Well here is the chapter almost all of you have been waiting for! ALLLLLLL Hannah, Frankie and Will! Also at the end, we have the Jon and Allison interview- which you guys sent in fabulous questions for! Next week, Ron and Luna are up. So make sure you start sending them in!!!
Frankie had spent the past half hour sitting in the cold visitor room with David Wright. He might have thought he was talking to his daughter, but only two other people knew who the little girl sitting there really was.
He was currently leering at her, and it wasn't hard for Frankie to make her revulsion look like fear.
"I should have taken care of you when I killed your mum," David said bitterly. "You were more trouble than you were ever worth. To tell you the truth, I'm not even sure if you were mine."
Frankie now shook with anger as well as disgust. She had to force herself to remain silent and only let a few tears slip from her eyes.
"You're nothing but a waste of time," David said leaning back in his chair. "And I'm more than ready to be done with you."
You are done with her, Frankie thought hatefully.
"And don't think that those people are going to keep you for long either," David said. "They're going to tire of your simpering and your sobbing and your whining."
"They love me," Frankie said in Hannah's quiet voice.
David leaned in. "No one could ever love you, you freak."
Frankie's lower lip trembled and she finally raised her head and stared straight at the man who had terrorized the poor four year old.
"You gonna cry?" David taunted.
She bit her lower lip and looked over towards the mirror where she knew Will and Mrs. Roman were watching.
The guard tapped on the door. "Time's up, Wright."
"Awwww," David said sarcastically. "I'll never get to see my daughter again. Can't I have a few more minutes?"
"Now," the guard barked.
Frankie had never been so relived in her life to stand up and walk away from someone.
Will was waiting with open arms as she came out of the room.
"I just barely got out of there in time," Frankie said as she started to change back into herself.
"I know," Will said. "Mrs. Roman had to restrain me a few times. I wanted to take his face off."
"He's a horrible, horrible man." Frankie shivered. She pulled her cloak around her as they waited. A few minutes later, Mrs. Roman had in her hands the signed papers enabling them to formally adopt Hannah.
"Does this mean she can stay with us now?" Frankie asked the woman.
Mrs. Roman nodded. "All that remains now is the judge giving the okay, but I don't see that being a problem now that we have this."
Frankie squealed and before she could stop herself, hugged Mrs. Roman. "Thank you!" she said happily.
"You're quite welcome," Mrs. Roman said smiling at the younger woman. "You did an amazing thing today, Mrs. Barron."
"I'm just so glad it's over with," Frankie said as Will rubbed her arms. "Just the thought of him ever getting to lay his hands on her again..."
"He never will," Will said solemnly. "She's ours now and there's nothing he can do about it."
"Right," Frankie felt tears well up in her eyes. "Oh Will, she's really ours now. Hannah's our daughter!"
Mrs. Roman smiled at the young couple. She couldn't have been happier for them and for Hannah. That little girl had been through so much in her young life and she deserved a chance at happiness.
"I'll just go and deliver these papers," Mrs. Roman said. "I'll come by with the adoption papers later this evening."
"Fantastic," Frankie said. "We'll probably have Luna bring Hannah over right away."
"Let's get home then," Will said squeezing his wife's hand.
"Right," she agreed. "Thanks again Mrs. Roman."
"It was my pleasure," Mrs. Roman said smiling at her.
Frankie could hardly contain her excitement when they got home. "Should we pick out a bedroom for her or let her pick the one she wants?" she asked her husband.
"We should let her pick it out," Will replied. "You saw how excited she was at the prospect of doing that."
"Right," Frankie nodded. "And I'm so glad we had the foresight to get her all those Christmas gifts. Although tomorrow, I think we should take her out and let her pick out the furniture she'd like to have in there."
"For once, I am going to enjoy going shopping," Will said grinning at her. "Do you want to owl Luna or shall I?"
"I'll do it," Frankie said. "I'm going to tell her not to say anything yet. I want to surprise Hannah when she comes here."
"Okay," Will said grinning at her. "I'm going to ring my parents and tell them the good news."
Frankie hugged him tightly and laughed when he whirled her around the kitchen.
"We're parents," Will said happily. "Can you believe it?"
"No," Frankie said. "And yes... I've just been waiting so long that I can't believe this has finally happened."
Will cupped her face in his hands. "I love you so much and you're going to make a great mum, Frankie."
"I love you too," Frankie gave him a hungry kiss.
"Wow," Will said breathlessly when they pulled apart. "Go and write that letter..."
"Okay," she said happily.
Frankie set about writing her letter and she used their old reliable owl and urged him to hurry. She couldn't wait to see her daughter.
"Mum and Dad are delighted," Will came back into the kitchen. "They can't wait to have us all over for dinner to welcome her into the family."
"Fantastic," Frankie said beaming at him. "Hopefully Luna will bring Hannah by straightaway once she gets our owl."
"I'm sure she will," he said, hugging his wife again.
"I need to ring my parents to tell them the news too," Frankie said. "And Allie and Chi."
"You go do that and I'll let you know when Luna brings Hannah over." Will gave her a kiss.
"Okay," Frankie said dashing out of the room and making her way to their shared home office. She picked up the phone and dialled the number to her mother's studio.
"Chang Studio of Dance," Allison's voice drifted over the line.
"Allie!" Frankie exclaimed, unable to contain her excitement. "She's ours. Hannah's really and truly ours!"
"Frankie?" Allison asked. "The father finally signed?"
"He did," Frankie said explaining how they'd gone about getting the signature.
"Wow," Allison was impressed. "Frankie what you did was incredible!"
"It was horrible," Frankie said remembering the horrible things David had said to her when she was "Hannah". "But there was no way we were going to let her go through that. We'd promised her that she'd never have to see him again."
"She's going to be so happy when she hears about this," Allison said. "And I'm so happy for you and Will."
"We're waiting for her to get here," Frankie said softly. "Oh, Allie...I'm a mum."
Allison laughed. "Yes you are... and you know if you need help for anything, you can come to me or Chiaki."
"Thanks," Frankie said. "I'm going to take you both up on that."
"Mum's just finishing up a class," Allison said. "Let me get her on the line for you."
Frankie twirled the cord around her finger as she waited for her mother to get on the line.
"Frankie?" Cho asked.
"Mum!" Frankie exclaimed. "It's almost official! Hannah's my daughter now!"
Cho gasped. "Frankie! Oh...this is...this is just fantastic!"
"I can hardly believe it myself," she said. "I mean, I'm a mother now...."
"I'm so happy for you...all three of you!" Cho said excitedly. "And I can't wait to give my new granddaughter a big hug."
"I can't wait for that either," Frankie smiled.
