Chapter 2

Danny's mind couldn't help but wonder off into the great unknown of 'if'. He had just gotten off the plane and was in a taxi headed to NYPD. It seemed like it wasn't functioning in his head that he had a another daughter. While he was on the plane he thought long and hard about what happened during the break-up; it ended with sex. That was around fourteen years ago, so she couldn't be any older than that.

The blonde man paid the driver as he got out of the taxi, seeing they'd arrived. He had never been this much of a nervous wreck in his whole life. Walking into the police station after grabbing his bags, he went to the front desk. A woman probably in her late forties, with makeup that made her look like a clown sat at it. She didn't seem to want to be there either.

"Hello sir, can I help you?" Danny couldn't help but notice the boredness in her tone.

"Um, I'm Daniel Williams, I've come to see Officer Ryan." The Lady rolled her eyes as she checked the computer.

"Follow me please sir," He followed the woman down a series of halls decorated with pictures of all kinds of people who had worked at NYPD, before coming to a large office with the name plate Ryan Merritt's above the door.

The woman knocked softly on the door, before sticking her head in.

"You have a visitor, Officer Ryan. A Mr. Daniel Williams?" Danny's eyes tried to peek into the office but the way she was positioned in the doorway, it was impossible.

"Ah yes, I've been waiting for him. Please send him in." Danny could tell by the sound of his voice he wasn't very old maybe twenty-six or twenty-eight.

The woman stepped aside so Danny could walk in. The first thing he noticed was a small human frame on a couch in the corner of the office with blonde hair framing her golden face. 'That must be her' Danny thought to himself.

"Hello, Mr. Williams I'm sure you have many questions. Please have a seat." Danny turned from looking at the small girl on the couch to see a relatively large man sitting at a desk, who looked very tired. Danny took a seat in front of him looking at him expectantly, sending a look telling him to get on with what was going on.

"I can tell from your facial expression you want me to explain. Well I told you basically everything on the pho-" The man was cut off by a small feminine voice.

"I have a letter for you from my mom." Ashleigh told Danny yawning getting a piece of paper out of her bag and handing it to him.

Danny's eyes softened at the exhausted child, he could not possibly be mad at her, his or not she was a little girl who had just lost her mother; and was extremely emotional.

"Thank you sweetie, how are you holding up?" Ashleigh just shrugged, tired from the long day just wanting to sleep.

"We can talk later, you can go lay down I will read the letter." Ashleigh didn't have to be told twice, she immediately went back to her spot and laid back down.

"I'd like to read the letter, seeing as you don't have any more information to tell me; right?" The officer nods his head, and silently leaves the room to give him space to let him think everything through and such.

Opening the letter Danny saw the beautiful cursive handwriting he always admired. Danny had almost forgotten the delicate handwriting of Andrea; it was like she wrote in cursive from the 1800's hard to read yet beautiful. Sighing Danny began to read, feeling this was all too cliché.

Dearest Danny,

If you are reading this it means I have passed away. I have kept a really big secret from you for the past fourteen years.I know I should have told you but we were already broken up and you were just finishing up police school and you looked so happy; how could interfere with your happiness. We have a daughter; Ashleigh. She's thirteen years old and an exact replica of you; stubborn, strong-willed, may I mention good-looking? I know this may come shocking to you but Danny please take care of our daughter.

I don't want her to go to some strangers in foster care. I want you to be in her life, to comfort her to love her, to just be there to catch her when she falls. All I ask is this one simple thing Daniel. If not for me for the little blonde girl probably not far from you as you read this. Even if you want to get another DNA testing done but it will not change the results, she's 100% yours. If you do decide to take her on some tips.

Like I said before she is very strong-willed so big attitude. Just be firm with her and she will listen, I promise. I know at times she will get to the last nerve of your every being just take your time with her remember your patience, it'll pass. Enjoy every minute with her and always take good care of her or I will haunt you. Make sure she knows I love her and that I will be with her everyday in spirit. Oh and one last thing Danny I never stopped loving you.

Always,

Andrea

Danny wiped the few stray tears that were running down his face. Starring at the letter he was unaware of Ashleigh reading the letter over his shoulder.

"Did you really love my mother?" Danny jumped at the expectancy of his daughter speaking to him. Grabbing her by the arm he brings her from behind him to in front of him making her look him right in the eyes.

"I loved your mother with everything in me Ashleigh, and I love you too." Ashleigh's face widened when she heard Danny say that he loved her.

"How can you love me when you only just met me?"

"Because you're mine, I made you. This is the first time of me seeing you and I love every moment of it and I promise baby I will not miss anymore of your life." Danny ended the sentence with a very brief kiss to Ashleigh's head before leaving to go find Officer Ryan to sign the papers to be her official guardian and get the hell out of there.

Danny was helping Ashleigh bring her things inside when Steve pulled up. Danny looked to Ashleigh to see a reaction, yet got none. Sighing he walked to Steve kinda upset that she was so depressed.

"Hey man, how was the trip you look like you have been hit by a bus you okay?" Leave it to Steven to point out the obvious.

"No I am not that little girl over there is depressed and lifeless with a mother who just died and was dragged across the country with a father she has never met so yeah Steven I'm fucking perfect." Steve threw his hands up in the air in defense.

"Hey all I did was ask a question Daniel, worried about you. So you gonna introduce me to her or what?" Danny nods slightly in response before walking off with Steve following.

Hey! She meets Steve in the next chapter, comment what you believe should happen! Since it seems like none of you read my story can I get six reviews? Please, its so much more rewarding to me as an author if you give me advice, thanks!

-McGarrettsGirl43