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Chapter Ten

Seto and Joey did become friends and they spent lot of time together or with Cassandra, Mokuba and Seto even got to know Greg, Joey's dad. Greg had to admit that he really started to like Seto and Cassandra loved him.

As time progressed it was getting close to the time when Cassandra would be starting kindergarten and Joey wasn't ready just yet to have strangers look after his daughter. Greg started laughing as he told his father this and that's when his father said "your mother and I were the same way with you, but you know that when you started school it was the best thing for all of us.

Greg then told him, your mother was a lot like you, she believed in letting your child watch the kids programs that teach children things like numbers, colors and even stranger danger.

When you were ready for kindergarten, you already knew how to spell your name, count to ten and your teacher was very impressed and that was the beginning of your love for school and especially learning about things around you.

Cassandra is so much like you that at times it's like looking into a time machine and seeing the way you loved learning just like she does.

"Son, let her go and begin her own journey into the world of learning and you'll be surprised just how much she'll love learning and you for letting her." His dad told him.

So on the first day of school, Greg went with his son to take Cassandra to school and when she saw the other children and all the things that were there for them to play with, she actually forgot them and ran to play.

The Teacher a Ms. Kennedy smiled and said "first time letting go?"

Joey said "how'd you know?"

She smiled and said "your expression of wanting her to stay with you and then seeing that she really wants to stay. Don't worry in three hours you can come back and get your daughter and she'll tell you all that she did today and you'll start to loosen the apron strings a little more everyday."

They said good-bye and went home, where Greg did everything he could to keep his son's mind off his little one, but hell he was the same way with his own son.

Cassandra started growing up so much more from that day and Joey smiled as she would tell him everything they did in school, he knew that his little girl was going to be getting older and someday she'd leave his nest and flying away to another adventure on the way to adulthood. Now he understood the joys, tears and fears of parenthood.

Cassandra had the normal ailments that every child goes through from ear aches to skinned knees and every time something happened Joey almost went out of his mind but thank goodness for his dad who guided him through the rigors of raising a child.

One day when Cassandra was about seven she asked her daddy "what was momma like?" Joey smiled as he went and got out the photo album he was keeping for his daughter and he opened it up and said "your momma was the most beautiful and generous woman that God ever put on this earth." He then showed her pictures of Michelle and above each picture he had written the date the picture was taken and a little quote about each picture.

As she looked through the album, she had tears in her eyes and then she asked her daddy "does mommy hear me when I pray and when I talk to her at night?"

Joey had tears in his eyes as he told his little girl "yes honey, mommy hears your prayers and when you talk to her. I talk to mommy every night as I ask her to surround us with her love and I feel when she does."

Greg was listening from the doorway and tears ran down his face as he closed his eyes and said "Victoria our son has grown into a very caring and strong man and he is raising our granddaughter to be just as strong and loving."

Joey then said "you keep this album in your room and whenever you get scared or lonely just open it and your mommy will send her love down and make things all better." Cassandra hugged her daddy and went to put the album in her room.

Greg walked into the room then and he said "son you're one hell of a great dad and I'm so proud to call you my son." Then he walked over and gave his son a hug and kiss and Joey said "she's growing up faster then I want her to dad." Greg smiled at Joey and he said "they grow up but they never forget your love and they return it to you over and over all through their lives."

One evening while Joey and Seto were out to dinner, Seto said "your daughter is growing up into a very smart and caring young girl and it's all because of you." Joey reached across the table and took Seto's hand in his and he said "thanks, but it sure is hard to watch her grow up." As they enjoyed their dinner each of them realized just how much they loved each other and it was enough for now just to be together whether alone or with their families.

As Cassandra grew up she would be going through phases in her life and when she would go to her father about them, Joey would again ask his father for advice, and together they would tell their angel exactly what was happening and hope that they did it right.

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