Jodi had been sleeping on the couch for the last week, vying for my affection and trying to get back in my good graces. But I wasn’t having it, I was too upset and angry to even look at her. I always crept out of the house in the morning to not catch her attention and I came home late. We were pretty much over and that was something she didn’t want to accept. I had made the decision to call our adoption agency to tell them Jodi and I were seperated, and to express my interest to adopt as a single parent.

"Bette, so nice to hear from you, I was actually about to call you," Jeanne, our adoption agency said.

"Oh?"

"Yeah, I have a meeting set up with the mother of your baby today if that’s alright."

"Yes of course," I say, my heart jumping, "But I also had something I needed to tell you."

"Of course, we can discuss all of that when you get here. I already called Jodi, but I got no answer," she said, shocking, I don’t get an answer either, I thought, "but I left a message. The meeting will be at two today."

"Oh, ok."

I finished my work and let James know that I would be out for the day.  He assured me he had everything under control and I left. I was so nervous, nervous to meet this girl and nervous and scared to tell Jeanne I would be adopting as a single parent. I parked and didn’t spot Jodi’s car anywhere and I sighed. I knew she wouldn’t be here.

"Bette so good to see you," my adoption agent, Jeanne, said, "where’s Jodi?"

"That’s what I wanted to talk to you about."

"Please sit."

"Well, I," I started off when there was a knock on the door.

"I’m sorry, they’re early," she said getting up and opening her door.

When I looked up, a man walked in holding the hand of a young girl. She had blonde hair and beautiful hazel eyes. She had beautiful features and a cute baby bump. I gasped as I saw her, she looked just like, her. Tina I whispered. It was the first time I had said her name outloud in a couple years. The girl sat across from me and sat beside the man, I assumed was her father, patting her hand reassuringly.