So sorry i haven't updated on this story...this is the last chapter that I have written...so I'm gonna have to haul ass and start writing again! Hope you enjoy lily as much as I do!

5

"You sure she'll be okay here?" Happy asked.

The principal looked at the man in front of her and smiled, "She'll be fine. Our school has a very good security system."

Happy nodded his head and looked at Lily who was sitting in the other room while he enrolled her in school.

"Her mother just died, so I don't know if that will be an issue for her."

The woman nodded, "Is she sleeping?"

"Yes."

"Eating?"

Happy nodded.

"Then there is a good chance that it's not bothering her too much. She may be too little to truly understand what happened."

Happy looked at his daughter, "I hope so."

"Well her test scores came back very high Mr. LaBrava. We'd like to put her in the gifted program."

"What does that mean?"

"She's only five, but her communication level is that of a teenager and her reading level is that of a seventh grader. She seems to understand topics that are above her age-based intelligence level. She's very smart, you should be very proud of her."

Happy smiled, "She gets that from her mother. Jen was always smarter then everyone else."

The principal nodded her head and watched as the father stared adoringly at his daughter. The man looked scary as hell, tattoo's, cold eyes and a scowl on his face, but the tenderness and love he showed toward the little girl made her shiver and wish her husband showed that sort of tenderness toward her.

Koz watched as Happy paced the garage floor for the umpteenth time since eight o'clock this morning.

"Shes fine." Koz said.

Happy grumbled something under his breath.

"Happy if you wear a hole in my floor, I'm gonna beat your ass." Cougar said as he watched Happy pace.

"What's his deal?" Cougar asked Sheri.

Sherri smiled, "Lily's first day of school."

Cougar smiled, "Little girls got him wrapped up."

Sherri snorted, "You and Koz and everyone else in here too."

Cougar tried to look surprised, "She does not."

"Right, yesterday you were on your hands and knees giving her a 'horsey ride' if I remember correctly." Sherri said with a grin.

Cougar tried to glare at his wife but couldn't do it without smiling.

Lily was so cute and adorable and she loved them all without caring who they were or what they did. When she was around, she made the darkness in their lives a little less and they would be forever grateful to her for that gift.

Happy was waiting anxiously in front of Lily's school. It was only two o'clock, but he was going to wait until she got out in thirty minutes.

Happy had been there about twenty minutes when a cop car pulled up and the window rolled down.

"You're gonna have to move along fella."

"Waiting for my kid." Happy said.

"You have a kid?"

"Yeah."

"Well you're scaring people." the cop said with a smile.

"Fuck them, I'm staying." Happy said.

The cop chuckled, "Boy or girl."

"Girl."

The cop shook his head, "They're the worst."

"Why?"

"When boys start looking at her, it's gonna drive you nuts."

"She's already gorgeous and she's only five." Happy said sulkily.

The cop laughed, "Just wait until she wants to get her ears pierced, then it will be tattoos and body piercings, then prom, then a car, college and someday a wedding. You have no idea what you're getting into my friend."

Happy just looked at the cop in shock, he was just barely getting by with thinking of the day to day stuff, he hadn't even thought of the big picture plan.

Lily going to prom? Lily going to college? Lily getting married? No way. Those thoughts stopped Happy's heart cold. He had never thought of her growing up and becoming a woman, but he couldn't stop it from happening. She would grow up and become a woman, boys would look at her and someday there would be a boy that she wanted and he would take her away from him. Some boy was going to take his princess away and he could fight it, but she would be pissed at him and if her temper was anything like Jen's, he would lose.

Jen was the only person he could lose to in an argument, usually because their arguments ended with them naked, sweaty and not remembering what they were fighting about. Jen's temper was almost as bad as his and Lily was going to be a worthy opponent when it came time to argue.

The doors opened and Lily found Happy and flew into his arms and kissed him.

"Hi princess." Happy said with a smile. When Lily was in his arms, nothing else mattered. She was the reason that the darkness faded away and the hole in his heart started to mend. Her and her alone could chase away his demons.

"Hi daddy!" She said as she hugged his neck tightly.

The cop laughed and shook his head, "Shes gonna be a knock out, keep her safe."

Happy nodded as the cop drove off.

"How was the first day?" Happy asked.

"Good. I'm in the second grade!" She said excitedly.

"You are?" Happy tried to act surprised, even though he knew that the principal wanted to try her out in there.

She nodded her head, "The principal said I'm very intelligent and that I'm gonna grow up to be really smart."

Happy kissed Lily's nose, "You will."

Happy helped Lily strap on her helmet and then settled her in front of him, so his arms acted as barriers to keep her from falling off his bike, she held on to him, facing his chest and clinging to him like a spider monkey.

"Ready?" Happy asked.

She nodded her head and he started up the bike and headed off for the shop. Koz and Sherri were waiting to hear all about her first day at school.