"So what is it Daniel? You get a kick out of chasing girls around?" Flack snapped when he had managed to drag a screaming Daniel into the precinct.
"I keep telling you that she was drunk and begging me for it" he partly lied as Don slammed his fists on the table, looking the boy in the eye in pure disgust.
"The key word there was drunk" he snapped "and Hannah would never do such a thing"
"You know something?" Daniel folded his arms and leant back in his chair "you shouldn't be interviewing me about this…it's bias"
"Yeah?" Don raised a brow and stood up tall looking at the nodding teen "I'll tell you something then Daniel…you're looking at going onto trial for harassment if you keep pissing me off"
"You don't have the evidence" he chuckled
"I do believe that there is CCTV in the college halls smart arse" Don said "so that should show you dragging my girl into a cloakroom or whatever it was"
"Very protective over your daughter, aren't you Detective?" Daniel sounded amused and Don straightened out his tie, not answering back to the teen "I bet you was disgusted when you found out she was knocked up"
"That" Don pointed a finger at him "is none of your business"
"I think she's just playing hard to get" Daniel admitted
"Yeah? Well change the word hard with impossible" Don spoke "because if you go near her again then I will find enough evidence to warrant you with a restraining order"
"Sounds nasty" Daniel joked around and Don simply shook his head at the boy's arrogance.
"It is" Don agreed "and…well…this is off record, between me and you" Don walked to the back of his chair, leaning down to whisper into his ear "and if I ever hear Hannah mention a bad word about you again, then I will personally make your life hell. Just remember that I have a gun and I'm not afraid to use it"
…..
"Dad" Hannah gasped when she saw him walk in at eleven at night. Mark had gone home after Hannah had promised to phone him when she knew what her dad knew. Jess was currently napping in the living room, trying to stay awake for when Don came back but knowing she was too tired to realistically doing it. Hannah hugged her dad tightly and he held her back, kissing her on the forehead before removing his coat.
"You alright baby?" he checked and she nodded
"I'm fine" she promised "what happened? You've been gone a long time"
"Well I went to Cook's apartment like I said…and his mother was nice Hannah…nothing like him" Don said and began to walk into the kitchen with Hannah following after him, settling onto a bar stool as he raided the fridge for food, finally settling on just a beer and then grabbing a pack of cookies from the cupboard.
"Anyway, Cook came out…started blabbering on and so I arrested him" Don shrugged, standing the other side of the counter and drinking beer whilst Hannah remained wide eyed.
"You what?" she asked
"Arrested him and questioned him at the precinct…gave him a warning and then told him the next time he spoke to you then I'd make his life hell"
"Thank you" Hannah simply said "I…I didn't know what to do earlier…"
"Mark did right making you tell us" Don looked her in the eye "you don't need to hide anything like that again baby"
"I wasn't going to hide it" Hannah said "I just didn't know if you would have been able to do anything…because he didn't really do anything serious"
"Hey, hey, hey" Don raised a hand to stop her "he threatened you and that is serious enough, understand?"
"I understand" she said and he nodded
"Now get off to bed" he said "you look tired"
"I am tired" she jumped from the bar stool and walked round to Don, quickly hugging him and then moving off to her room. Don finished off his sixth cookie and then left his empty beer bottle on the counter before going into the living room to wake Jess who was awake. Don jumped a little and she grinned.
"I thought you was asleep" he said
"I was…I heard you talking with Hannah" she stated "poor girl was really in a mess tonight"
"Yeah" Don sat next to her and pinched the bridge of his nose
"So you didn't shoot him?" Jess checked and Don chuckled darkly
"The thought crossed my mind" he admitted "he was bad mouthing her Jess…swearing she wants him…I've never heard so much rubbish in the first place. She should have stayed away from him to start with"
"She was vulnerable" Jess shrugged "wanted someone to talk to and he was there…she didn't think of anything like this at the time"
"Well if that is the effect that breaking up with Mark has on her then I hope it never happens again"
"It won't" Jess said firmly "you should have seen him with her earlier Don…never left her side…always comforting him"
"Jess" Don said "sweetie…the idea of any man putting their hands on my daughter is not one I relish. Even if it is to be sweet with her…and besides…I haven't entirely forgiven him for breaking up with her"
"Well as long as you don't tell Hannah that then all shall be fine…and I have some news" Jess said and she smiled
"Go on" Don urged her
"My mum…it wasn't my idea and you don't have to come…" she assured him and he nodded "has arranged a baby shower"
"A baby shower?" Don checked
"Didn't you have one for Hannah?" Jess raised a brow and Don shook his head
"No…we didn't…Em never mentioned one" he said "so when is it?"
"Next Thursday" Jess said "so depending on your shift I get it if you can't come"
"A room filled with women squealing over babies?" he checked and Jess shrugged
"Normally men don't come" she said "look Donnie it's fine" she said "I get that you're not one for these sort of things"
"But I don't want to let you down" Don held her hand and she shook her head
"I have Hannah with me…and you won't be. Trust me, if you was, I would let you know"