Luke sat in the office, watching as Emma's former social worker, Erica, typed on her computer.

      "Well, it's not a closed adoption. There are literally no restrictions on what you can and cannot see." He nodded slowly.
      "We just want to see the information about who her biological parents are." She nodded, typing again.
      "Alright. I can get that for you, it just will be a few days. Do you want me to just send it to your house?" Luke nodded, taking a deep breath.
      "Yes. Courtney is going to be coming out to meet us in about two weeks, so I'll let her know it's coming." They shook hands, finishing up the necessary papers, and he left. Emma and Camryn were on the bus together, playing Monopoly with Joel, who was quite distraught at the fact that he was losing.

      "What? How.....how is this possible? I never lose!" Camryn laughed.
       "You'll survive losing one time, dad. Hey, uncle Luke. How'd it go?" Emma looked up, her eyes hopeful, and he smiled, sitting down beside her.
       "It went well. It's an open adoption, so we'll get the information in a couple weeks. Or, your mum will get it at the house, and she'll bring it with her when she comes." Emma smiled slightly, and she looked back at her cards, a smirk growing on her face.

       "Oh, yeah! And I'm winning!" He laughed, and Joel crossed his arms, rolling the dice.
       "Ha! You go to jail!" Camryn nearly shouted, and then went into a coughing fit as Joel groaned.
       "Why do I ever even try to beat you two at this game?" The two girls laughed, high-fiving each other. Luke laughed, shaking his head, and he gently tousled her hair.
     
      "Joel, there's not really much point in trying. Their two heads are better than your one. They're a bit younger and probably smarter." Joel gave him a look, and Luke bit down a chuckle, knowing what was coming.
      "Oh, so you're calling me old now, are you, mate?" He rolled his eyes, and Emma giggled.
      "That's what it sounded like to me!" She chirped, and Camryn laughed. Luke winced, hearing her coughing again. Almost every time she started laughing, she started hacking. He hated seeing his niece like that, but there was nothing they could do. There was the possibility of her having a lung transplant, but that wouldn't be possible until she was in her thirties.....If she even survived that long.

      "Dad.....Dad.....Dad!" Emma asked, poking him, and he inhaled sharply, turning to her.
      "Mm, sorry. Did you need something, love?" She smiled slightly, pulling her jet black hair into a high ponytail.
      "No. You were just doing that zoning out thing again. You that annoys mum so much, right?" He chuckled slightly, running a hand through his hair.
      "I know. Sorry." He watched her shrug and go back to her game, a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye. This whole thing hadn't bothered her that much. She'd just recently passed out during a sound check, woke up in the hospital, and discovered that her biological parents had tried to abort her. Even after that, it didn't seem like anything was different for her. Then, his phone rang, and he looked at the caller ID. John. He smiled slightly, answering and going to the back lounge.

      "Hey, mate. What's up?" He heard Jen in the background, arguing with Seth about....something.
      "Hey. How's Emma feeling?" He looked over at his daughter, who was laughing about something Joel had done.

       "Much better. And we're looking into finding out who her biological parents are." Luke heard him chuckle, and smiled.
       "That's awesome. I hope everything works out for you guys." Then, Luke heard John's oldest daughter, Alex, calling for him.
       "Yeah, I'll be right there, sweetie! Sorry, Luke. I've got to go. I'll catch you later." He said goodbye to John, and then hung up, texting Courtney and letting her know what was going on. He sighed, looking back up at his daughter. He had a little bit of a bad feeling about what might happen. As he stared at his daughter, he had a sinking feeling in his stomach. He looked so much like someone he knew.........And part of him hoped that the similarities would just be a really big coincidence.