When 22 yr/o Fang Dente's ex-girlfriend dies in a car crash he doesn't expect social services to be knocking on his door the next day with a little surprise. Follow as Fang tries to get the hang of being a father with the help of Ella's half-sister Max.

How did this happen? I found myself thinking as I watched the little three year old girl swinging her legs over the edge of a chair, teddy bear satchel on her back and her black hair in pigtails. Why me?

The social worker entered the room and knelt beside the child - Charlotte. Instantly Charlotte's swinging legs settled and she listened to what the woman had to say. About five words in a huge grin spread across her face and when the social worker stood up and offered the girl her hand she instantly took it and skipped out the room…towards me…her father…

She gazed up at me with huge hazel doe eyes and I shifted uncomfortably. I never had been good with kids, that was more Iggy's thing and now here I was picking up my kid who I didn't even know existed until last week when social services rung me up and asked me to pick her up from the hospital. Now I really had no freaking clue what they were on about and I had been so sure that there had been a mistake but then they explained about my ex-girlfriend Lisa and the car crash that had landed me in this mess.

"Daddy?" She asked cocking her head to the side.

I swallowed and nodded.

Another grin spread across her face and she threw her arms around my knees. I took a step back to steady myself but this didn't deter her.

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"I can't do this, Ig." I whispered frantically into the phone. Charlotte was humming to herself and scribbling on a piece of paper with a few crayons from her satchel.

"Fang, man, it's been two hours. Calm down." Iggy chuckled in reply and if he had been standing in front of me I would have hit him.

"Easy for you to say, you had nine months to get ready for yours!" I hissed and glanced over at Charlotte to make sure she hadn't heard me.

"Alright, alright. I know it's a serious shock but everything will get easier. Don't stress or she'll know."

"Oh god," I groaned pinching the bridge of my nose, "You mean like a freaking dog?"

Iggy busted out laughing and it took a full fifteen minutes to get him to stop laughing his ass off. "Well, sort of." He choked out between chuckles. "Oh wait, Ella wants to talk to you." I heard some shuffling as the phone was passed over and I really was dreading speaking to my sister-in-law. Ella was really sweet but man alive the woman was like super mom! I was never going to hear the end of it.

I was preparing for the lecture I was sure to get from Ella but to my surprise she simply said "I'm on my way." And that is how half an hour later Ella is upstairs bathing Charlotte and putting her to bed.

I was slumped in a chair in the living-room when Ella came in with a smile on her face that she always gets when she's near kids. "When are you going to fetch her stuff?" She asked crossing her arms.

"Tomorrow." I sighed shaking my head. "This is insane, I don't know the first thing about kids!" I complained.

"It'll be fine. Call if you need anything alright?"

I nodded.

She was at the door before I realised something and bolted after her, "Wait!" I gasped, "What about when she wakes up? What do I do?"

Ella gave me a disbelieving look and then shook her head. "I have work tomorrow but my sister's in town. I'll ask her to stop by and look after Charlotte for the day."

This day just keeps getting better and better.

Maximum Ride. We never had been on the best of terms – well that's putting it lightly. She hated my guts. Why? I never could find that out, the first day I met her she instantly gave me the cold shoulder and has made it her life's mission to make my life hell when she was in town and now I had to face her and tell her I had a three year old daughter and I didn't know how to look after her? I am so looking forward to that.

Ok, don't ask me why I am writing this I just felt like it. I don't think it'll be a long story probably about ten chapters or so. I'm doing this to try and get rid of my writers block so it'll most likely be extremely crap. I apologise in advance.

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