Alexa sniffled finally lifting her head from Carol’s bosom. “C-carol, w-would you be m-my… m-mommy?” Alexa whimpered.
“Of course, sweetie. I’ll take good care of you. Don’t you worry. We can figure this out together,” Carol said.
“I mean… would you… make me your d-daughter? Adopt me?” Alexa asked.
“Would I… wait… are you… Lexi, are you sure? You would give up your independence. You wouldn’t be able to consume **** or buy things on your own… if you declare yourself dependent… you would have to obey the laws behind it. You would still be an adult, but you would have no legal right to do adult things… you wouldn’t be able to drive, get a job… you would still be of age, but…”
“I want to…” Alexa said. “I know what it means, but I want to do it. I… Carol… I know I’m asking a lot, but… I just… don’t want to keep worrying anymore. I don’t want to keep trying anymore.”
“Okay, but…” Carol said. “If we’re going to do this, I want to establish a safe word. Do you know about those?”
Alexa shook her head.
“It’s a safety net in case I do something that you vehemently don’t like. You can use it for ANYthing at any point you feel too uncomfortable with all of this. The moment you say it, you make it clear what your boundaries are and they aren’t to ever be crossed. Say the words, and I’ll stop whatever it is, no questions asked why, no penalties,” Carol said. “Understand?”
Alexa nodded. “Okay, yeah. That sounds good.”
“Alright, then what do you think your safe word should be? It should be something short, easily identifiable, and easy to remember,” Carol said.
“How about… airplane,” Alexa said. “It’s where we first met, where this all started, the start of our friendship.”
Carol smiled. “Oh that’s perfect. Okay, then. I can take care of the paper work, and I’ll let you know when you’re officially my daughter. You’ll be Alexa Eve Simons,” Carol said.
Alexa hugged Carol. “Thank you… mom.”
Carol sighed not believing that she’d have to explain this one to Paul when he got home… but she figured she would wait for him to actually get home to worry about that. “Okay, well… how about you take a nap. And I’ll take care of everything. Just relax… I’ve got you, Lexi.”
Alexa took a deep breath as she fell asleep.
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