Hello! This is the sequel to the Teen Dad Chronicles and I hope that you like it! Please review and this is kind of like a catch up of what's been happening. Emerson is now 3 and Dani and Kendall have been married for 2 years.
"Where's my shoes?" I asked as I frantically ran around the living room searching.
"Where are Emerson's giraffe and my psych textbook?" Dani asked as she ran around the kitchen preparing Emerson's lunch for daycare.
"Giraffe is in the laundry room and your textbook is in the freezer." I told her as I finally found my shoes.
"Why is my textbook there?" she asked as she began putting on Emerson's shoes.
"It was in my way when I was cooking dinner last night and I needed a place to put it."
"Lazy." She smiled and Emerson got up and ran to my legs.
"Hey Lovebug. You ready for another day at Daycare?" I asked as I played with one of her pigtails.
"It's fun! I gets to play and stuff." She giggled and buried her face into my leg. Dani and I realized that she was going to grow up to be shy like Daniella.
"You'll get to hang out with Katelyn." I smiled at her as her eyes lit up when she heard her best friend's name.
"She has crayons! They are super awesome." She exclaimed. I smiled down at my now 3 year old daughter and poked her nose.
"Go get your giraffe from the laundry room. Mommy and Daddy have to head to class." I told her as she jetted off towards her giraffe.
"She's a handful." I told Dani as she came up and hugged me.
"At least she never makes us late for class. I just have psych and French today then I can go pick her up from Daycare. You have training until 5 right?"
"Yeah, I'll pick up dinner on the way home." I told her as I kissed her cheek.
"I'm proud of you." She mumbled against my chest and I nodded. Going to college and training to be a cop was difficult for the two of us but we were managing. Dani worked at the local book store during the week when she didn't have class and I still worked at Sherwood's on the weekends. We were now married for two years and we've had our ups and downs but we managed. Sometimes we struggled to pay the rent on her aunts (now our) house.
"I want to go back to Spain." I told her randomly.
"So do I. That was the best honeymoon ever."
"I say we take a family trip when Emerson is 10. That way she can remember it and actually enjoy it."
"Good idea but what if we have another little Knight running around by then?"
"Then we bring the kid along and take another vacation when they both can remember it." I chuckled against the top of her head.
"We're not going to make rent this month." She told me as Emerson ran back into the room, giraffe in hand.
"I'll pull an extra shift this weekend." I told her as she gathered her books and we headed towards the car.
"You're over working yourself. I can pull the extra shift but you have to watch Emmy and I know the hockey championship is on and you already have plans to go to Logan's." she told me as she buckled Emmy into the booster seat.
"We'll decide later." I told her as she kissed me goodbye and got in her car.
"See you later Emerson. I love you." I blew a kiss and Emmy gave a little wave as Dani began playing Veggietales for Emerson. I waved and got in my car as I drove one way and Dani went the other way.
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"Hey Knight." A fellow trainee greeted.
"Hey Adam." I smiled as I changed into my workout gear.
"A couple of us are going out to dinner after training, you in?"
"I'm not sure. I have to bring home dinner to my family." I told him as I waited for him to finish.
"Bring them too. They're all you talk about and a few of us are curious about Daniella."
"What about Daniella?" I asked defensively.
"If she's cute or not."
"She's beautiful." I gloated a bit.
"Then bring her so we know you ain't lying." He smiled as we headed out to training.
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"Let's go." I nagged as Dani slipped on her shoes.
"Daddy play?" Emerson asked as she held up a doll.
"Tomorrow sweetie, tonight we're going out."
"Logan?" she asked excitedly.
"No, Uncle Logan won't be there and neither will James or Carlos. You're going to meet some new people." I told her as I picked her up and she laid her head on my shoulder.
"No, I want Logan." She pouted.
"I'm sorry but he won't be there." I told her as Dani finally grabbed her purse and held the door for me.
"You mean." She crossed her little arms as I buckled her in.
"Sorry Bugger." I told her as I heard Dani chuckle beside me.
"What?" I asked.
"She is so like you it's unbelievable."
"She's just like you too so don't laugh missy." I smiled at her as I headed towards the burger joint.
"Who are we meeting anyway?" Dani asked.
"My friends Adam, Paul and Phillip and a few others from the academy." I told her as I pulled into the parking lot.
"Do I have to act all macho?" she joked as she helped Emmy out of the car.
"Burp every chance you get." I chuckled as I opened the restaurant's door for them to enter.
"Daddy go up?" Emerson asked.
"Come here sweetie." I told her as I hoisted her up and placed her on my hip. "The guys are over there."
"Hey Kendall!" Adam greeted as he patted my shoulder.
"Hey guys, this is Daniella, my wife and Emerson, my daughter." I introduced as we all sat down, Emerson still in my lap.
"Hello Emerson. You are such a pretty young lady." Adam complimented as she buried her head into my chest and started whimpering a bit.
"It's okay Lovebug. Daddy's here." I told her as I patted her back.
"Scary." She whispered as Dani grabbed a toy from the diaper bag and gave it to Emmy.
"Here's a doll." Daniella told Emmy as she grabbed it but still didn't look at Adam.
"She's shy." Dani apologized.
"It's okay. You are very beautiful Daniella. If you weren't with Knight, I'd do ya'." Adam commented as he sipped from his drink.
Dani chuckled nervously and shot me a look.
"Baby?" I heard a shrill voice say.
"Hey boo. Everyone, this is my fiancé." Adam said.
"Jo?" I breathed out in disbelief.