A7X One Shots

"Matt..." Val looked at me with pain in her eyes. This had been happening a lot lately. For some reason, my wonderful wife had been in a weird mood for a while now. She kept saying she wanted something but never told me what. Then she could on the internet for a bit and give me those pained eyes.

"Okay, babe. You've got to talk about this." I set Cash down in his bed and tucked him in. He smiled at me sleepily and then rolled over. River was already asleep, thankfully.

I grabbed my wife's hand and took her to our room. "Val, seriously, what is going on? You're starting to scare me a little bit."

Val looked up at me. I could see little tears starting to form. "Matt, I want another baby."

My eyes widened at that. Tour was difficult on her enough with the two boys. If she was pregnant and had our two rambunctious boys, things were not going to be good while I was away. "Babe, do you really want to be pregnant and have two boys?"

Her laughter filled our room. "Oh my god, Matt, no. I want to adopt another baby. That's why I've been online so much. There are so many babies that need a good home, Matt, and we have so much room and plenty of money. And I kind of already signed us up for the adoption process which is why I've been so nervous to tell you anything."

I stared at my wife, open-mouthed. "You did that without asking?" I was more shocked than anything. I had only grown up with one sibling, but having all the Avenged guys around had made me crave siblings. The thing was, the boys had siblings with the other Avenged kids. While Val was right and we could afford another baby, I just wasn't sure I was ready for more diapers. But I did want more kids.

"I'm sorry, Matt. I just... I really want to help a baby. We have two of our own, two great little boys. But..." Val looked down at the ground. "Matt, I want a little girl."

Gently, I gripped her chin so she would look at me. "Val, you could have told me. Did you find one that you really want?"

"No, but I did find an adoption agency. They want to interview us next week." She smiled at me. "They have a little one-year-old that they think would be perfect for our family."
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NEXT WEEK

"Mr. and Mrs. Sanders?" A man with a large belly and a full black beard asked. "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Alex Hernandez. Follow me. Before we introduce you to our little one, we just want to conduct a small interview."

We followed the man down the hallway. He opened a room for us and sat us down. "Now, we've done a little research on you as we would with all of our potential parents. I will say, Mr. Sanders, that your background surprised us a little. But everything checked out. So we'll just go to the interview process part."

Val smiled. "Excellent. We're mostly open books."

"How would the addition to your family change the dynamic?"

Val looked at me. "They would be a welcome addition. We have plenty of room and would care for her as we do our boys."

"I do think it would take Cash and River a second to warm-up to them, but I have no doubt they would love their new sibling. We just..."

"We want a little girl and to help a child in need," Val finished for me.

The process continued until Mr. Hernandez decided that was enough. "I'll be right back." He left and when he came back, he was carrying a beautiful baby girl with black, curly hair and the richest brown eyes I had ever seen.

"Oh my god," Val said and reached for her.

I couldn't believe how adorable this little one was. "What's her name?"

"Her parents couldn't afford a fifth child, but they did leave her with a name. Her name is Angelica Grace. We've filed all the pieces we need for adoption. She's yours if you want her."

Val looked at the little bundle in her arms and then up to me. I smiled at the little one and grinned when she flashed a smile at me. She had dimples of her own.

"Yes, we want her," I said.

Notes

This one was for you! I hope you enjoy it. Could you imagine Matt with a little girl in his arms? SO FUCKING CUTE.