AN: hey shorter update( but hey two updates two day I'm on a roll) ..let me know what you think :)
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Chapter 13
"Alright this won't hurt a bit and if your good you'll get a sticker"
Daryl glared at Glenn who was getting ready to draw blood from his arm, they were in a treatment room on the Sophia's unit, Carol had offered to come with him to get it done, but he knew she was anxious to get back to Sophia, and besides he was a grown ass man.
"I don't need no fucking sticker" he said grumpily to Glenn
Glenn rolled his eyes "Really? I thought for sure you were the sticker type...apparently your the can't take a joke type" Glenn said poking him with the needle and drawing the blood.
"...I'm a dick when I'm nervous" Daryl said quietly
"Don't like needles?"Glenn asked
"Nah...Carol said we'd tell Sophia the truth about...me being her dad...after this" he said looking at the floor.
"Well I can see why your nervous" Glenn said as he untied the tourniquet around Daryl's arm with a snap.
"Thanks...that's real fucking helpful!"
Glenn snorted "Dude that ain't what I meant...anyone would be nervous in that situation not just you...I don't think you have much to worry about though...Sophia is a great kid, one of the best I ever worked with...and she once told me where her Dad was"
Daryl felt his stomach clench with nervousness "What she say?" He asked quietly.
Glenn smiled "She said that her mommy got lost, when she was a baby in her mommy's belly...she said you didn't know about her, but that you were looking for her mommy and you would find them someday"
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He could hear laughter as he approached the room this time, high pitched girlish squeals of delight. He stopped for a moment taking deep breaths closing his eyes just listening .
When he got to the doorway he stopped and smiled. Carol was spinning and dancing around the room to a song on the radio much to Sophia's delight who watched in hysterical laughter. He watched with a grin as Carol stuck her butt out in an exaggerated manner and started wiggling her ass. Obviously something she'd done before if Sophia's hoots of laughter were any indication.
Sophia saw him first "Hi Dawyl!..." She said with a grin as Carol spun around in surprise, obviously embarrassed blowing a straw piece of hair out of her face. Her cheeks were reddened and had a slight sheen from the dancing...fuck she was so fucking beautiful.
"Hey...your back..already" she said with embarrassment.
"Yeah...nice moves" he said with a grin
She giggled and flushed brightly then said with a wink "There's more where that came from" before turning to Sophia.
"Sophia honey, mommy and Daryl, we want to talk to you about something..." Carol perched herself on one side of Sophia's bed, as He stood a little awkward unsure about what to do with himself.
"You can sit here Dawyll.." Sophia said patting the opposite side of her bed
He couldn't believe this was actually happening, he felt like he couldn't breathe, then Carol reached over and clasped his hand in hers giving him a reassuring smile and squeeze. His heart did a flip at the gesture. Fucking hell...he was in love with her already after two days.
Carol cleared her throat and then spoke " Sweetheart...do you remember what I told you about your daddy...how we met when I was said, and he made me happy and gave me you, but then I got lost?" She paused as Sophia nodded like she had heard the story many times. "Do you remember how I said he loved you very much and was looking for us...well" she squeezed Daryl's hand again "He found us...Daryl is your daddy"
Sophia turned to look at him in curiosity, the slowly rose to a kneeling position in the bed and then stood so she was face to face with Daryl. He put his hands on her tiny frail waist to steady her as his heart thumped a million miles a minute waiting for her to say anything.
"Can I call you Daddy?" She asked placing her hands on both his cheeks
He choked a little on his own tears as he nodded his head "I'd like that" he rasped out
She nodded and rubbed his cheeks with her little hands, as a smile formed across her face and she said "You found me Daddy"