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"You can't split us up." Jeff swung his legs over the bed, sitting up.
"Easy there." Beau put a hand on Jeff's shoulder. "I think I might have an idea."
"You're going to keep us here?" Jeff asked with a hopeful gleam in his eyes.
"Nah, why would you want to stay here? The food is horrible. You're stuck pretty much in this one room, and you don't have your own space. I'm thinking somewhere with a lot of room to run around and play. Somewhere with a view of the ocean so you can watch the sunset. Maybe somewhere you can each have your own rooms."
Faith stood up. "Beau?" She gripped Lisa's arm. "Are you saying what I think you are?"
"What?" Lisa looked at Faith.
Parson grinned, glad that Faith had figured it out and seemed to approve.
Beau lifted Jeff out of his bed and set him on Lisa's bed so he could talk to them both together. "I was hoping that you two might want to come live with me at my house."
Lisa's eyes filled with tears as Jeff leaned over, nearly falling off the bed as he wrapped his arms around Beau.
Parson swallowed hard. He'd placed hundreds of children into foster homes, but none of the placements had ever hit him so emotionally. If he had any doubts he was doing the right thing, they were gone now.
"You mean it? We're going to live with you?" Lisa wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.
"If you both want to. You are both welcome to come live with me. If you're happy there, then we can see about maybe going through the adoption process, but it has to be your choice," Beau told them.
Faith hugged Lisa tightly. "Wait until you see his house. It's so cool. And you can see the ocean from his deck. I watch the sunset all the time when I'm there. It looks like it's just melting into the water."
Lisa pulled away from Faith and looked up at Beau. "What about the baby?"
"That is up to you. If you want to keep the baby, then we'll have one more member to our family, but if you aren't ready to be a mother yet, then I'll be right by your side as we find a family to adopt the baby. I'll support you no matter what you decide. It's a big decision to make. One that I want you to take the time to think about. When you're ready, we'll talk about what you chose and what we need to do from there." Beau reached over and placed his hand on her shoulder. "I want you to know that no matter what you decide, you are welcome to stay with me. As far as I'm concerned, we are all family now, and family supports each other always."
Lisa stood, throwing her arms around Beau, and crying against his chest.
Beau glanced over at Parson. "Thank you," he mouthed.
Parson nodded, glad he was there to witness everything. His affection for Beau grew even stronger hearing how he talked to the kids. "I guess I have some paperwork to do."
"CPS is going to be okay with this?" Lisa pulled away from Beau and looked at Parson.
"I went in today and checked everything. You are going to be allowed to go to Beau's as foster children. As for the adoption, that is going to take a bit more work and time. Beau and I will focus on that. I don't see any reason why you can't move into Beau's any time after Tuesday. Monday, Beau and I will handle all the paperwork."
"Does this mean we get to go shopping too?" Faith asked.
Beau laughed. "How did I know you'd want to take part in that? Yes, we'll have to go shopping and get stuff for your rooms and new clothes for you to wear. You two can decide how you want to decorate your rooms, then we'll go get stuff. As for clothes, well, I guess Parson, Jeff and I could go shopping while Faith and Lisa shop together. We'll plan a night once you're released from the hospital to go out."
"I don't need much," Lisa whispered.
"Me either." Jeff glanced at his sister.
"Don't worry, Beau's rich. He can afford to get you everything." Faith grinned at Beau.
Beau shook his head. "Maybe not everything, but you'll have everything you need."
"We can look on my phone and start planning." Faith started to search for things on her cell phone.
As Lisa and Jeff focused on Faith, Beau turned to Parson. "Thank you for this."
"It was your idea. You did the work to make it happen." Parson smiled. "You made them very happy."
"What about you, are you happy?" Beau reached for Parson's hand.
