“I will personally oversee this case until permanent placement is finalized.”
For a heartbeat, the room was completely silent.
Then, I heard a small gasp.
Lila broke free from the court aide’s hand and ran straight toward me.
I dropped to one knee just as she threw her arms around my neck.
“We’re going home?” she whispered.
My throat tightened.
“Yeah, sweetheart,” I managed to say. “We’re going home.”
The twins wrapped themselves around my shoulders a second later, and even Eli, who had tried so hard to be brave, finally let the tears come.
“I told them you’d keep trying,” he said, wiping at his face. “I told them.”
“You helped me keep that promise,” I whispered.
When I looked up, Beverly was standing beside us.
She handed me the temporary custody paperwork.
