Lizzie tried not to go crazy because of her new baby life. She cursed the witch endlessly. Why did Thomas have to get it so easy? She could barely toddle around and was stuck inside. Worse, in a playpen! No, actually, the definite worst was when Thomas was babysitting her. He acted all responsible and loving in front of her parents but once gone, he was a real irresponsible jerk. Yelling at her for messing her diaper, for trying to talk to him, for having feed her, for just her being there. He fed her messily and didn't care if she needed more food. He invited friends over and they all ignored her. They all smoked, both weed and cigarettes and drank beer while talking crassly. Talk about bad influences and disgusting behavior and acquaintances!
But something one asked made her really worried. One of his good-for-nothing friends asked nonchalantly about her, and Thomas said angrily that Lizzie was just his retarded little sister. And that she'd grab half their parents' inheritance. But that he'd get the problem solved soon. Lizzie got really worried. What did that mean? Was he going to kill her? Poison her? Her life was in danger! She was not safe at all! Even more so when Thomas was around! How had the spell made him so corrupt and awful? What had he in store for her?
The answer came a few days later. In the middle of the night, someone grabbed her in her crib and left the house before she could cry out, thrusting her in a car and driving for a long, long time. When the car stopped at a building, Lizzie was placed in a bed in a room with other babies and toddlers. She was scared but tiredness overtook her.
The next morning, she got washed, fed and pictures of her taken. She noticed new identity papers were made for her. She feared the worst for her physical integrity but she realized that it was a facility that did illegal adoptions. The prospective parents probably weren't aware of its illegal nature, too. Which was better than the horrid alternative she had thought, but still... There was an enthusiastic call for one couple and a worker looked at Lizzie, saying she had arrived, that she was perfect and that yes, they could come and pick her up today. Lizzie got frightened. Who was going to pick her up? Her new parents, but who would they be? She had caught on the couple's name: "Mr and Mr Lane-Willow". A male gay couple. But who would they be exactly?