A Face of True Love

Here is something for original TNT fans.

No copy infringements. These character belong to their owners

My first fan fiction all reviews welcome.

Quick note all memories will be in italic.

Chapter Nine: A DAUGHTER'S TALE

"Yay, can we play games?" Daniella asked.

"Todd are you serious?" Tea asked.

"Yeah I'm serious. I know in my gut that this isn't over. What Delgado you have a problem with me stay with you?" He asked.

"Mommy I want Daddy to stay with us." Daniella said.

"No Todd I don't have a problem with you stay with us. I just want you to know that my brothers are going to be there as well, and I don't want you or them fighting."

"Mommy Daddy will be a good boy." Daniella said giggling.

Todd smiled and looked at his daughter.

"Sparky, I'm not a good boy."

"Dani, you have no idea how bad dad can be." Starr said walking over to her sister.

"I'm going to go with my mom for the night, and I'll be by in the morning to see you before I go to class." She said hugging Dani.

Daniella hugged her big sister and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Ok say hi to Blair, Justin, Jack and Sam." Daniella said.

"Ok Sparky." Starr said.

Starr then turned to her dad, "I'll be at La Boulale if you need me." She said hugging her father.

"Bye Estrella, if your mom needs me call me okay." Tea said hugging her step-daughter.

"Okay, bye Aunt Viki." Starr said leaving Dani's room.

"Okay I'm going to go to. Todd and you too Tea my invitation still stands for all of you. I have room for your brothers too Tea." Viki said looking at Todd.

"EEEWWW I'm not going to give you a hug. I already did." Todd stated crossing his arms in front of his chest.

Tea and Viki laughed. Viki waved goodbye to Daniella who blew a kiss at her Auntie.

"Hey Delgado let's spring the kid out of here. I'm starting to get hives." Todd said.

"Daniella I'll be right back. Be good with your daddy, mijita." Tea addressed to Daniella and then turned to Todd, "You don't get her excited."

Tea left father and daughter alone for the first time. Todd looked at Daniella and could not believe that both he and Tea had created such a beautiful daughter. He was curious as to why Daniella was so accepting to him.

"Hey Sparky can I ask you something?" Todd said.

"What Daddy?"

"How did you know I'm your father?"

"When I was much younger I was playing dress up one day and I got Mommy's box were she has all her pretty jewelry and I saw these really old earrings that I liked. There is this thing that pulls down and I pulled it down and there was a picture of you and Mommy. It looked like you and Mommy were dancing. Mommy was wearing this pretty dressed she looked like a princess and you were wearing this black coat and you looked like a prince. Mommy came in and saw me holding the picture. I asked Mommy who the man with scar was. She put me on the bed and told me that you were my daddy. She told me that you and her were married like her and Uncle Ross. She told me that you were this big bad prince that had a bad temper and that Mommy was a poor princess that worked as a lawyer. She said that one day she meet you and you hired her. You wanted Starr because she was your baby and you wanted Starr to live with you, because Blair was sick. Then you asked Mommy to marry you because that was the only to get Starr. Mommy said that she married you because she really liked Starr. She said that you guys became really good friends. She said that one day she woke up and she was happy. She found her prince, but she didn't know if she was your princess. Then one day you gave Mommy a kiss and she knew that day she was your princess. Mommy said that one day something bad happened and you didn't want to hurt Mommy so you left. Mommy said she was sad when you were gone. Mommy said that after a while you came back for her to take her on a great adventure. Mommy said that she was so happy that you came back for her that she left everything in Llanivew to be with you again. She said that was the best adventure she had ever been on. Then Mommy said she got really sad because she knew she had to leave you because you were sad without being with Starr. She left and went to New York, and then one day a client came in and told her she had to go to Llanview again. Mommy said that when she got here she saw you again and her heart flutter because it was happy. She said that she talked to you and found out that you married Blair again and had Jack. Mommy said she was happy that you had a different family to love. But then something happened because you and Blair got a divorce that means when you are not married. Anyways Mommy said she went on a trip to Hawaii and she saw you there. That is where she meet Uncle Ross and you didn't like Uncle Ross because Uncle Ross was giving goo eyes at Mommy. Uncle Ross invited Mommy on a date and you got mad. Mommy said that you, Mommy and Uncle Ross went on this boat ride and the boat crashed on a deserted island. Mommy said she was scared because at first she couldn't find you. When she found you she thought you were dead and she cried. Mommy said that after you woke up you were mad because you were stuck on island and that you had to get back to your kids Starr and Jack. Mommy said that day before you left you and Mommy shared a special hug filled with love and that's how I got into mommy's tummy only Mommy didn't know I was there. When you left Mommy said she was really sad, but that she was happy that you went back to be with your other family. Mommy said that Uncle Ross took care of her on the island. Mommy said that after they were rescued that is when she found out that I was in her tummy. Mommy said that Uncle Ross took care of her again while I was in her tummy. Mommy said that the day I was born was a special day because you gave her a special gift me. Mommy said that she loves you more because of me." Daniella said smiling.

