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When Shane and Ilya had decided to adopt they got a whole bunch of questions they didn’t really know how to answer but they still sat together going through it.
Preferred ethnicity?
Shane asks ‘Ethnicity what is that?’ ilya answers ‘like where there from or basically the color of their skin’ shane answers ‘that is stupid question’ ilya says and shane laughs writing none
‘Willing to take on medical problems, mental and/or physical?
‘So like a panic attack or sick kind of thing? Shane nods ‘I think yes i do not care if kid have problems we can help da?’ ilya says and shane smiles bigger ‘i think so to we have mental disorders its only fitting our kid has one too’
‘Our kid’ ilya says tearing up and shane writes yes in the box
Willing to take on a teenager?
‘What do you think’ shane adds ‘ I like idea of giving kid that does not have family one like yuna and david did for me’ ilya says taking a deep breath ‘but if you don' t want to we do not do it’
Shane takes Ilya’s hand ‘i want to have a family with you i dont care how old our kid is’
They turn in the papers and about 2 weeks later they have a meeting at the agency. They are both nervous going in but they hold hands and push through it. They sit down with their agent Agnes their hands not leaving each other
‘We may have found a possible match for you two’ she says and both their faces light up ‘but you said it would take at least a year’ shane says shocked ‘i know that is the usual time frame for these cases but you guys seem like a perfect fit’ Agnus says looking at them both
‘Now i understand this was not the plan and if your not ready we totally get it’ she starts ‘No no no’ ilya stops her ‘Tell us about them’ he adds and shane nods
‘Alright we have a girl who recently turned 16. Now some people don't want to take in teens. Is that a problem for you?’ Agnes asks. Shane and Ilya look at each other and both smile ‘It's not a problem, what's her name?’ Shane says back and Agnes smiles ‘Her name is Harlow, as i said she turned 16 in december. She is Russian/Canadian’
‘She russian?’ Ilya asks with hope in his eyes ‘yes her mother was from Moscow and she grew up partly there. We thought her russian roots may be something you would be interested in’
‘Definitely’ Shane answers ‘where do we go from here?’ he adds after that and Agnes smiles 'Okay we have 2 options going forward’ she says typing on her computer.
‘Tell us’ Ilya says already feeling his eyes water up ‘Alright we can give you some time to process this and give you her file or we can schedule a meeting where she meets you and if she decides she wants a life with you then i figure we could make it official by the end of may’
Shane looks over at Ilya and it’s like they have a whole conversation with only their eyes before Shane speaks ‘We want her if she wants us’ and Ilya nods ‘when can we meet her?’ Ilya asks
They schedule a meet up at a local coffee shop the next thursday where Agnes would introduce them and then let them talk in private for a bit.
Harlow was a nervous wreck to say the least i mean reasonably so. She even made sure to wear a conservative ish outfit meaning baggy jeans and a baggy hoodie at least she was covered from head to toe
She had been turned down often and surely she didn't think she ever made it this far. Couples didn't want teens or foreigners as she had been called. It also didn’t help that she died her hair and has many piercing…that often turned into a quick no
There were also the few homophobes here and their but she guessed that would not be a problem since they were two guys
Agnes had brought her early so she had settled down with her iced matcha with almond milk basic drink but it calmed her nerves until they arrived
Shane and Ilya walked in hand in hand you could see on their faces they were nervous but didn’t let it show much. They ordered their coffee and then moved over to where they had spotted agnes
‘Good morning fellas, I will be back at 4 o'clock?’ she asks looking at harlow who nods softly
And just like that agnes is gone
Harlow pov
They sit down on the other side of the table from me and introduce themselves ‘hi, im Shane’ the shorter one says ‘Ilya’ ‘ Вы русский?’(are you russian?) i ask back recognizing the name ‘Da’ Ilya answers and i smile back but not wanting to get my hopes up
‘look i dont want to waste your time so im just going for it yes i die my hair and no i wont stop yes i have piercings and again i wont take them out or stop from getting more i’m bi but i guess that is not a problem here’ i take a breath ‘I wont change who i am for anyone whether that is my hair my piercing my clothes, makeup or even my personality, so if that's a problem for you we can just end this right now’
I finish my speech and look up from my glass not realising I had been staring at it ‘good, we wouldn't t want you to change anything’ the blond one Ilya sorry says ‘is there anything you want to ask us’ the other one shane then asks and i take the bait
‘Why a teen most couples don't even look our way especially for a first kid?’ i ask hoping i dont spook them away ‘For us age don’t matter plus wa are away a lot for work so it good to not have to worry as much’ ilya answers
‘Hockey,right?’ I ask, already knowing the answer but not wanting to be rude ‘yes,how do you know that?’ shane asks ‘My mom loved hockey she always made me watch games with her before she passed’ i say awkwardly ‘my mom dead too’ ilya adds seeming to be trying to make me feel better it works
‘Two motherless russians, that should be a book’ I joke hoping it lands well and thankfully it does and I get a laugh from both of them.
