Mom at Sixteen Page #8

She wouldn't take any drugs.

She was worried you'd be all drugged out

when you were born.

By the way, that's your original

grandmother coaching your original mom on.

Oh, my God!

This is the most amazing thing

I've ever seen.

I love you already.

Crying? Yeah.

Mom, do you have anything

to say to your grandson?

Oh, boy.

I just wanna say that I love you.

I love you, little guy.

And I am very proud...

... of my beautiful, beautiful,

brave daughter...

... for making this decision...

... to provide you with a family

that can give you everything you deserve.

This is the hardest decision

that she'll ever have to make.

It's hard on all of us.

But she did it out of love.

Sweetie?

- The woman from the agency is here.

- I know.

I know. And now it's time for us

to say goodbye to Charley.

No, I can't say goodbye.

No. He's my baby boy.

Sweetheart, sweetheart.

You have a beautiful couple out there

who want to adopt Charley.

- We made this decis...

- Mommy, I can't let him go.

Darling, you are not ready to be a mother.

You have told me that yourself.

Months ago, we made this decision.

But I can't give him up, Mommy.

I can't say goodbye.

Could you have done it?

Could you have given me or Macy

up for adoption...

...to total strangers?

It's too hard.

Listen to me.

I'll tell you what we're gonna do.

- We're gonna keep him.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- We can keep him?

Yeah, but listen.

You are going back to high school.

- You hear me?

- Yes, ma'am.

- And you are going to college. You hear me?

- Absolutely.

And you are gonna go through with

every dream you ever had for your life.

- Do you hear me?

- I hear you. Yes, ma'am. Loud and clear.

Now, I...

...will raise Charley

as if he were my own.

- Okay.

- All right? Come here, Macy.

He's going to be my child.

Do we understand and do we agree?

Yes?

But those are the conditions,

my conditions.

Those are the only conditions

that I will do this under.

- Absolutely. I agree.

- You agree?

Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby.

On your left!

Let's go.

Oh, sorry. Where's Bob?

- Back there.

- Okay. Thanks.

- Hey.

- Hi.

I got a call from Gretchen at the agency.

- No way.

- Way.

- You wanna go through this again?

- It's a different story.

The mother's already signed the papers,

but she does want an open adoption.

- Are we okay with that?

- Fine.

- The father's already signed.

- Is it a boy or girl?

I forgot to ask.

- Get your stuff.

- All right.

Hi again.

- Hi.

- How are you?

- Scared.

- Yeah.

- I've been through everything with this girl.

- Okay.

- Everything is finalized.

- So... So when do we meet the mother?

- What hospital is she in?

- She's here now.

And the baby's here too.

She's ready to hand him over.

- Now?

- Really?

- Now?

- We take our baby home today?

Yeah. I'm a little amazed by this myself,

but...

- I'll go get them.

- Okay.

- Is this really happening?

- I think so.

- Jacey?

- Jacey?

Hi.

Maybe it's like the psychic said.

Before he was born, I believe Charley

chose me to be his birth mother.

But he chose you guys

to be his mom and dad.

And to raise him.

This is how it's supposed to happen.

- Is this for real?

- Oh, Charley.

This is the hardest thing

that I will ever do.

I know.

But I'm giving him to you because

I do love him, and I want more for him.

Is this okay?

Yeah, it's the right thing.

It... It is. It's the right thing.

Oh, Jacey. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

You'll always be a part of our family.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Say hi to Coach Bob.

I'm Charley Cooper,

and I'm going into kindergarten.

And how do you feel about that?

I'm happy because I'm good

at reading and numbers.

Anything else new in your life?

I got a baby sister last year.

And where does she come from?

Inside of my mommy's tummy.

And where do you come from?

Inside of my Jacey's tummy.

Who's Jacey?

Who am I?

She's my birth mother.

And what is so special about Jacey?

She helped me find my family.

Anything else?

I'm the only one who knows

how much she loves me.

- How's that?

- Because I'm the only one...

...who knows what her heart

feels like from inside of her.

Come here!

I love you!

I love you too.

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