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*This is one beautiful chapter. I hope that you enjoy it um just have some tissues just in case I know I got tears in my eyes as I wrote it Please enjoy*
RACHEL's POINT OF VIEW:
"RACHEL!" yells Sky as she wraps her arms around me as I pick her up from Roman's house to take her shopping for a dress. "I missed you!"
"I missed you too," I say with a smile as I hug her back. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yes," she says as Roman watches us interact. He is cordial but not overly friendly. I know he's still upset with me after everything I told him a few days ago. I don't blame him. I'm upset with myself. I should have been honest but I chose to lie. I deserve what I get. "Bye, Daddy," she says giving him a hug.
"Bye, Baby Girl," he says hugging her back. "I love you."
"I love you more, Daddy," she says before she gives him a kiss on his cheek. He smiles as he lets her go. It melts my heart because they are so sweet. Roman has come a long way since when he first got Sky. He is a different person. I don't even recognize him anymore. I'm impressed that a little girl could make him change who he was completely. I love him even more.
I take Sky's hand and wave to Roman as we walk to my car. We arrive at the mall a few minutes later to do some dress shopping for her father daughter dance later tonight. I don't mind helping Roman out at all with Sky. She's probably the sweetest little girl I have ever met and she is good company. "So what color dress are you looking for?" I ask as we look through dresses on the rack.
"Something pink or blue; purple works too," she says as she looks at all the dresses. "I want to look beautiful for my daddy tonight."
"I know you do," I say with a smile as I look through the dresses with her to find one of the colors she wants. Sky and I are going through the dresses and we meet in the middle as we both spot a beautiful fuchsia dress. It is absolutely beautiful. She looks at me and smiles. "Do you like it?"
"I love it," she says with a smile. "Can I try it on?"
"Sure," I say as I get it off the rack for her and hand it to her. I take her over to the fitting room and sit outside while she tries the dress on. A few minutes later she comes out wearing the fuchsia dress and she looks like a little princess. It is perfect for her. It brings out her naturally tan skin and it brings out her dark brown eyes. "Sky," I say with tears in my eyes. "You look beautiful."
"Thank-you," she says as she twirls around looking at herself in the mirror. "It is so beautiful! Do you think my daddy is going to like it?"
"I think he's going to love it," I say with a smile as I wipe the tears from my eyes.
Sky sits down next to me and says, "Rachel, why are you crying? Do you miss Daddy?"
"Well, yeah I miss your daddy but I'm crying because you just look so beautiful. Is this the dress you want?"
"It is," she says as she jumps up and starts twirling around again as her curly brown hair twirls with her. She loves the dress and it takes a few minutes of her looking at herself in the mirror before she changes out of it and back into her clothes. After we choose the dress we go to find a pair of shoes to match and she wants a matching headband or clip so we search for those. Once we find them I pay for everything and then we go to the food court to get some frozen yogurt.
"So how is school going?" I ask her as we eat. Frozen yogurt is the only thing the baby lets me eat without getting sick.
"It's going good. I made a lot of friends," she says. "Gianna and Jaida told everyone how much fun they had at my sleepover and now everyone wants to be my friend except Haley but she's a brat."
"That's good," I say with a smile.
"I miss you hanging out with us," she says as she spoons some yogurt into her mouth. "It's not the same."
"I know but sometimes things happen and stuff has to change."
"I know," she says, "guess what."
"What?" I ask.
"I'm going to be a big sister," she says as she makes a face. "I don't really want to be a big sister but daddy says I'm going to love it. He is really excited about it. He has a room picked out for it and everything. He told me that I can help him decorate it when he finds out if it is a girl or a boy."
"I heard," I say with a smile. "I'm sure you're going to make a great big sister. You don't' want a brother or sister?"
"Not really. I like being with my daddy alone. He's a good daddy. I just get scared that a baby brother or sister is going to take him away from me. I don't want to lose him."
"You're not going to lose your daddy because you become a big sister. His heart is big enough to love both of you the same and don't you want him to be a good daddy to a little brother or sister?"
"Yes," she says, "but I still don't know how I feel about it. I don't even know who the mommy is."
"I do," I say but I'm not sure if I should tell her or not. I think I should let that be up to Roman.
"Who?" she asks.
"I don't think I should tell you. You should ask your daddy and let him tell you. I don't think he would be too happy if he found out I told you. I already upset him enough. I don't want to upset him even more."
"Is that why you and my daddy broke up? Because he is having a baby?"
"Sky, your daddy and I broke up for a lot of reasons and that's grown up stuff so let's not talk about it."
