" Jessie gave her the same look to which Amyadded sadly, "Your mom was going to look into adopting us but since yourfather was still married to her he...could cause trouble for her. She isgoing to hire a lawyer to get the divorce over and done with so we can beadopted by her."Courtney let out a loud swear then stormed out. Jessie was equally pissedbut didn't leave. She turned to her mother and told her angrily, "Does hereally think he can abandon us for 10 years and just come back? No way inhell!. She had brown hair about shoulder length and pulled back behind her ears. Her face was round and she had a cute line of freckles across her button nose. “Hello Dr. Andrews, I’m Heidi.” She greeted me with a soft high pitch girly voice. Amy started back to work the following week and everything was going well. Heidi was doing a great job of taking care of the baby for the hours that Amy and I were both away from the house. After a couple of weeks I came home to the surprise of my life. There. She stepped back to the railing and the crowd went crazy, with folks trying to throw beads up to our third-floor window.Mandy stepped back inside after only a few seconds, red with embarrassment.“Don’t get me thrown out,” I warned.“I won’t,” Mandy shot back. “It’s just in fun.”Several sets of beads found their way into the room through the open French doors. Mandy sat on the side of the bed and slipped off her tennis shoes, then proceeded to strip out of her skin-tight designer blue jeans.She. "Yes, all we have to do is get you up on your feet and then we can be married tonight."The thought of this quickened her heart. It was all happening so fast! It was too late to turn back now if she was starting to get cold feet. No, she would marry this man, she knew... there was no turning back now. No going back home, running into her father's arms for safety."When we get there, you'll be able to freshen up if you'd like. They're a nice old couple. His wife will be our witness. You'll like.