Adam was in his hotel room calming down after the confrontation with Matt. He was angry about what Matt had said. But he had thought many times that he wished it was him instead of Krissy who died. But he couldn't change it, so he decided to head to John's room and get Payton.
"Adam, hey everything okay?" John asked when he let Adam in. Chris and Jay had headed to their own rooms.
"Yeah, where my ladybug?" Adam asked.
"She is taking a nap." John said showing Adam Payton sleeping in the bed.
"Was she okay?" Adam asked.
"Yes, she was fine. Although, she did overhear us talking about what Matt said." He replied. "I'm sorry, Adam. We didn't know she was listening."
"That's okay. I will talk to her about things." He said walking over to the bed. "Hey, ladybug, it's time to go." He said gently waking her up.
"Daddy." She said sleepily.
"Yeah, baby, let's go." He said picking her up.
"Bye, Uncle John." She said with her head on Adam's shoulder.
"Bye, sunshine." He said handing Adam her bag.
"See you later." Adam said to him before walking out the door.
They headed back to their room. By the time they got there, Payton was a little more awake. Adam knew he would have to talk to her about what Matt said.
"So, I guess we need to talk about what Matt said." Adam said to her.
"Why did he say that you should have died instead of mommy?" She asked him.
"He was just upset that I haven't forgiven him for your mom's accident." He said to her.
"But he wants you to leave me." She said. "Who would take care of me if you died?"
"Grandma and grandpa." He said to her. "Or Uncle John, Jay, Randy or Chris. Ladybug, there will always be someone to take care of you."
"Okay. I don't like Matt." She said to him.
"That's okay, you don't have too." He said picking her up. "Ladybug, I don't want you to worry. Matt is not going to hurt you or me."
"Okay." She said. "Can I watch a movie?"
"Yes." He replied.
She went and picked out Beauty and the Beast. While she was watching the movie, Adam was getting things ready for his match tonight. They had to head to the arena soon and he still needed someone to watch Payton.
"Payton, it's time to go. Get your stuff together." Adam said to her.
"Okay." She said packing her book bag with coloring books, crayons, and other toys.
"Good. I have your other bag." He said as he packed the snack bag. He always packed her snacks because he wanted to make sure she had something to eat.
"K." She said getting her book bag.
They headed out the door and to the arena. Once they were there, he went to work finding someone to watch her during his match. Luckily, Chris's match was earlier than his, Randy and John's. So, he agreed to watch Payton on the promise that he wouldn't let Matt near Payton.
"So, Payton, what did you and daddy do today?" Chris asked her. The other guys were in their match.
"We watched Beauty and the Beast." She answered. "Can I have a snack?"
"Yes." He said with a laugh. "What do you want?" He asked looking in her snack bag. "It looks like you have popcorn, pudding, or rice cakes? You eat rice cakes?"
"No, but grandma told daddy that he had to pack them each day." She replied.
"Sounds like your grandma." Chris said with a laugh. Krissy's mom was always telling Adam something he needed to do for Payton. "So, what do you want?"
"Pudding." She replied while playing with her dolls.
"Okay, one chocolate pudding coming up." He said getting it out and handing it to her.
"Thank you." She said taking it.
Just as Chris handed her the pudding, Matt walked in the locker room.
"What do you want Matt?" Chris asked him.
"I was looking for John." He said to him. "Hi, Payton."
"Hey." She replied moving behind Chris to hide.
"Matt, John isn't here and you should leave." Chris said to him. "You know that John is in a match."
"I didn't think it was that big of deal." Matt said. "Does Adam really think I would hurt her?"
"Adam just doesn't want you near her." Chris replied. "So, you should leave before he comes back."
"Fine. I will leave. But he is being stupid. I would never hurt Krissy's daughter." Matt said walking out.
"Payton, he is gone." Chris said to her.
"Why did he come in here?" She asked. She really didn't like him.
"He came looking for John." Chris replied. "Let's forget about Matt. How about we color and you make me a beautiful picture."
"Okay." She said excitedly. She got out her coloring book and crayons and colored.
Adam's match was soon finished and they headed back to the hotel. They were leaving to go home tomorrow. He had to look into home schooling her and she wanted to call Briana about shopping. Chris told him that Matt came in the locker room and that Chris told him to leave. He also told Adam what Matt had said.
Adam just wished that Matt would leave him and Payton alone. He had done enough damage with Krissy's death. It was obvious that he was going to have to have another talk with Matt about staying away from Payton.
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