"Okay," she says. "I just really miss you. I wish you could come over and hang out with us like you used to but Daddy says it's not a good idea. You should see my room. Daddy decorated it really nice. The walls are light blue with purple polka dots and he put Frozen pictures on my wall. He did a really good job. And he took time off from wrestling to be home with me. It's been a lot of fun."
"I bet," I say with a smile. "It sounds like you two are really happy." And it hurts me knowing that I am missing out on that happiness because I was too selfish. I wish I could be there and share the joy with them but I made my bed now I have to lie in it I guess. I just hope Roman turns around and forgives me. I really miss him.
"We are," she says with a smile as she eats more of her frozen yogurt. "Do you know the mommy of my baby brother or sister?"
"I do," I say, "I know her pretty well."
"Is she pretty? Is she nice?"
"She's very pretty but she could be a little nicer," I say because it's true. I could be a little nicer to people. "And I know she loves your daddy a lot."
"That's good I guess," she says, "but I like that you love my daddy a lot. He needs to get married someday."
"I'm sure he will get married someday when he's ready and finds the right woman that will make him happy."
"I hope," she says. "He deserves to be loved and happy." Sky is wise beyond her years. I feel as if I am talking to an adult. She is so smart and the love she has for Roman is beautiful. This is why I love being with Sky because while she is little she is still so intelligent and mature it makes me feel like I am talking with an adult. I like talking to her because her views on life are similar to her father's; she is her father's daughter.
ROMAN's POINT OF VIEW:
I sit on the couch waiting for Rachel to finish getting Sky ready for the dance tonight. I am nervous and excited at the same time. I'm nervous because I'm not much of a dancer but excited because I get to spend the evening with my beautiful daughter at her school dancing with her and having fun. My life with Sky means everything to me. She is my entire world and the last few weeks with her have been absolutely amazing. I wouldn't change them for the world. Sky constantly melts my heart and brings a smile to my face. I never expected my entire life to change because of one little girl and I'm glad that it has. I was living the fast life and my idea of fun was going to bars, getting drunk and having sex with a different woman every night. I am not proud of the life I lived before; I am not proud of who I was. Now my idea of fun is hanging out with my baby girl; coloring pictures, playing dress up, having tea parties and watching endless Disney movies; I've seen them all. I am proud of who I am becoming and proud of whom I want to be; the best father a little girl could have. Nothing else really matters to me in life but my child and my child on the way. I am happy without love and the drama of having a girlfriend. I may live the life of a single father forever because it is going to take someone REALLY special to make me fall in love with them. "Roman," says Rachel. "She's ready." I smile as I stand up and walk to the bottom of the staircase and wait for Sky's grand entrance. I almost want her to feel like she is Cinderella walking into the ball. "Sky," says Rachel, "your dad is waiting for you."
"Coming," she says in her tiny voice.
I wait a few minutes as I wait for her to appear. My eyes fill with tears as she appears at the top of the staircase wearing the most beautiful fuchsia flowing tank dress with a sequined belt in the middle of the dress. She reminds me more of her mother in that moment than she ever has before. She makes her way down stairs in this beautiful dress wearing silver sparkled ballet flats, her nails are painted the same color fuchsia and the thick curly hair she once had is now straightened smoothly falling just below her waist. She's wearing a beautiful fuchsia headband with a sequined bow in her hair. She looks so beautiful. The lump in my throat hurts as I want to cry at how grown up she looks. "Sky, you look beautiful."
"Thank-you, Daddy," she says with a smile as she meets me at the bottom of the staircase. I smile at her as she says, "you look very handsome." I'm wearing a simple black tuxedo, with a black shirt and a grey silk tie. I have my hair pulled up into a bun.
"Thank-you, Sky," I say with a smile as she takes my hand. I realize that the day is going to come when she doesn't want to hold my hand anymore and she doesn't want to hug me so right now I am going to enjoy every moment I have with her and hold her hand as much as I can and hug her as much as I am able to. She will not always be this little. I'm never going to want to let her go but I know the day will come when some boy is going to steal her away from me and marry her but I will always be the man that loved her first.
We arrive at her school and walk into the cafeteria where they are holding the dance. It is a very cute set up. The tables are covered in blue or pink table cloths, the music is playing loudly in the background, the lights are dimmed and the room is lit by a spinning light hanging from the ceiling. There are tons of fathers and daughters in the cafeteria dancing and having a good time. I walk over to the punch table to get us some punch and some cookies to eat before we go out on the floor to dance. "Daddy, thank-you for coming with me," she says with a smile as she takes a bite out of her cookie.
"I wouldn't have missed this for the world," I say with a smile. "You look so much like your mom tonight you know that?" I ask her and it hurts as I see Jenn in Sky. It makes me miss her more.
"Thank-you," she says with a smile. She is flattered by the compliment. "My mama was a good person."
