Early one morning Hank awoke to hearing his 5 month old daughter, Jordan crying on the baby monitor he recently got had got Jordan when her mother and the love of his life Anna was killed in action. It crushed him Anna was the only other woman he loved after Camille died, the only thing he has now in his children.
He walked out of his room and walked to Jordan's nursery to hear his little girl crying and wailing in her crib, the five month old was crying at the top of her lungs and flinging her arms everywhere. Hank walked over bent down picking her up and began rocking her gently.
"What's the matter sweetheart, huh what's the matter". Hank says in a soft tone.
He smelt an odor in the air and back down at his little girl and realised what it was. "Looks like someone needs a diaper change".
He brought her over to the changing table and changed the dirty diaper, once she was cleaned up and a fresh diaper was put on her the baby was happy.
"Is that better baby? You're all clean now".
Jordan squealed happily and clapped her hands, Hank smiled at the little baby and kissed her head. He then got her a little black dress, a pair of white tights and her dress shoes, today was Anna's funeral. Jordan was too young to understand what's going on around her but Hank knew when she got older she'd be asking questions about her mother.
After Jordan was dressed Hank brought her downstairs and set her in the high chair, he put a bib on Jordan and began feeding her. Jordan ate some of the baby food she took some of the food from her mouth and threw it at her father's shirt and began laughing.
"You little troublemaker". Hank laughed.
Justin then came down from his room entering the kitchen to see his father feeding his sister. "Morning Pop".
"Morning son". Hank said to his son.
"If you want me to go with you today, I don't mind".
"Thank you Justin".
"No problem".
"You mind finishing feeding Jo while I get dressed".
"Yeah, go get ready I got it from here".
Hank handed the small jar of baby food to his son, Justin then began feeding his sister he scooped up some of the food and put it towards his sister but she slapped it away getting it on him.
"You little squirt, now it's on me". Justin says, chuckling.
Jordan laughed at her brother, he then tried the food.
"Come on Jo Jo, it's good see". Justin scooped some of the food up and put it in his mouth.
He regretted doing that but he sucked it up and swallowed it. "See it's good food now you try it".
Justin then tried again to feed some more of the food to his sister. Hank came down the stairs freshly showered, he wore a dark blue dress shirt, a black tie, a black suit jacket and matching slacks. He slipped on his black dress socks then the shoes.
"Justin, you should get ready son we'll be leaving soon". Hank says to his son.
"Alright". Justin replies.
Hank watched as his son went upstairs to get read he reached for his young daughter getting her out of the high chair.
"You'll always be my little girl Jo, no matter what. You'll always be my baby". Hank says.
He watched as Jordan began playing with his tie, the whole time he felt pain ache in his heart. He wanted Anna to be here with him, Jordan, and Justin, so they can be a family. Tears began pooling in his eyes and going down his cheeks, Jordan saw her father upset and that began to upset her. The baby began to fuss and when that happened Hank calmed down and wiped his eyes.
"It's ok Jo, it's alright now baby. I'm sorry for upsetting you, daddy's just upset right now I didn't mean to upset you". Hank says to the baby.
A moment later Jordan had calmed down but was still a little fussy, Justin then came down dressed in one of his suits. It was a plain white dress shirt, blue tie, black jacket and slacks along with his dress shoes. Hank then quickly brushed Jordan's short brown hair and put it up in a water fountain ponytail. Jordan's hair was a short shoulder length and it was brown and silky just like her mother's which killed Hank on the inside even more.
"Pop we should go, the funeral is gonna start soon". Justin spoke.
"Is the car seat in the car?" Hank asked.
"Yeah I'll grab the diaper bag and we can go".
Hank headed out to his car he opened the back door so he can put Jordan in the car seat, Jordan didn't want to be put in the car seat so she began trying to get out of it.
"Jo, it's ok sweetheart". Hank says.
Jordan then began wailing which broke his heart, Justin came out holding the diaper bag on his shoulder. "Pop I got her".
"Thanks Justin".
Hank went around to the driver seat while Justin got in the back with his sister. He pulled one of her favorite toys out, it was a stuffed rabbit Hank had gotten for her.
"Here you go Jo, you want ". Justin said in a playful tone.
The baby then smiled when she saw the toy in her brother's hand, while Hank drove to the cemetery Justin kept his sister occupied. He'd make funny faces and different noises which made her sequel with excitement and laughter. Hearing his baby girl laugh brought Hank some happiness.
The small family arrived to the cemetery, Justin got his sister from the car seat and carried her over to their father. Hank got out of the car and shut his door he looked over to see his two children he smiled when he saw his little girl reach out for him, he gently took her from his son and they walked over to where Anna was being buried.
It killed Hank that Jordan will never get to grow up with her mother, she would never get to do anything a girl can do with their mother. They went over to Anna's coffin and put some flowers down Justin took his sister from their father so he could have a moment. Hank took a hold of the coffin just as a new round of tears came streaming down his cheeks and onto the coffin.
"Anna I promise you right now that I'll do whatever it takes to protect our little girl, I won't fail you. When Jordan gets older I'll make sure she knows about you, I'll tell her stories about you. You also were a great inspiration to my son, even though he wasn't your son you treated him as your own and for that I'm forever grateful. I love you so much Anna". Hank spoke, as tears were streaming down his cheek like a waterfall.