"Frankie!" Will called out. "Luna and Hannah are here!"
"I've got to go," Frankie said. "She's here. I'll ring you later Mum."
"Goodbye, sweetheart," Cho said, but Frankie had already hung up the phone.
Hannah was a little apprehensive. She'd been finger painting with Jenny when Luna had announced that they needed to pay a visit to Frankie and Will. Her cheeks were still streaked with purple paint as were her t-shirt and jeans.
Frankie came downstairs. "Look at you!" she laughed as she saw the little girl.
"Me and Jenny were painting," Hannah said wondering why Luna looked as if she was going to cry and Will kept staring at her.
"Purple suits you," Frankie opened her arms.
"I might get paint on you," Hannah said hesitantly.
"That's okay," Frankie said. "I'm washable you know."
Hannah allowed herself to smile as she walked over to Frankie who promptly scooped her up. "We were making Christmas pictures for Caitlin's room. Joey said I was stupid for making my tree purple."
"I think a purple tree is lovely," Frankie said. "In fact, maybe Will and I will turn our tree here purple."
Hannah giggled. "I like that idea."
"I'm going to get back," Luna smiled at Hannah. "You... you have fun sweetheart."
"How long do I get to stay?" Hannah asked Luna.
Frankie beamed at Will, who stood next to them. "Well... we were thinking you could stay... forever this time." Frankie couldn't hold back her grin.
Hannah started to protest. "Can't I stay a little---what?"
"You get to stay with us now," Will was also wearing a huge grin and Luna wiped at her eyes.
"Really?" Hannah asked her eyes wide. "Forever and ever and ever?"
"That's right, my sweet girl," Frankie hugged her again. "It's not completely official yet, but you get to live with us."
"Mummy!" Hannah squealed throwing her arms around Frankie's neck.
"That's right," Frankie blinked back her own tears. "You're our girl now."
Hannah beamed at Will over Frankie's shoulder. "Hi, Daddy!"
"Hey sweetheart," Will grinned at her. "I'm so glad you're living with us now."
"And tomorrow," Frankie told her. "We're taking you shopping for new things for your new room!"
"Really?" Hannah asked. "I get to pick out my own room and bed and everything?"
"Everything," Frankie said smiling at her.
"I'm so happy for you Hannah," Luna said softly. "You're a very lucky young girl."
Frankie set Hannah down and the little girl gave Luna a hug. "I'm going to miss you."
"You'll still see me!" Luna reassured her.
"I will?" Hannah asked.
"Absolutely," Frankie said. "Our families often do things together so you'll see her loads."
"Thank you for taking care of me," Hannah said giving Luna another hug.
"I'd do it again in a heartbeat," Luna kissed the top of her head. "Frankie and Will are going to bring you by tomorrow to get your things from the house."
"And I can say goodbye to Jenny and Caitlin and Mister Ron," Hannah said.
"But not to Joey, right?" Luna teased.
"Right," Hannah giggled.
"Take care sweetheart," Luna gave her one more kiss before leaving through the fireplace.
"Well!" Frankie said brightly. "Welcome to the Barron household!"
Hannah grinned. "My household!"
"That's right," Will scooped her up.
"I'm glad that I get to stay here," Hannah said giving him a hug.
"Me too," Will kissed her cheek. "I always wanted a daughter like you."
Hannah smiled at him. "I always wanted a Daddy like you."
"Looks like we all got our wishes," Frankie kissed her other cheek. "This calls for a major celebration."
"It does?" Hannah asked.
"Absolutely," Will said. "What do you think should we go out for dinner or stay in?"
"Can we...can we stay in?" Hannah asked.
"Sure," Frankie said. "How about we get some takeout, we'll watch some movies, make some popcorn... and have a fun time as a family?"
"A family," Hannah whispered.
"That's what we are now," Frankie hugged her again.
"And I never have to leave," Hannah said hugging Frankie back tightly.
"Never," Frankie held her close.
"So what do you want to do first, love?" Will asked his new daughter.
"Um..." Hannah thought for a moment. "Can I see my room?"
"You most certainly can," Will said. "Right this way, Miss Barron."
Hannah grinned and took both their hands.
"Okay," Frankie said when they got upstairs. "We decided to let you choose which bedroom you like better."
Hannah looked up at her, but didn't say anything. She was too busy taking all of this in.
"Here we have bedroom one," Frankie opened the door.
Hannah stepped inside. She recognised this room as the one that Caroline, Emma and Mia stayed in when they slept over with their aunt and uncle.
"This one is nice," she said. "But doesn't everyone else sleep in here? I don't want to take it away from them."
Frankie smiled. "Well, how about we take a look at the other room then?"
"Okay," she said, slipping her fingers back into Frankie's hand.
Will had a feeling that Hannah would like the next room. For one thing, it was closer to his and Frankie's and for another; he'd done some quick modification to it while they'd waited for Luna and Hannah.
"Oooooh," Hannah's eyes were wide when she went in. "I love this room!"
Frankie looked at her husband. "When did you--"
Will winked at her. "While you were on the phone," he whispered.
Gone were the lime green walls and in their place was a purple mural of dragons and princesses and a castle. Frankie was just as much in awe as Hannah.
"It's the prettiest room ever," Hannah whispered.
"It's all yours," Will smiled at her. "And I bet you anything we can find a bed and dressers and a nightstand and even a desk to match."
There were tears in Hannah's eyes as she turned around to look at her father. She'd never understood why people cried when they were happy until this very moment.
"Are you okay sweetheart?" he asked her.
Hannah nodded. "Thank you, Daddy."
Will picked her up. "I love hearing you say that, Hannah."
"I love you," Hannah hugged him tightly.
Will's voice caught in his throat. "I-I love you too, sweetheart," Will finally said.
Frankie felt tears running down her face and she excused herself for a moment to go and get a tissue.
Will carried Hannah over to the window. "See...you have a great view of the backyard. I was thinking we might put up a swing set for you and maybe a sandbox...would you like that?"
Hannah nodded. "For me and Emma and Caroline and Katie and Mia to play in?"
"And for me," Will said with a straight face. "I can't tell you how long I've wanted to just play in the sand, but Frankie would never let me do it."
Hannah giggled. "Do we get to have a garden too?"
"In the spring, sure," Will replied. "Would you want to plant flowers or vegetables?"
"Can we do both?" she whispered.
Will grinned. "We sure can. And since you're such an expert, we're going to need your input on what to plant."
Hannah grinned at him. "I'm really happy I get to be your little girl."
"And no matter how big you get, you'll always be my little girl," Will said spinning her around.
Hannah laughed. "This makes me dizzy but I like it!"
