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in Puerto Rico wants to meet her.” Leslie said, getting straight to the point.
“Wait, what? I thought she signed the papers saying she didn’t want custody of me?” Karla responded to Leslie’s statement.
“She did, but now she wants to meet you. According to Bob she still doesn’t want custody. All she wants to do is meet you and give you something that was your grandmother’s.”
“Why can’t she just send it with Kiara and Manuel when they come in a couple of weeks?” Conner asked as he scooted closer to Karla and put his arm around her shoulders. He hated to see the fear and worry that had come into her eyes.
“I don’t know, but we told Bob to tell her that she’s welcome to join them if she want s .” Andrew told them.
“What if I don’t want to meet her?” Karla asked, her fear and uncertainty starting to take over.
“Then I’m afraid she will try to stop the adoption process. She still has about six months to change her mind and file for custody of you. I’m not sure we could fight against a blood relative and win.” Andrew answered her question. He had to work to keep his temper in check. Karla’s fear and hurt were growing with each passing second and he was really beginning to loath her aunt.
“So she’s just another person who is leaving me with no choice. What I want doesn’t matter, as long as she gets what she wants.” Karla had tears running down her face when she looked at Leslie and Andrew. “I’ll meet her, and I’ll be nice while she’s here, but then I never want to see her again. She doesn’t care about me or my feelings and I don’t need people in my life like that anymore. Now if you will all excuse me, I’m going to my room.”
Without looking at anyone, she pulled away from Conner and went upstairs to her room. The first thing she did was email Manuel and inform him of this latest development. Then she called Mrs. Jones. It had been a while since they had talked and she needed her right now. In the past year she had met a lot of people, but other than Leslie, Andrew and her friends, Mrs. Jones was the one she turned to when she needed an understanding, and non-judgmental, ear.
Chapter Seventeen
After Karla left the room Conner looked at Andrew, “Sir, you know I respect you so when I say what I’m about to say, remember that I mean no disrespect. Why would you agree to let that woman come here without consulting Karla first?”
“Conner, you need to understand something, if we hadn’t agreed to it she could have interfered with the adoption process. We want to be Karla’s parents, legally, and in order for that to happen we have to do what her aunt wants. I don’t like this anymore than you do, I hate to see her cry, but I don’t see as any of us have a choice. I’m going to call Manuel later and see if he can talk to her. He knows how much Karla means to me and Leslie and he’s seen for himself how we are already a family. Maybe he can convince her that she doesn’t need to come here.”
“Dr. Peterson?” Elliot asked from beside an unusually quiet Rylee. “Is Karla going to be alright?”
“Yes, Elliot. Karla is going to be fine. She just needs a little time to herself.” Andrew answered.
“Okay, good. Now can someone please tell me who Manuel and Kiara are?”
“Manuel and Kiara are Karla’s brother and sister. Her father was married and had two children when her mother got pregnant with her. Before you say anything, there is a story behind that, but that is one Karla will have to share with you.” Leslie answered him.
“Hey Elliot,” Rylee said from beside him, “how would you like to watch a movie while we wait for Karla?”
“Don’t you want to go check on Karla?” He asked, slightly irritated that he seemed to be the only one worried about her.
“More than you know, but I know her well enough to know that she will come to us when she wants to talk. If we pressure her she will just close herself off and we may
“Wait, what? I thought she signed the papers saying she didn’t want custody of me?” Karla responded to Leslie’s statement.
“She did, but now she wants to meet you. According to Bob she still doesn’t want custody. All she wants to do is meet you and give you something that was your grandmother’s.”
“Why can’t she just send it with Kiara and Manuel when they come in a couple of weeks?” Conner asked as he scooted closer to Karla and put his arm around her shoulders. He hated to see the fear and worry that had come into her eyes.
“I don’t know, but we told Bob to tell her that she’s welcome to join them if she want s .” Andrew told them.
“What if I don’t want to meet her?” Karla asked, her fear and uncertainty starting to take over.
“Then I’m afraid she will try to stop the adoption process. She still has about six months to change her mind and file for custody of you. I’m not sure we could fight against a blood relative and win.” Andrew answered her question. He had to work to keep his temper in check. Karla’s fear and hurt were growing with each passing second and he was really beginning to loath her aunt.
“So she’s just another person who is leaving me with no choice. What I want doesn’t matter, as long as she gets what she wants.” Karla had tears running down her face when she looked at Leslie and Andrew. “I’ll meet her, and I’ll be nice while she’s here, but then I never want to see her again. She doesn’t care about me or my feelings and I don’t need people in my life like that anymore. Now if you will all excuse me, I’m going to my room.”
Without looking at anyone, she pulled away from Conner and went upstairs to her room. The first thing she did was email Manuel and inform him of this latest development. Then she called Mrs. Jones. It had been a while since they had talked and she needed her right now. In the past year she had met a lot of people, but other than Leslie, Andrew and her friends, Mrs. Jones was the one she turned to when she needed an understanding, and non-judgmental, ear.
Chapter Seventeen
After Karla left the room Conner looked at Andrew, “Sir, you know I respect you so when I say what I’m about to say, remember that I mean no disrespect. Why would you agree to let that woman come here without consulting Karla first?”
“Conner, you need to understand something, if we hadn’t agreed to it she could have interfered with the adoption process. We want to be Karla’s parents, legally, and in order for that to happen we have to do what her aunt wants. I don’t like this anymore than you do, I hate to see her cry, but I don’t see as any of us have a choice. I’m going to call Manuel later and see if he can talk to her. He knows how much Karla means to me and Leslie and he’s seen for himself how we are already a family. Maybe he can convince her that she doesn’t need to come here.”
“Dr. Peterson?” Elliot asked from beside an unusually quiet Rylee. “Is Karla going to be alright?”
“Yes, Elliot. Karla is going to be fine. She just needs a little time to herself.” Andrew answered.
“Okay, good. Now can someone please tell me who Manuel and Kiara are?”
“Manuel and Kiara are Karla’s brother and sister. Her father was married and had two children when her mother got pregnant with her. Before you say anything, there is a story behind that, but that is one Karla will have to share with you.” Leslie answered him.
“Hey Elliot,” Rylee said from beside him, “how would you like to watch a movie while we wait for Karla?”
“Don’t you want to go check on Karla?” He asked, slightly irritated that he seemed to be the only one worried about her.
“More than you know, but I know her well enough to know that she will come to us when she wants to talk. If we pressure her she will just close herself off and we may
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