"Doug, you have to come? I need you there." Hanson sat his couch holding the phone to his ear. "I don't want Jackie to think it's a date…like…thing. She will kill me if I go by myself with Sarah."

"Tom, I don't even like bowling. Plus my head hurts from last night." Said the young officer's friend. Tom rolled his eyes, "Doug, I tried stopping you from drinking." Doug hesitated for a second "I know. I know. I was foolish, I am never drinking again." Tom laughed. "What you don't believe me?" Doug said with a hurtful voice. "You always say that when you drink to much. I know you to well, Doug."

"Yeah, yeah. But I'm still not coming with you." The man declared over the phone. Hanson had an evil smiled "Dougie, remember that time when you made me come to your place for a blind date because you didn't want Dorothy to know you had a thing for her?" There was no reply on phone for while. "That is different because you see you are dating Jackie now." Doug said trying to get out of going bowling. "But you still owe me for going, plus this is Sarah. You know her and Jackie is not going to be there, it will be a 'work' thing." Doug sighed over the phone and he made sure that Hanson heard it. "Fine, I'll bowling."

Tom smiled with victory. "Good, I will see you there at one then." All he heard was the chick on the other end. Penhall had hung up on him. Tom just laughed to himself, and then he hung up the phone and went to get ready to go out.

Tom pulled up to Kelly's home in his blue mustang. He got out of the car and walk up to the front and rang the doorbell. He could hear the little paddles of feet running towards the other side of the door. The doorknob turned and the little girl greeted him. Tom smiled at her; to him she was the spit and image of her mother. Dark brown hair and green eyes that just pulled you in a trance.

"Mommy, He's here." She yelled. Tom looked inside the house and Sarah walked towards the door while putting her coat on. Then he realized he was holding his breathe. He smiled at her "Ready to go." Sarah nodded her head, and then she bent down to Ally and started putting her shoes on and throw a pick coat around the girl. Then she stood up at looked a Hanson. "I hope you don't mind if Ally come. Jeff is doing homework with his friends and mom is going to be at the shop all day." Tom shook his head "I don't mind at all. Sarah smiled at the young cop then took her daughter's hand and went to the car.

They arrived at the bowling ally and were greeted by Doug who was wait for them. "It about time you got here. I was beginning to think that you were… oh…Hi there." He said to the little girl. Then he looked up at Sarah with a questioning look. She just smiled and nodded her head. Doug didn't both to question is anymore. He would just ask tom later.

"Doug you know me I'm always on time. You must be early…for once." Tom said with a smile. The four of them grab their shoes and put them on.

The foursome played for an hour or so and they all were having a great time. Tom took the time and gave Ally a lesson in bowling. Sarah smiled watching her daughter with him. She herself hasn't played the game since she was young and Tom was happy to give her a lesson. When she got a strike she was so happy and jumped into his arm and gave him a hug. Tom loved to see her smile; he thought that she was beautiful. Then Jackie entered his head.

Doug too, was having a fun time. He enjoyed having Ally as his partner in the game. The two played their own game, while Tom and Sarah sat back at a table talking.

"I couldn't believe that she actually wanted to move in that guy, she didn't even stay with him for two days." Tom told a story about his mom. Sarah smiled at the tale "She sounds very sweet." Tom smiled "What about your mom? Has she owned the coffee shop long?" Sarah nodded her head "Yeah, I guess. She split-up with my dad about five years ago, and opened the shop about six months after that." Tom looked at her with a questioning look "And where's your dad?" Sarah frowned when he asked her this.

He looked deep into her eyes; he could tell she didn't want to tell him. "My dad died in the line of duty when I was only sixteen. He was one of the best cops I've known." Sarah eyes had saddened "I'm sorry Tom." He gave he a weak smile "Thanks, I'm good now it been like eight years." There was a pause as he stared at her.

She wasn't looking at him she was watching Doug and Ally goof around. Then Ally threw the ball and hit six of the pins. Then it was Doug's turn. He took the ball and pretended to slip when he threw it and the ball went into the gutter. Ally laughed so hard she fell on the floor with Doug.

"It's your turn to tell me." Tom insisted. Sarah smiled weakly at her daughter. "Prison." Tom was surprised at what the woman before him just said. Her eyes were still on her daughter. "For what?" Tom really wanted to know.

Sarah was silent as she bit her lower lip and she slowly looked back at Tom. He could tell that tears wear building up inside. "Rape. Sexual molestation. His has been there for five years and is due out in a month or two." Tom was silenced as she stared at this beautiful girl, he could read between the lines. "Ally is his, isn't she?" She bit lower lip and slowly nodded her head. Then her hands went up to her eyes to hide the tears she was crying.

Tom felt helplessness and anger. He quickly stood up from the booth and went to Sarah's side and wrapped his arms around her. Surprisingly, unlike her, she accepted the embrace and buried her head in his chest and quietly sobbed. Tom started rocking and kissed the top of her head.

Doug looked back at Tom and Sarah and saw them in each other's arms. He bent down to Ally. "Want a soda?" Then girl nodded her head with a big smile on her face. She wrapped her arms around the man's neck and he picked her up. Ally fell in love with Penhall; to her he was a great big teddy bear. She herself hasn't been so open to anyone. But she has fallen for both Doug and Tom.

Ok, here is the next chapter. So it is out, you know who Ally's father is… I'm sure mostly everyone saw that coming but whatever. The next chapter with be up later this week.