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Please enjoy this next chapter which was suppose to be called A Father To The Guy Who Wants To Date His Daughter. But Fanfiction won't allow you to put a chapter title that long. :(

I looked over to my daughter, still sleeping in Allen's arms. She seemed exhausted with bruises trailing up and down her back, arms, and legs. I winced at the thought of the pain my little girl had gone through over the past day. Then I thought about my little girl.

I had never before called her my little girl after the rabbit incident. When she was bitten, even though she had no chance of even dying, it made me realize how easily I could lose her. A parent never wants to see the day that they must let go of their child to the world of death. She would probably lose me before I would see her die but I would die a million time just so she wouldn't have to once.

"Mr. Jones?" A faint whisper came from next to me.

"Allen?" I called back nervously. "Is everything all right?"

"Yeah, I'm peachy keen. Just wanted to make sure you were there." His voice still seemed unsettling like he had been through a lot too.

"Yeah, I'm here."

"Mr. Jones?" He asked again.

"Yes, Allen?" This boy seemed full of questions.

"Do you love your daughter?"

I was shocked that he would even ask that. "Yes, I am. More than she will ever know. Do you love my daughter?"

"Well…Um…I'm not sure yet…" He responded.

"And why is that?"

"I just met her two days ago. How could I love her already? I'm a teenage boy. I barely know what love is yet."

"Of course you know what love is. It's been in your life for a while now. Your parents, you grandparents, and why, even Henri. I can just tell by the way she looks at you. That there is true love."

"Did you ever find true love?" That question hurt.

"I did, for a short time in life." I thought back to Belle.

"What happen?"

"It just didn't work out I guess. She left when Henri was young. I have no clue why and I'll probably never know."

"So that is why Victor hates you."

Now I was confused. "What do you mean by that?"

"My father always told me that the day you began dating Belinda, Victor turned on you."

"It wasn't an instant reaction but I guess that could be the reason why. I never thought of that."

"If you never dated her, you would never be in this situation you are now."

"Yeah I guess not. But then you or Henri would have never been born."

"And what do you mean by that?"

"When I first started dating Belinda, your father was dating a different girl then your mother. Her name was Cornelia. She was popular, smart, pretty, the perfect girl. When Victor began the tormenting, Cornelia became very embarrassed by him and dumped him. Your father was so upset, he didn't come to school for an entire week. When he did finally come back, he started skipping lunch and helped out in the office. He then met Julia who you might better be known as…your aunt. But she introduced him to her sister, Katie, in other words, your mom."

"I never knew that…" He marveled.

"Yeah and it wasn't too easy for him. Your grandfather hated your dad. He used to complain all the time about how he was always being picked on until one day, it just stopped."

"What happened?" Allen sounded intrigued.

"Your father brought roses for your mother's birthday." I smiled, remembering when he planned the whole thing out.

"How did that help?"

"It didn't. Your grandfather gave up. He later told your dad that every time a new boy came around, that they would be afraid of her father and dump her. But since your father stuck with her through every bump in the road, that maybe one day they could marry and still stand by each other."

"Wow that was a smart idea." Allen and I sat in silence for a few moments with Henri still sleeping soundly. "Do you give me permission to date your daughter?" Allen questioned, probably praying.

"Ask me later." I said after some thought.

"Why?" He seemed disappointed.

"Because I want to see what happens in the next few days. We are going to be stretched to our breaking points and my number one priority is keeping both of you safe. Yours should be keeping Henri safe. When we get out of here, I'll tell you my answer. Got?"

"Get."

"Dad…Allen…no, please…" the words fell out as mumbles from Henri's mouth.

"Shhhhh…" Allen comforted her. "We've got you."

I took my hand and touched her bruised arm gently. There was no way in heck I was losing her.

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