‘Tell us about yourself’ Shane asks once he stops laughing ‘what do you want to know?’ i ask back ‘everything’ ilya say back
‘Okey wow umm my name is Harlow but you already know that I was born in Moscow but I came here when I was about 5. I understand Russian completely from my mom but I sometimes struggle with speaking it. Uhh i know how to skate but im not really good’ i laugh uncomfortably ‘please stop me before i can’t stop and say something stupid’
‘Not stupid’ ilya answers and i give him a smile ‘Im ilya, also bisexual.also from moscow. I move for hockey then i marry this stupid idiot and now im stuck in boring canada’ i laugh and shane rolls his eyes ‘Shane born and raised in stupid canada’
‘He is super gay’ Ilya says back, making me almost spit out my drink ‘im normal gay’ shane barks back and i feel myself laugh ‘im sorry. I’m not used to doing these things’ i say trying to brake the tension but it not really working
'Is okay we pick you because we like you’ ilya says and my breath catches in my throat ‘pick me like approve did you pre approved me’ i say fearing the answer ‘yes we did’ shane answers ‘oh my god’
I say my eyes going big and i feel my eyes water and before i can do anything about it tears start rolling down ‘hey, hey is okey you not have to cry’ ilya says ‘sorry’ i say wiping them away
‘But what we are trying to say’ Shane continues ‘we want you and if you will have us we would like to take you home and start the process of adopting you’ he says grabbing ilya’s hand ‘do you want?’ ilya adds
Now the tears fall more and I nod not trusting my voice ‘thank you’ I whisper and ilya stands up and wraps me in a hug.
Agnes finishes the paper work in the next days and before i knew it a was waiting in the lobby with all my belongings in a suitcase and my backpack
No one pov.
Shane and ilya are taking there new daughter home but they should probably tell there family i mean they didn't even know they were in the process of adoption
So the next day after practice Shane talked to Hayden. They were the only two left in the locker room since they had staid later and practised one on one and as awkward as shane is he was just blunt with it
‘How would you like to become an uncle?’ Hayden stops in his tracks and drops his shirt he was trying to put on ‘What?’ he yells ‘when?’ and now he abandons the shirt at all ‘Friday’ shane answers
‘Tell me everything’ he says sitting down next to shane ‘Her name is Harlow we get to take her home on friday and if all goes well we can adopt her before christmas’ shane says his face beaming with how happy he is ‘how old is she’ hayden asks
‘She’s 16’ ‘Wow,man you're adopting a teen. Your practically giving me a free babysitter’ hayden says and shane laughs ‘huh then you better pay her well’ ‘oh buddy i will’ hayden says patting his shoulder
‘You have to bring her to the next brunch to meet me, Jackie and the kids sometime okay?’
‘Yeah ofc man’
Later Ilya gets a notification from jackie
Jakie: OMG im so happy for you cant wait to meet her on wednesday!!
Ilya hearts it as he is sitting in the car on the way to dinner with Shane's parents to tell them the news
They had bought cheesy baseball hats with Grandma and grandpa written in them as yuna and david love reading outside and always were those hats.
‘Hey boys’ Yuna says opening the door and giving them both a giant hug ‘David’s in the kitchen’ she says and they follow her their
‘We got you something’ Shane says holding two boxes ‘what boys you didn't need to get us anything’ david says turning from the stove ‘just open it’ ilya says and they do
‘What!’ Yuna yells so loud it hurts there ears and david smiles big and puts his on
Yuna continues yelling and hugs both of her boys tight ‘How,when?’ she asks and sits down on the counter and shane starts talking
‘We started on the paperwork a few months ago and we didn't tell anyone to not jinx it. and much quicker than we expected we found our kid. And we get to take her home friday’
He says ‘da and we can adopt before christmas’ ilya says smiling ear to ear ‘There’s one catch tho she is 16, so if you find that weird’ shane adds Yuna and David both just smile ‘Son that is incredible’
‘Tell us about her’ Yuna says tears in her eyes ‘mom’ shane says and hugs her ‘Her name Harlow she half russian and knows some hockey’ ilya says ‘she is bad-ass’ ilya adds ‘We cant wait to meet her’ Yuna says ‘now take a picture of us’ she says handing ilya her phone and posing with dave
Harlow pov
Finally it is friday and shane and ilya parked outside the agency ‘you ready?’ Ilya says getting out of the car 'can' t wait’ shane says and they walk in hand in hand
‘Harlow’ i hear ilya yell as im sitting on the couch with my headphones on ‘hey’ i say nervous as all hell standing up and Agnes noticed ‘Hey guys i just have some paperwork and then were set’
She leads them over and they sign some papers and then Shane is grabbing my bag and walking out ‘i can take my own bag’ i yell after him and ilya yanks my backpack of my back
‘Get used to it’ ilya says and i dont want to anger them so i let them and sit down in their car ‘The drive is about 20 minutes’ Shane says as he starts driving ‘want to play music’ ilya says handing me the aux cord ‘are you sure?’
I say not wanting to idk scare them off ‘Ofc anything you play is going to be better then Ilya and bad bunny’
‘Hey!’ ilya yells and i laugh ‘dont worry, we dont hate on bad bunny’ i say and ilya smiles at me through the mirror i put on a playlist that i feel is going to work best here Ice cream man by yungblud starts playing and i start looking for their reactions
Gladly they don't comment but I see Ilya nodding his head to the beat so i think he likes it. We park at this fucking huge house ‘Holy shit’ i say right away putting a hand over my mouth ‘Sorry’ i say way louder then necessary
‘Harlow you can swear its fine’ shane says and i nod getting out of the house ‘i had same reaction’ ilya says that makes me feel better we walk in and this house is incredible
There is so much natural light and pictures and nic-nacs everywhere making it homey we walk up the stairs and i see pictures of what looks like their wedding its a picture of the two of them looking really happy with two older people behind them
‘My parents’ Shane says behind me seeing what im looking at ‘They cant wait to meet you’ he adds and i smile at him following ilya into what is my new room ‘This is too much’ i say walking into a giant room with a bed,desk,closet and a en suite bathroom with a built in shower.
‘Bullshit’ ilya says ‘Welcome home’ ilya says grabbing me in a hug ‘I don't know what to say Thanks guys, I love you’ i say wiping tears from my eyes ‘Oh,honey we love you too so much’ Shane says joining the hug.