Frankie came back into the room. "I was thinking Hannah and I would run out to the shops to pick up some things for tonight's dinner."
"Sure," Will stopped spinning them around. "I'll go get some movies."
"Let's get you cleaned up," Frankie said to Hannah.
Hannah had forgotten about the paint on her face and clothes. "Okay," she replied.
Frankie gave her husband a quick kiss before leading Hannah into the bathroom. She sat the little girl on the counter and used her wand to magic away the paint stains.
"I hope I didn't make a mess," Hannah said shyly.
"You didn't," Frankie reassured her.
"What are we going to make for dinner?" Hannah asked as Frankie helped her down.
"I was thinking I might make spaghetti," Frankie replied. "My dad's world-famous recipe."
"It's famous?" Hannah asked.
Frankie laughed. "Well, in the Longbottom family it is. We usually make it when we have something to celebrate. My dad makes the best in the entire world and he passed the recipe down to me and my sisters."
"And I really get to help you make it?" Hannah seemed awed.
Frankie nodded. "But you have to swear that you will never, ever tell anyone outside of our family the ingredients. This is very, very important."
"Okay," Hannah agreed solemnly. "Cross my heart."
"And Will makes the best garlic bread," Frankie said. "But you can tell anyone you want to about that, it's not that famous and it's pretty easy."
Hannah giggled. "Is it better than the restaurant?"
"I think so," Frankie replied. "But you can tell me what you think."
A few minutes later, Frankie and Hannah were walking down the cobblestone street toward the local grocer.
Hannah held on tight to Frankie's hand but her eyes were roaming everywhere, trying to take in everything she possibly could.
Frankie pointed out some of the different shops. "That shop over there has some really beautiful dresses. I go in there at least once a week."
"I love dresses," Hannah's eyes were wide as she looked in the window.
"You see that green one there?" Frankie asked pointed out a ball gown. "I have that one."
"That's so pretty," Hannah said, impressed.
"The Ministry has a ball each Christmas and I'm planning on wearing it this year," Frankie said.
"Green sort of washes you out, doesn't it?" someone drawled from behind them.
Frankie rolled her eyes. "You have got to be kidding me."
Hannah turned to see a tall girl with platinum blonde hair staring at them. The woman wore a fur trimmed coat and boots with the tallest heels Hannah had ever seen.
"You really have sunk haven't you, Franks?" Alicia asked. "Buying off the rack now, are we?"
"Alicia, get a life," Frankie replied coolly.
Hannah hid behind Frankie. There was something about this person that she didn't like.
Frankie squeezed her daughter's hand. "Come on sweetheart." she said.
"Babysitting again?" Alicia called out after them. "You really do know how to live it up, Franks. Which one of your sister's brats is this?"
"THIS," Frankie said angrily. "Is my daughter. And I don't want her associating with the likes of you, Alicia Knowles."
Alicia gaped at her. "I beg your pardon---your...your daughter?"
"That's right," Frankie answered, glaring at her.
"Has it been that long since I've seen you?" Alicia asked. "You work fast..."
Frankie rolled her eyes again. "Come on Hannah."
Hannah took Frankie's hand. "Okay, Mummy," she whispered.
"This is a joke right?" Alicia asked. "Franks, you said you were never having children. You always said they were a waste of time and a nuisance."
"I changed my mind," Frankie said. "You don't know me anymore, Alicia. I doubt you ever really did."
"Obviously," Alicia looked at the cowering little girl with a smirk. "Where'd you find a waif like that?"
Hannah's lower lip trembled.
"Alicia, get away from me before I do something we'll both regret," Frankie's eyes narrowed. "And don't you dare come near me again, or you'll be getting your fourth nose job."
"I. Have. Never. Had. A. Nose. Job," Alicia said slowly through clenched teeth. "I had a deviated septum!"
"If you say so," Frankie said disdainfully.
Alicia glared at her before stalking away.
Frankie returned her attention to Hannah. "I'm sorry you had to see that, baby."
"She was mean," Hannah said softly.
"Very, very mean," Frankie agreed tugging at one of Hannah's plaits. "I went to school with her."
"She called me a bad name," Hannah said quietly.
"Don't you think on it," Frankie said giving her a hug. "She's a lonely, bitter person who couldn't dream of having someone as wonderful as you in her life."
Hannah smiled tremulously at her.
"Come on," Frankie said standing back up. "We're on a shopping trip and we were having a great time, weren't we?"
Hannah nodded. "Right Mummy," she said.
Frankie took her hand and they continued on their walk. "That over there is Will's favourite shop. It has all kinds of books and they have a nice coffee house too."
"I wish I knew how to read," Hannah said.
"We'll help you with that," Frankie promised.
"Do I have to go to school now?" Hannah asked. "Cause I never got to go before."
"We'll enroll you in primary school," Frankie said.
"Is that where Caroline goes?" Hannah asked. "What about Emma?"
Frankie nodded. "Yes, Caroline goes to primary school, but Emma hasn't started yet. You'll probably start when she does."
Hannah looked up at her. "You mean we'll get to be in the same class?"
"Possibly," Frankie grinned. "I have to talk to Allie...I'm new to all this too, Hannah."
"You're already a good mummy," Hannah whispered.
"Thank you, sweetheart," Frankie said. "And you are already a great daughter."
"I really wanted to be your daughter by Christmas," Hannah said. "But I don't have presents for you and Daddy."
"Having you with us is all the present we need," Frankie reassured her as they walked into the grocer's.
"I don't have any money to buy presents anyway," Hannah said as Frankie got a trolley.
"You can make us something," Frankie suggested. "We love your drawings."
"Can we get a frame like I did before?" Hannah asked. "I bet Daddy wants a picture in his office too."
"We sure can," Frankie replied.
Hannah beamed at her. "What does he like pictures of?"
"Anything really," Frankie said thoughtfully.
"What if..." she said softly. "What if I drew a picture of you and me?"
"He would love that," Frankie grinned. "Absolutely love that."
"I'll start to work on it tomorrow," Hannah climbed onto the edge of the trolley so she could look at her new mother.
"Sounds like a plan," Frankie said pushing the trolley toward the produce section. "Shall we get some fruit do you think?"
"I really like strawberries," Hannah replied. "And pears."
"Two of my favourites as well," Frankie said winking at her. "Let's see..."
Hannah helped her pick out a good punnet of strawberries as well as some pears and oranges.
Frankie also picked out some vegetables for the sauce and couldn't help grinning at how eager Hannah was to help. She knew that things wouldn't always be easy, but she knew that she'd never regret the choice to adopt this sweet little girl who had changed her life.
