Chapter 5: Father to Daughter
"Paranoid much dad?" I asked trying to keep calm. "Long day and no sleep can t that to you."
"Brenna Montana Messer," said dad using my full name to get me to break. "I tried everything to hide things from my old man when I was your age, make it easy and just tell me what's on your mind."
"Okay but first am I talking to detective Messer or my dad?" I asked leaning on the pool table. "One can keep his cool the other flies off the handle."
"You're talking to your dad." said dad with a twinkle in his eyes. "Brenna you know that when it comes to you I'm a father first and a cop second."
"Just making sure." I said grinning. "Okay my debate partner asked me out today."
"I take it you weren't paired with Aubrey again." said dad with a smirk. "What's his name?"
"Jason, he seems okay. Even though he put more energy to asking me out than the assignment." I said rolling the cue ball around. "Said, yes to get him to shut up so we could work."
"Aw Bren I don't know," said dad leaning against the pool table beside me. "He sounds like the player type to me, not sure this is the best idea."
"Never thought I'd be around when the day came when Danny Messer was scared." I said understanding what he was thinking about.
"Scared?" repeated dad questioningly."What exactly am I scared of?"
"Dad come on I'm 16 years old, I'm so past the point where I've done the math and realized there are two months between your wedding anniversary and my birthday." I said seriously. "You're afraid of what could happen."
"Yes to be honest I am Brenna, but I do trust you." said dad putting arm around me. "You're wrong 'bout one thing though. This is about the fourth most scared I've ever been in my life."
"Wait a second the first two are obvious." I said the thinking of the stories I've heard. "When you were held hostage by those Irish mob guys, and when mom told you she was pregnant, what's the third one?"
"When I found out that you were a girl." said dad remembering his feeling of mixed happiness and terror.
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Danny was alone at sitting at a downing the last of his beer when he heard Don walking toward him."Hey Danno, how you doing?" asked Don occupying the stool next to him.
"Trying to wrap my head around this." Danny answered absent mindedly turning his wedding band. "I was positive I would have a boy Flack."
"You're gonna need another book of names." said Don grinning. "Time to obsess over one for a little girl."
"You think?" said Danny smirking. "Think I'll consult Lindsay this time."
"Hey all else fails you can name her Montana." said Don with a laugh.
"That's an idea." said Danny with a low sigh.
"You're not just worried about a name." said Don it wasn't a question. "What's up?"
"You know why I was so convinced it would be a boy?" Danny asked looking at his friend seriously.
"Probably for the same reason I'm so protective of my sister." said Don understanding. "If anyone ever hurt Sam not entirely sure what I'd do."
"Exactly, but my only sibling is my brother Louie so all my kid knowledge is guy based." said Danny. "And as much of a dog as I'm sure Lindsay thinks I used to be I was worse and proud of it. What if when she's older she dates a guy like that, like me."
"Convent?" Don suggested jokingly. "Course you could always kill the guy."
"You know I'll do both." Danny said chuckling and getting up to leave. "Night Flack."
"Hey Messer," said Don calling him back. "That little girl is a combination of you and Lindsay, she's gonna be tough. And you my friend are gonna make one hell of a dad."
"Thanks Don." said Danny then added with a questioning look. "Daughter?"
"Daughter." Don confirmed grinning.
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"Brenna I'm not gonna lie and say I won't worry, but you're my little girl and I have to trust that your mother and I raised you right." said Dad. "Though, I do want to meet him before you go anywhere."
"Course, that's exactly what I told him." I said expecting this. "But please for minimal interrogation tactics."
"Come on, can I at least have a badge flash?" asked dad half joking.
"One, do we have a deal?" I said hoping I would win this round of Messer negotiations.
"Deal," said dad recognizing defeat. "I love you kid."
"I love you to dad."
Well what do you think it when I was trying to figure out if it should have been Mac Danny had that talk with instead of Flack but decided to go the slightly comical route for it. Danny migt need to go with that "Kill the guy" plan Don suggested. As you wait for next chapter to be posted think abut this, Jason picking her up and finding Mac Hawkes Flack and Danny waiting to meet him and hear the last name sassone. As always thanks for reading and i hope you enjoyed it. I'd like at least three reviews before I update again.