"Mommy told you all that?"

"Yep Mommy said that after I was born they placed me on her chest and I opened my eyes Mommy said I had your eyes. Mommy said that while I was grow up from being a small baby to a little kid that I was exactly like you. She said that I have your bad temper too. Mommy said that I like to break things just like you and she laughs when I do that then she scolds me."

"Sparky you like to break things."

"Huh yeah then after Mommy and Uncle Ross got divorced and I went to stay with my cousin Rosanna and her husband. Mommy told me that she was going to look for you and when she found you she was going to tell you about me. That once you found out about me you were never going to let me go, because you would love me with all your heart. I asked Mommy how I would know she said that all I had to do was look into your eyes and that my heart would tell me. When Mommy came back for me she sat me down and said that you got hurt really bad and you changed your face. So we came here because Mommy said that she wanted me to get to know you and our family. That's when I meet Todd. Only Todd was mad when he first meet me. I looked at him right in the eyes like Mommy told me too and I knew he wasn't you. I tried to tell Mommy but Todd always stops me. I got really mad and threw his laptop at the wall. Mommy came down to find out what was going on and that's when I told Todd that if he was my daddy then he would change his face back like in the picture. Mommy arched her eyebrow like she was really mad at me, but I think she was more mad at Todd for say why would I want an ugly mug like that again. I don't like Todd he's mean to me when were alone. He told me I was trouble."

Todd looked down at his daughter. Was one of his worst fears was coming true? He hoped it wasn't so. He felt his blood boil.

Unknown to the both of them Tea was listening to Daniella tell her story. She grew concern over the last sentence.

"Mijita, why didn't you tell me he was being mean to you?" Tea asked walking into the room.

Todd and Dani both looked up to the doorway.

"Because he said you wouldn't believe me." Dani answered.

Todd looked at Dani afraid to ask but he need too.

"Sparky did he ever hit you."

Daniella shook her head no and said, "No, he said I was trouble and I was a pain in the butt."

Todd looked and Tea and mouthed, He's dead. Tea mouthed; after I'm through with him he is all yours.

"Mijita let's get you dressed so we can go home. And I have another surprise for you."

"Mommy, can we stop at McDonalds I want a happy meal." Daniella said getting down from the bed.

"God that sounds good." Todd said.

Both Tea and Daniella laughed. Tea grabbed Daniella's clothes and started the task of getting Daniella ready.

"Daddy, turn around please." Daniella said shyly

Todd smiled and turned around.

Tea smiled and started helping Daniella dress. She carefully checked her daughter over to make sure there was no bruises. After what she heard she was not taking any chances. Once Daniella was done Tea hugged her daughter.

"Okay Daddy, I'm all pretty again."

"Sparky let's get outta here." Todd said smiling reaching out with his hand.

Daniella ran to her father and took his hand then she turned around and held her hand out to her mommy. Tea began to cry. This would be the first time that they were leaving as a family.

"Daddy, why is Mommy crying?"

"Because your mom is a girl and girls get sappy."

"I'm a girl and I don't get sappy." Daniella said.

"Yes you do and these are happy tears." Tea said threw her tears of joy.

Both Todd and Dani looked at each other and then back at Tea.

"EEEWW ok that was way too sappy, Delgado."

"Yeah Mommy eeeewww."

Tea laughed and said, "Aye Dios Mio like father like daughter." She took Daniella's hand, and they made their way home.

