AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Hi guys! Yeah, this is the final Chapter of the story. I love the story as much as you guys do, but it's time to end the story here. But don't worry- there's gonna be a happy ending. Because every story has a happy ending. OK, that's the end of the disclaimer, enjoy the final chapter of My family, your family!

ALLY:

Sofia was sitting on the exam table of her pediatrician, Dr. Martina Gutierrez. I had interviewed her once Sofia was thriving and I loved her. She was easy to admire, because she was a hispanic woman working in a STEM field. It was hard to find women in STEM fields, let alone women who were asian, black or latina/hispanic. She was saying to my daughter,

"Take a big breath in."

Sofia took a large breath in as Dr. Gutierrez listened to her lungs with the stethoscope.

"Muy bien, princesa. One more."

She breathed again as her doctor was listening to her chest with her stethoscope. Granted she didn't have them often, but when Sofia had a severe asthma attack or when she had a cold, I always talked to her doctor. She put the stethoscope back around her neck and asked me,

"What exactly happened that gave her an asthma attack?"

I said,

"I was with my new boyfriend, and his kids were babysitting her, and there was a gas leak in the house that triggered her asthma. She tried her inhaler but her inhaler didn't work. I thought you could get a better look at it."

I handed her Sofia's inhaler and spacer with her salbutamol. The hispanic doctor studied the salbutamol and said,

"It has expired. I can prescribe her some more, and you should get her more."

"Do you think she should try albuterol?"

"It comes with some risks- like she may get headaches, she may get dizzy more easily, or her blood pressure may raise to an unsafe level. Most doctors don't recommend albuterol for children under six, but I don't recommend albuterol for children under twelve."

"OK."

Sofia let out a few coughs. Dr. Gutierrez turned to her.

"I hope you're staying hydrated, mija."

Sofia asked her,

"What does that mean?"

Dr. Gutierrez laughed.

"It means I hope you're drinking enough water."

"Yeah I drink a lot of water."

"Good."

I saw her look at Sofia's health reciept.

"For now she's up to date on her shots and she's been a very good patient."

She reached over to a cabinet and took a basket with stickers out. Sofia took out a sticker and she picked up her pink Disney Princess backpack with Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Jasmine and Snow White from the corner of the exam room and I held her hand and walked in the hall to go home, I asked,

"Can I see the sticker you got?"

Sofia showed me the sticker she had. It was one with Ariel on it.

"Wow, you got one with your favorite princess on it."

She giggled.

"Yeah."

Sofia loved Disney Princess and Ariel was her favorite. In fact, she loved not just Disney Princess, but Disney in general. She also had a real soft spot for Shopkins, Lego Friends, The Powerpuff Girls Reboot, Barbie and Hello Kitty. Granted what I was into when I was Sofia's age drastically contrasted with what she was into, but (for the most part) that wasn't a bad thing. I came home from the pharmacy with my daughter's medicine and she went to go play and I got a call from Austin.

I was starting to act like some lovestruck thirteen-year-old getting a call from her crush. I giggled and I said,

"Hi, Austin."

He said,

"Hey, Ally. I have something I want to ask you. Are you free on Friday night?"

I said,

"Yeah, I am."

"How's Sofia?"

I said,

"Sofia's fine. I took her to the doctor today and she gave her some more medicine, and as we speak, she's laying on her stomach on her floor playing with her toys."

My boyfriend laughed.

"Anyway, what did you have in mind in terms of a date?"

Austin said,

"I thought we could go to Tootsie's Cabaret and watch exotic dancers. What do you say?"

I went into my room because I didn't want Sofia knowing what a stripper was until she was at least eleven years old (five more years) and I said,

"I say yes. But do you wanna know a secret?"

"Sure."

"I've never been to a strip club or a brothel in my life."

Austin said,

"Damn, mama. I'd like your first time to be with me."

"There's no one else I'd rather watch scantily clad women with than my boyfriend."

I giggled.

"You have one dirty mind, Austin Moon."