"I'm so hungry," Hannah said as they got into the queue to pay.
"We could split a chocolate bar," Frankie said motioning toward the candy rack.
"Before dinner?" Hannah's eyes were wide. "Really?"
"We'll split it," Frankie said. "Just this once."
Hannah giggled. "Can we have one with caramel in it?"
"Of course," Frankie replied. "You pick one out."
Hannah carefully selected one. "Is this okay Mummy?"
Frankie smiled at her. "You picked one with caramel! Good girl."
Hannah grinned and leaned against her as Frankie paid for their groceries. "Can I help you carry a bag?"
Frankie nodded.
"You have a pretty little girl," the cashier said handing Frankie her change.
"Thank you," Frankie smiled at her. "She's my best girl."
Hannah beamed at Frankie before picking up one of the bags.
"Got it?" Frankie asked.
"It's not heavy," Hannah replied.
"Thank you," Frankie said to the cashier as they left. "All right Hannah- we're going to do a little window shopping on the way back, and you tell me what stores you want to go in tomorrow to get some clothes."
"More clothes?" Hannah asked.
"Loads of clothes," Frankie said. "So many clothes that you'll never have to wear the same outfit twice."
"I-I don't need any new clothes," Hannah said. "I already have so much."
"You are going to get everything you ever wanted," Frankie told her.
Hannah smiled. "Really?"
"Absolutely," Frankie said.
"Wow," was all Hannah could say.
Frankie laughed. "Can you believe what Will did to your room already?"
Hannah shook her head. "It's amazing!"
"It's very fitting isn't it?" Frankie asked. "For a lovely princess like yourself."
Hannah giggled. "I feel like a princess."
"You are," Frankie said. "You may not have a royal title, but you're our princess Hannah."
"I hope Jenny can find a family like I did," Hannah said softly. "And Caitlin, too. And even Joey and Zack."
"That's very sweet of you," Frankie said as they arrived back at the house. "And I bet they will find a place to live. And if not, they're lucky to have Ron and Luna."
"I'll miss seeing them everyday," Hannah said shyly. "But I'm really, really, really glad I'm here."
"So are we," Frankie unlocked the door and motioned for Hannah to go in ahead of her.
"There's my girls," Will said when the came inside. "Did you have fun?"
Hannah nodded. "'cept for this mean lady who called me a bad name."
"Mean lady?" Will looked quizzically at Frankie.
"Alicia," Frankie shook her head. "I got rid of her."
Will sighed. "Just when you think it's safe to go out, she rears her ugly mug around..."
"I found her true weakness," Frankie smirked as she and Hannah set their bags on the table. "Remind her about her nose job."
"And she gave you the old deviated septum routine again, eh?" Will asked knowingly.
Frankie laughed. "As always."
"What's a..." Hannah hesitated. "Dev...devi--"
"Deviated septum?" Will asked. "Well, simply put, Hannah...it's a lie that Alicia Knowles says when anyone questions whether or not she's had a nose job..."
"What's a nose job?" Hannah asked curiously.
"It's where a doctor goes and makes your nose look different," Frankie explained. "Sometimes people get them for medical reasons, and other people, like Alicia, get them because they have ugly noses."
"Frankie!" Will exclaimed, but he was laughing.
"And she's had four?" Hannah asked.
"Each one uglier than the last," Frankie nodded.
"Perhaps we shouldn't say such things in front of Hannah," Will cautioned his wife.
"I thought it was kind of funny," Hannah confessed with a tiny smile.
"Well," Will said leaning against the counter. "It's not what's on the outside that counts. It's what on the inside."
"What does that mean?" Hannah was confused as Frankie began to assemble the ingredients for the sauce.
"It means that you shouldn't put importance on someone because of how they look," Will explained. "The most important thing is how that person is with their friends and how they treat others."
"But you and Frankie are really nice," Hannah replied. "That other lady wasn't."
"No, she isn't," Will said. "She used to be friends with your mum but she did some horrible things."
"Mummy's too nice to be friends with someone mean," Hannah said.
"She didn't like your dad," Frankie said. "That was part of the reason she and I don't talk anymore."
"How could anyone not like Will...I mean, Daddy," Hannah asked.
"Seems impossible to me," Frankie said with a grin.
"Oh stop it you two," Will joked.
Frankie laughed. "Okay, okay...you get to work on that bread, Mr. Barron. Me and the newest Barron are going to work on the spaghetti."
"I can't wait," Hannah said. "I'm still so hungry!"
"We never did have our chocolate bar," Frankie said reaching into her bag for it.
Will looked quizzically at her. "Hold on...YOU bought sweets? And not just sweets, but chocolate?"
"It's a special occasion," Frankie pulled the chocolate bar out.
"Mister Ron said you never need an excuse to eat," Hannah said as Frankie unwrapped the package and handed her half of the bar.
"That's because he has a bottomless stomach," Frankie said, offering her husband a piece as well.
"Thanks," Will said giving her a kiss. "Ethan and Maddie rang earlier...I told them the good news."
"What did they say?" Frankie asked with a grin.
"Maddie said she could see only happiness in our future," Will said. "And then Ethan called her 'Trelawney' and she started fussing with him..."
Frankie laughed loudly.
"Who's Trelawney?" Hannah asked her.
"She used to teach Divination at Hogwarts," Frankie explained. "I always did quite well in her classes."
Hannah was quiet for a moment. "My mummy could do magic sometimes," she said. "But if my daddy caught her..."
"That man isn't your father anymore," Frankie said kneeling down in front of Hannah. "And you don't ever, ever have to worry about him hurting you again."
Hannah nodded before hugging her. "Do you think my real mummy would be mad that I'm calling you mummy too?"
Frankie shook her head. "I never met your mummy, Hannah, but from what I've heard she loved you more than anything else in this world. And I'm not trying to take her place. If you ever want to talk about her with me you can, sweetheart."
"Thank you," Hannah whispered. "Cause I love you like I loved my mummy."
Frankie squeezed Hannah's hands. "And I love you too. So much."
"That makes three of us," Will chucked Hannah under the chin. "We're going to do our best to keep you happy."
"This is the best day ever," Hannah said.
"Same for us," Frankie told her.
They spent the rest of the evening preparing dinner and talking. Hannah couldn't remember the last time she'd had so much fun. Will had even told her that he'd start teaching her to read straightaway.
"I didn't bring any books with me," Hannah began.
"Luna sent over the books from your room," Will explained. "And she's going to send over your clothes later tonight."
Hannah smiled. "Do we still get to go over there tomorrow so I can say goodbye?"
Frankie nodded. "Of course and I'm off work until after the holidays."
