Jubal really could get used to Maggie saying 'Let's go see your kids' it was something that really made him smile, he was going to have all the people that he loved in the same place, even if one of those people had no idea that he was in love with her. He stole one more quick kiss from Maggie before he reluctantly pulled back and slid out of the car and made his way around to her. They were about to walk towards the house when he heard someone shouting

"Dadddddyyyyyyy"

Jubal recognised that voice instantly, he turned to see Abigail coming running towards him, she had just gotten off her school bus when she had spotted him, he hunkered down just in time to catch her as she threw herself at him

"Hey baby girl" he lifted Abigail up hugging her tight to him as he kissed her cheek a few times making her giggle as she wrapped her arms tight around her dad's neck

"I've missed you" Abigail said quietly snuggling in tighter to her dad

Abigail may have said it quietly but it was loud enough that Maggie could hear it as well and she seen Jubal struggling with his emotions, she lay her hand on his lower back as he hugged Abigail tighter

"I've missed you too baby girl, but I'm here today for the rest of the day" Jubal hadn't checked with Maggie that she was okay with staying that long but he would tell her that she could take time away for herself if she needed it. "Where is your brother?"

"He has soccer training"

"So you were on the bus on your own?" Jubal raised his eyebrow and he poked his daughter's side gently and playfully when she hid her face in his neck, Maggie was trying not to laugh as she watched the father and daughter "Abigail"

Before anyone could say anything else an older girl got off the bus and came almost running towards them "Abigail you are suppose to wait for me, you know your mum wants me to walk you to your door and especially when Tyler isn't here"

Abigail hiding in his neck was now making more sense, he looked at the older girl standing infront of them who looked a little panicked as she had no idea who Jubal was "I'm sorry that Abigail ran off on you, I think she got a little excited…..I'm her dad"

The young girl relaxed a little hearing Jubal "Oh Mr Valentine, I'm Lauren, Abigail talks a lot about you. I'm so sorry that she was on her own, I normally walk her to the door if no one is at the bus stop for them"

Jubal smiled softly he could see why Sam trusted this young girl with walking their kids to the house, she seemed more grown up than she looked "Abigail what do you say to Lauren"

Abigail pulled her head out of her dad's neck and looked at Lauren "Sorry Lauren, I just got excited when I see Daddy"

"And?" Jubal looked at his daughter

"Thank you Lauren" Abigail smiled at the older girl

"It's okay just next time please wait for me if you are off the bus before me.. I hope you have fun with your dad, it was nice to meet you Mr Valentine"

"It was nice to meet you too Lauren and thank you for looking out for Abigail and Tyler" Jubal smiled as the girl turned walking towards what he assumed was her own house

Jubal now turned with Abigail in his arms to face Maggie more, he felt bad that she had been just standing there, but Abigail had caught him by surprise and then her being on her own had him worried, but he had felt her hand on his lower back when he was struggling with his emotions and that meant so much to him.

"Abigail I'd like you to meet my friend Maggie"

"Hi Maggie" the young girl smiled at her, with a smile that reminded Maggie of Jubal's smile

"Hi Abigail, it's nice to finally meet you.. Your daddy talks about you ALOT" Maggie exaggerated on the word 'Alot'

Abigail giggled hearing Maggie "You work with my daddy?"

Maggie nodded "I do, he leads the team that I'm on"

Abigail looked at both adults and was quiet for a minute before she finally looked at her dad "Are you still working?"

"No, we finished early today baby girl so no work calls. Why?" Jubal was looking at Abigail as he spoke and she seemed shy about speaking.

Maggie looked at Jubal and down at her own waist and realised what was happening, she stepped forward and took out Jubal's earpiece and took her badge off her waist and smiled softly looking at Jubal and Abigail

"Open the car and I'll put these away in the locked box"

They had already put their guns in the locked box in the suv they had just totally forgot about Maggie's badge and Jubal's Bluetooth ear piece. Jubal was surprised when Maggie stepped forward and lifted her hand towards his head as he had no idea what she was doing, but when he felt her hand at his ear he realised what she was doing and why Abigail was confused. Watching Maggie put them away in the suv had Abigail smiling

"You really don't have to work?"

"Nope you have me and Maggie for the rest of the day and mummy said that we can take you and Tyler out for dinner.. So let's go inside so you can get changed and we can go to the park until it's time to pick up Tyler from school"

Sam had forgot to tell Jubal about Tyler staying a little later at school but he put that down to her being caught off guard about him coming to see the kids especially on a week day. Abigail wiggled out of her dads arms and ran inside the house shouting back

"I want ice cream for dinner"

Maggie couldn't help but laugh as she watched Abigail run inside "Good luck with saying no to her for ice cream for dinner"

Jubal raised his eyebrow and nudged Maggie's shoulder gently as they walked inside Sam's house "You trying to say my daughter would win that discussion?"

