Chapter 23

A Dad and his Daughter

I know that the past few chapters have basically been the baby and Joey and Pacey. After this chapter I am going to try and make the next one be more Joey and Pacey only, I might jump ahead a few months. I hope that everyone likes this chapter, only a few more left and then on to my next story. (Gilmore Girls, not DC). Please REVIEW!!!!!

Pacey and Joey awoke to the sounds of crying, screaming baby. It had been four weeks since they brought Samantha home from the hospital and for weeks since either of them had gotten a full night of sleep. Knowing that Joey would need to be well rested for the next day, when she would be returning to work from her maternity leave, Pacey told her to go back to sleep and get some rest. He would take care of Sam.

Groggily, Pacey walked out of the bedroom, down the short hallway and into the next door. He turned on a small light which had a teddy bear at the base. It had been a baby gift from Gretchen before she moved to Miami for an internship at a magazine. She was also attending Miami University.

Walking over to the crib in which his daughter lie crying, he gently picked her up and sat down in the rocking chair which his parents had given to them and had once been in his room.

"Shh, shh Sammy. Do you need your diaper changed?" Paey proceeded over to the changing table, which had been a gift from the Leery's, and checked Sam's diaper. "I guess that wasn't the problem. How about a bottle?" Pacey walked out to the kitchen and warmed up a bottle for the baby. He tried to give it to her but she only drank a little before pushing it away and crying louder. He returned to her room and sat down in the rocker. "Sam can't you go easy on me? This is my first time doing this. I'm trying my hardest at this daddy thing, ya know? I hope I do a good job." With a crying baby sitting in his lap, Pacey was about to give up all hope of ever getting sleep that night. Finally he got an idea. "I hope this works." His voice was soft and quiet as he began, "Hush little baby don't say a word . . ." He continued with the rest of the song. By the time he was done his little girl was fast asleep in his arms. He put her back in her crib and whispered I love you to her before he left the room.

As he was leaving the room he snuck one last look back at his daughter, in doing so he failed o notice his wife standing in the door and bumped into her.

"How long have you ben standing there?" He asked her.

"Long enough. You're great with her, ya know." Joey said smiling. "Come on lets go back to bed."

The two walked back to their room and Tried t sleep for the rest of the night.

I am completely aware of how bad that chapter was but I just wanted to get it posted. Please review. Only a few chapters left.