Hannah grinned at her. "We get to spend every single day together now!" she said delightedly.
"Every single day," Frankie agreed.
They were about to sit down to dinner when they heard the doorbell.
"I'll get it," Will offered.
"Sounds good," Frankie replied. "We'll get started on this feast."
Will opened the door to see Mrs. Roman looking quite grave and serious. His heart sank. After all this, she couldn't possibly be here to say that everything had fallen apart.
"Mrs. Roman," Will said forcing a smile.
"Good evening Mr. Barron," she said. "May I come in?"
"Of course," Will said ushering her inside. "We were just sitting down to dinner."
Mrs. Roman nodded. "I have something to show you," she said, still serious. She handed Will a thick packet.
Will took the packet. "Frankie?"
He heard his wife push back her chair and come into the hall. When she saw Mrs. Roman, she froze.
"Mrs. Roman," Frankie finally said.
"I just gave your husband something I think you both need to see," Mrs. Roman said, her face still unreadable.
Frankie nodded and swallowed hard as Will opened the packet.
He pulled the papers out and began to read aloud. "The petition by William Barron and Francesca Barron to adopt Hannah Emily Wright..." Will began.
Frankie grabbed the papers away. "Was approved..." she finished in a breathless tone. "Oh Merlin!" she looked up at Mrs. Roman.
"Congratulations," Mrs. Roman said finally smiling at them.
Frankie squealed loudly and threw her arms around her husband, who was still standing there in shock.
"She's really ours," Will finally managed to say.
"She's really yours," Mrs. Roman said grinning at him. "There's no going back now.'
"We'd never want to," Frankie said as Hannah appeared in the doorway.
"Come here," Will said taking the papers back from Frankie. "This is going to be our first reading lesson, Hannah. Do you know what this paper says?"
Hannah took it in her hand. She shook her head after looking at it for a moment.
"This says that you are officially our daughter," Will said smiling at her. "And nothing can ever change that."
A huge smile appeared on Hannah's face. "Nothing?"
"Nothing," Will said putting his arms around her.
"Mrs. Roman, please stay and have dinner with us," Frankie told the older woman. "We wouldn't have been able to do any of this without you."
"Something does smell quite delicious," Mrs. Roman smiled.
"Me and Mummy made sketti," Hannah said proudly.
Mrs. Roman grinned. "I'd love to stay. Thank you, all three of you."
"Thank you," Will said. "I'll just go and set an extra place."
Hannah looked over at Mrs. Roman. "Daddy already made my room real nice."
"Did he?" Mrs. Roman asked.
"Want to see?" Hannah asked.
"Sure," Mrs. Roman said.
"I'm just going to go and help Will," Frankie said.
Hannah led her former caseworker upstairs. "Its right here," she pointed.
Mrs. Roman marvelled at the difference in the young girl. Just a few months before she would hardly say a word to anyone and shied away from all contact. Now she was being actively social and seemed very happy.
"And tomorrow Mummy and Daddy are going to take me shopping to buy a new bed and stuff," Hannah said as she opened the door to her bedroom.
"This is very lovely Hannah," Mrs. Roman said. "I'm so happy for you sweetheart."
"Me too," Hannah admitted.
"You deserve this," Mrs. Roman pulled a small envelope out of her bag. "This is for you."
"For me?" Hannah asked.
Mrs. Roman nodded as Hannah opened the envelope. Inside, the little girl's former neighbours had placed some pictures of Hannah and Abbie in some rare, but happier moments of their short life together.
Hannah was speechless as she looked at the photographs. There was a picture of her mother holding her as a baby. Another was of her and her mother at one of the neighbour's barbeques and another of the two of them in the garden. Hannah was wearing one of her mother's big hats and they were both grinning at the camera and waving.
"Mummy," Hannah whispered.
"I thought you might like to have them," Mrs. Roman said softly. "Your new parents thought so too."
"That was our special place," Hannah said softly as she showed Mrs. Roman the picture of them in the garden. "She used to read to me from this book about a secret garden. It was my most favourite..."
"She sounds like she was a lovely woman," Mrs. Roman said as they went down the stairs.
Hannah hugged the pictures to her. "Mrs. Roman gave me pictures of my mummy!"
"I heard that she found some," Frankie smiled at her. "Can we take a look?"
Hannah nodded and handed the photographs to Frankie.
Frankie looked through them. "Hannah... these are beautiful."
"You look just like your mum," Will said smiling at her.
Hannah smiled a bit sadly.
"Look at how proud she looks," Frankie said looking at the picture of Abbie with the newborn Hannah.
"I miss her," Hannah said quietly.
"Come here, baby," Frankie said holding out her arms.
Hannah tried to stave off her tears. She didn't want Frankie to be upset that she missed her real mother.
"It's okay," Frankie said softly as Hannah climbed into her lap. Frankie held her closely. "I know you miss her."
"Sometimes a lot," she nodded.
"Do you know that I lost my great-grandmother when I was just about your age," Frankie confided.
"You did?" Hannah asked, oblivious to Will and Mrs. Roman, who busied themselves with bringing all the food to the table.
Frankie nodded. "She wasn't the easiest person to get to know, but I was always really close to her."
Hannah sniffed and rubbed at her eyes. "Did you miss her a lot?"
"I did, but you know what my mum told me?" Frankie asked her. "She said that when you missed someone you cared about you should think about the good times you had and you won't be as sad."
"We took pictures when we were happy," Hannah looked at them again. "Is it okay if I keep them in my room?"
"It is," Frankie said. "And I have some frames that you can put them in."
"Thank you... Mummy." Hannah whispered.
Frankie kissed the top of her head. "And don't you feel guilty for missing your mummy in front of me. She's always going to be your mother, Hannah."
Mrs. Roman looked at Will. "She's wonderful with her," she said softly so that neither Frankie nor Hannah would hear.
Will smiled proudly at them. "She really is."
"It's always such a wonderful thing when we can find a child a good home like this," Mrs. Roman told him. "It's a very rewarding feeling for us caseworkers."
"Have you any leads on the other children at Ron and Luna's?" Will asked.
"There's actually a couple interested in Joey," Mrs. Roman said in a normal tone. "They already have three boys and he'd fit in perfect."
"That's fantastic," Will said. "I've played football with him a couple of times and he's not so bad."
"He's just got to remember to mind his manners," Mrs. Roman laughed as they sat down. Hannah climbed off Frankie's lap and sat in her own chair.
"I don't know if Ron and Luna will give up Caitlin," Mrs. Roman said.
Frankie smiled. "She's such a sweet baby."
"I liked it when she cooed," Hannah said smiling at the memory of it.
