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Tears fill my eyes as I see my little girl, my little princess Alani make her way to the top of the stairs with my beautiful pregnant wife behind her. I smile as Alani makes her way down the stairs in her light pink spaghetti strapped dress with her hair cornrowed half way back on one half of her head while the rest hangs down after being curled. She carries a pink purse in one hand as she smiles at me. I realize that she's no longer a baby or a little girl but my 9 year old daughter that's in 3rd grade getting closer to 4th grade. She has light pink ballet flats on to match her dress and her little fingernails are painted light pink after her afternoon at the spa with Willow. "Hi, Daddy," she says with a smile as she meets me at the bottom of the stairs. Her baby girl smile washed away with the showing of her permanent teeth, no longer baby teeth or missing teeth in her mouth. She has grown up in the last year and I don't know why it's all happening so fast. It won't be long before I am teaching her how to drive, followed by watching her graduate high school, then watching her graduate college, getting married as I walk her down the aisle to a man that I will trust to love her the way I love Willow and treat her the way I have always treated her mother and Willow and soon she'll make me a grandfather. I snap out of my thoughts as I hear her voice that isn't so tiny anymore. "Daddy," she says, "are you there?"
"Yes," I say with a smile. "I'm sorry, I was just thinking."
"About what?" she asks.
"How beautiful my baby girl is and how much you're growing up. I wish I could keep you little forever."
"Dad," she says rolling her eyes showing her preteen attitude. "I'm not a baby."
"You'll always be my baby girl no matter how old you get," I say with a smile and tears in my eyes. She's the perfect combination of her mother and me. She has her mother's facial structure, her big eyes, her tiny little nose but she has my mouth and she's perfect.
"Dad," she says, "we're going to be late for the dance."
"We'll be there on time I promise," I say with a smile. "These are for you," I say handing her a bouquet of pink roses. You look beautiful, Alani."
"Thank-you," she says with a smile as I look to see the cross necklace around her neck that she was given when we had her baptized and then rechained when she took her first Holy Communion just a couple years ago. She wears little diamond like studs in her pierced ears and I can see Willow put on a little bit of makeup on her but not too much just enough to make her sparkle not that she really needs to. "I love them."
"I was hoping you would," I smile.
"You two look great," says Willow with a smile. "And I love how you color coordinate."
"Yeah, Dad, how did you know I was going to wear pink?"
"Just a lucky guess," I say with a smile knowing that pink is her favorite color. I assumed that she would have pink on I just took a lucky guess on the shade of pink when I chose my light pink tie to wear with my white shirt and black tux along with the pink roses I got her for her before the Father Daughter Dance at her school.
"You look handsome, Dad," she smiles.
"Thank-you," I say.
"Let me get some pictures of you two," says Willow with a smile. "I want to put them on Instagram you two look great."
"Okay," I smile before Alani and I pose for a couple of pictures together before we leave to head to her school for the Father Daughter Dance which I have been looking forward to for weeks. Being on the road so much I enjoy as much time as I can get with my little girl and I enjoy being able to do something as special as this with her. We don't get much of these moments together and I am ready to enjoy our night together. She sacrifices her time with me so I can do what I love and be a WWE superstar. She deals with me being away for days sometimes weeks at a time and when we are together she deals with people asking for pictures and autographs. She deals with my fame and she just takes it in stride. Tonight is her night and my night to spend time with her.
When we arrive at the school I park the car in the parking lot. I help her out of the car by taking her hand and helping her step down. She holds my hand as we walk into the school. I know the day is going to come when she's not going to want me to hold her hand and she's not going to want to be seen with me so I am going to enjoy this time now. It won't be long before she has two baby sisters that are going to be taking a little bit of my attention away from her. We sign up to get our pictures taken and then pose for a picture before walking into the school cafeteria where there are pink and white balloons everywhere with pink and white streamers, the tables are decorated with pink and white table clothes, there's a snack table with food and drinks. Fathers and daughters are out on the floor dancing. "Do you want to dance?" I ask her.
"Yes," she says with a smile.
"Come on," I say before I lead her onto the dance floor where we start to dance to the latest pop music being played by the DJ. I'm not a dancer and I don't like to dance but I will do anything for my baby girl. These are the moments we won't ever get back. I enjoy her laughter and smiles as I dance with her. Tears fill my eyes as the song "Dance Baby Dance" comes on and we dance. It reminds me how quickly she can grow up and be gone. When we finish dancing we go to the photo booth to take some funny pictures together. We have a good time together as she laughs at our pictures. I have to admit I had a great evening and it's all over far too soon. "Alani," I say, "it's not too late do you want to go get a milkshake before we go home?"
"That sounds fun," she says with a smile.
"Okay," I say as I help her into the car.
