The Daughter

Chapter One

Solomon POV

I stood at the opened doors of Gallagher Academy watching each of the girls from my Junior class come tired. Every single one had mud all over their and clothes.

"You know how long its going to take to get this gunk out of my hair..." groaned Tina.

Mick stretched her mucles "who cares about your hair, this was my favorite shirt."

Bex stopped at the stairs next to Cammie, Bex started taking off her shoes. "I think there is something in my shoe. And its kicking."

I shut the door "yeah well after tonight I wouldn't have been surprised if a twig beat you at arm wrestle." I said bitterly. My girls embarrassed me today, I thought they had improved but I guess I was wrong. "This was another come back to make with the Blackthorne boys and you failed again." I shrugged "Well at least this time it was three of you, but that is not enough."

"We're sorry Mr. Solomon," Cammie said to me. "We'll try harder next time."

I crossed my arms "You better."

"So will they be coming again this semester again?" Tina asked.

I shook my head "not anytime soon." I turned to face her "and Ms. Walters if I were you I worry more about my studies than boys." I turned around and walked up the stairs. I heard Kim comfort Tina.

"Its okay Tina, he is just upset because Abby isn't here to make him feel better."

I didn't say anything, I just rolled my eyes and went to my bed. Letting all my worries fade away.

The following morning

"Hello?" I asked into the phone during class.

"Hey, its Rachel... um... can you send Cammie, Bex and yourself down to the office?"

I turned to face the wall "but I'm in the middle of class."

"It's okay I'm sending Buckingham to sub and this is going to seem more important."

I sighed thinking about what it could be about. "Okay," I hung up and turned to the class. "I'm leaving for the hour, Buckingham will be down." Ilooked directly to Bex and Cammie "you two come with me." Bex got up and Cammie's face looked ice cold.

When we got down to the office I saw a fifteen year old girl sitting on the couch. She had black hair and green eyes wearing a new Gallagher girl uniform. I rolled my eyes Rachel pulled me out for a new girl. I waved my hand when Rachel raised her eyebrows at me. Hey I'm a kiss up. "So what did you need?"

I saw next to her a lawyer type woman. Along with Macy and Liz at the window.

Rachel got up and said "this is Jessica and this is Mrs. Wesly she is a lawyer for Angie Monroe... ring a bell?"

My eyes got wide because it did. Angie Monroe an agent and a former lover of mine although we slpit after we couldn't stand each other anymore. I cocked my head "sounds familiar... why?"

"Well ," said Wesly. "Ms. Angie Monroe went MIA during a mission... a month later they found her body in the middle of the ocean." I crossed my arms shocked by this new, I looked over at Jessica not a bit of emotion showed on her face. "Now you must know by now that Jessica is Angie's daughter and wasn't named a gaurdian if anything like this happened."

"Uh huh," I listned.

"So we looked for relatives that are capable of raising her and since your name was on the birth cirtificate we chose-

"Wait, wait what did you say?" I asked astonished.

"You're my father you dimwit," I was astonished to hear her talk and say something like that. She got up and faced me "you had concieved me on the beach of Costa Rica." I looked at her confused again and she looked really pissed. Yeah she's Angie's only a Monroe would look that angry. "I read my mom's diary."

"Oh," was all I could get out. I nodded at that memory. "That was a nice evening."

Rachel rolled her eyes at me, the girls were sitting on the window and looked stunned.

"So," said Mrs. Wesly "as I was saying all you have to do is sigh these papers." She pulled out a packet of papers and held them out to me. "And you will be her legal gaurdian.

"Or I could be an emacipated minor and be out on my own," Jessica said.

"I like her..." I heard Macy mutter.

"We discussed this Jessica you're going here and he is becomeing your legal father."

Jessica rolled her eyes and glared. "Like he cares."

I sat on the chair and looked at the packet. I looked at the woman "I agree with her, she might not like this arrangment."

"Joe..." Rachel gasped "she's your daughter."

"Its not that I don't care its that I'm not used to having a kid to take care of." I poitned at her "And she doesn't even like me."

Mrs. Wesly tucked back her hair "Well how about I leave her here under your supervision for the semester and if things don't work out we'll have her grandparents to do the job."

I thought about the idea and nodded "yeah I like the idea." I looked over at Jessica she did look a little like me. She had my nose and hair but her facial expression was no where near mine.

"Alright than I will leave you with her things and you two can dicuss her sheduale." I got up and shook her hand "and if she comes to any trouble just let me know." She had the look that said 'good luck'. She left closing the door.

Jessica rolled her eyes again and glared at me.

I sat down thinking I'm a dad and I don't know how I'm going to handle this.