He giggled.

"Thanks, Ally. I'll come get you around six thirty or seven and then we can see those strippers."

Not that I didn't trust Max and Jessica with Sofia, I just decided to leave her with my mom when I went out on Friday. My mom came home around five o'clock, and I was very excited. I heard Sofia say,

"Grandma!"

My mom said,

"Hi, munchkin!"

My mother and daughter were giving each other lots of kisses and hugs and my mom said to me,

"Hi, sweetheart. You seem very excited tonight."

I said,

"I am. On Friday, Austin and I are going to go on a makeup date."

"Fun. What are you two love muffins gonna do?"

I said,

"Cover her ears."

My mom covered Sofia's ears and I said,

"Austin is taking me to see strippers."

"Strippers? As in women who dance with their clothes off on poles?"

I said,

"Yes, mother. But I'm OK with it. You can uncover her ears now."

My mother lifted her hands off Sofia's ears.

"I hope you and Austin have fun. I'll watch this one on Friday while you're out."

She was blatantly talking about Sofia.

"If Grandma is gonna watch me, who's gonna watch Max and Jessica?"

I laughed.

"You're so cute. Max and Jessica are teenagers, they don't need a babysitter. They're old enough to be babysitters."

"I just hope they're OK."

"I think they'll be fine."

AUSTIN:

Friday couldn't have come a moment too soon. My house survived the gas leak, but I felt like selling the house because I wanted to ask Ally to move in with me and my current house just wasn't big enough. I wanted to wake up to see her gorgeous face every single morning. In fact, I was gonna double surprise her (well, triple if you count the date) and I wanted to tell her once we moved in together, I wanted to take in Sofia. Sofia was so young, and her real father molested her and left her before she was even born, and I thought she deserved a father to love her, protect her, nurture her and give her a safe home. Because I loved her like she was my own daughter.

Max, sitting on his ass on the couch using his laptop, asked me,

"What are you gonna do with Ally?"

I said,

"I'm gonna go take her to see strippers."

"Can I go with you? I wanna see those hot women up close."

"Sorry, Max, but a strip club is no place for a thirteen-year-old. But not only am I going to be treating her, but I'm going to ask her to move in with me. That's why I'm selling the house. Because if her and Sofia are gonna move in, we're gonna need a bigger house. Especially if I marry Ally, and if we have kids together."

"That makes perfect sense."

"I also plan on legally adopting Sofia. She deserves someone to call Daddy."

"Aww."

I clutched the folder with the adoption papers and the box with the key where I would ask her to move in with me. I went into the car and I went to get her, where she was standing outside waiting for me. She got into my car and I said,

"Hey, babe."

I kissed her cheek and I said,

"You look beautiful."

She giggled.

"Thank you."

Once we got to the strip club, we had ordered food and I said,

"I have something to tell you- I'm selling my house."

Ally looked concerned, as if I had just told her I had cancer.

"Why are you selling your house?"

"Because it's too small, if we're gonna move in together. Althea Marie Dawson, will you move in with me? I wanna wake up to see your beautiful face every morning, and I want to adopt Sofia and raise her as my own daughter."

She giggled.

"I gladly accept. I'd love to move in with you, and I think Sofia deserves a father figure, and I'd really love it if it was you."

SIX MONTHS LATER

I was in the courthouse with Ally, Max, Jessica and Sofia, and the judge was said,

"Congratulations, Sofia Rose. The adoption of you, by Austin Michael Moon, has been granted."

The entire audience was clapping as I picked Sofia up, and I said to her,

"I'm officially your dad."

She clung on to me and she said,

"I love you, Daddy."

"I love you too."

I kissed her on the cheek and she kissed my cheek. She went over to Max and Jessica and she said,

"Now I have a brother and a sister, too!"

I was crying tears of joy and Ally was, too. I put my arm around her and we kissed passionately.

That was the end of the story. I told you there'd be a happy ending ;). I hope you guys liked it! Stay tuned in case there's a sequel *seals lips*.