Boss roamed the halls carefully looking for anyone who could be following him.

"Boss!"

Boss looked over and spotted Darman. He smirked beneath his helmet as he approached.

"I heard the news. Are you really planning on adopting the girl?" he asked as he removed his helmet.

"I'm not sure. I couldn't let those so called 'parents' think they could keep the kid after what they did," he growled angrily. Darman nodded his head. He would have done the exact same thing.

"Boss, I thought you said you would never have a child?" asked Darman unsure if he asked the right question. Boss growled and leaned on the doorway.

"I know what I said, Darman, but I don't want the kid to be going to another family that could treat her like this again."

"She'll be in danger with your squad as long as she lives."

"She's strong. I'll teach her to fight for herself."

"And her leg? Boss she'd be lucky to get that cast off within a month!"

"Then I'll make sure she's safe! I'm not letting another family take her!" he growled and punched the wall angrily.

Darman crossed his arms unaffected.

"Boss, I'm not saying you shouldn't adopt her. I'm saying you should think about what her life will be like once you do," spoke Darman as he turned to walk away.

"The general says the kid is force sensitive though," was the last thing Darman said before he walked out of earshot.

Claire punched Sev in the shoulder when he accidentally stumbled over her crutch.

"Do that again! I dare you kid," he snarled giving her the death glare.

"Then don't trip over me!"

"You got in the way!" he said angrily.

Scorch was leaning on one of the doors in the hallway watching the feud take place.

Boss walked through the halls and stopped behind them with his arms crossed waiting for them to turn around. Scorch laughed causing the two to turn their heads to see Boss right behind them.

"Scorch, you didn't even try to stop them?" asked Boss annoyed.

"Why would I? It was just getting good!"

Boss sighed before signaling Sev to fall back, and he took Sev's place in escorting Claire.

Claire looked up at boss scared at what he might do.

"Claire, I've decided to adopt you," he said looking back at her. Her eyes widened again. The first time he said that she just thought he was trying to scare her parents. She didn't think he was serious. She swallowed nervously. "W-why?" she asked. Boss stopped as well as Scorch and Sev. "Scorch. Sev, head down to the command center. Let the general know we are on our way," he said.

"Yes sir!" they said before walking past them.

Claire was suddenly terrified now.

Boss looked down at her. "Because I don't want you to be put through that kind of horror again. I may not be the best father for you, but hopefully within time you will come to accept it," he then looked at her again.

"The first moment I saw you I believed you to be my daughter."

Claire didn't speak. She didn't know what else to say.

"So what do you say? Will you be my daughter?"

She looked at him.

"Only if I can call you father," she said smiling brightly. Then she hugged him. She never felt more safe than in his arms right now.