Chapter 2 Authors note: I have said Romano went to med school 19 years ago, it's probably wrong but I don't care 'cos it's just a story! Sorry if this chapter drags on but it's just giving you some facts. Please R&R ***************************************************

"What?" Romano stuttered, he was not sure but he thought she had said that she was his daughter.

"I'm your daughter!" She said smiling

He was shocked, he hadn't imagined it, she really had said it. "Come up to my office

** "So, you're my daughter. Not meaning to be rude but I didn't know you exsisted."

"Well I do, my name is Elle, I'm 19 and I hope to go to North Western. That was until my mum died."

"What, she died!" Romano said with disbelief. He wasn't sure who had died but obviously the girl was upset

"My mother died of cancer last week, she'd been fighting it for a long time so I guess it was inevitable." She said with hurt in her voice.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Now I've done the math and I reckon for me to be your father I would have had to of slept with your mother in the first year of med school. Now I was a bit.. well... Y'know. so ... Well it could have been one of many!" He said with slight embarrassment.

Elle let out a giggle. Just the sheer thought of this bald headed man as a 'stud' made her hysterical.

"My mother was Tara. You slept with her, she got pregnant, left med school and never spoke to you again"

"She never told me she was pregnant. If she had I would have offered to support her."

"I guess she was worried what you would say. Anyway as she was dying she mentioned you, she told me she had found out that you worked here but never had the courage to find you. As she was dying she asked me to give you this."

She handed him an envelop inside was a letter. Romano read it:

Robert, As you can see you have a daughter, Elle. I am sorry I never told you about her but I just didn't know what to say. She is a god girl very kind and considerate but sometimes rude and sarcastic so I'm sure you will get on like a house on fire. Take care of her. Love Tara Robert felt a tear in his eye, for the first time in his life he was afraid. He didn't know what to do. But he had a daughter now and she needed him.

"Where are you staying?" he asked her

"No where." She replied

"Well I'd like to get to know my daughter better so why don't you move in with me."

"I'd love too, my bags are in a locker at the station. I'll need to get them."

"How about we get some lunch then I'll go and help you unpack." Romano said

For the first time he felt like he was wanted, needed by someone. Just then his beeper went off.

"After I've been to the E.R we can talk house rules" he said as he left the office.

Elle smiled. Her dad didn't seem that bad, it looked like it was going to be o.k here. She reckoned her dad was well paid and worked in a hospital where she had seen at least 3 good looking doctors. She was going to make sure she enjoyed herself.

What do you think? Sorry if it was boring but that was the facts so the fun is yet to come! Please r&r.

A taster of what's to come next:

Romano and his daughter have a funny shopping trip and Kovac gets into trouble