"Yes" Maggie laughed when Jubal nudged her again gently "She has you around her little finger, as all little girls should with their dad"

"Okay I'm suddenly feeling outnumbered now until Tyler joins us"

"Hey you are the one that said you wanted me to meet them so you can't take it back now" Maggie smirked playfully as she stood facing Jubal

"No part of me wants to take it back.. I'm sorry it took so long to actually introduce you to Abby outside" He ran his hands along Maggie's arms slowly as Abigail was upstairs getting changed

Maggie shook her head "You have no reason to apologise Jubal, she was so excited to see you and I could tell you panicked a little when you thought she was on the bus on her own"

There was a loud noise from upstairs and Maggie raised her eyebrow "Maybe you should go check that Abigail isn't wrecking up there" she laughed softly

Jubal leaned in brushing his lips gently against Maggie's before he stepped to the side, he held on to her hand as he walked away, letting go only when he had to as he shouted up the stairs

"Abby are you okay?"

"I dropped my shoes"

Maggie didn't want to move from where she was standing as this was Sam's house they were in and she still wasn't sure how Sam was going to feel about her being here with Jubal and standing inside her house. She was smiling as she thought back to Abigail spotting her dad and coming running towards him, the way that Jubal's face lit up when he spotted his daughter, seeing him for only those brief moments as a dad was making her fall for him even more. She was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard Jubal and Abigail coming down the stairs and her smile just grew even more as he was coming carrying his daughter who's arms were wrapped tight around her dad's neck.

Jubal was laughing softly as he was telling Abigail to try and breath while talking that she had all day to fill him in on her time at school and her new friends. He looked at Maggie when they reached her

"Okay it is definitely time to take this one to the park let her burn off some energy" he joked playfully

"Won't work daddy not with getting ice cream for dinner" she smiled so sweetly at her dad trying to convince him about the ice cream idea for dinner.

Maggie had to hide the smile on her face watching Abigail and Jubal playfully glared at them both "We can talk about this again later"

The three of them left the house and they got in to Jubal's suv, he had gotten the booster seat out and set it up in the back seat for Abigail and he checked she was in safely before he got in to the driver's seat. They were driving towards the park when Maggie heard Abigail speaking to her

"Do you like working with Daddy? Is he a scary leader?"

Jubal looked at Maggie, he realised that Abigail had never been able to ask anyone about what he was like at work, Maggie just smirked back at him before answering "He isn't too scary, unless we do something that we shouldn't and I do like working with your daddy but I have a partner at work who is always with me when I'm working"

"Is he your boyfriend?"

"No he's like a brother" Maggie knew that Abigail meant OA when she asked about the boyfriend thing

"Do you have a brother?"

"I do but he doesn't live in New York"

Abigail had gone quiet so Maggie had thought that the questioning was over, she knew that kids were really inquisitive and she had no problem with it considering she was a stranger to Abigail, but Abigail spoke too quietly for Maggie or Jubal to hear, so Maggie turned around in her seat the best she could

"Sorry Abigail I couldn't hear you, can you ask me again" Maggie could see that Abigail was shy, almost nervous about asking, Abigail glanced at her dad before back down to her hands "You can ask me anything you want, I'll try my best to answer it"

Abigail looked at Maggie who was smiling at the young girl which gave her the confidence to ask "What happened to your head" Abigail pointed to the cut and bruise on Maggie's forehead

"I didn't listen to your daddy and my partner and I hit my head at work" Maggie was trying her best to be honest but to also protect the young girl as she didn't want her to be afraid of her dad's job

"Was Daddy and your partner angry?"

Maggie shook her head gently "They were just glad I was okay"

"Did they kiss and make it better?"

That question had threw Maggie it was not a question she was expecting and Jubal may have laughed if he hadn't seen how uncomfortable Maggie was with the question, but he knew why his daughter was asking that but before he could say anything Abigail was speaking again

"That's what Daddy does when I fall and cut myself, he kisses it and it makes it better"

Maggie relaxed when she heard Abigail as the question was now making sense to her and she was able to answer this so much easier than she first thought and she could also try to make the little girl giggle and tease Jubal at the same time.. Maggie leaned a little closer to Abigail pretending to whisper

"I think they were too shy to help me by trying that so I had to get a doctor to help me feel better. I think that means that I should be allowed Ice Cream after dinner as a treat for not helping my cut, and you should get one for asking if I was okay, what you think?"

Jubal raised his eyebrow hearing Maggie, but he couldn't stop smiling, to watch Maggie with his daughter was such a beautiful thing for him to witness. He knew Maggie was nervous but she had no reason to be, she was doing great with Abigail, he did want to apologise to her for all the questioning but she seemed to be handling it really well.

Abigail squealed with delight when she heard Maggie about ice cream

"Daddy, you owe Maggie an ice cream for not kissing her cut better"

His daughter was trying her best to have a serious look on her face as both her and Maggie looked at him, he realised he was in big trouble as he couldn't say no to either of them, but he did notice how Maggie had mentioned that the ice cream was as a treat after dinner and not for dinner and how his daughter seemed to now be okay with this idea

"Okay both my girls can have ice Cream after dinner"

Abigail was too young and too busy celebrating that she was getting ice cream to notice that her dad said 'my girls' but it wasn't missed by Maggie, and she loved how it sounded him saying that. Two simple words had her feeling like she had dam butterflies in her stomach, this was new for Maggie. She didn't get to say anything to him as they pulled in to the car park at the Park, they got out of the car and Maggie waited for Jubal and Abigail to come around and join her as they made their way in to the park. Maggie smiled seeing Jubal holding Abigails hand, she had never seen Jubal smile this much for so long in the five years that she had known him.