AN: it's Rather Self explanatory just felt like writing it hope you like it's unbeta'd because I wanted to get it out on father's day! I own nothing but Katie Beth! Enjoy and review!-Meghan

The first two father's days of Katie's life he was given messy kisses as his gift one of which had some PB & J sandwich mixed in with the slobber. The third year Tana had forgotten to even give Katie too him so he was alone the fourth one he was on a job and no one had known Katie even existed. He didn't know what to expect this year except that Katie had Sophie and Parker's help this year and he wasn't allowed to ask questions or snoop. Katie Beth wanted to surprise him.

He woke alone and to the smell of chocolate baking. Parker and Katie alone in his kitchen…unsupervised…oh god his kitchen. He got up and ran scared of what he would find.

He found them icing a chocolate cake the messy bowls in the sink his kitchen fairly clean except for the oven door being open. "What are y'all doin?"

"Making you a chocolate cake for breakfast but you're not supposed to be awake yet I was going to bring it to you in bed." Katie informed him.

"Well should I go back to bed?" he asked.

"No that's ok…" he walked over and closed the oven door. "Chocolate cake for breakfast?" he questioned parker coming to stand between them

"It's what she wanted to do I wasn't going to tell her no." Parker shrugged continuing her icing mission. Katie Beth stood in her chair Eliot went to scold her before he could she climbed up him. Wrapping herself around him giving him a tight hug. "Real squeezes huh?"

"Yup." she kissed his cheek repeatedly. "And extra kisses 'cause its your Daddy Day… Happy Father's Day…I have your present in my room." he took that to mean put me down. So he did she shot off toward her room.

Minutes later she returned and handed him a messily wrapped and heavily scotch taped object the paper adorned with snoopy characters.

"I wrapped it myself."

"I can tell and you did a lovely job." Eliot smiled and told Parker with his eyes to keep the comments he saw on her face to herself. "And here's your card …" she handed him a handmade card. The pink construction paper folded in half bore a rainbow on the front with words To: Daddy From: Katie Beth yer Monkey written above it. He opened it inside was a smiley face on the left with an assortment of hearts and on the right was 143 happy father's day love Katie Beth

"Now your present!" He opened it inside was a slightly misshapen cobalt blue bowl emblazoned with bright purple flowers. "Made it in my pottery class with Sophie, painted it too. Do you like it?"

"Are you kidding me I love it. Its just the right size for ice cream."

He kissed her cheek. "Thank you."

"Welcome, Thanks for bein my daddy…"

"Not a problem I've enjoyed the job so far…double check when your seventeen though…" he teased. even though the cake had its fair share of egg shells Eliot couldn't think of a better cake he'd ever eaten.

"Daddy I made Uncle Nate something too, I know he's not my Daddy he's Sam's daddy and Sam's not here but he still needs a present like you. Can I go give it too him?" Eliot didn't want to tell her no because he was really proud of her for thinking of Nate but he also knew the reminder would hurt Nate even though it was unintentional on Katie's part. He didn't know what to say. Parker saved him the trouble though. "Sure baby ninja sounds like a plan." she grabbed the gift from her room went and down the hall to Nate's place.

She knocked Sophie answered. "Hi Katie Darling… you need something?"

"No just got a present for Uncle Nate…" she showed Sophie. "Well isn't that nice he's on the couch baby."

"Okay…" She went to the living room where Sophie stood off to the side and watched. "Hey Uncle Nate what ya watchin?"

"Antique's roadshow your Dad know you are here?" she came around the couch and sat by him. "Yeah…I bringed you a present."

"Brought sweetie." Sophie corrected.

She handed Nate the gift "I know you're not my daddy but you kinda are a little you always help me with my homework and teach me stuff that makes me smart and talk to me like I'm a big girl and not a baby and I like that!

There's not a Uncle Nate day so I figured…"

"You're smart all on your own…Katie you can be anything…"

"I want to be." Katie finished. He gingerly unwrapped a turquoise coffee mug. With " 1 Uncle Nate in red." Nate swallowed thickly "I really, really love it Katie."

"Ok good, you don't think Sam minds up in heaven that someone else gave his daddy a present do you?" tears blurred Sophie's vision. "Nate cleared his throat. "No baby I don't think he'd mind at all." he said hoarsely. She kissed his cheek "Happy father's Day Uncle Nate, can you not drink the stinky stuff I can't touch in this though?"

"No stinky stuff is gonna touch this mug I promise."

"Ok. Want some cake? I made it. Tata Sophie?"

"Sure Darling lead the way." once they were gone Nate exhaled leaned his head back on the couch. Sometimes life just hits you in the gut he thought.