In the morning, when Emma wakes up and comes down for breakfast.

"Hey Emma, how'd you sleep?" Larissa asked with a small giggle

Emma glared at Larissa, "It was you."

"What's going on?" Jessie asked as she looked back and forth between Emma and Larissa

"Larissa messed with my alarm and added more alarm clocks to my room which went off every five minutes in the middle of the night." Emma explained "And the clocks played annoying songs."

Jessie nodded before looking at Larissa, "Is this true, Larissa?"

"It was Luke's idea." Larissa replied with her head down "I'm sorry, mama." Then she looked at Emma, "I'm sorry, Emma."

Emma sighed softly. She couldn't stay mad at Larissa when she saw the sad look on Larissa's face, "It's okay, Larissa. I forgive you."

"Okay. Is everything good now?" Jessie asked

Luke, Emma, and Larissa all nodded.

"Good. Now let's all just enjoy breakfast, so I get you guys on the bus in time for school." Jessie told them

After breakfast Jessie hurried the kids off to school.

"Bye Jessie." All the kids yelled except Larissa

"Bye mama. Te amo." Larissa yelled

Jessie smiled, "Bye kids. Bye Larissa. Love you too."

Later that day at school on the elementary campus, Larissa is walking to her backpack hook to get something from her backpack when a kid walks up and stands next to her.

"So I heard you were adopted." The kid, Alicia told Larissa

Larissa smiled and nodded, "Yeah it feels amazing to finally be safe and have a mom."

"Well she's not your real mom so don't go getting too attached. She can get rid of you anytime she wants. She ain't stuck with you." Alicia said before walking away.

Larissa's good spirits about being adopted were dropped and she now felt really sad that she didn't have a real mama.

Later that day, after coming home from school all the Ross kids greeted Jessie with happy, cheery hellos good afternoons, and how are yous while Larissa barely mumbled a hello before running upstairs.

Jessie looked at all the Ross kids, "Does anyone know what's wrong with Larissa?"

Zuri shrugged, "I don't know. She was all mopey and sad when I say her at recess."

"She was nice to me and gave me a big smile and a hug when I saw her after school." Luke stated "She even said 'I love you bubby' to me."

Jessie looked puzzled, "Hmm that's strange. I'm going up to talk to her."

A few minutes later, Jessie knocked on Larissa's bedroom door, "Larissa, baby girl, can I come in?" No response "Baby, it's mama. Please can I come in?" Again no response so Jessie just opened the door, broken-hearted to find her daughter laying on the bed crying.

"Oh baby, what's wrong? Please talk to me. Talk to your mama." Jessie pleaded as she tried to pull Larissa into her lap

Larissa pulled away and screamed, "No! Let me go! Let me go! I want Luke! Luke! Bubby, help me! Save me!"

"Baby, what happened?" Jessie asked "Please talk to me. Don't you trust me. Please I'm your mama and I'm worried about you."

Larissa yelled, "No! No you're not my mama. I'm an orphan! I'll always be an orphan, because my mama didn't want me. So why do you?"

"Oh sweetie, I'm am your mama. I adopted you and so I'm your mama and you're my daughter. Forever. You're not an orphan anymore. You have a family now." Then she added, "And I want you because I love you. I love you so much that there aren't even enough words to say how much I love you."

Larissa sniffled and then sat next to Jessie, "But you're not my real mama? We don't share the same DNA like Luke and I do."

"Oh my baby, I am your real mama. DNA isn't what makes a mother." Jessie told Larissa "What makes a someone a real mother is what she does for her child. A mother isn't just the woman you share your DNA with, its the woman who raises, loves you, and cares for you the way a mother would. So I am your real mom and you are my real daughter, regardless of the DNA we have."

Larissa nodded and then sniffled again, "Okay ma...mama. I love you and I'm sorry I said you're not my real mama."

"It's okay, baby." Jessie replied as she hugged her daughter "And I love you too, my daughter."

Sorry this chapter is so late. I had writer's block and couldn't think of what to write

Anyways hope you enjoy. Comments are greatly appreciated.

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