Tommy's Girl

Chapter 3

I was sat eating with my dad and uncles, "dad?" He lifted his head and hummed in response "that man from the bakery was nice" He smiled "when he wants to be yes" I furrowed my eyebrows in confusing but shook it off and carried on eating.

I finished eating and was sat in the living room in front of the fire, lying on my dads lap. He was talking to Aunt Polly about some business stuff I didn't understand, I looked out the window and gasped "look daddy! It's snowing" he smiled "aye so it is" I rolled on my back to look at him "do you think it will stick?" He gently brushed hair out of my face "maybe I'm not sure" he went back to talking business whilst I played with his hands, moving running my tiny fingers over his ring and watch. "She adores you Tommy" Polly says as she watches me half asleep curled up on his lap. He smiles "she's the best thing to happen to me Pol, I can't imagine life without her"  she smiles "she's got your eyes, and your stubborn personality" he chuckles "it still baffles me that she was just left on a doorstep with just the DNA test that proved she was mine" Polly smiles "well they missed out on a beautiful little girl."

I was fast asleep on my dads lap, he gently squeezed my shoulder "Mol, let's get you to bed" I whined and curled up tighter into a ball, he chuckled "you really do have my attitude" he lifted me up and carried me to my bed.

I woke up because of a nightmare, I was shaking and crying. I got up and wondered to my dads room, a maid spotted me "Molly you should be in bed sweetheart" I looked up at her with teary eyes "I want my dad" i said and went toward his bedroom door, there was light from a lamp so I opened the door and he was sat on the armchair in the corner of his room. He looked up at the door creaking and noticed my teary eyes and sniffling "Molly?! What happened" he said and ran to me and lifted me up, I just hugged him "I had a nightmare, I got scared I don't want to sleep on my own" I said crying. He just hugged me and let out a sigh of relief that nothing more serious has happened, "ok, ok shhh it's alright" he said soothingly as he sat back on his bed, I curled up and snuggled into his side, Dad ran his hand gently up and down my back until I fell back asleep.

Tommy POV
I watched Molly sleep, she was curled up into a little ball with her head resting on my side because she's too small to reach my chest. She means the world to me which makes having her around terrifying, I don't know what I'd do if something went wrong, if she got caught in gang business, Alfie knows my weak spot now, what if he uses it?