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Paige had eventually dozed off in the car. When they pulled into the garage, she opened her eyes. It was close to midnight.
"Well, we're home." Rossi said. Paige nodded, then opened the car door.
"I guess I'll start hauling things up." Paige told him.
"No, you won't. The guys from the team are coming over to help tomorrow." He said. "Just take up what you need, we'll get the rest tomorrow."
Paige just looked at him, hurt.
"It will be locked. In fact, the car, the garage, and the door from the garage to the house will be locked. I also have an alarm system that will go off if someone even comes onto the property. It will all be okay." He said. She nodded, convinced.
Both father and daughter got their bags out of the car and headed upstairs to their rooms.
Rossi helped Paige carry her things into her room. She stretched and yawned, then sat down on her bed.
"I'm going to go to sleep now," she announced.
"Okay, kiddo. Do you want a sleeping pill?" Rossi asked. Paige shook her head.
"Okay then, I'll put them in my medicine cabinet, just come in and tell me if you need one." He said, then turned to leave.
"Dave?" Paige asked. Rossi paused, then turned to look back at her.
"Is it okay if I call you Dad, when I'm ready?" she asked.
"I would love that." He said.
"Okay, thanks. Good night." She said, exhausted. Rossi smiled at her and left the room. He stood by her door for a second, and listened to her. She must've had her ipod going, because she was singing. She had a very pretty voice. Rossi smiled. She sang for about ten or fifteen minutes, then the singing became a mumble, and soon it was quiet. He peeked in on her, and she was sound asleep, with a book open next to her, the French doors open, the light on, and her ipod still blaring. He went in and closed the French doors, put a bookmark in her book and set it on the bedstand, shut off her ipod and put it away, tucked her in and turned out the light. Then he himself went to bed.