The Daddy Club | 5sos au

More Time

Ashton

Sophie's eyes flutter open and her eyes greet mine.

"Hey there baby." He coo at her and stroke her soft cheek.

Sophie blinks a few times and sucks in her pacifier as her eyes adjust to the light. Her little face screws up and I know what is about to happen.

"No, no, no." I say softly and pick her up. She squirms about and I hold her against me. "It's okay." I reassure her. "I'm right here."

Surprisingly I hear no screaming or cries. I smile down at Sophie who is just staring back up at me and reaching out for my hair.

"Hey," Mia says from behind me. "Would you look at that?"

I turn to see Mia standing in the doorway with a big grin on her face. I smile back and sit down in the armchair we put in Sophie's room.

"Yeah," I sigh happily. "She isn't crying."

"She must be getting used to it." Mia tells me.

"Must be." I rock Sophie back and forth. "I'm going to miss you baby." I say quietly to her.

Mia's feet pad in the wooden flooring and she sits down next to me in the arm of the chair.

"You could maybe ask Avery for longer with her." Mia suggest and I just shake my head.

"I can't just do that."

"Why not?" Mia asks.

"Avery is her mum, and looked after. Her by herself all these months." I reply.

"Only because you didn't know." Mia quickly says to me.

"I know," I sigh looking down at my baby. "I can't just call her, can I?"

"Hell yeah you can!" Mia shouts and I glare at her. "Oh," She quickly smiles at Sophie. "Sorry."

Mia suddenly leave the room and I'm left with Sophie on my lap. Her fingers begin to intertwine with mine as she tries to hold my hand in her tiny one.

"I don't think that going to work." I laugh at her. "I can't believe I only have a day left wit you before your mummy comes for you." I kiss Sophie's head and lie back a bit in the chair. Leaning her chest against mine.

I can't believe it's been a week. Tomorrow marks exactly seven days since I found out about my baby and honestly, I've never felt more attached to a person. I definitely love Sophie more than I've loved anyone else in my life. I feel pretty guilty about saying that but it's true. I feel so close to her and just want her to stay with me forever. I hate the idea of sharing her with another person. Especially since I barely know Avery. I hate the fact that I don't know Avery. She's the mother of my child and I have no idea who she is. That's not healthy for Sophie. It's not a healthy environment for her to be in. I should know.

"Ashton," I look up and see Mia holding my phone out for me to take. "Call Avery." Mia encourages me. "I'm sure she'll understand."

Looking from Mia to the phone, I take time to decide what I might do. It isn't until I look down at Sophie when I realize what I want.

"You're sure she won't mind?" I ask.

"Of course not." Mia smiles at me. She seemed pretty happy that we were possibly keeping Sophie for longer.

"And you don't mind?" I just have to make sure.

Mia chuckles slightly and sits back down beside me in the arm chair. "Please, Ash, of course I don't mind."

How can Mia be so nice? We haven't been dating for that long and she has accepted the fact that I have a daughter openly and is trying to support me as much as possible. How can she be this caring?

I let my grin grow wide and nod my head. "Give me my phone." I tell Mia and she smiles largely, just like me.

As she hands the phone over to me I suddenly remember that Avery has the power to say no. She might want Sophie back tomorrow like she said, but surely she has to understand that a week isn't long enough for me. I need more time with my little girl. She had to get that. Hopefully she does.

I put the phone up to my ear and gulp when Avery finally picks up.

"Hey Ashton." She sighs into the phone.

"Avery, I need to talk to you."