Chapter 16- Daddy Duty
Hey guys, I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter. This chapter doesn't have any drama… sorry. LOL! No cliffies… yet! I've written up to chapter 18 and plan to start writing chapter 19 soon. I will post them close together… probably. FOUR MORE CHAPTERS TO GO! Then I start the sequel, and I haven't thought of a name yet. In Time fans… no sequel sorry. Maybe I'll come back and do one… the chances of that are like 40 percent. SO… here is chapter 16 of Hearts Grow Fonder.
Charlie awoke to the sound of Faith crying. He sat up and looked over at Faith, in a cradle Locke had made a few weeks ago. He crawled over to her and lifted her out of the cradle.
"Shh…" He said kissing her tiny hand.
"I can take her." Claire said yawning.
"No, go back to sleep luv… I'll take her for a walk or something."
"Alright." She said rolling on her side, so that her back was facing Charlie. He stood up and walked outside the tent.
"Hey now, people aren't going to be very happy if you wake them up." He said sitting down on a nearby log. "What can I do to get you to sleep?" He smiled down at the infant. "How about a song… does that sound good?" He asked with a small laugh. He stood up and walked to his guitar that was sitting nearby. He picked it up with his free hand and walked back over to the log. He sat the guitar against it and walked inside the tent. He carefully placed Faith in the cradle and picked it up. He carried it over to the log and gently placed it on the ground. He sat down on the log and picked up his guitar. He looked down at Faith with a smile. "Any requests?" He asked still smiling down at his daughter. Faith smiled up at him. "Alright… how about Everyone by the Backstreet Boys? Every girl loves them." He strummed a few notes on his guitar and began to sing.
We've been through days of thunder
Some people said we don't belong
They tried to pull us under
But here we stand together and we're millions strong
Let's get on with the show, let's get started
Turn the lights down low, turn the lights down low
You were there from the start, you were there
We know who you are
Charlie stopped playing and looked down at Faith. She giggled. "I see you're enjoying yourself." He said smiling and then started playing again.
And this one goes out to'
Everyone, everyone, everyone
So this one goes out to you
Everyone
We're standing strong
'Cause of what you've done
And this one goes out to you
We've been inside the circus
We took the pleasure with the pain
I guess there's something about us
Whatever comes around we'll always be the same, oh yeah
Let's get on with the show, oh let's get started
Turn the lights down low, turn the lights down low
You were there from the start, you were there
We know who you are
We know who you are
He stopped playing again and picked Faith up from the cradle. He began to rock her while singing without his guitar.
Everyone, everyone, everyone
So this one goes out to you
Everyone
We're standing strong
'Cause of what you've done
And this one goes out to you
Now we're minutes away
'Till it's time to play
Our heartbeats are rising, they're letting you in
Time for the show to begin
We, we're standing strong 'cause of what you've done
This one goes out to you, you, you
You make us feel like we've just begun
And this one goes out to you
Everyone, everyone, everyone
So this one goes out to you
Everyone
We're standing strong
'Cause of what you've done
And this one goes out to you
Charlie kissed Faith's tiny hand and stood up. "Are you ready to sleep little one?" He asked her with a small laugh. He placed her in the cradle and carried it into the tent. He placed the cradle next to Claire, who was sleeping soundly. Charlie looked over at Adam lying on a blanket a few feet away. He walked over to him and kissed his forehead. He walked over to Claire again and laid down beside her. He turned to face her and kissed her lips softly. He put a hand on her and pulled her close to him as he placed his forehead against hers and fell asleep.
"Daddy!" Adam said shouting to a sleeping Charlie as he shook him. Claire was still asleep, and so was Faith. It was still dark out.
"What's wrong bud?" Charlie asked looking up at the toddler.
"I had a nightmare."
"Oh… come here." Charlie said sitting up and pulling Adam into his lap.
"Are you okay?" Adam shook his head.
"What was the nightmare about?"
"The bad man."
"Ethan?" Adam nodded his head.
"He's gone bud. He won't hurt you… What happened in your dream?"
"He took Mommy away."
"Hey, no worries bud. Mommy is safe. I won't let anything happen to her. Okay?" Adam nodded his head. "Do you want to stay over here?" He nodded his head again. "Alright." Charlie said lying down. Adam climbed between Charlie and Claire. "Goodnight bud." Charlie said kissing his forehead.
"Daddy…"
"Yeah?"
"I'm glad you're my daddy."
"And I'm glad you're my son… now get to sleep." Charlie said as Adam closed his eyes. Charlie looked over at Faith, then Claire, and then at Adam again. He brushed a piece of hair off of Adam's forehead and closed his eyes. "Thank you Lord." He said watching Adam sleep, then he laid down and fell to sleep.
YAY! NO CLIFFIE! AGAIN! LOL! I hope you liked this chapter, since it was Charlie exercising his father position. We all know Charlie is cute, precious, amazing, loving… need I say more? I didn't think so. Watch for In Time to be updated soon. I started on the ending chapter for In Time and I think you are going to like it. SO WATCH FOR UPDATES! Like always…
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