We arrive at one of our favorite ice-cream places in Tampa that I will miss when we move to Houston and we walk in. I order myself a chocolate milkshake and her favorite strawberry milkshake. When we are given our order we find a table and take a seat. "So how is school going? I enjoyed meeting your friends," I say.
"It's good," she says. "I'm going to miss my friends next year but it's good. I really love math class. It's my favorite. We are learning to do long division."
"Math was always one of my favorites too. I did really well at math. I like doing fractions and working with fractions. I liked art class too."
"Art is okay but I'm not an artist. I want to play the violin next year."
"You want to take violin lessons?" I ask.
"Yeah," she says with a smile.
"Well, we'll sign you up for violin lessons," I promise her. "I never played an instrument I am not a musical type of guy."
"I know I saw you dancing," she laughs.
"What's wrong with my dancing?" I ask before I suck up some of my milkshake.
"You can't dance," she says honestly before she laughs, "but you're a good dad."
"Thanks," I say, "I try to be."
"You're one of the best."
"Thank-you, Baby girl."
"I'm not a baby girl," she says.
"Willow is still her dad's baby girl and she's 26. You'll always be my baby girl."
"Okay," she says. "Are we going to live on a farm in Houston?"
"Not quite, it could be but it's not an actual farm. It's a lot of land and there are going to be stables. Why?"
"I was just wondering," she says, "when we move can I have a pet goat? Maybe a horse?"
"That's a lot of responsibility don't forget you're going to have to baby twin sisters that we have to take care of. Maybe a pet goat to start, " I smile.
"Really?" she asks with excitement. "I would love that."
"Anything to make you happy," I smile. "Are you ready to have baby sisters?" I ask.
"Yes," she says with a smile. "I can't wait. I love my brother but I can't wait for my sisters. Are they going to be okay this time? They aren't going to die are they?"
"Everything looks good with them and they look healthy the doctor says. I think they will be all right."
"Good," she says with a smile. "I'm going to help Willow as much as I can. What are their names going to be?"
"Kalea Malia and Leinani Talia," I smile.
"I picked Leinani!" she says with pride. "I love that name."
"Willow and I loved it too," I smile. "I figured it was your handwriting." She smiles at me and tears form in my eyes. It wasn't that too long ago that I held her in my arms after she was born and fell in love with her at first sight. She was one of the best things to come from mine and Vanessa's relationship. We may not have made it but Alani is the best thing to come out of our relationship. Vanessa will always be the mother of my first born child while Willow will always be the mother of my last few children depending on how many we decide to have. Willow will be my last everything and I love how she has accepted Alani into her life. "Alani," I say.
"Yes, Dad."
"I just want you to know that I love you with all my heart and even if I can't be with you I am always thinking about you. I know you give up a lot of time with me and you understand I am doing my job but no matter where I am you are always with me and always on mind. I'm just working so I can put you through college so you can be whoever you want to be and have all the opportunities you want in life. I love you so much and you'll always be my first born and my first daughter. You will always have a special place in my heart. I will always be here for you no matter what and I know in a few months that things are going to change and I am going to have two new little baby girls in my life but they will never take your place. They are going to need a little more attention but I will be here for you too. We'll have to have Daddy daughter days once they are born so that you and I can talk, hang out and do whatever you want. How does that sound?"
"I like that idea," she smiles. "I love you too, Dad and I understand why you work. I always think about you when you're working and I am always cheering you on no matter what the fans think about you. You're still the best dad in the world. Your best job is being my dad and the dad of the twins. I'm going to make sure they know how special you are," she says making me smile.
"When did you get to be so smart?"
"I don't know," she shrugs. "When I was 7?"
"You've always been smart, Alani, you just keep getting smarter the more you grow."
"Thank-you, Dad," she smiles. "I had a lot of fun tonight."
"I did too," I say with a smile. "I can't believe how much you have grown up in the last few months. I feel like I am getting older."
"You are," she says with a smile. "Thank-you for taking me."
"I wouldn't have missed it," I say. "Are you looking forward to Wrestlemania and going to the show again this year?"
"Yes, why are you fighting Willow's dad?" she asks. "Is that hard for you and Willow? Is it hard for her to choose who she wants to win?"
"She already knows who is going to win, so do I. It's what her dad wanted and I am honored to have this match."
"I can't wait to see it. I will be cheering you on in the front row like I do every year."
"I know, Baby Girl," I smile as I look at my watch. "We should probably go home it's getting late and I am sure Willow is worried about us."
"Okay," she says. "I had fun we need to do this a lot more."
