Family Doesn't End in Blood, But it Doesn't Start There Either

The next couple days flew by and it was finally Saturday. It was finally the day I would be adopted. We flew out to where my mom lived and took a cab into town. Jensen watched the boys and it was just Jared, Gen, and I.

"Sarah, stay close. I don't want anyone hurting or taking you away from me." He stated and pulled me closer as we walked down the street to the courthouse. Suddenly, someone grabbed my arm and pulled me aside.

"Dad!" I screamed.

"Let her go!" He shouted at the man holding my arm. I looked at him and saw he was a cop.

"Child abduction is a crime." The cop stated. "Where are you taking this girl?"

"Let go of her."

"Are you her father?" The cop asked. I desperately wanted him to say yes.

"No. Not yet."

"Sir. We're on the way to the courthouse so they can adopt me. We have to get papers switched over so I'm adopted by them and not my old parents. We're all worried about it so he wants to protect me. Because of who he is and some stuff that was going on, I've gotten threats and stuff, so he's trying to make sure I don't get hurt. He's not a bad guy." The cop let go of me and tears fell down my face.

"Have you notified police of these threats?"

"Yes. My brother notified them. Things are ok now, we're just cautious." I explained through the tears.

"Ok. I'm sorry to all of you. It sounded like he was abducting you and you looked flustered. I just wanted to be sure you were ok." He apologized.

"It's ok. Thanks for the concern." I walked back over to Jared and Gen. Jared put a comforting arm around me.

"You're not gonna lose me. It's ok." He consoled, seeming to know exactly what I was thinking. We walked in and in a chair in the lady's office was my mom. I expected to feel sad that I had been without her for so long and feel happy that I saw her again but hatred filled my mind. We took our seats.

"You're Sarah, correct?" The lady asked.

"Yes ma'am."

"Ok. So the way this works is both families have to agree to who officially adopts you and you have to choose since you are 18 and both families are here. Do you need a moment to decide?"

"No. I've had my mind made up since my brother called me. I have absolutely no desire to be with my birth mom. Jared and Gen are my family." Gen gave me a hug.

"May I ask why you are so certain?"

"My birth dad beat me on a regular basis and she stood there and watched. She never helped me and she was too high all the time to care about me or love me. I've never been more loved than with them. I have nothing but anger and hatred for her." I replied. The lady at the desk nodded.

"Mrs. Harrison, do you agree to let Mr. and Mrs. Padalecki adopt her?" She asked. I expected a no after what I said.

"Yes. She's happy and they care deeply for her so yes." The lady pulled out some paperwork and made us all sign them and fill out different sections. We got out around 3 and continued with our promise of letting her spend the day with me. We walked and talked around town before taking her to dinner. We sat down at a booth and talked for a while. After we were all done eating, she spoke up with more questions. "Sarah, what made you want to be an actress?"

"Well, I was on a competition for my favorite show Supernatural that these two actually acted on, well and Jared still does, and the winner got a role on the show and got to hang out with them on set for a week. I got to play a past love interest and it was so much fun. It took me out of my comfort zone in a good way and I liked being able to become someone else and be a character people connect with." She nodded.

"So you two are actors as well?"

"Yeah. I play Sam on Supernatural and for a while, my wife played Ruby."

"I'm glad she'll be in an environment where she is supported. What are you going to do without Stephen? You've always had your brother."

"I have a lot of family this way. I have Jared and Gen and their two sons, plus Jared's friends from the show and their wives and kids. I'll be fine. Not that you care anyways."

"Sarah." Jared scolded.

"Sorry. Just she ruined my life. Yes in the end she is the reason I'm with you guys and I appreciate that, but she is the reason my life was hell for 10 years." I explained.

"I'm sorry, Sarah. I never meant to hurt you. I just wanted to be a good mom."

"Well you failed miserably. Excuse me." I got up and went outside and sat on the curb. Gen came out soon after and talked to me.

"Sarah, I'm not justifying any of her actions, but she's just trying to be civil." She stated.

"I know, but I can't even look at her without feeling anger and hate. She watched as my dad beat me day after day. How does that equal trying to be a good mom?"

"It doesn't. I'm not asking you to like her, but please try to be civil. That's all." I nodded and got back in the booth next to Jared. I leaned into his shoulder as I tried to wipe my tears away.

"Mrs. Harrison, I'm sorry. I know we promised you the rest of the day with Sarah, but would it be alright if we just call it a night? She's pretty upset about everything." Jared asked.

"Yeah, of course. I'm sorry, Sarah. Enjoy your life with them. I know they'll treat you right." She replied before leaving the restaurant. We got up and took a cab back to our hotel for the night. I sat down on my bed expecting a lecture from Jared. He didn't say anything and acted like things were fine.

"What? No lecture? No getting mad because I freaked?" I questioned.

"Why would I be mad? You hate your mom and you have every reason to. You freaked and I understood why. The one comment was out of line but that was all I commented on. I know this was hard for you." He consoled.

"I thought you would be mad that I was mean and I just got up and left."

"I don't like your mom or what she did either. I'm not mad at you at all. You got up and left to get some air. You didn't run off, you stayed by the restaurant, so it's ok. And I just want to say that I was surprised when you shouted Dad when you were being grabbed by the cop. I didn't think you were ever going to call me that. I'm not saying you need to, I just didn't think you would."

"I've considered you guys mom and dad for quite a while. It'll take getting used to but I was thinking about starting to do that." I commented. "If that's ok of course."

"Of course that's ok. You can call us whatever you want. If you want to call one of us mom or dad and the other by our name, that's fine too. It doesn't matter to us as long as you're comfortable."

"Thanks."

"Of course." They replied.

"No I mean it. Gen, we didn't get off to a great start but it didn't take long for you to warm up to me. You've been there for me to talk to and you're always giving the boys ideas that I need to meet the tickle monster and everything. You've been so nice and accepting and I'm really happy you're my mom now. I love you."

"Of course, sweetie. You're always gonna be a daughter to me." She got up and gave me a hug.

"Jared, you have been 100% accepting of me since the beginning. We talked a lot that week of the competition and you seemed to care about me more than I've ever been cared about. You took me in when I had nowhere to go and you let me stay with you and Gen. You have treated me like a daughter and now that I finally am one, I have realized that this is the family I should be in. I am officially a Padalecki and I couldn't be happier. I love you, dad."

"I love you too, Sarah. I'm glad you're my daughter." I hugged him tightly.

"Neither of you had to do this so thank you." I added as I hugged him. They both nodded. I sat back down on the bed.