"Dylan?! Where are you honey mommy can't see you Darling." Sarah Called from the doorway looking for her 7yr old daughter. With a hand on her swollen belly she began to search the front yard "Dylan! Girl where are you? You're starting to scare mommy." Sarah called out to her once more. Where could that little hellion have gone too? Sarah asked herself as she stopped under the big tree in front of barn.
Suddenly she heard a little voice call out to her, "mommy I'm coming down!" Sarah looked up into the tree. Sighing she shook her head. "I'm starting to regret letting Buck teach her how to climb a tree. Dylan love come down for mommy."
"I can't mommy, I stuck." Sarah started to panic when she heard that, "What do you mean you're stuck?"
"My dress is stuck mommy. I can't get it out." Dylan called down to her mother.
Sarah started to rub her belly more from being scared. Sarah turned running to the side of the house as she called for her husband, "CHRIS! BUCK! CHRIS! BUCK! GOTDAMNIT SOMEONE ANSWER ME!"
Chris Larabee and his best friend Buck Wilmington both came running the corner. "SARAH?! Sarah honey what's wrong?"
"It's Dylan," she pointed to the tree, "She's stuck and can't get down."
Chris tore past her, with his heart in his throat. Every instinct screaming for him to get to his child as fast as possible. Chris and Buck skidded to a halt under the big tree watching Dylan as she was sitting cross legged on one of the thick branches. Her little face blissful as she stared down at them, "Hi daddy, Hi uncle buck".
Sarah walked towards the men on wobbly knees and Buck put a supporting protective arm around her. It was no mystery as how she got up there. Along thick branch reaches over and goes into the top barn window and Dylan is a very agile and flexible little girl.
Chris stared up the tree, his hazel gaze glued on his daughter as he started to climb up. A scowl screwed her small features together and she scrambled to her feet, perilously close to the edge of the branch, "No Bad Daddy!" she shrieked. Chris Froze in place as he realized she wasn't stuck, she just didn't want to come down.
That little hellion is absolutely fearless! Chris thought to himself.
"Chris," Sarah whispered, her voice choked. Chris was Shaking as he watched Dylan stomp her little foot and pointed a dimpled finger at him, "DOWN Daddy" she demanded. Chris knew he couldn't get to her in time, no matter how fast he moved. His baby was going to fall and there was only one thing to do, "Buck!" he barked.
Buck left Sarah's side as he knew immediately what was happening. He ambled forward not making any swift movements that would startle her. When he was directly below his niece he grinned at the cherubic little demon, and she grinned right back.
"Bucklin," She crowed showing all of her tiny white teeth.
"You little Antichrist," He said fondly. "I'm really going to miss you when you're in prison. I'll give you … oh maybe at the age of twelve."
Sarah piped up behind him, "Really Buck really? Must you say such things to encourage her."
Buck smiled and looked back at his niece with open arms, "Come on cupcake let's fly."
Dylan laughed at her uncle and jumped down. He deftly snagged her mid air, and hugged the precious little body to his chest. Sarah burst into tears of relief as she and Chris was there taking their little devil into loving arms, pressing lips to her round head. Dylan patted her mother's face, "mommy crying?" she asked and her lower lip quivered as she looked at Chris. "Fix Daddy" "Oh I'll fix it alright," He muttered "I'll fix some glue to your little butt and stick you to a damn chair!"
Sarah Giggled through her tears, "Well I did wish for a little girl." She said hiccupping as she laughed. "Well shit Sarah your got your wish." Chris replied.
Buck reached out and plucked Dylan from her father's arms. She beamed at him and he said ruefully "With any luck this time your have a little boy and years upon years before your have a hellion of a girl again!" Chris narrowed his eyes at his best friend " or you'll be next." "No Way!" Buck said firmly, "I love you kid but you're all that I need. I'm not getting married and i damn sure know how…" "Bucklin don't your dare finish that statement in front of my daughter!" Sarah punched Buck in his arm.
"She wouldn't have been such a Hellion if uncle Buck didn't teacher things like Oh say climbing trees." Chris shouted as he shot to his feet.
"Awe Come on pard you wouldn't hit a man carrying a lit Tyke would you?" Buck used Dylan as a shield.
"Put her down Buck." Chris said walking towards his friend.
Sarah took her daughter from Buck and turned to watch the scene.
"Daddy gonna spank Unc Buck?"
"Yes baby daddy is gonna spank Unc buck."
"Unc Buck?" Dylan turned to her uncle "Yes darling?" buck didn't even look at her, he was too busy watching Chris. "Run." Buck took off laughing as a Laughing Chris chased him around the yard and house. Neither knew that this would be the last time that they would see Little Dylan.