"Luna told me you were responsible for helping her learn to crawl," Mrs. Roman said.
Hannah nodded. "I helped show her how to do it."
"Sounds like you've got the makings of a good teacher Hannah," Will told his daughter.
"You think so?' Hannah asked as Frankie handed her a piece of bread.
"Absolutely," Will smiled at her. "You're smart and patient. It takes a lot of work to show a baby how to crawl."
"Thanks, Daddy," Hannah said.
"Mrs. Barron this really is delicious," Mrs. Roman said after she'd taken a bite of the spaghetti.
"Thank you," Frankie said. "It's an old family recipe."
"My grandpa's," Hannah said. She looked at Frankie. "Is it okay if I call him that?"
"Of course it is," Frankie replied. "You have two sets of grandparents who are dying to give their new granddaughter a big hug as soon as they see you. And you know something else?"
Hannah shook her head. "What?"
"Your father's mother's name is Abigail," Frankie smiled at her.
"Really?" Hannah asked.
"She wants you to call her Grandma Abbie, if you want." Will said, sliding the basket of bread over to his wife.
"I'd like that," Hannah said.
"My father's name is Theodore, but everyone calls him Ted. And they're so excited to meet you. Mia was telling them all about you." Will added.
"Do I have to meet Scary Mary?" Hannah whispered.
"Frankie!" Will began to laugh. "What are you telling her about my sister?"
"I-I didn't," Frankie said hastily.
"Mia told me she was a bit scary and that she sometimes called her Scary Mary," Hannah admitted.
Will nearly choked on his spaghetti; he was laughing so hard by this point.
"She's not that bad," Frankie told Hannah.
"She's really not that scary then?" Hannah asked, relieved.
"Not that scary at all," Frankie reassured her.
"Okay," Hannah began to eat again.
Later that evening after Mrs. Roman had left and the dishes had all been washed, Will carried his sleepy daughter up to her bedroom. Hannah had fought off sleep because she didn't want the day to end.
"I'm not so tired," Hannah said before letting off a huge yawn.
"Could have fooled me," Will teased. "You had a big day."
"Tomorrow is a big day too," Hannah answered as he retrieved a pair of pyjamas from a drawer.
"Your mum and I are going to get some sleep too," Will said handing her the pyjamas.
"Okay," Hannah said. "I can get dressed myself."
"Okay," Will told her. "We'll be back in a few minutes to give you a kiss goodnight and tuck you in."
Hannah gave him a sleepy smile before he left the room.
Will found Frankie in their bedroom, putting Hannah's photographs in frames.
"What a day," he said. "She's getting herself ready for bed."
Frankie looked up from her handiwork and smiled at her husband. "She's really here, Will."
"She's here and she's all ours," Will leaned over and gave her a gentle kiss. "You are amazing with her Frankie."
"I love her so much," Frankie said.
"So do I," Will answered as he got into the t-shirt and boxers he liked to sleep in. "Things are going to be so great with her around."
"They are," Frankie agreed. She looked at the photograph of Abbie and Hannah. "I hope Abbie would be happy with me raising her daughter. I'd like to think she is."
Will nodded. "I'm sure she is, sweetheart."
"Let's go and tuck her in," Frankie said picking up the frames.
Hannah was already in bed, the clothes she had been wearing folded neatly and sitting on the edge on top of the blanket.
"You look cosy," Frankie said sitting down on the edge of the bed.
"The bed's really, really warm," Hannah blinked sleepily.
"Do you want a night light?" Will asked.
Hannah nodded.
He held up the one he'd retrieved from the guest room and plugged it in.
"Thanks Daddy," Hannah said, struggling to stay awake at this point.
Will leaned over and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "Sweet dreams, my Hannah."
"I love you Daddy," she said. "And I love you too Mummy."
"We love you baby," Frankie said brushing the hair back from Hannah's forehead. "We're in the next room if you need us."
"Okay," Hannah shut her eyes again and her breathing immediately grew steady.
Frankie and Will watched her for a few moments.
"I'm still a little bit awed," she whispered as they quietly backed out of the room, leaving the door open halfway. "I didn't think it would be that easy to get David Wright to sign the papers, even though he thought he saw Hannah."
"I'm so proud of you for what you did today," Will told her. "I know none of that was easy."
"I think it's good for her to remember Abbie," Frankie said thoughtfully.
"Me too," Will agreed.
"I just want to do anything I can to make her the happiest girl alive," Frankie said as she changed and Will got into their bed. "It's amazing, how much I love her. It's such a different love than what I feel for you, know what I mean?"
Will nodded. "I do know."
"Not that it's any less intense," Frankie continued, sliding in next to him.
Will put him arm around her. "We're a family, Frankie."
She smiled at him as her eyes welled up with tears. "A real family," she agreed.
DD Cast Interviews: Jon and Allison
Heaven: I wonder if Jon and Allie will be late like Harry and Hermione were. Honestly, those two were practically joined at the lips. How delusional of them… right? Haha!
Amynoelle: Very delusional. But I have a feeling that they won't keep us waiting so long. Did I tell you how happy I was that we were interviewing them? They're my favorites next to Harry and Hermione, but don't tell any of the other couples that!
Heaven: I won't. You were nice and quiet about how much I love Andrew and Saffron.
Amynoelle: Do you think we should tell Jon and Allison what our original plans for them were?
Heaven: Nah. Do you think they'd believe us? Allison and JOSH? Come on...
Jon (his voice distant): Emma, you can watch the end of that movie, but after that you have to go to bed. I mean it, sweetheart...no, no...Aunt Maddie's look is not going to work on me....
Emma: Peas?
Jon: Allie, don't let her give me that look....
Allison: Well, it is a weekend, Jon...I don't think it would hurt if she stayed up a little later. Besides, she'll probably fall asleep on the sofa with Max and Caroline anyway.
Jon: All right Em. You can stay up with your sister. Your mum and I will be in the other room here...
Emma (claps her hands excitedly): Kay! Em watch moooooooooooovie!
Amynoelle: Hi, you guys! Heaven and I are so happy you could sit down with us for an interview.
Allison: Thanks for having us. We're excited about it too! Don't mind me if I have to run out for a few minutes- Adam's down for the night but sometimes he wakes up with a dirty nappy.
Jon: Most of the time, Al.
Heaven: Well, we won't beat around the bush. We'll get started just in case Adam wakes up. He's such a doll, by the way. We can't wait until he gets older!
Allison: He's already growing up too fast. All three of them are, actually.
Heaven: I can't believe Caroline is seven. I mean really... she was just four like... 100 chapters ago.
Jon: It's hard to believe. And in four years she'll be heading off to Hogwarts.
