Ok three chapters left. Sorry this fic was so long again for the ones who don't like it this long.

"Daddy?"

"Yeah?" Lee asked suspiciously as he halted his breakfast eating, the spoon of cereal halfway up to his mouth as he averted his eyes away from his newspaper.

Over the last year Lee could see the difference in his daughter. She was only five but she was a cheeky little bugger with some good retorts when she wanted her way. What scared him most of all was her observations.

She'd grown taller and her blonde hair had grown in length to be just above her shoulder blades. She was growing up really fast and Lee was petrified. Those thoughts stayed in his mind as her blue eyes bore into his.

"Why aren't you and mummy married?" That was an unexpected question and was he glad Lucy was getting ready for work.

"Why do you ask that?" He asked back as he placed his spoon in his bowl. This was going to be an interesting conversation.

"Because my friends mummies and daddies are married," was her innocent reply. Gulping slightly he turned to look if Lucy was there but luckily she wasn't. Shuffling the newspaper he looked back up to Ellie and asked a question.

"Would you like it if me and mummy got married?"

"Yeah I could have a pretty dress," she replied like any five year old would.

"Is that so?" He chuckled as Ellie nodded her head fervently. Lucy came in a few minutes later dressed ready to get to work.

"C'mon missy let's get you ready for school," Lucy exclaimed as she held out her hand towards Ellie who took it and followed Lucy into her bedroom. This time was leaving Lee to wonder.

"Mummy?" Ellie asked as Lucy got together her school clothes and begun to dress her.

"Yes, sweetheart?" Lucy questioned as she pulled a vest over Ellie's head.

"Do you love daddy?" She asked innocently as Lucy raised a questioning eyebrow at her daughter.

"Of course I do. Why did you ask?" Lucy said completely baffled by her daughters question.

"Why aren't you married then?" Well she didn't get an answer from her father so she may as well try asking her mother.

"Daddy hasn't asked mummy to marry him," was Lucy's answer as she pulled her daughter on to her lap and started to brush her hair.

"Would you like daddy to ask you?"

"Daddy hasn't said anything has he?" Lucy questioned suspiciously as she looked her daughter in the eye.

"No I was just asking. All my friends mummies and daddies are married," Ellie explained innocently as Lucy nodded her head in understanding before going back to brushing her daughters hair.

"I wouldn't say no if daddy asked," was Lucy replied as Ellie smiled to herself,"c'mon then let's get you to school."

The two walked out of the bedroom as Lucy went and collected everything they needed as Ellie went to say goodbye to her father.

"Mummy would like to marry you," she whispered into Lee's ear as she hugged him,"I'll keep everything quiet," Ellie told Lee as she released him from the embrace, a slightly shocked expression on his face.

"Pinky promise?" He said holding out his pinky towards her.

"Pinky promise," Ellie replied as she wrapped her smaller pinky around his.

"C'mon then," Lucy said as she grabbed Ellie's hand and gave a kiss to Lee.

"Love you!" He shouted to them as they begun their journey towards the door.

"Love you too!" The two girls replied in unison