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While Adam was in the shower, John went and took Payton to the diva's locker room. She wanted to ask one to go have dinner with her. Once they got there and John knocked on the door, Mickie answered.
"Yes." She said to them.
"Mickie, Payton has something she wants to ask you." John said to her. "Payton."
"Mickie, will you have dinner with me and daddy?" Payton asked her looking at her with her big brown eyes that no one could resist.
"I guess, if it is okay with your dad." Mickie replied. She, like everyone, couldn't resist when Payton batted her brown eyes.
"Yay!! Daddy and me will be back to get you." Payton said taking John's hand again. "Come on, Uncle John."
"I'm coming." He said to her.
They made their way to the locker room and Adam was waiting for them. He had gotten out of the shower and dressed and found that Payton was gone with John.
"Where did you go?" He asked her and John.
"I went to ask Mickie to have dinner with us. She is fun." Payton said coming up to him. "Please can she go?"
"Yes. She can go." He said to her. "Are we meeting her at the locker room?"
"I told her we would come and get her at the diva's locker room." Payton said getting her stuff together. "I am so excited."
"Yeah." Adam said taking her bag from her. "Then let's go, ladybug."
He took her hand and they made their way to the diva locker room. Mickie was waiting when they came. She was shocked that Payton asked her to dinner.
"Are you ready, Mickie?" Payton asked her.
"I am." Mickie replied to her. "Adam, nice to see you. I hope this is okay with you."
"I am fine with this because Payton wants to have dinner with you." He replied.
"Okay." Mickie said as they headed to the car.
They were soon on their way to the restaurant. Adam did wonder why Payton invited Mickie but it wasn't the first time she had done that. All the divas were good with Payton. They would take her shopping and do girl stuff with her and she always had fun. He knew that she missed having a mom to that with. They arrived at the restaurant and ordered.
"So, Mickie, are you dating anyone?" Payton asked her. John, Randy, Jay and Chris had told her what to ask.
"I'm not right now." She replied wondering why Payton wanted to know.
"Do you want to?" Payton asked.
"Payton, don't ask that." Adam said to her. "I'm sorry, Mickie."
"That's okay." Mickie said.
They had dinner and just talked. Payton decided that she just needed to ask Mickie to be her mommy. She wanted a mommy and the questions the guys told her to ask weren't getting her anywhere.
"Mickie, do you want to be my mommy?" Payton asked her.
Adam spit out his drink when she asked that. He took a napkin and wiped it up.
"Payton, why would ask Mickie that?" Adam asked his daughter.
"I want a mommy." Payton said to him.
"Mickie, I'm sorry." Adam replied. "I had no idea she had this in mind."
"It's fine." Mickie replied. She liked Payton but she didn't feel that way about Adam. "Payton, I love that we spend time together but I can't be your mommy."
"Why not? You don't have a boyfriend." Payton said to her. "You would be a great mommy."
"Sweetie, I just don't feel that way about your dad. At least not enough to marry him." Mickie said.
"You have to love my daddy to marry him?" Payton asked.
"Yes, ladybug. When people get married, they should love each other." Adam said to her. "Payton, I like Mickie as a friend, but she and I are not going to get married."
"Great. Now I will never get a new mommy." Payton said sadly.
"Adam, I am going to go." Mickie said getting up. "Thanks for dinner. Payton, I love you as a great little girl and I hope we can still spend time together but I can't be your mommy."
With that Mickie left the restaurant and heading to the hotel. She felt bad about things but she just didn't like Adam like that and she wasn't really ready to be a mom.
"Payton, I think we need to talk." Adam said once he paid the bill.
They got into the car and headed to the hotel. Once they were there, Adam sat her down in their hotel room. He wanted to explain things to her.
"Sweetie, I know you want a mommy." He said. "But you can't make someone be your mommy."
"But I want a mommy." She said to him. "Everyone has a mommy."
"Baby, I know it seems that everyone has a mommy but that isn't true. Some people only have a mommy or a daddy." He said trying to explain this to her. "Baby, I know you don't remember but you had a wonderful mommy and I am sorry that you are missing her."
"I don't remember her. I only know what you and everyone else has told me. Why did she leave me if she didn't want to?" She asked him.
He had been waiting for her to ask that question. He knew she would, but he didn't know when.
"Baby, she didn't want to leave you." He said placing her on his lap. "She had an accident and she died. You know that."
"But why did the accident happen?" She asked. She had wondered about her mom for a while.
"The accident happened when Matt was trying to get your mom to leave me. He pushed her down the stairs and it caused her fall." He said to her. "The fall caused her to go into labor and she couldn't handle the injuries that came with it. That was why she died. Baby, your mommy didn't want to leave you but it wasn't her choice."
"I know, daddy. But I want a mommy." She replied again. "Can I get a mommy?"
"Ladybug, I am not ready for a wife. And me marrying someone is the only to get you a mommy." He replied.
"Oh, what if you find someone you like, would they be my mommy?" She asked.
"I don't think I will find anyone I like but if I were to find someone, yes, they might be your new mommy." He replied to her.
"Okay." She said excitedly.
"Now, why don't you go get into your pajamas and get ready for bed." He said to her.
"Okay." She said getting her pajamas.
It was hard to explain things to her. It was hard to explain to his daughter why she didn't have a mommy. What happened wasn't Krissy's fault and he had to explain that to Payton. But he still had such anger and hatred toward Matt over Krissy's death. He had been raising Payton alone because Matt had to be selfish. He knew that Payton wanted a mommy but he wasn't ready to date anyone. But he knew that sometimes you meet someone when you least expected it. That was how it was with Krissy. He never expected when they started that storyline that he would fall in love with her.
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