Amynoelle: I know! And our readers have watched you two grow up from your teens to getting married...to starting your own family. You two have gone on quite an emotional roller coaster over the years.
Allison: Tell me about it. But it's worth it though.
Heaven: We're glad to hear that. And thinking back to when you guys were at Hillsdale, we had a lot of people wonder what you think it would have been like if you'd gotten together with Josh.
Jon: I still can't believe you fancied him, Al.
Allison: I grew up with both Josh and Jon, as you know. And when we were kids, I was closer to Josh because we had some things in common. We were both really good at school and Jon always seemed more interested in goofing off and pulling pranks. And as Josh and I grew up, I just started looking at him differently. Little did I know that his twin brother was looking at ME differently. But to answer the question, no I don't think about what my life might have been like had I gotten together with Josh. I found my soulmate at 15 and not too many people can say that. Never once have I thought about what if or if only. I'm with the person I was supposed to be with.
Heaven: Wow....
Jon: Thanks, Al. Do you see why I love her so much?
Heaven: I think everybody does. Jon, toinkydoink wanted to know if Josh DID fancy Allison back and they'd gotten together, would you have fought for her?
Jon: Are you kidding? Of course I would have. She's my girl, always has been, and always will be.
Amynoelle: Awww....
Allison: Just what I was thinking too, Amy.
Amynoelle: Okay back to the questions. Michy34 has a lot of questions for you two. Starting off with, Jon--when did you decide you wanted to go out with Allie?
Jon: I really never thought of Allison as a girl I'd fancy until we moved to Ireland. I just remember when we got off the train at Hogwarts to go home for summer hols, she gave both Josh and me a big hug, because we weren't going to be around like we were before. And she just didn't leave my head until September, when I saw her again on the train. I guess I just knew she was the girl for me.
Amynoelle: Michy34 also wants to know how you felt to be around her.
Jon: As you guys saw, I was more than a little nervous and I covered it by showing off around her--doing anything to get her to notice me. Sometimes, it worked to my advantage and other times it didn't...but being around Al is like nothing in the world. She makes you feel like you can do anything you want and be anything you want.
Heaven: Damn it Jon, you weren't supposed to be this sweet, you know.
Jon (laughs): I can't be obnoxious all the time...as Al likes to tell me. Amynoelle: Michy also wanted to know if you were scared of Neville.
Jon: Me? Scared? Hell no!
Allison: You're not now, but back then you were.
Jon: I guess maybe a bit, when I thought we wouldn't be together. I really didn't understand what the big deal was. I always was respectful of Allie when we were together.
Allison: And Daddy knew Jon. It wasn't like he was some bloke I met at school. Amynoelle: Michy also wanted to know how it felt for the two of you when you found out about Caroline. What was it like to hold her for the first time?
Allison: We didn't start a family right away. We wanted to have some time on our own and we also wanted to save money to buy a house. But when we did find out about Caroline...
Jon: Okay, at that point I was terrified. We didn't have a whole lot of money and all of a sudden we had this baby to provide for. But when I held her for the first time, I didn't care. I just knew I had this little person who was completely dependant on me and there's nothing I wouldn't do for any of my children.
Amynoelle: And then when Emma was born, you were coping with the fact that your wife was in a coma. How were you feeling at that time?
Jon: I was such a mess, but I had to hold it together as best I could for Caroline. The possibility that I had to be without Al... it was just too much. I couldn't even think of that happening.
Amynoelle: And Coolman wanted to ask Allison what you first thought about when you came out of the coma.
Allison: My first thought was the baby. I didn't know what had happened to her. And when I opened my eyes, I saw Jon. I honestly didn't know what was going on. My last memory was being in the delivery room with Jon and Lizzy and then everything went black. I felt terrible that Jon and Caroline had to go through this ordeal on what should have been this happy occasion.
Jon: It's okay Al. It worked out. And with Adam, everything was perfect.
Amynoelle: And speaking of Adam, who do you think he looks like ?
Jon: Might be too soon to say. Right now he's a pretty good mix. He's got my red hair and Al's eyes. But he smiles just like Emma does.
Amynoelle: You have a beautiful family. And a couple of our readers have said they wanted to adopt Emma.
Heaven: Emma wanted to ask if she could borrow Emma for the weekend. *laughs*
Allison: Well, we are looking for a babysitter....
Amynoelle: And I was wondering if you two bought Emma the special edition DVD that just came out for The Little Mermaid?
Jon: We didn't have to. My mum and dad bought it for her and she loved it so much, she actually slept with the case that first night.
Heaven *laughs* It is a rather good movie.
Amynoelle: Yes, it is! And now for Michy's last question---are you two planning on any other children?
Allison: I'm not planning on it, unless Jon's going to carry them.
Jon: You could take that as a no....
Amynoelle: Another of our readers has posed a bunch of questions for you guys. The first set of questions go to you, Jon. Jon, you almost lost the love of your life 3 times: first to Josh, second because of Neville and third because of the problem of Emma's birth? Which one was the worst and if she had chosen Josh in the first place, would you fight to have her back or not?!!
Jon: Yes, I'd have fought. And I think the worst was when I thought she wouldn't wake up. I mean, at least when her dad was keeping us apart, there was still the hope of us seeing each other. If Al had died... I don't know what I would have done.
Amynoelle: We know how hard a time that was for you. But you really did handle yourself well. As well as could be expected given all that was going on.
Jon: Thanks. I'm glad everything turned out okay. As I said before, Al's the only girl for me.
Amynoelle: RC's second question was if you could change anything in your life, what would it be?
Jon: I would have told Allie about the pub a lot sooner than I did. It was really crazy of me to lie to her about it.
Heaven: Everyone thought you were having an affair!
Jon: You guys had no faith in me! I'd never have done that to Allie and the girls.
Heaven: WE knew you were faithful...
Jon: Thank you, girls.
Amynoelle: RC's last question for you Jon was for you to describe Allie---how do you see her?
Jon: She's the most beautiful woman in the world, both inside and out.
Allison (gives him a kiss): That's my Boo Bear.
Amynoelle: Okay, moving on to RC's questions for you, Allie. Why Jon and not Josh, since you had this major crush on him (Josh) and you guys seems to be more alike back than? When did you first notice that you could no longer live without Jon?
Allison: I thought that summer was going to be the time that Josh and I would get together. But that first day there at Hillsdale, Jon came up to me on the beach and he really looked adorable when he was trying to ask me to go for a walk after dinner. And then, we went on our first date...well, first group date, and he was so nice and funny and sweet. I was seeing this new side of him and I really couldn't help falling for him.
