Across the hall
Chapter 16
**Two Years Later**
Dayla sat in the baby's room rocking her new baby boy to sleep. He'd turned a month old only a day ago. As she slowly laid him in his crib, the door to the room slowly begins to open and Jack and Imam slowly walk in. Imam walks over to Dayla by the crib and gives her a light hug. Dayla remembers when she first met Imam.
**Flashback**
It was on her and Riddick's wedding day. She was about 5 months pregnant and starting to show. She had been feeling sick the whole week so Riddick and Jack made her stay in bed most of the time. The only thing she could do was picking out her dress, other than that Jack and Riddick were in charge of the wedding. Imam was going to be marrying them. As soon as he flew in he asked to see her, he said "I wana see tha cause for Mr. Riddick's happiness." He bellowed as he rushed the halls of the house. Riddick then tried to explain that Dayla had been in bed most of the week because she was sick. Riddick had 'forgotten' to mention that Dayla was pregnant so when he saw Dayla coming down stairs with her hand over her stomach, his smile soon faded. "I'm not sick, I'm just pregnant" Dayla said as she walked over to shake Imam's had. Almost reading his mind she went on to say "We're not getting married because of this" She says as she rubs her stomach "He proposed before I told him about it" Imam's smile reappeared as he gave a sigh of relief.
Dayla leaves the room so Imam and Jack can look at Ritchie Jr. Going downstairs to find Riddick and their daughter, she promptly finds them in a tickle fest in the backyard. The little girl is laughing so hard she can barely breathe. Finally as she finds the words she squeals, "Daddy, please, stop! I'm gonna pee!" With that Riddick quickly stops. Dayla laughs at this causing them to look up at her. Kissing her on the head Riddick scoots his daughter towards the house "C'mon, let's go see mommy. I'll race ya," He says breathlessly. She takes off and Riddick takes off behind her, making sure she wins. Her curly black hair bobbing everywhere as she scurries inside. Walking up to Dayla he slumps around the garden wall. "AAAWWWW what's wrong? Daddy getting old?" Dayla teases "No, daddy can't keep up with restless daughter." Pulling her into him he kisses her deeply. "How's my boy?" he asks "Asleep, finally. I don't know for how long though." Sitting in a nearby garden chair he sits her in his lap. "Five years ago did you ever expect you'd be doing this, I mean having a family and being a father?" she asks. Riddick pauses to contemplate his life. "Nope" He finally asks "Any regrets?" Without any hesitation his answer is simply "Nope." Then he turns to her and kisses her passionately.
Chapter 16
**Two Years Later**
Dayla sat in the baby's room rocking her new baby boy to sleep. He'd turned a month old only a day ago. As she slowly laid him in his crib, the door to the room slowly begins to open and Jack and Imam slowly walk in. Imam walks over to Dayla by the crib and gives her a light hug. Dayla remembers when she first met Imam.
**Flashback**
It was on her and Riddick's wedding day. She was about 5 months pregnant and starting to show. She had been feeling sick the whole week so Riddick and Jack made her stay in bed most of the time. The only thing she could do was picking out her dress, other than that Jack and Riddick were in charge of the wedding. Imam was going to be marrying them. As soon as he flew in he asked to see her, he said "I wana see tha cause for Mr. Riddick's happiness." He bellowed as he rushed the halls of the house. Riddick then tried to explain that Dayla had been in bed most of the week because she was sick. Riddick had 'forgotten' to mention that Dayla was pregnant so when he saw Dayla coming down stairs with her hand over her stomach, his smile soon faded. "I'm not sick, I'm just pregnant" Dayla said as she walked over to shake Imam's had. Almost reading his mind she went on to say "We're not getting married because of this" She says as she rubs her stomach "He proposed before I told him about it" Imam's smile reappeared as he gave a sigh of relief.
Dayla leaves the room so Imam and Jack can look at Ritchie Jr. Going downstairs to find Riddick and their daughter, she promptly finds them in a tickle fest in the backyard. The little girl is laughing so hard she can barely breathe. Finally as she finds the words she squeals, "Daddy, please, stop! I'm gonna pee!" With that Riddick quickly stops. Dayla laughs at this causing them to look up at her. Kissing her on the head Riddick scoots his daughter towards the house "C'mon, let's go see mommy. I'll race ya," He says breathlessly. She takes off and Riddick takes off behind her, making sure she wins. Her curly black hair bobbing everywhere as she scurries inside. Walking up to Dayla he slumps around the garden wall. "AAAWWWW what's wrong? Daddy getting old?" Dayla teases "No, daddy can't keep up with restless daughter." Pulling her into him he kisses her deeply. "How's my boy?" he asks "Asleep, finally. I don't know for how long though." Sitting in a nearby garden chair he sits her in his lap. "Five years ago did you ever expect you'd be doing this, I mean having a family and being a father?" she asks. Riddick pauses to contemplate his life. "Nope" He finally asks "Any regrets?" Without any hesitation his answer is simply "Nope." Then he turns to her and kisses her passionately.
