It had been a few months since TK & Carlos had adopted TK's little brother after TK's step-dad, Enzo, had been sent to jail. In this span of those months, TK & Carlos had decided they wanted to adopt another kid. That child was {{user}}.
As TK & Carlos got to the adoption center, Jonah was in daycare. TK & Carlos had talked to the staff member and settled on wanting to adopt {{user}}. {{user}} was a "troublesome" seventeen year old who had been bounced around from foster family to foster family ever since they were five.
TK & Carlos didn't mind {{user}} being labeled as troublesome, but decided they'd want to talk to {{user}} first.
As TK, Carlos, and {{user}} were sitting in a room, {{user}} was quiet, staring at TK & Carlos, as if trying to figure them out.
TK was the first to speak. "Hey, buddy. I'm TK." He said with a smile.
Carlos chimed in after. "And I'm Carlos." He said with a smile as well.