They arrived at the restaurant right on time. Adam got Payton out of the SUV and they headed to the restaurant. Adam was shocked when he saw the nurse from the day before waiting out front. He figured she was waiting for her husband or boyfriend.

"Briana." Payton said to her when they walked up.

"Hey, Payton, Adam. Thanks for the invite." She said to them.

"Sorry? The invite?" Adam asked not sure what she was talking about.

"You called me at work and asked me to have dinner with you and Payton." Briana replied wondering how he didn't know that.

"There must be some mistake. I didn't call you." Adam said looking at Payton. "Is there something you want to tell me, Payton Rose?"

"I invited Briana, well, I had Uncle Jay call as you and invite her." Payton said to them.

"I'm sorry. I had no idea that it wasn't you inviting me." Briana said now realizing that Adam had no idea about this. "I am just going to go, have a great dinner you guys." She said starting to walk away.

"Wait." Adam said grabbing her arm. "You can join us if you want."

"I don't want to intrude or anything." She said to him feeling a little stupid for coming.

"You aren't." He said. "I am sorry that my daughter lured you here but we would like for you to join us."

"Okay." She said. She really did like Payton and it was obvious that she loved her dad a lot to go through so much trouble.

They all sat down and ordered. Payton was excited that her plan worked to point. She wanted her dad and Briana to fall in love and get married so, she would have a mommy.

"So, Briana, do you like being a nurse?" Adam asked as they had dinner.

"I do. My parents are doctors and I wanted to go into the medical field but I didn't want to have to go to school for eight years." She said to him. "So, I chose to be a nurse and it was the best decision."

"Well, you seem to be a great one." He said to her. He liked her more as the night went on but he was still upset with his daughter for tricking them both.

"Thanks. So, do you enjoy wrestling?" She asked.

"I do. I didn't know you knew who I was." He said shocked that she knew about wrestling.

"I grew up with grandparents who loved wrestling and it stuck with me." She replied.

"I hope I am your favorite." He said with a laugh.

"One of them." She replied with a smile.

"Daddy is a great wrestler." Payton said excitedly. "He kicks butt."

"Payton." Adam said to her.

"I happen to agree with Payton. You are a good wrestler." Briana replied.

"See daddy, everyone thinks you are great." Payton said before eating.

"Thanks to both of you." He said with a smile.

"It is getting late and we should probably end this." Briana said realizing that she did have to work tomorrow morning.

"Yeah, you are right." Adam said to her. "Payton and I have to leave out tomorrow for work."

"That sounds cool. Does Payton always go with you?" Briana asked.

"Yes. I never want her far away from me." He replied.

"I think that is great. That you want her close and spend the time with her." She said.

"Thanks." He said as they paid and got ready to leave.

Adam and Payton walked Briana to her car. Payton had a great time and she was now certain that Briana was the perfect mommy for her.

"Thanks for letting me join you." Briana said to him. "Since it wasn't you I gave my numbers too, here." She said handing him a card. "It has my home phone, cell phone and work phone. If you need anything, just call."

"Thanks." He replied. "I am assuming that Jay gave you mine."

"He did." She said. "Thanks for dinner, I really enjoyed spending time with you and Payton."

"I enjoyed it too." He said to her. "We better get going."

"Okay. Have a safe trip. Payton, thank you very much for the invite." Briana said to her. "I hope to see you guys again."

They walked back to the SUV and Adam put Payton in the back. He wasn't going to talk to her about this until they got home. He still couldn't believe that Payton did this with Jay's help. He wasn't ready to date anyone but spending time with Briana tonight was nice. But he was certain that he wasn't ready to date.

Once they got home, Adam took Payton inside and sat her on the sofa.

"Baby, we need to talk." Adam said to his daughter.

"What about daddy?" She asked giving him her "what did I do" face.

"About what you did tonight." He said. "Payton, you can't keep trying to find me a wife. I know you want a mom but you can't force someone to do that."

"But daddy, don't you want someone?" She asked him. "Uncle Jay, Chris, Randy, and John said you need a girl."

"Payton, don't listen to your uncles." Adam replied to her. He wasn't sure how to answer her. It was hard to explain to a five year old that you were still in love with her mother who had been dead for five years and that was why you didn't date anyone. "Payton, I am not sure how to explain this to you. Your mom might be dead but I am still very much in love with her."

"But everyone says you need to move on." She said to him. "Daddy, I want you to be happy and I want a mommy. You can be happy with someone else."

"I am not sure about that." He said. "I still think about your mom all the time. Everything I look at you, I remember what we shared. I know you probably don't understand this. But baby, I am not ready to be with anyone else, okay?"

"Can you be friends with Briana? She is nice." Payton said hoping he would spend time with her and love her.

"I tell you what, I will be friends with Briana but nothing more, okay?" He said to her.

"Okay." She replied. "Can I go to bed?"

"Yes, go get your PJ's on and I will read you a story." He said hugging her.

"K, love you, daddy." She said hugging him back.

"I love you, too, baby." He said watching her walk upstairs.

Once she was upstairs, he walked to the office and took out the DVD Krissy had made before Payton was born. She made it to help him move on if anything happened to her. He often watched it just to hear her voice. He wondered if he would ever get over her and be able to move on. He heard Krissy say that she wanted him to move on and be happy. But he wasn't sure he could do that. Could he move on and be happy with someone who wasn't Krissy? She came into his life so unexpected and he wasn't expecting to fall in love with her and have Payton. But both were the best things in the world. When she died, it devastated him and it broke his heart completely. Now, he was wondering if his lingering grief for her was affecting their daughter. She was so determined to get a mommy. Had he cause damage to his daughter because he was still grieving for his wife?

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