#she doesn't really realize the connection Reila made with the baby in that short time

[thewalkingplumbob]

Previously / Legacy Tag

It didn't take very long for the police to show up. Emely let them in and explained what happened, while Reila set up a crib the couple had found left in the attic when they first moved in. She set Luca down gently and he snuggled up against one of her childhood toys that she had put in the crib for him. He looked so content that she wanted to tell the police that it was a mistake and that they didn't need to be here.

Emely: --and whoever left him here put all his information in an envelope. It's on the coffee table. Of course, whoever his mother is blacked out her name on all the forms and birth certificate.

Officer Robles: I'll take this down to the station and see if we can get to the bottom of who dropped off the baby. I'll notify the station and forensics, so if you'll excuse me...

The cop took out his phone and started making a call, nodding to his partner to start asking some questions.

Officer Clifford: Do you have any clue who could have done this? Any friends or ex-girlfriends who got pregnant and didn't want to be?

Reila: We don't know anyone who's been pregnant. None of our friends have.

Officer Clifford: So, do you plan on having kids?

Reila, defensive: What's that got to do with anything?

Emely, calm: Reila, stop. Yes, we do plan on adopting. It was something we planned for the future.

There was about ten minutes of silence when finally the other cop came over to them.

Officer Robles: Okay Clifford, we need to get back to the station. The social worker already found a foster care center for the baby.

Reila, surprised: Wait?! A foster care center? Why can't he just stay here until you find out who his mother is?

Officer Clifford: That's not how things in Newcrest work. You'd have to talk to the social worker and apply to be foster parents first before you could keep the baby.

Officer Robles: Luckily, the application process and interview aren't too bad. But it does usually take anywhere from six weeks to six months to get approved.

Reila, upset: S-six months?

Emely: Okay, I think it's time to go...

Reila: No. No.

Emely: Reila, babe, you know it's for the best.

Officer Clifford picked up a sleeping baby Luca and before Reila knew it, the police were gone and the crib was empty.

Reila, crying: I hate this.