Daddy Next Door (2007)
““You’ll do no such thing!” she exclaimed.
Nick stepped forward, trying to defuse the volatile confrontation. “What Ms. Carpenter means is that the girls have already been taken.”
“You mean someone has adopted them?” the woman asked.
“Well, they’re going through the process.”
“Who is it?”
Nick wasn’t sure what to say, but Jennifer had no doubt. “I am the one adopting them.”
“You and your husband?”
“No. I’m not married, but they assured me—”
“We’re a married couple. I think we might be better pro...spects,” the woman pointed out.
Nick reached for Jennifer. “Don’t say anything else, Jen,” he whispered.
Then he smiled at the woman, “If you’ll excuse us, we want to see the other portraits.” He led his little family away from the couple.
“I didn’t like them,” Missy said.
“Me, neither,” Annie added.
Steffi said, “Let’s go home.”
“Why don’t you three come with me and we’ll go get another malt while Mommy looks at the other portraits.”MoreLess
Nick stepped forward, trying to defuse the volatile confrontation. “What Ms. Carpenter means is that the girls have already been taken.”
“You mean someone has adopted them?” the woman asked.
“Well, they’re going through the process.”
“Who is it?”
Nick wasn’t sure what to say, but Jennifer had no doubt. “I am the one adopting them.”
“You and your husband?”
“No. I’m not married, but they assured me—”
“We’re a married couple. I think we might be better pro...spects,” the woman pointed out.
Nick reached for Jennifer. “Don’t say anything else, Jen,” he whispered.
Then he smiled at the woman, “If you’ll excuse us, we want to see the other portraits.” He led his little family away from the couple.
“I didn’t like them,” Missy said.
“Me, neither,” Annie added.
Steffi said, “Let’s go home.”
“Why don’t you three come with me and we’ll go get another malt while Mommy looks at the other portraits.”MoreLess
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