Beyond Acceptance Page #5

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What happened to the TV?.

Wait! It was my fault.

Wonderful evening, wasn't it?

Every single person there knew exactly what

you had done. Everyone. Smiling at us...

I can't even look at you.

Was I not enough? Or maybe it was her? You

just couldn't quite help yourself could you.

Was that it?! Oh my gosh, say something! Tell

me it was your fault; it's all your fault.

What about Evans? What kind

of father are you going to be?

It wasn't supposed to end this way.

How did you think it

would end. Were you.. no.

Greg, what are you doing?

Put the gun down.

Calm down. We can work this out.

Greg this... this isn't what I wanted.

I love you okay? I love you.

No, please.

GREG!

Why?

What?

- Why did you do it?

- I don't know. I felt like I had to.

- I want to stay here.

- I want you to stay too.

Hey Amy. Can I come in?

Sure, what's up?

Come on in.

I got a call last night.

It was about Evans.

A potential father has come forward,

and he says he wants his son.

- Are you talking about Evans? You can't take him.

- Didn't I send you to your room?

- Yeah, but, we can't just let him go.

- Why not?

Because, maybe he needs us. I don't know. Maybe I

think there's a great brother in there somewhere.

I was just as surprised. But I thought

I should let you know right away.

I guess I'll give you some time

to decide what you want to do next.

Decide?

Evans is still a ward of the

state. You can apply to adopt him.

There'd be hearings, it'd probably go to trial,

but I think you'd have a pretty good chance!

Well, you can could that chance

out. I got fired yesterday.

What?

Yeah, we don't need

to go into the details.

- I guess this is it?

- So just roll over and let this creep take Evans!

Jennifer, you can't talk about people that

way, especially when you don't even know them.

He had his chance. If he wanted Evans

he should have said so ten years ago!

I understand how you're feeling, Jennie.

There are still a lot of unknowns here.

I have to get back to the

office, but I'll be in touch.

Thanks for coming by, Amy.

No. You can't. He has to stay!

Your father and I have decided

that it would be best to let him go.

No!

Jennie, we need to learn to let go.

We have to keep him!

I want to keep him too Jen, but

it's time that Evans went home.

Isn't that Vincent?

Well, I think we should

start with introductions.

You don't have to worry about

that; we already know each other.

Okay. Mr. Evans, I'm interested in learning

exactly how you came to identify your son.

I heard his name, Evans. It's not a

common first name. And he's ten years old.

That's it? His name and age?!

Jennie, calm down. Paternity

test will be required.

And I still haven't gotten any sort of confirmation

from you. Are you planning to apply for adoption?

Yes.

- What?

We want to keep him.

- You can't. He's mine!

Actually, yes, if they wish

they can apply for adoption.

- Can we have a minute to discuss this?

- Certainly.

- No one said anything about them being...

- Mr. Evans. Would you please come with me?

You never said anything

about them being able to...

I thought we decided that

it was best to let him go.

- I changed my mind.

- Because you saw who his father was?

Evans has a better chance at

life with us. He needs a mother!

- We can't let him go.

- We don't have a choice.

Aaron, we always have a choice

Wait. Evans, what do you want?

I... I want to stay with Jennie.

But he's your father. Isn't

that what you've always wanted?

Come on, Dad. We have to try.

We need a few more days

to think about this.

Okay, well, I'll see you on Sunday.

Do you think you'll know by then?

Sunday works.

This is pointless. We can't keep him.

If we try we'll lose. And if we

don't try, Jennie won't understand.

Sometimes doing the

right thing is hard.

Found that out that hard way. But how

can I pretend to want him when I don't?

Well I don't know what happened to Jennie,

but she wants him. And so do I. I need him.

When will you understand.

Even if we do make it to court,

Vincent would simply say that we can't

afford to support him, which is probably true.

I want to see him in a

good home as much as anyone,

and I know that our home

is better than Vincent's.

But I will not be publicly humiliated,

especially when it doesn't even make a difference.

Who is this about Aaron? He is a child. He's

never been loved before in his entire life.

Here we have an opportunity to show him love

and all you care about is your self-image.

Why does everything

have to be about you?

This isn't about me! I'm trying

to do what's best for this family.

Amy thinks we have a chance.

Yeah, if we could afford

a lawyer, I bet we would.

But Vincent took away that

option when he fired me.

What other choice do I have?

God, please help us. Show

Dad the right thing to do.

Evans needs us. And, I

think we need him. Amen.

- Do you really think he's listening?

- I know he is.

- What?

- He never listened to me.

Maybe you should try again.

Won't do any good. He never

did anything good for me.

- Here, I'll help you.

- No, God hates me. He won't listen.

God can't hate you; He loves everyone.

Then why did all those things happen

to me? Why did my mother hate me?

Why did they all hate me? Why did they

scream at me? Why did... why did they hit me?

But he let you come here.

Only to make me leave again.

It always happens this way.

Can't you just try, one more time?

Can't we just try? One more time?

Well, I guess we need to

have an answer for Amy today.

Evans, we want to try to adopt you.

I didn't get much sleep last night. I spent

most of the night praying and listening.

In the end, I just got the

feeling that, we need to try.

I don't know what will happen, and I don't

know if this feeling is just my imagination.

Maybe I'm crazy. Probably am. But

I just think, we need to try this.

I think the best thing

to do is just pray.

Dear Lord, we thank you for this day

and the grace that you've shown us.

Now, Lord, we humbly come

before you begging for your help.

Lord, we thank you for this family and

we trust this entire situation to you.

God, we know that you've

promised to provide.

We can't afford a lawyer, but we know

that with you, all things are possible.

Please reveal your perfect plan to us.

God, please look after Evans. You sent him to

us for a reason. Please send someone to help us.

We don't know what to do, or...

Please just let us keep him.

God. I want to stay here.

Lord, we thank you for this family. We're

trusting in you. In Jesus' name, amen.

So, have you made a decision?

- Yes, we want to adopt him.

- I'm so glad.

Do you think we have a chance?

Actually, your chances are

better than you might think.

- What about a lawyer?

- A lawyer...

Well, you won't need to hire one,

if that's what you're wondering.

Bridgepoint will be

representing your family.

Mr. Evans, I'm sure, will

have his own representation.

- So I don't have to...

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