Four nights later and Addison couldn't get Ashlynn to sleep, she just kept crying really loudly and Addison had tried everything and was exhausted herself and began crying. In a desperate attempt she picked up her phone and dialled Pete's number.

"Hello?" Pete asked sleepily as he picked up after a few seconds.

"Pete?" Addison whispered, Ashlynn's cried loud in the background.

"Addi." Pete could tell that something was wrong and felt suddenly wide awake.

"She won't stop crying and I don't know what to do." Addison began crying again.

"Addi..." Pete sat up in bed as he heard her crying. "And she's not just hungry?"

"No. I've tried feeding her five times already. She doesn't need changing. I've tried everything and I'm just so tired." She sobbed and held Ashlynn close to her.

"Hey, it's going to be okay. I'll be right there."

"Okay." Addison whispered and sniffed.

"I'll be as quick as I can." Pete said before he hung up and got up from his bed. He got out of bed and got dressed quickly walking into the hallway where he saw Tara. "Tara, what's wrong?" He asked as he walked towards the stairs.

"Where are you going?" She stood at the top of the stairs and watched him.

"I have to bring Addison and Ashlynn here. Ashlynn won't stop crying."

"But, dad, I had a bad dream."

"I'm sorry, baby, but I really have to go, just go back to sleep."

"But, dad…" Tara trailed off as he left and she wrapped her arms around herself, feeling scared.

"Just go back to sleep, Tara." Pete called up the stairs before he grabbed his car keys and walked out the front door. Tara glanced around and hugged herself tighter, feeling the tears pool in her eyes. How could he just leave her here all alone? She walked back to her room, turning the lights on so she didn't feel as alone.

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Ten minutes later and Pete arrived at Addison's. As he entered the house he could hear Ashlynn's cries coming from the nursery and he rushed up the stairs. He made his way into the nursery where he found Addison with Ashlynn in her arms.

"She just won't stop." Addison looked at Pete, tears running down her own cheeks as she swayed their daughter. Pete walked towards them and carefully lifted Ashlynn into his arms. "I'm sorry, I just didn't know what to do." Addison wiped away her tears and watched Pete.

"There's no reason to be sorry, I'm glad you called." Pete pulled her towards him with one arm.

"I'm just so tired." She whispered.

"I know." He placed a kiss on her hair. "I'll take you to mine, have you got everything you need?"

"I'll go pack some clothes a minute. Can you pack hers?"

"Sure." He nodded.

"Thanks." Addison sniffed and pulled back, leaving the nursery and walking to her bedroom. Pete held Ashlynn against his chest with one arm and started to gather her things together. She still continued to cry but her cries were now quieter.

"Shhh." Pete tried to calm her down while he packed her stuff. Ashlynn turned her head towards his chest, feeling the familiarity and gradually began to calm down. Pete put the bag with Ashlynn's stuff over his shoulder and dropped a kiss on her head, running his hand up and down her back. Her crying stopped and she just looked up at Pete with tear stained cheeks. "Hey, everything's okay." He whispered as he looked down at his daughter. Ashlynn looked back at him with the bright blue eyes that she had inherited from him and in that moment she looked so much like Tara. Pete smiled and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. Ashlynn continued to look up at him before giving a small yawn and closing her eyes. Pete held her close as she rested her cheek against his chest. It didn't take long for Ashlynn to drift off to sleep and dream happily in his arms. Pete smiled and swayed her in his arms slightly as he waited for Addison

Addison walked back out of her bedroom with a bag over her shoulder and she looked down at the sleeping Ashlynn in amazement. "How…how did you do that?"

"I don't know...she just fell asleep."

Addison sighed, beginning to feel like a crap mother. She couldn't get her own daughter to stop crying.

"Come on, let's go." Pete gave a smile. Addison nodded and followed him down the stairs and out to his car where he securely strapped Ashlynn in. He made sure she was comfortable before he walked over to the driver seat. Addison was already in the passenger's seat, her head resting against the window. Pete gave a smile as he got in and pulled out of her driveway.

"I'm sorry I woke you up." Addison whispered.

"You don't have to be sorry." He looked at her as they drove along.

"I am though." She sighed. "This is just really hard."

"You know you can call me anytime."

"I just feel like failure when I try everything to get her to stop crying and all you do is hold her and she stops." Addison could feel her tears starting again.

"You're not a failure, Addi. You're just tired, that's normal. It's not your fault." Pete looked at her and reached for her hand.

"Then why does she stop instantly for you and not me?" She let him take her hand.

"I don't know, but it has nothing to do with you."

Addison just turned her head away, feeling horrible. Pete sighed and gave her hand a squeeze. "I just want to sleep." She whispered.

"I know, you can sleep as long as you want when we're home."

