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"Uncle Chrissy?" Delilah looked up to the man with a smile as they walked through the park. She held his hand tightly and every so often he would pick her up and let her dangle for a minute.
"Yes Dee-Dee?" Chris looked across to Fallon, who was watching them with a smile.
"Can I stay with you tonight?" Delilah questioned hopefully. "We can have a sleep over."
Fallon stepped closer to Chris anxiously. After the photo earlier she had been very panicked about being followed. Chris noticed the girls anxious state and grabbed her hand, pulling her into his chest.
"You'll have to ask Auntie Lonny." Chris muttered as he pulled the girl up and allowed her to wrap her legs around his torso. Delilah climbed onto Chris' shoulders and smiled as she noticed that he was holding Fallon's hand.
"Auntie Lonny?" Delilah smiled sweetly. "Can we have a sleep over?"
"Of course." Fallon's smiled, she would do anything to make the child happy. Her dad left her when since was just two years old, so Delilah clung onto any male father figure that she could find.
Naya had married again but he was in the military and was barely ever seen. Delilah was her sisters daughter and her only niece. Jax didn't have any kids of his own yet, but his wife was expecting.
Fallon watched as Delilah leant down to whisper something into Chris' ear, making a playful smile form on his face as he nodded. He gave Fallon's hand a light squeeze as they headed back home.
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"Hey. No more candy, you won't sleep tonight if you carry on." Fallon said as she took the bowels of candy away from Chris and Delilah. Both of them booed at her, making her shake her head. "Dee-Dee, go get ready for bed."
"But-"
"Then we can build a pillow fort and sleep in it all night." Chris suggested with a childish grin. Fallon rolled her eyes but let out a small laugh as she sat on the couch beside him, throwing her legs over his lap.
Chris rested his hands on the girls thighs and his fingers began to trace patterns. The brunette leant her head against his shoulder and watched as Delilah ran off to go and get changed for bed.
"When did I become so old?" Fallon groaned. Chris chuckled and pulled the girl into his lap, allowing her to nuzzle her head into the crook of his neck.
"You're not old, cause if you're old then so am I." Chris muttered, pressing his lips against the girls forehead.
"Pillow forts, Christopher. You can clean it up." Fallon tapped his chest and closed her eyes. "You'll carry her up to bed right?"
"Of course, I'm a responsible adult." He nodded. "I'll sleep on the couch, you should sleep in the bed."
Fallon nodded. She intertwined her fingers with his and bit back a smile. It felt right, to have his hand linked with hers. Everything about it felt right.
"Can we make a pillow fort now, Uncle Chrissy?" Delilah questioned, Chris nodded in response. Fallon jumped up from her spot to gather a bundle of pillows and blankets that they could use.
After an hour of Delilah perfecting the fort, she was exhausted and crawled in almost instantly.
Fallon took a step back, noticing that Delilah rested her head on Chris' chest and was sound a sleep. It made Fallon feel guilty that the young girl didn't have a father figure in her life.
The brunette took a seat on the couch and texted Naya that Delilah was fast asleep for the night. She also told her that she would keep her updated if she wanted to call her incase she woke up.
Chris crawled out of the tent with Delilah in his arms, he motioned that he was going to carry Delilah upstairs. Fallon nodded and followed them.
He laid her gently down on the bed and placed a kiss on Delilah's head before turning to Fallon.
"Goodnight." He smiled softly.
"Goodnight." Fallon muttered back as she watched him leave the bedroom. She sat on the end of the bed and watched as the time on the clock ticked away.
The girl felt a great sense of anxiety since Chris wasn't with her. And apparently he felt the same way as he walked back into the bedroom.
"I couldn't sleep." Chris whispered, his eyes landing on the girl. "And I'm guessing that you couldn't either." Fallon shook her head and watched as Chris pulled out the air mattress that he had blown up earlier for the girl to sleep on.
He grabbed a few spare pillows and blankets before laying down on it and opening his arms for the brunette. Fallon smile and instantly laid down beside him. She snuggled closer into his chest and wrapped her arms around his torso.
Chris pulled the girl closer by the small of her back. He began to trace small patterns up and down her spine until she fell asleep. He couldn't explain what was wrong when he was downstairs, but it felt like he was almost being watched.