"We will," I promise, "we'll have a daddy daughter date twice a month," I suggest. I read somewhere that it's important to take the time to be a dad to spend as much time with your children as you can but it's also important to take your daughter out on dates so she can see what a date is like and to see what kind of man she should date. I want nothing but the best for Alani. I never understood how important it was to treat a woman with respect until I had my own daughter. I always ask myself before I do something if I would want someone to do that to my daughter and if the answer is no then I'm not going to do it because someone's father wouldn't like me doing that to their daughter that's why I treat Willow the way I do because I know her father expects nothing less and she deserves all the respect in the world because she is my wife and the woman I love.
"That sounds good," she smiles as we make our way to the car so I can get her home and get her ready for bed although at 9 she doesn't need me as much as she used to but I'll always be here for her.
When we arrive home Willow is already in bed because the lights are off in the downstairs. I'm not surprised because Willow has been extra tired lately and just ready to have the girls in general. She's not comfortable and it's only going to get worse before the babies do come. Alani gets herself ready for bed and I tell her goodnight once she's in bed reading a book. I kiss her forehead and shut her bedroom door before I make my way to mine and Willow's room. I walk in to see her sleeping peacefully on the bed with the laptop beside her. She must have fallen asleep while on the computer. I quietly change out of my tux into something more comfortable, a pair of shorts and a beater before I put my hair into a ponytail after putting my clothes in the hamper. I brush my teeth in our bathroom before I make our way to our master bed. I take the lap top from the bed and smile as I see she was looking on Pinterest at story book nursery themes for the girls. We decided that we would do a storybook theme for their nursery in our new house in Texas. I mean after all our relationship was built upon a book and Willow loves to read. It makes sense just like if we had boys their nursery would have been the same because it is something special to us. I turn off the lap top and place it on the nightstand next to our bed. She groans a little but doesn't wake up. I climb into bed next to her as her fiery red hair is sprawled across the pillow. She sleeps so peacefully. I could watch her sleep every day of my life. I smile as she breathes lightly, her lips puckered out. She's perfect. I direct my attention to her swollen stomach and lift her shirt gently exposing her belly. I place my hand on her stomach before I kiss it softly. "Hey, Kalea and Leinani, it's your daddy," I smile. "What are you doing in there?" I ask with a proud smile as I feel them moving around. "I just want to talk to you for a little bit tonight before I go to bed. I spent some time with your big sister Alani tonight and I just have to say she is going to love y'all so much. You're lucky to have a big sister as amazing as she is. I hope all three of you are close and get along. Time is getting closer until you make your way in the world and I can't wait. Your mama and I are counting down the days till you arrive. I can't wait to see what you look like, if you look like mama or if you look like me. The pictures say me but I hope you get the best features of your mama like her perfect little freckled nose, her beautiful soft lips, her beautiful green eyes, her red hair everything that is perfect about her I hope you get. You don't know how lucky you are to have her for a mama. You're two lucky girls. I hope that you inherit the best of both of us like your mama's intelligence and her love for reading, her beautiful heart while inheriting a love for math from me and my athleticism. No matter what you're going to be perfect because we have waited for you. You came to us a surprise after one of our devastating moments in life. I am sure your big brother is looking after you till you come into the world. I hope one day you can tell us what he's like. I'm going to do my best to be a good father to you, be here when I can, love you with all my heart and give you the world. I can't wait to make you smile, make you laugh and to have you wrap your tiny hand around my fingers. I'm going to do a better job with you two than I have for Alani. I want to be there for you, be with you more, spend more time with you. I don't want to miss out on all your firsts and miss out on time with you because from what I see it all goes too fast. I'm going to do better for you Kalea and Leinani. I love you two so much already, I never knew I could love something so much, something I have never seen or held just knowing you exist, that your mama and I created you from our love is enough to make me love you so much. I may do a lot of things wrong in my life but creating you and your sister as well as your older brother, I couldn't have done anything more perfect," I say with tears in my eyes as I dream of what they will be, what they will look like. I feel them move and kick inside of my wife's stomach. "I'm going to let you two rest so you don't wake up Mama, because she needs to sleep," I say with a smile. "Goodnight Kalea and Leinani," I say before I kiss her stomach softly but keeping my hand on her stomach.
"I'm already awake," she says with a smile as I look at her. "And that was beautiful," she says. "You're going to be amazing with them, Joe," she says. "You're amazing with Alani. You're a great dad and you'll be even greater when you have all your girls," she says with a smile as her hand meets mine on her stomach. "I love you, Joe." She says as she closes her green eyes.
"I love you too," I say before I kiss her beautiful freckled nose. I close my eyes as our hands stay joined on her stomach as I finally drift off to sleep to dream of my future with her and where life is going to take us together.
*A/N: Should I continue writing this story? Are you still interested? What did you think of Joe's time with Alani, what about his moment with talking to his twins? Do you think he's going to be an even better father when the twins arrive? What do you think of him having a daddy daughter date with Alani a couple times a month? Please review and thank-you for reading.