Here you go. Chapter 10. :)

Chapter 10

Tammy looked at Dasey in shock. "Um, hello. I'm Tammy Johnson. I am the social worker assigned to this house." She said after the initial shock had worn off. She held out her hand.
"Danny Messer. How you doin'?" Danny replied as he shook it.
"Pretty good. Thanks for asking. Have a seat." Danny sat in one of the seats across from Tammy's desk.
"Well, my work here is done." Dasey said. "I'm going to enjoy a long, hot shower and then attempt to finish my homework."
Danny nodded and Tammy said ok. After she left, Tammy turned her attention toward Danny. "So how did she find you?"
"Well, she showed at the lab looking for me. She said that she talked to a friend of her mom's that gave her some information about me. My wife and I started looking for her after we found her birth certificate with the victim's belongings. Fate intervened and we found each other on the same day. Benefits of being a crime scene investigator. We ran a blood test today and she's my daughter. Which brings me here today." Danny told her.
Tammy had started to write some things down before answering him. "Why are you here, Danny?"
"Well, I want to know what the process is in a situation like this. Dasey's mother is dead. She has no living relatives. I checked. I'm her father and I want her."
Tammy listened as Danny talked. She could tell that he really wanted Dasey and was going to do everything to get her. "Ok, well first things first. We need to make sure that she is your daughter. You said that you ran a blood test at your lab. Were you the one that performed the test?"
"No. One of the other lab techs did the actually procedure and it was supervised by another lab tech. Dasey and I just sat there."
"Ok. Do you have those results?"
"Yep. Right here." Danny gave Tammy a copy of the results.
"Wow. Ok. You came prepared. That's great." Tammy took the results and them in Dasey's file. "This is going to take some time. We need to run a background check on you. Are you married?"
"Yes. Lindsay and I have been married for 2 years. We also have a 2 year old daughter."
"Ok. Why don't you write down some basic info that way we can have something."
"Sure." Danny wrote down their address, phone numbers, work address and numbers and Mac's number. "I also put my boss's number on here if you need proof of employment."
Tammy nodded. "Thanks."
"Anything else?" Danny asked.
"Not at the moment."
"Ok. I guess I'll head out then." Danny stood up.
Tammy followed him. "I'll walk you out."
Dasey was sitting on the couch watching Sports Center on ESPN. The younger kids were playing a game on the floor. Danny smiled. Dasey was so into what the commenters were saying that she didn't realize that he was standing there.
"DJ, I'm heading out." Danny said.
Dasey looked up, disappointment written all over her face. "Oh, ok. I'll walk you out."
Tammy looked at Danny. "Thanks for stopping by. I'll be in touch soon." She held out her hand. Danny shook it and looked over at Dasey. "Ready?"
Danny and Dasey continued walking through the house and out onto the porch.
"So what did Tammy say?" Dasey asked once they were outside.
"She said that it was a process and that it was going to take time." Danny told her.
"Ok, so now what?"
"Now, you go back to being a regular kid. Lindsay and I go back to work, and we make plans as we get more info." Danny pulled out his phone and called Lindsay. Dasey gave him a strange look. He waived her off. After 3 rings, "Lindsay Messer" came over the phone.
"Hey babe. I'm here with Dasey. I was about to leave. I just wanted to make sure that you got to say goodbye."
"Oh, that's sweet, Danny. Thank you. Can I talk to her?"
"Sure." Danny passed his phone to Dasey.
"Hi Lindsay." Dasey said once she got the phone.
"Hey kiddo. How're you doing?"
"Pretty good. I showered as soon as I got back. I felt gross. I'm sorry that I came right after my game. I'm pretty sure I could have planned it better."
Lindsay laughed. "It's fine. I'm just glad we found you. Are you ok with this whole thing?"
"Yeah. I'm really glad that you and Danny found me." Dasey gave Danny a smile.
"Me too, sweetie. Hang on. Someone wants to say hi to you." Dasey heard Lindsay talking to someone in the background. Then a little voice came on. "Heyyo?"
"Hello. Who is this?" Dasey asked.
"Wucy."
"Lucy? Hi. I'm your sister. I'm Dasey."
"Asey?"
"Yeah, baby. Dasey." Lindsay said. Dasey heard the phone drop and little feet running.
"Sorry about that. She's more interested in her dolls at the moment. Besides it a little bit past her bed time and she's a little cranky."
"It's ok. She sounds adorable. I can't wait to meet her."
"Why not this weekend?" Lindsay asked. "I have Saturday off. We could make a day of it."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I'm sure Lucy would love it. And I would really enjoy spending time with you."
"Ok. I'll go ask Tammy to make sure it's ok. Hang on. I'll be right back." Dasey tossed the phone to Danny and ran inside.
"Did you just promise something?" Danny asked her after her caught it.
"Why?" Lindsay asked.
"Well, DJ just tossed me my phone and took off inside like a bat out of hell." He told her. "Seemed pretty excited about something."
"Yeah I told her we could spend Saturday together since I have the day off. She can meet Lucy then."
"Babe, that's great. I'm sure this will be really good for her. She can spend some quality time with you. Wait, she's back. Hang on." Danny tossed the phone back to Dasey. She looked at him questioningly but caught it with ease and put it up to her ear.
"Lindsay?"
"Yeah, sweetie. I'm here."
"I just talked to Tammy. She said that's fine. Can you pick me up though? Tammy has some paperwork she needs you fill out."
"That's no problem. Just give me the address. What time do you want to meet?"
"9am. I figured that would give you enough time to get Lucy ready and get through traffic."
"Sure. 9am sounds fine. I'll see you then."
"Good night, Lindsay."
"Good night, Dasey." Dasey tossed Danny's phone back to him.
"Hey, babe. I'll call you once I get on the road." Danny told her. "Bye." He hung up the phone. "So you and Lindsay are going to spend the day together on Saturday, huh?"
"Yeah. Is that ok? I know that I didn't ask you." Dasey looked at the ground.
"It's fine, DJ. Promise."
Dasey looked up at him. "You keep calling me 'DJ'. Why?"
"Well, everyone calls you 'Dasey' so I figured I'm that only one that would call you 'DJ'. Do you mind?" Danny told her.
"Coming from you, no. But if it was someone else I'd get pissed." Dasey said. "I like that you're the only one that calls me that." She smiled at him. "I guess I should let you get going. You have to drive back to the city."
"Yeah. I guess you're right. I'll see you on Saturday." Danny headed down the stairs.
"Wait."
Danny turned around. Dasey jumped down the stairs and gave him a hug. Danny immediately hugged her back. "Thank you for finding me." She whispered.
He smiled down at her when she pulled back. "Bring your glove on Saturday. We'll go to the park and play catch for a while."
"Seriously?!" Dasey was surprised.
"Totally. While Lucy is playing with Lindsay on the swings you and I will go throw some."
"Awesome!" Dasey had a huge smile on her face. "Alright. I'll see you on Saturday. Drive safe."
"I will." Danny started walking toward the Avalanche. As he got in and started it, he waved at Dasey who was still standing outside. She waived as he drove off and went back inside.