Jon: I'm just that kind of guy.
Amynoelle: And he's so modest too! But getting back to your dad, Allie...how did you feel when your dad caught you two on Jon's sofa and told you that you guys couldn't be together anymore?
Allison: I was devastated. I was totally dependant on my parents back then and I was terrified they'd kick me out. But at the same time, I couldn't see myself away from Jon. He was the love of my life.
Jon: And we didn't like lying to him like we did, but we had to in order to be together. I've known Neville since I was a kid, but I'd never seen him that angry before...but no matter what he tried or what he did, we were going to be together.
Amynoelle: That was certainly obvious. RC wanted to also know if you regretted getting married so young, Allie?
Allison: Absolutely not. Not for a moment.
Heaven: With a romance like yours, I can see why you wouldn't regret it. That makes me think of a question from Orli Luva. Jon, what made you propose to Allie that day at Hogsmeade?
Jon: We'd been apart for quite some time and I didn't see it getting any better. Neville wasn't going to budge and it was hard seeing him and Cho fighting with my mom and dad and Uncle Harry and Aunt Hermione. I couldn't understand why we couldn't be together. And I also knew that we had to do something to show them how serious we were about each other. And desperate times called for desperate measures. Allie and I wanted to get married someday, but we didn't plan on it being so early. And even though it was extremely hard and we did without a lot of things, we made it and we are stronger because of it.
Heaven: At least it worked. We were so happy for you guys!
Allison: We were too.
Amynoelle: One of the Anonymous readers wanted to know Allie if you were ever sorry that you defied you father's wishes? Did you feel about lying to his face and to Cho--who thought you were telling the truth?
Allison: I didn't like lying, in fact I really hated it. But I had to show them how serious I was about being with Jon.
Amynoelle: Jon, what was your first reaction to Neville finding you guys in your flat?
Jon: My first thought was that we should have gone to my bedroom instead of being on the sofa. But I was afraid that he was going to tell us we wouldn't be able to see each other and of course, my worst fear, came true.
Heaven: But you obviously worked through that. And speaking of fears, Allie, what's your worst fear and biggest dream?
Allison: My biggest dream... well that's changed throughout the years. When I was younger, I wanted to dance like my mum and Chiaki. Then I wanted to play Quidditch. But now my biggest dream is just to be happy and raise my children as best I can.
Amynoelle: And what do you think that the three children inherited from you. Let's start with Caroline.
Allison: Caroline's inherited my shyness... she's so sweet with everyone and so patient, she hardly ever gets angry.
Jon: She's very much like Allie. Em's more like me. Her appetite rivals mine. And she's stubborn like me too. If you tell her she can't do something, she'll find whatever way she can to get you to come around to her way of thinking.
Amynoelle: And Adam? I know he's still quite young...
Allison: *laughs* We'll keep you posted on him.
Amynoelle: Okay, truth time. Coolman wants to know where the name Boo Bear came from and if you have a name for Allie?
Jon: I can't believe you guys told everyone about that!
Amynoelle: It was during a Truth or Dare game! Come on! Besides, it's her name for you!
Allison: *giggles* If you guys really want to know, when we used to stay in the flat above the shop....this was right after we'd gotten married and I was still in school...there was this one night where we were in bed just talking and I said something about liking Jon better than the old teddy bear I used to sleep with.
Jon: Just what I wanted everyone to know. I'm better than a teddy bear.
Heaven: Oh come on Jon... now you can finally reveal your name for Allie as well!
Jon: You know how her name is Allison Catherine, right? Well, I call her Alley Cat.
Heaven: That's actually quite cute!
Jon: *Grins* Why thank you.
Amynoelle: Rainbow Star wants to know what your dream job would be Jon? Would it be professional Quidditch like your little brother?
Jon: I don't know if I was ever really good enough for professional Quidditch. I really loved teaching people how to fly... but I guess it just didn't pan out. I enjoy working at the pub though. Vic's a great partner and now being part of the management I also get to spend more time with my family.
Amynoelle: And now Rainbow Star's question for Allison: When Jon asked you out that very first time (at Hillsdale) what were you thoughts on it? At that time you had no romantic feelings towards him. Were you excited or did you think it was a good way to make Josh jealous? Obviously everything changed, but she wants to know if you thought that it was nice of him, but were you still holding a candle for Josh or if you were really excited about going out with him.
Allison: It was sort of on a whim that I said yes. I thought perhaps if Josh saw I wasn't available, he might do something, but then when I was out with Jon, and I got to see just what a great guy he was... Josh didn't matter so much anymore.
Amynoelle: Awww, we really love you guys and can't picture you with Josh now, Allie.
Jon: That's right! Josh who? *laughs*
Allison: I just peeked in at the girls and they are both fast asleep on the sofa. I wish you two could see this.
Heaven: Maybe you two could take a picture sometime. I'm sure our readers would love to see that!
Amynoelle: So would we! That and either Ron or Neville in the Magic Mud treatment.
Jon: They both secretly love that, you know.
Allison: *Giggles* I'm not so sure it's that as the fact that they make Caroline and Em very happy when they let them do it.
Heaven: They really are so cute! I love how Emma has latched onto Hannah and claimed her as a best friend. And Caroline is so sweet with both Mia and Katie.
Amynoelle: And how is Emma adjusting to her little brother?
Jon: At first we were worried, but she's really taken to him. Sometimes she won't even leave his side.
Allison: And you should hear her sing to him....
Heaven: She is one of the favourite characters in this series. We always get compliments on Emma!
Amynoelle: We seriously should rename the series "Everyone Loves Emma"
Heaven: Like "Everyone Loves Raymond, but Emma instead."
Jon: She and Caroline are the sweetest girls you'd ever want to meet next to their mum.
Heaven: Awwww!
Allison: As much as I hate to do it, we should probably put the girls to bed and check on Adam. This really has been fun ladies! Thank you so much for asking us those questions. You have some great readers out there.
Heaven: Yes we do! And they're so happy you guys were able to do this!
Amynoelle: It really was fun! We hope you guys enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Jon: I know for a fact we will. Liz just gave her clearance-- oww!
Allison: Jonathan!
Jon: What?
Allison: You didn't have to tell them that. (whispers) But I do plan on seeing Boo Bear tonight.
Heaven: TMI. But I'm sure we'll write about it soon.
Amynoelle: And on that note, we should probably end the interview.
Heaven: No kidding!
Jon & Allison: Good night!
Heaven: Bye you guys! Thanks again!
Amynoelle: That really was great! I'm giddy! I love that couple!
Heaven: Here, have some of my champagne. There's an inch or so left in the bottle...
Amynoelle: Cheers!