Addison nodded, closing her eyes. Pete glanced back at Ashlynn who was still asleep and they drove along in silence. They arrived at Pete's and Addison got out of the car, walking up the front steps as Pete got Ashlynn from the car. He took her bag and held her with one arm as he followed Addison to the door and unlocked it.

"Will you be okay putting her to bed?" Addison turned to look at him.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Okay." Addison nodded and walked up the stairs while Pete locked the front door. As Addison got to the top of the stairs she saw Tara stood in the doorway to her bedroom. Tara looked at her and didn't say anything before she turned and walked back into her room, closing the door behind her. "Tara?" Addison could see something was wrong and walked towards Tara's bedroom, opening the door and walking in. "Tara?"

"Go away." Tara stated, not looking at her.

"Tara, what's wrong?" Addison walked over towards Tara's bed.

"Nothing, just leave me alone."

"Tara, honey." Addison switched on Tara's bedside lamp and could see the tears glistening on her cheeks. "What is it? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Tara just shrugged and still didn't look at her. "Tara, talk to me, please." Addison sat down on the edge of Tara's bed and placed a hand on her arm.

"Dad just left. I needed him and he left me all alone, because of you and Ashlynn."

Addison felt her heart sink at Tara's words. "I'm sorry, Tara." Addison stroked Tara's hair. "Why did you need him?"

"I had a bad dream."

"Oh, Tara." Addison looked down at the young girl. "What happened in the dream?"

"I don't know, it doesn't really make sense now. I just woke up and was scared and I wanted to go to dad but he was about to leave."

"I'm sorry, sweetie. He should have stayed with you than come to me."

Tara just shrugged and stared at the wall in front of her.

"Come here." Addison held her arms out for a hug. Tara sobbed slightly and wrapped her arms around Addison. "It's okay, it's okay." Addison hugged Tara slightly and rocked her, kissing her hair.

"He likes Ashlynn better than me now." Tara whispered.

"That's not true. Your dad loves both of you just the same."

Tara just sobbed quietly, her head against Addison's chest as tears were running down her cheeks. Addison held Tara close, running a hand up and down her back soothingly, kissing her hair every now and then. Tara calmed down after a while and just kept her arms around Addison a little longer.

"Do you want to stay with me and your dad tonight?" Addison whispered.

She shrugged. "I don't want to bother you."

"You're not bothering me. You'd never bother me, Tara."

Tara sniffed and nodded slightly as she pulled away. "Okay."

"Okay." Addison gave Tara a smile and wiped away her tears. Tara sniffed again and watched as Addison got up from her bed again. As Addison stood up she held a hand out to Tara. Tara took her hand and got up as well. Addison smiled and led Tara from the room, into the bathroom where she got some tissue and handed it to Tara before walking into Pete's bedroom. Tara wiped away her tears and followed Addison into the bedroom. Addison pulled the sheets back so Tara could get into the bed. Tara got in and lay down in the middle of the bed. Addison got in next to her, pulling her close and kissing the top of her head. Tara smiled and cuddled up next to her.

"Just try and sleep." Addison whispered. Tara nodded and snuggled up under the blanket, closing her eyes. Addison kissed the top of Tara's head again and felt her drift off to sleep. Just then Pete walked into the bedroom after he put Ashlynn to sleep. Addison glanced up at him, holding Tara close.

"Is something wrong with her?" Pete asked as he walked towards the bed, seeing Tara snuggled up to Addison.

"She had a bad dream and you just left her."

He frowned. "I didn't think it was that bad."

"She's ten and she had a bad dream, of course it's bad."

He sighed slightly and sat down on the bed. "I told her I'd be back as quick as I can."

"You shouldn't have left." Addison looked at him. "You shouldn't have left her alone."

"You were crying on the phone because of Ashlynn, what was I supposed to do?" He looked back at her.

"I could have handled Ashlynn for a few more minutes while you were with Tara. Or you could have even brought her with you."

He sighed. "Yeah, I was worried, I didn't think."

"You need to think of both of them, not just one."

"I do think of both of them."

"You didn't tonight." Addison pointed out. "Tara feels like you like Ashlynn more than her."

"But that's not true. It was just once, I made a mistake."

"You need to be telling her that."

"Yeah, I know."

Addison looked at him and just held Tara close. Pete turned the light on his nightstand off and lay down, looking at Tara and Addison. Addison shifted her and Tara a bit closer to Pete as he lay down. Pete leaned over and placed a kiss on his daughter's forehead. Addison watched him silently, Tara led between them. Pete gave a smile and ran his hand over Tara's hair as he laid his head back down.

"Night Pete." Addison whispered.

"Night." He whispered and leaned over once again, pecking her lips. She softly kissed him back before closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep, feeling his arm wrap around her and Tara. He held them close and slowly drifted off to sleep as well.