Chuck waited in the kitchen of Stacey's house for her to come back with Katey. He tried to keep stern and stoic but really he was like a kid on Christmas Eve as he so eagerly awaited his baby girl to come back.

After what felt like forever Chuck heard the door open and the keys jingle.

"Alright Katey now before we go in I'd like you to close your eyes okay" Stacey said optimistically.

"Why?" Katey asked.

"Because there's a surprise waiting for you inside."

"Okay" Katey closed her eyes and Stacey covered them with her hands for good measure. She opened the door and walked with Katey into the kitchen. Chuck turned and saw his daughter for the first time in months. Tears were brought to his eyes as a flood of emotion soared through his body.

"Okay Katey you can open your eyes now" Stacey said as she lifted her hands away from Katey's eyes. Katey opened her eyes to see her father standing there crying.

"DAAAAADDDDDDDDYYYYYYY" Katey shouted as she ran into her father's arms as he knelt down to hug her. Of course Katey wasn't going to have a subtle reaction like Chuck or Stacey; she was only six years old after all. They hugged each other so tight they nearly squeezed the oxygen out of each other's lungs. "Daddy you're hurting me a little" Katey chirped as Chuck softened his vice grip around Katey.

"Oh I'm sorry Katey I just- I'm so happy to see you again" he cried.

"Where've you been Daddy?" she asked.

"I... I've been busy kiddo. I have some good news. We've got a cure for your... condition."

"REALLY? REALLY DADDY?" she yelled in an explosion of happiness and pure surprise.

"Yes kiddo. You'll never have to take zombrex again" Katey jumped in delight and hugged her father again as he returned the favour. Stacey looked on as happy as can be seeing the girl she had been caring for for three months now finally being reunited with her father.

After what must have been at least five minutes of intense hugging Chuck finally released his daughter and said "Listen Katey, we're gonna have to go to the hospital tomorrow so you can get the cure okay."

"Okay Daddy, I'm fine with needles now anyway. Stacey always gave me a lollipop whenever I got a shot."

Stacey blushed as Chuck looked mock disapprovingly at her "Oh really now, have you been brushing your teeth?"

Katey stuttered before saying "Yeah Dad"

"Oh really, then why'd you stutter?" Katey tried to think of an excuse until Chuck said "C'mon let's see those teeth" Katey slowly opened her mouth and showed Chuck her teeth.

"Huh, as yellow as a Simpson" he joked.

"Hey!" Katey shouted "Just because I forgot to brush today doesn't mean I never brush!"

"Oh really? Well the only way to be sure is to take you to the dentist!" he shouted the word dentist as he grabbed Katey.

"NO!" she shouted as she wriggled out of his grasp and ran away. Chuck chased her around the living room and the kitchen, both him and Stacey laughing. Stacey closed off Katey and picked her up as Katey screamed for her to let her down.

"Don't worry Katey Daddy won't take you to the dentist, just promise to brush your teeth every day morning and night okay" Stacey said and Katey nodded. "Okay, go brush your teeth now then okay" Katey nodded and ran upstairs to brush her teeth as Stacey shouted after her "AND DON'T TADDLE ON ME NEXT TIME OKAY"

"OKAY" Katey shouted back as she disappeared upstairs. Stacey and Chuck laughed as they sat back down on the couch.

"She's amazing isn't she" Stacey said.

"Yeah, but don't think that gets you off the hook" he joked.

"Um, uh, well she's brushing her teeth now isn't she?"

"After how long?" he asked.

"Only one day I swear" she answered.

"Uh-huh" he grunted. They sat their actually happy for a few moments until something advert came on the TV.

"Tonight at eleven, join us with an exclusive breaking news story of the Phenotrans scandal and why they have been causing zombie outbreaks for years, join us then."

Their happy, peaceful moment was destroyed by that one, 10 second ad. Both looked down as they were reminded of the hell they were once in. Stacey thought for a moment whether she should continue their conversation about Vegas. She dreaded asking but she needed to know.

"Chuck. You know before when you were talking about... your wife?" she said slowly.

"Yeah" he said, his voice sounding croaky.

"Um, you didn't finish your story" She regretted those words.

"I know I just... I wanted to have some fun with Katey you know."

"I know. Listen you don't have to I was just wondering if you still-"

"No I do I just- it's hard. Um, where was I?" he asked.

"You and Katey were going to a carnival." She

"Oh yeah, the carnival" he said. He then whispered under his breath "That fucking carnival".

Well I hope you enjoyed that somewhat happy chapter- because it gets fucking angsty in the next chapter. Seriously it gets horrible.