"Mr. Voight were about to start". The priest said.
Hank then sat down at one of the seats, Justin sat next to him with Jordan in his lap, Jost sat a couple seats away from the small family.
"Today we are here to celebrate the life of Anna Carter. Anna was a wonderful woman, she gave her life to protect our country. She went out each and everyday and put her life on the line for the people of this city, for her daughter, for her family. At this time her partner Hank Voight would like to say a few words". The priest says.
Hank stood up straightening his suit and going up to the podium, when Jordan saw her father move she began to get fussy and want him. She kept reaching out for him but Justin pulled her back to his chest holding her protectively.
"When I first met Anna I found my second chance at love, I loved her with everything I had and that won't ever change. The day she told me that I was gonna be a father again that was the most exciting day of my life, then the day our little girl was born was the happiest day of both our lives. What's gonna kill me is the fact that my little girl will be growing up without her mother, but she will always know about her mother. When I look at my baby girl I see Anna in her". Hank says. He then turned to the coffin he kissed two of his fingers and put them to the coffin. "I love you Anna and I'll always protect our little girl no matter what".
He then sat back down and took a hold of his little girl hugging her close to him, Josh then got up to say a few words about his sister.
"Anna was the best older sister I've ever had, she always looked out for me when we were younger. I got into trouble so many time she's bailed me out each and every time, I can't every repay for for what she's done for me. When I look at my niece I know she's gonna ask questions about her mother when she gets older and I know Hank is gonna tell her everything he can about Anna. I'm gonna miss you so much Anna and I promise to help Hank out with Jordan". Josh spoke.
Hank just sat there listening to all the talking, the rest of the funeral was a blur to her. Some of Anna's friends had went paying their respects, they hugged Hank, Justin, and Jordan.
It was getting close to Jordan's nap so Hank put his little girl into the car seat, Justin decided to drive so his father could sit in the back with Jordan. The baby was falling asleep in the carseat and after a moment she was out like a light, Hank took his index finger and caressed her cheek.
"I'll always protect sweetheart, no matter what I have to do". Hank whispered.
Justin looked in the rear view mirror to see his father talking to his sleeping sister, the small family finally arrived back home Hank took the his sleeping baby girl from the carseat carefully without waking her, they headed inside he quietly walked up the steps going to her nursery. He quickly changed her out of the dress and tight and put a pink onesie on her he gently picked her up and laid her in the crib.
When Jordan was in the crib she began to cry so Hank carefully picked her back up and began swaying her as she began to calm down.
"It's alright Jo, I'm here. Daddy's here, you're ok baby". Hank cooed.
The older father sat down in the rocking chair and rocked his baby to sleep, Jordan laid her head on her father's chest listening to his heart beat. She took a hold of some of his shirt in her tiny fist. During the afternoon Jordan slept soundly on her father's chest.
Jordan had woken up from her nap so Hank had taken her downstairs so he could give her something to eat. He got a jar of apples along with a jar of mixed berries, after a few bites of both Hank ended up wearing some of the baby food on him. Jordan laughed when she saw her father.
"You are just something aren't you munchkin". Hank says playfully.
After she had eaten some food he brought her to the living room and set her on the floor then took some toys out for her to play with. He then got on the floor and began playing with her.
Jordan was playing with all the toys on the floor, Hank was enjoying the time with his baby girl. Justin watched the moment from his seat, he remembers what it's like to lose his mother but he was much older than his sister. The pain will remain there forever. Jordan was too young to understand what was going on around her, but she sensed when her father or brother were upset.
It was now close to dinner, Justin made him and his father a couple burgers while Hank fed Jordan some baby food. When she had enough he made her a warm bottle of formula and gave it to her, as he rocked her Jordan began to slowly fall asleep. Hank took her up to the nursery and laid her down, he put her stuffed rabbit next to her then covered her with the light blanket. He bent down and kissed her head.
"Sleep tight sweetheart". He whispered.
Hank turned on the baby monitor and took the other one with him, he went back down to the kitchen and began slowly eating his dinner.
"You ok Pop?" Justin asked.
"I'm fine son". Hank replied.
"Pop, I know I've done a lot but I promise you right now I'll change for Jordan".
"That's very big of you Justin".
"I don't want her making the same mistakes I made".
"We'll make sure of that".
"It'll be us against the world".
"Us against the world".
The father and son finished dinner then headed to bed, before going to bed Hank had went to check on Jordan when he got to her door he had heard her fussing so he went in and picked her up and started to rock her.
"Shh sweetheart shh, it's alright everything's alright Jo. I'm here, daddy's here baby girl. I'll keep you safe forever". Hank says softly.
He took her to his room and laid her down on his bed, he laid a few pillows on the edge of the bed so she wouldn't fall off. Jordan was asleep again as she was laying in the middle of the bed, Hank got beside her laying on his side he caressed her cheek then kissed her head. From this moment on he was gonna do whatever it took to keep his little girl safe from anything and anyone, he wasn't gonna let nobody hurt his baby girl. Not ever.
A/N: This will contain some scenes from Jordan's childhood years. This takes place when Jordan is still a baby. I have another new story in the works as well, be on the lookout!