Enjoy!
Wade didn't answer her and just sat her down on a chair next to the island counter. How hard could it be to make hot chocolate, right? Find cocoa powder, sugar and heat up milk, add it all and voila! Presto, you have hot chocolate.
Wade did pretty well for a guy who never made any hot chocolate before. He just remembered his mom doing it when he was a kid and that was better than nothing.
He made two cups, one for her and one for him, and sat down opposite her. "Did you love mommy?" She suddenly asked. The hot chocolate scalded his throat as it went down.
He sighed. "No. I didn't." He said simply, no use lying about it. "In fact, I don't even remember your mom."
She seemed confused. It was as if she didn't understand what he was saying. He assumed a six year old wouldn't know anything about that. "Daddy, can I ask you something?" She asked.
A single word in her sentence slammed into him like a rush tide. Daddy. It made everything so final. He guessed it was final. "Sure. Ask away, kiddo." He answered and lifted the cup to his mouth.
"What's a hooker?" He chocked again. How the hell did the kid even know that word? "I don't really know what it means, but that's what the officer called mommy when he took me to the old guy and the old guy brought me here."
Wade glowered over her head. "Can you remember the officer's name?"
She seemed confused again. "Uhm, no." She said after a moment. "So? What does it mean?" She asked.
Wade racked his brain for an explanation. He couldn't come up with anything, but he remembered something his mother used to say. "I'll tell you when you're older."
She frowned. Clearly that wasn't the answer she was looking for. "Mommy's said that when she brought that other guy home one night."
Wade almost smirked. "What's your mother's name?" He asked.
"Lydia." She answered almost thoughtful.
He smirked to himself. Whoever the cop was, was making him have uncomfortable conversations with a child. And he took her away from her mother. So, if he took care of the cop, then voila, he gets his life back. Normal! He couldn't wait.