 

Eliza smiles and puts her hand over her heart," I'm already falling in love with her."

"I second that," Jeremiah raises his hand

Linda claps her hands together." Well have a seat and let's cut straight to the chase." Jeremiah pulls out Eliza's chair and she takes a seat and Jeremiah does the same. " Do you think that Kara is the missing piece in your lives? Are you willing to adopt Kara?" Linda asks