Few Hours later

Once at home Todd looked over the house before allowing Daniella and Tea into it. He wanted to make sure it was safe. He motion them to come in and he made sure all the windows were locked and the doors were locked. He wasn't going to take any chances not with his either of his family.

While Tea was upstairs getting Daniella ready for bed. He called Starr just to make sure all were safe. She said that Justin wanted extra security around the house which they got as soon as they got home. Starr also told him Blair wanted to see and talk to him. He told her that he would stop by tomorrow.

After Todd hanged up with Starr he made his way over to the window. He wasn't really paying attention to anything in particular. He was thinking of how everything had suddenly changed. He couldn't believe that his past had come back to continued to haunt him. Yes, he had changed he wasn't that person anymore he was so screwed up back then. Todd could not believe that his first victim Carol Swift's brother had sought out revenge. Todd couldn't blame him, but to take over his life that was just too creepy for Todd. He knew something was going to happen he just didn't know what. Del and Tomas still hadn't return from taking Michael into custody. He was hoping Del had taken him to a federal jail instead of the town jail. He didn't trust cops.

Dani came running down the stairs. She was already in her pajamas and she desperately wanted to spend more time with her Daddy. She liked this one better. Her Mommy was upstairs taking a shower.

"Daddy!"

"In here Sparky." Todd yelled back.

Daniella ran to the living room and she sat down on the couch. She was hoping that her Daddy would tell her a story.

Todd turned to look at Daniella sitting on the couch just looking at him.

"What?" He asked.

"Daddy do you think you can tell me a story? Please, pretty please." Daniella asked putting her hands together.

Todd grinned and walked over to sit next to Daniella on the couch. Daniella got on top of Todd's lap. He started his story mid way through his story he realized that Daniella had fell asleep in his arms. He thanked God above for giving him a second chance at life. He gave her a kiss on top of her head. A flash of light caught his attention and he turned to see Tea with her phone taking a picture. Her smiled lit up her eyes. Her long brown hair was curly and a little wet. Her face was glowing without any makeup. She was wearing a peach colored robe. She walked over to both of them and sat next to them.

"She snores like you?" Todd said quietly.

Tea giggled and said, "I get the feeling that all you want to do tonight is watch her sleep."

"Whatever."

"You know you should also get some sleep too. I'm keeping her from school tomorrow. She is going to want your undivided attention."

"So she's like you then?" Todd said with a grin.

"No. She is mostly like you. As you will soon learn. You are going to learn right?" She asked not looking at him.

Todd turned to look at her. She had her head down.

"Damn straight, Delgado. I want to know everything about her. What her favorite food is? Does like salsa food? Or does she like meat and potatoes? What her favorite toys are? Does she have a favorite blanket, pillow? What her favorite colors are? Is she like girly like when Starr was her age? Or is she a tomboy? What she likes to watch on TV? What kind of books does she like? Does she like sports? What kind of music does she like?"

Tea smiled and was completely thrilled that he was asking these questions. Her smiled faded as her mind thought back that was another difference that she didn't pick up on with Michael. He never asked her question about Daniella.

"Tea-?" Todd question taking a hold of her hand.

"She's a tomboy. She likes to play football with Jack and Sam. Her absolutely favorite sport is soccer. She is quite good. Her favorite color is any kind of shade of purple. Her favorite toys are her hot wheels and Tonka Trucks, but she also has her teddy bears and some dolls." Tea stops and smiles, and said "Starr gave Daniella a Barbie doll when they met. It's the only doll she plays with."

Todd smiled. First thing is to get his money so that he can get some toys, he thought.

Tea looking at him and said, "No spoiling her Todd."

"I'm not going to spoil her." Todd said.

"Yes you are." Tea said giggling.

Todd smiled and then looked down in his arms. Daniella was snoring softly.

"Maybe you should take to her room. Let's not wake her up right now or else we are going to have a very cranky little girl." Tea said.

Todd nodded getting up with Daniella in his arms. He and Tea both went to put Daniella in her bedroom. Tea kissed Daniella's head and waited for Todd.

They both went down to living room and were about to sit on the couch when they heard the front door open. Todd quickly got in front of Tea.

Wow Tea told Daniella the truth from the beginning. please comment.