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Wally would lie when he says that he is not anxious, however, he can safely state that he is not happy or enthusiastic, on the contrary, he feels fear, too much fear.
His heart stops when he sees the assistant arrive holding Bart in her arms.
The baby babbles and stretches his arms in your direction.
Wally wants to take his brother in his arms, but the caregivers prevent him from doing so and they take it upon themselves to calm their little brother.
The red-haired man pouts and waits patiently for his new "parents" to come for them, fortunately he doesn't have to wait long for a red car to pull up in front of the building.
Immediately the assistant smiles and approaches the car, where she receives the couple with a formal handshake before taking them to where the children are.
"Honey, say hello to your new parents," the woman asks kindly, gently pushing him with his shoulder.
Wally snorts and must hold back from rolling his eyes, so he reluctantly greets the Jordans.
Wally observes how they seem more groomed than usual and restless.
The Omega of the couple rushes to shit Bart while Wally follows him with his gaze, willing to retort if he sees Bart uncomfortable or thinks that Mr. Jordan is squeezing his brother too much, however they both seem to handle it quite well.
Bart looks really happy in his new father's arms and Wally accepts him suspiciously.
It is then that Hal approaches him after having spoken with the assistant and the caregiver.
"Wally," he greets with a smile. “Are you ready to go home?”
The red-haired man states unconvinced, but takes Hal's hand firmly.
The brown man smiles at her before waving goodbye to the women behind him and will begin to walk back to his car.
Wally feels tense with every step they take, knowing that from now on his life was going to change and he really feared the outcome.
It wasn't like he took much pleasure in being in the orphanage, but at least there were more children who could get the attention of adults instead of being on him and his brother.
But at least being at the Jordans' house could do some good.
Maybe that would make it easier for Wally to get away from there and take care of his brother on his own.
***
The trip on the way was really nice.
The Jordans talked to him a couple of times, asking him simple things like what kind of music he listened to, if he was hungry or needed anything.
Fortunately Wally was able to answer all of that quickly, which made the road faster and quieter.
That's when they arrived at the Jordans' house.
Despite what he tried, Wally could not contain his surprise at seeing the house where he and his brother would live.
It was very spacious and a very nice red color, it also had a high floor and the front garden was large and very well maintained.
The couple smile at each other as they rush into the house.
They climb the first three steps until they reach the door, which they gently open under the watchful eye of their two children.
Wally sighs, unable to believe that the house is even bigger inside than outside.
When he enters the site he looks everywhere.
The walls have some colors like beige, blue and even green.... Wally would never have believed that those colors worked well together, but somehow or other they do.
The living room is very spacious, has a large sofa and two armchairs.
There is a small wooden table decorated with the same garden flowers from the front and on the wall is hanging a large TV just below a modern fireplace.
"It's big.”
"Yes, I said that too the first time I walked in," Hal jokes as he gently squeezes his shoulder and walks into the kitchen as Barry follows.
"Do you like the house, Wally?"
"It's very pretty," he concludes, advancing along with his tutors.
The kitchen is also very spacious and has a lot of natural lighting, the refrigerator is spacious and seems to be really full, not like in his house that most of the time remained empty.
"Do you want to see the yard?" asks Hal to which Barry laughs still hugging Bart who observes him curious by his gesture.
The brown man turns to look at him with a raised eyebrow and an accusing look.
"Are you making fun of me, Bartholomew?"
"Never," Barry replies with a smile as big as the previous one. “I just find it adorable how you always want to take everyone to the yard and garage of the house.”
"They are my greatest prides," he replies with a shrug. “Just like someone is very proud of the front yard and their office.”
"Well played," he admits with the same playful smile.
The brown man sticks out his tongue in a childish gesture of triumph.
Barry rolls his eyes and follows him along with Wally.
The redhead is undoubtedly puzzled by the way the couple talks and lives together.
Sometimes it seems like they make fun of each other, but they both smile and laugh as they tease, neither of them looking angry, which is weird for him.
When his parents made jokes with each other, they had a rude tone and a look that looked like fire, and those jokes always ended in screaming and with Bart and him sleeping together in the closet.
"I raised all this alone," Hal says once they're out of the house.
"Of course, alone.”
"Well, maybe I got a little help," he adds. “But the vast majority I did alone.”
Barry laughs again and Wally feels very puzzled, but he tries not to think about it and just look at the yard.
It is truly glorious as Mr. Hal boasted.
The grass is natural and has some plants that surround the edges delimited by the high edges. All the flowers are surrounded by small stones that delimit the path.
Wally watches them carefully.
"There are many flowers.”
"And you haven't seen everything," Hal boasts. “I'm working with Barry's help in a small recycled garden.”
"Recycled?"
"It's mostly made of plastic bottles and a few cans of food," Barry clarifies. “Hal, I think it's time to show Wally and Bart their rooms and try on the clothes we bought to see if they will fit.”
"True," he says. “Let's go inside.”
Was Wally going to have a room of his own?
He thought that he was going to sleep in the living room as in the last apartment or perhaps he would sleep in the bedroom of his new “dads” as he used to do in some of the apartments they had.
He is certainly happy not to share a room with the Jordans, at night his parents used to make some strange noises that woke him up and left him very scared.
Wally is surprised when they reach the upper room and see two doors, first his parents quickly show him Bart's room which is decorated in a very childish way, but Wally understands that his brother likes it, Bart is still a baby.
Then it's time to open Wally's room, Barry and his husband seem nervous, but they open it anyway.
Wally opens his eyes wide, impressed.
His room is perfect and beautiful.
He has his own closet and it also looks like he has his own bathroom room just like Bart. But his room is what impresses him the most.
The entire ceiling and walls are painted blue and some shades of purple and black.
There are small white dots everywhere that appear to be stars and from the ceiling hang planets and some other amazing decorations.
"Do you like it?" Barry asks shyly, fearing the boy's answer, but he simply gets a nod.
"You haven't seen the best," Hal concludes, as he heads to close the curtains in the room and then signals to Barry to turn on the light.
Not that they need her much at that moment to see, but Wally understands the reason for the action.
The entire room is illuminated by the planets, stars, moon and sun that hang from the ceiling, each shining in different intensities and colors.
"It's incredible.” Hal smiles.
"I did," Hal says. “I was afraid you wouldn't like it, I thought maybe I had exaggerated a little.”
Wally denies.
"It's perfect!" he exclaims without being able to contain his emotion.
Hal and Barry look at each other knowing that they have a small triumph on a great road that they are just beginning to travel, but any small victory is appreciated and puts them on a more suitable path to continue caring for and understanding their young children better.