My Little Girl {Daryl Dixon Story}

Chapter 14

Daryl's POV

* 1 week later *

A knock on the door disrupts the game Peyton, Merle, and I were playing. I look at Merle and he raises his eyebrow at me. Nobody visits us and the last time this happened it was Debra.

"Daddy it's your turn" Peyton says looking at the board.

"Hold on sweethear'" I tell her and look at Merle nodding at him. We can have a full conversation without saying a word. He understood that I wanted him to distract Peyton while I find out whose at the door.

I pull back the curtains from the window and see the same maroon car that was here last weekend. Difference is this time; I'm not letting Peyton go.

Quickly, I walk back into the living room and get Merles attention. He stands up and walks over to me and I whisper quietly to him. "It's Debra... Take her back in my room and keep her quiet.. Imma tell her she's staying the weekend at a friends" I tell him and he nods and gets Peyton's attention as more and harder knocks come from the door.

I wait for Merle and Peyton to disappear to the back of the house before answering the door.

Debra stands at the door, holding a cigarette to her chapped pale lips. She has dark bags under her bloodshot eyes and her faded dark red hair looks greasy and unclean. Good lord how did I ever sleep with her. Thank god Peyton looks nothing like her.

"I'm here to pick up my daughter" she announces while blowing out the white smoke into my face.

"She ain't 'ere" I lie; but I'm a pretty damn good liar.

"Don't lie to me!" She shouts taking another drag on her cigarette.

"I ain't! She's at a friends house for the weekend!" I growl at her.

She blows more smoke out; this time not in my face before she smirks at me and leans herself against the door frame. "So you're free then?" She questions and reaches her arm out and seductivly places it on my shoulder.

I shrug her hand off me and grunt. "My hand does a better job than ye'... Plus i ain' desperate"

"Oh come on.. you've done it before" she says and tried touching me again.

"I was shit-face drunk.. obviously" I tell her; pushing her off me again.

"One more time won't hurt you"

I swear I almost throw up in my mouth thinking about sleeping with her again. "Yeah I'll probably get aids or an STD.. No tellin wha' all has been in there" I say while giving her a disgusted face.

"Well is your brother here then" she says trying to look in my house.

I stand fully in the door; blocking her view. "Get the hell outta here!" I tell her while pointing to her car.

She rolls her eyes and scoffs; throwing her cigarette on my porch and stomping on it with her foot. "I'll see you next week Dixon... and Peyton will be here next time" she tells me before walking off to her car.

I scoff and roll my eyes and slam the door shut. "Stupid whore" I mutter under my breath and walk to my room.

"Merle!" I yell trying to find him.

I hear soft giggles and then a deeper voice go 'shhh'.

Smiling to myself; I walk further down the hall when I see Peyton's shadow bouncing off an open door.

Quietly I tip toe until I'm infront of the door. Before she can try and scare me I jump in the room "arghh" I yell while picking her up and tossing her in the air. She squeals then giggles and Merle shakes his head. "She wouldn' stay quiet for a minute"

I smile and Peyton wraps her arms around my neck and hugs me. "I was gonna scare you daddy" she tells me.

I put a fake shocked look on my face causing more giggle to escape her mouth. "Why would you want to scare me?" I ask and start tickling her.

I love the sound of her laugh.. it makes any bad day good again.. she finds joy in the simplest things and i wish I could do that.

"Daddy..... Stop" she mutters in between breaths and I finally stop.

She wipes her tears that were from laughing too much and her face is super red.

"I'm tired daddy" she yawns and stretches her arms.

"Alright.. say g'nigh' to uncle Merle." I tell her as Merle walks up to us and holds his arms out for her.

"Night uncle Merle" she says and gives him a big hug.

"G'nigh' princess" he tells her and gives her back to me.

I take her to her room and lay her down on her unmade bed... why make it when your just gonna get in it later?

She yawns again and I cover her up with one of her twenty blankets on the bed.. this kid thinks she needs all the blanket incase 'a blizzard comes through and freezes everything'... don't know where she got that but she threw a fit until I put them all on her bed.

"Sing me a song daddy" she asks me.

I sigh; I dont know why she always wants me to sing to her. My singing voice sounds like a scratched record. But I'll do anything to make her happy, plus it always puts her to sleep.

I decide to sing her ' I loved her first' by HEARTLAND.

Look at the two of you dancin that way
Lost in the moment and each other's face
So much in love your alone in this place
Like there's no body else in this world.
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my little girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart, will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first

How could that beautiful woman with you
Be the same freckled face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairytales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time i saw her with you I knew it was only a matter of time

But I loved her first and I held her first
And A place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And prayed that she find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
But I loved her first.

When I finished the song Peyton's eyes were closed but she still had that cute little smile on her face.

I lean forward and press a soft kiss to her forehead before walking out the room. I stopped in her doorway and looked back at her. "I love you sweethear'" I whisper.

And as I walk away I hear a soft gently voice say "I love you more daddy"