Dear Daddy,
Today I got to go to the hospital. Mommy said John was feeling a lot better and he'd been asking for me for two whole days. I had tried calling him several times since he'd woken up, but he was always sleeping when I called. Wasn't he tired of sleeping? That's what he did for a week! The doctor finally gave John clearance to have me visit him. So, I went to his hospital room. He smiled at me when I came in. He pushed the button on his bed that rolled it up until he was tilted up. "Hello, Chloe-Girl. How was school today?"
I couldn't believe John asked me about school. He'd been in a coma for five days and I hadn't seen him for three more and the first thing he mentioned was school. ADULTS!
"Fine. I was worried about you, John."
"I'm sorry, Sweetheart. I did appreciate having Pancake here with me."
"I knew she'd make you feel better! Pancake always helps me when I feel bad."
John patted the bed for me to sit on and I saw Pancake sitting there next to him. I hurried up and sat down next to him.
"I wanted to talk to you about something."
He said it really seriously. That made me a little worried.
"You're going to be okay, aren't you?"
"Yeah. Just fine. I just have a secret I want to share with you."
I leaned forward. I loved secrets and I bet John's are the best!
"I love your Mommy."
"That's an awful secret because everybody knows."
"I know that. That's not the secret. The secret is that I want to ask your Mommy to marry me, but before I did, I wanted to find out what you thought about it."
"What I think about it? John, I think it'd be great!"
"That means I'll be staying with you all the time."
"I know."
"You'll have to share your Mommy with me."
"I already do."
"I'd be your step-father."
"That's great."
We just sort of stared at each other after that. John looked like he was deciding whether or not if he should say something. So I just waited for it.
"I'm not trying to take the place of your father, Chloe-Girl. You know that right? I know I could never replace Tom and I don't want you to think that's what I'm doing. You're a special girl and your Mother is a special woman. I love her and I love you, but your father will always be your Mommy's first love and you'll always be her little girl. Even when I'm in the picture."
"I know that, John. I just wanted to know if you'd be okay with me calling you Daddy. I know you're not my real Daddy, but I thought maybe you could kind of be one."
John shrugged. "I guess so. Just wait until your Mommy and I are engaged, okay?"
I nodded before I hugged him. I hugged him really tight and I hoped I wasn't hurting him. Even when I thought of that, I didn't loosen my grip. John hugged me back, so I decided I wasn't hurting him too much. I was really happy, but I was crying all of a sudden. I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I'd been so scared for John and Mommy. Or maybe it was because I knew right then that my real Daddy wasn't ever going to come back and sweep us off to his magickal castle like in all the Disney movies. But maybe John would sweep us off to the castle. He'd already saved us from the bad man. Still I kept crying and John didn't let go. He petted my hair and told me that everything was going to be okay. He was probably confused. I'd sounded so excited about him proposing to Mommy, which I still am, but then I was crying. He felt so bad for me, he even sang this little song. I didn't recognize it and for a minute, I wondered if John's Mommy or Daddy had ever sung it to him. I don't know. But John was going to make a great Daddy. Now all I needed to do was stop crying so I could help him plan how he was going to ask her, so he doesn't mess everything up. Boys don't know about suff like that.
Love,
Chloe Waters
Today I got to go to the hospital. Mommy said John was feeling a lot better and he'd been asking for me for two whole days. I had tried calling him several times since he'd woken up, but he was always sleeping when I called. Wasn't he tired of sleeping? That's what he did for a week! The doctor finally gave John clearance to have me visit him. So, I went to his hospital room. He smiled at me when I came in. He pushed the button on his bed that rolled it up until he was tilted up. "Hello, Chloe-Girl. How was school today?"
I couldn't believe John asked me about school. He'd been in a coma for five days and I hadn't seen him for three more and the first thing he mentioned was school. ADULTS!
"Fine. I was worried about you, John."
"I'm sorry, Sweetheart. I did appreciate having Pancake here with me."
"I knew she'd make you feel better! Pancake always helps me when I feel bad."
John patted the bed for me to sit on and I saw Pancake sitting there next to him. I hurried up and sat down next to him.
"I wanted to talk to you about something."
He said it really seriously. That made me a little worried.
"You're going to be okay, aren't you?"
"Yeah. Just fine. I just have a secret I want to share with you."
I leaned forward. I loved secrets and I bet John's are the best!
"I love your Mommy."
"That's an awful secret because everybody knows."
"I know that. That's not the secret. The secret is that I want to ask your Mommy to marry me, but before I did, I wanted to find out what you thought about it."
"What I think about it? John, I think it'd be great!"
"That means I'll be staying with you all the time."
"I know."
"You'll have to share your Mommy with me."
"I already do."
"I'd be your step-father."
"That's great."
We just sort of stared at each other after that. John looked like he was deciding whether or not if he should say something. So I just waited for it.
"I'm not trying to take the place of your father, Chloe-Girl. You know that right? I know I could never replace Tom and I don't want you to think that's what I'm doing. You're a special girl and your Mother is a special woman. I love her and I love you, but your father will always be your Mommy's first love and you'll always be her little girl. Even when I'm in the picture."
"I know that, John. I just wanted to know if you'd be okay with me calling you Daddy. I know you're not my real Daddy, but I thought maybe you could kind of be one."
John shrugged. "I guess so. Just wait until your Mommy and I are engaged, okay?"
I nodded before I hugged him. I hugged him really tight and I hoped I wasn't hurting him. Even when I thought of that, I didn't loosen my grip. John hugged me back, so I decided I wasn't hurting him too much. I was really happy, but I was crying all of a sudden. I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I'd been so scared for John and Mommy. Or maybe it was because I knew right then that my real Daddy wasn't ever going to come back and sweep us off to his magickal castle like in all the Disney movies. But maybe John would sweep us off to the castle. He'd already saved us from the bad man. Still I kept crying and John didn't let go. He petted my hair and told me that everything was going to be okay. He was probably confused. I'd sounded so excited about him proposing to Mommy, which I still am, but then I was crying. He felt so bad for me, he even sang this little song. I didn't recognize it and for a minute, I wondered if John's Mommy or Daddy had ever sung it to him. I don't know. But John was going to make a great Daddy. Now all I needed to do was stop crying so I could help him plan how he was going to ask her, so he doesn't mess everything up. Boys don't know about suff like that.
Love,
Chloe Waters