Chapter 488: Daughter (1)
Annalise stared at the paper being pushed toward them in shock. She knew that it was coming for them to proceed with adopting, but hearing that they were allowed to adopt was something she needed a moment to digest. The long-awaited moment had finally come and she was frozen in her seat that they were told yes so soon.
Annalise was so happy that she didn’t know what she wanted to do first. Reach over the table to hug Thelma, hug Lydia, cry, or get up and jump around.
They officially had Lydia as their daughter. She would not have to leave to come back to the orphanage and they have to wait for Thelma’s decision. She could claim Lydia as her daughter to anyone asking who Lydia was to her and Rafael.
Annalise looked down at Lydia sitting between her and Rafael. Lydia mirrored what Annalise was feeling. There was no better feeling than knowing that Lydia had also picked her. Lydia had accepted wanting them as parents.
Rafael held Annalise’s hand.
"Where do we need to write our names?" Rafael questioned, wanting the documents to be filled out quickly so they could be sent off to the court. The sooner her name became Lydia Callahan, the better.
"Right here," Thelma said, pointing to the spaces. "Would you like to take what belongs to her or do you not need it?"
"We should let her take what she wants and what she doesn’t need can be given to another child. We might have gone a bit crazy getting what we thought she needed before we knew that answer," said Annalise.
Annalise could not keep her eyes off Lydia now. Her daughter Lydia Callahan.