"I know she was," I say. "And you're just like her."
"No, Daddy, Mama always told me I was like you. She told me that every day I reminded her of you."
"She told you about me?" I ask.
"Yes," she says, "a little bit. Not a lot but some stuff."
"I see," I say and I am shocked that Jenn ever told her anything about me. If she was such a big secret from me why did Jenn take the time to sit down and tell our daughter about me? "I beg to differ though. You have her determination, you have her dark brown eyes, her curly hair; you are your mother 100% and your heart is as big as hers always was."
"Daddy," she says, "you have a big heart too. You just don't know it." I smile at her and she asks, "can we go dance now?"
"Absolutely," I say with a smile as I take her hand. "Ms. Thomas-Reigns, would you like to dance?"
"Yes I would," she says with a smile as she stands up and walks with me to the dance floor.
The song "Dance With My Father" begins to play as I hold her hands as we dance. I am too tall for her to dance with me so I allow her to stand on my feet and dance with me. She looks up and smiles at me as we spin around on the dance floor. I smile down at her as I continue dancing. My heart melts as I feel her hug me as we dance. She steps off of my feet and starts to dance on her own with me. I spin her around as her hair twirls with her as she spins. She laughs as I spin her around and around. My heart is warmed when I see the joy on her face as she stops spinning and dances with me once more. I smile down at her and whisper, "I love you, Sky."
"I love you too, Daddy," she says as the song ends and she wraps her little arms around me.
"I love you more," I say with a smile.
"I love you times infinity," she says with a smile.
"I love you times infinity and 1," I say with a smile.
"I love you times infinity and 1 billion," she says with a smile.
"You will never love me more than I love you, Sky. You are everything to me. You are my entire world and if it wasn't for you I don't know where I would be. I love you more than life itself, Sky and there is NOTHING in this world that I wouldn't do for you. You are the only thing that matters to me and the only thing that makes sense in my life. My entire world could fall apart around me, Sky, but through it all you would be the only thing that mattered to me. I missed so much of your life and I can't change that but I'm going to do everything I can to make it up to you. I will be here for you always. And anything I do in my life from here on out is for you and only you." I have tears in my eyes as I speak the words to my daughter that I have wanted to say for the longest time. She doesn't respond but looks at me with a smile on her face and throws her arms around me and hugs me tightly. I hug her back as a tear rolls down my cheek.
The dance turns out to be a lot of fun and by the time it is over Sky is exhausted. We used all our energy dancing on the dance floor doing dances like the Cupid Shuffle, The Wobble and anything else you can think of as well as dancing to the latest pop and hip hop music. I'm glad we went because it was a lot of fun. It was so much fun that when I pull into the driveway and go to get Sky out of the car she is sound asleep. I smile as I pick her up out of her booster seat and carry her into the house as she wraps her arms around my neck tightly and rests her head on my shoulder. I carry her up to her bedroom and lay her down in her bed. I pry her hands free from my neck and cover her up with the covers. I smile at her before I lean down and kiss her cheek softly. She looks like an angel as she sleeps. "Daddy," I hear her say.
"Yes, Sky?"
"Can you sleep with me tonight? I miss my mommy and I don't want to sleep alone. Can you sleep with me tonight?"
"Sky, I don't know," I say.
"Please, Daddy?"
"Okay," I say as I walk over to her bed. I sit on the edge of the bed and remove my shoes. I lay down with her as she looks at me with her dark brown eyes. "Goodnight, Sky."
"My mama used to sing to me when I couldn't sleep," she says.
"Sky, I don't sing," I say. "I'm not a singer."
"Please, Daddy?" she asks.
"Okay what did your Mama sing?"
"When you Wish Upon A Star," she says as she looks at me.
"Okay," I say trying to remember the words to the song. I'm not exactly good at remembering these kinds of songs. The words start to come to me. "When you wish upon a star makes no difference who you are," I start to sing as she smiles as she closes her eyes, "Anything your heart desires will come to you." I smile as I continue to sing to her. I brush a piece of her hair out of her face and as I end the song she is sound asleep. I take that as my chance to get up and go to my room but it's like she knows because her arm reaches out and wraps around my neck as she sleeps. I smile and soon fall asleep next to my little girl.
A/N: there's not really much I can say about this but I felt it was beautiful. What did you think? Should Rachel have said anything about knowing the mom of the baby? How sweet was Roman's and Sky's moment at the father daughter dance? Did it live up to your expectations? HOw about Roman signing Sky to sleep? What did you think? Please review and thank-you for reading. I am planning to do a chapter where SKy actually talks about her mom.. do you guys want to know a little more about Jenn but from Sky's perspective?