Her only regret in life was that she wanted a baby of her own. She had formally applied to the State adoption service, but the fact that she was single counted heavily against her even though her well-documented trust fund proved that no baby of hers would ever feel the sting of financial want. They told her that with the long waiting list for childless couples, that it was unlikely that they would have a baby available for adoption for her soon. One of the councilors had felt sorry for her and had told her “off the record” that she might try a private adoption agency. Most private agencies were less concerned with placing infants with couples, then with the financial status and good record of the adoptive parent. She warned her though, that private adoption was likely to be very expensive. Allie had reminded the councilor that she had plenty of money and thanked him for the idea, saying that she’d begin looking into the prospects with a private agency immediately. It didn’t take her long to find an agency that agreed to attempt to find a baby for her.
After talking to him about his sinuses, Allie had excitedly told Andrew that morning about the discussion she had had with the young woman at the private adoption agency the day before over a cup of coffee. She had told Allie that it would take from three to four weeks to find a baby for her to adopt. The only stipulation the woman had made was that the agency only had baby boys for adoption and that oftentimes the children had congenital physical problems. She told Andrew that she would rather adopt a healthy baby girl rather than a sickly boy, but she agreed to look at the baby boy if one was found for her.
Andrew vaguely remembered going to the local Walgreen’s Pharmacy that afternoon to pick up his refill for Allegra that had been prescribed for his sinus problem. From that moment on, his dream memories seemed to have taken over. He could not for the life of him remember what he had really done that day. In the dream, he had been standing by the pharmacy counter waiting for his prescription and had noticed an incredibly attractive blonde haired woman of about twenty-six years who was browsing through the diaper aisle opposite the pharmacy. He was captivated by her beauty and was immediately struck by a desire to meet her. He remembered from the dream, that he would have liked to strike up a conversation with her, but his sniffles and runny nose caused his courage to fail him and he merely cast surreptitious longing glances at her instead.
