Lydia pov
I'm so excited. I hardly slept last night however the pain had something to do with that. When my mother caned me on the back of the legs, it ripped at my skin so is very painful. Doesn't help that I had just been forced into tight. My mother had put me into a dress. I always wear dresses so it wasn't a problem but this was really itchy and annoying.
I had my breakfast after saying Grace with my mother which turned into another argument. She grabbed me by she shoulders and took me upstairs. We now lived in a big house. It was smaller than our one in London but still big. Some of our maids had come over from London and we also had new servants. My mother took me to her new room and shook me making me cry
"You are very lucky Mr shelby is arriving soon otherwise it might be a different story for you. Go wash your face of any tears" she yelled at me. I didn't argue and ran to the bathroom to wash my face. When I was done, I heard a car pull up. I ran to the window and saw daddy getting out of the car
"Daddys here" I yelled forgetting where I was. I went to run to the door but heard my mother complain
"You've known him a few hours Lydia Rose. And we aren't peasants. Let the butler get the door" I huffed but complide. I was too happy for it to be ruined. When daddy walked in my face lit up
"Daddy" I yelled as i ran to him. He smiled almost instantly and lifted me up onto his hip
"Morning love" he greeted kissing my head
"Finn" my mother said with no real tone
"Rosa. Thank you for giving me that chance to know her" he said to my mother. She simply nodded her head and then left the room
"What are we doing today?" I asked as I was still in his arms
"Whatever you want" he told me. I thought for a moment
"In London my grandparents have alot of horses. Are there horses in Birmingham because I'd really like to see them" I begged. He chuckled and said
"We can do better than look at them. Why don't we ride one of them ay?" Oh my Nora! This is the moment I have been waiting for! To ride a horse. I've never done it before. My grandparents horses were show horses and although they did let me pet them, I wasn't allowed to ride them. Apparently it could ruin their training.
"Ye. I've never rode a horse before" I said happily. He kissed my cheek and then took me outside to the drive where his car was. I got in the back seat and he got in the drivers
"You can sit in the front it you want" he said looking at me
"Statistically if we crash, I am much less likely to die in the back seat so no thank you" I said swinging my legs. He smiled at me shaking his head before starting the car. We drove for about 10 minutes before stopping in a field with some tire tracks on them. Daddy got out first and then lifted me out of the car and on his shoulders
"Curly" he yelled. A man looked at us and waved for us to come over.
"Finn. What can I do for you and the young lady?" He asked
"This is my daughter Lydia. She wanted to ride a horse" he explained. Curly looked back at daddy with a blank expression
"I may be old but I'm not dumb. Now who is she really?" He asked
"She's mine Curly. I'll explain everything later but first, can we ride one of ya horses?" Daddy asked. The man nodded and lead us into a stable where there were 3 horses
"Woah" I said shocked. They were so pretty.
"Take your pick darling" Curly said to me motioning towards the horses. I studied them for a second and then said
"The white one please" daddy lifted me off his shoulders and gave me to Curly. He then got on the horse and lifted me infront of him
"Now ya gotta hold on tight love" he warned.
"I will I promise" I said although I wasn't entirely listening. How could i when I was living my dream? Daddy made the horse trot out of the stable and we started to ride through the field
"This is so cool" I screamed as we went fast. I heard daddy laughing behind me. This is probably the most improper I have ever been. The only thing to make it seem a little more 'lady like' was the fact my legs were on one side of the horse because of my dress. After atleast 20 minutes of riding around, the horse came to a stop. Daddy held my waist as he got us both down
"Was that fun?" He asked. I was so giddy I couldn't even answer with words so I just nodded enthusiastically. We thanked Curly and then got back in the car
"Daddy" I said
"Yes honey" he said looking in the mirror at me
"Do I have to go to mothers house?" I asked
"I'm afraid so" he said. I huffed and crossed my arms annoyed
"Can't I stay with you please" I begged
"I'm sorry Lyd. But it just isn't possible. If I don't get you home soon then your mother won't let me take you out again and we don't want that" he said with a solem expression in his face
"Fine" I huffed
"But on Tuesday, we will spend a few hours together again and on Friday night, you are sleeping at mine" he informed me. I was officially very happy
"Really?" I asked In wonderment
"Really. You will sleep mine every Friday night and then we get to spend the whole day weekend together. I know someone who is dying to meet you" he said making me giggle. This was what I always wanted. When we got home, my nanny from London was waiting for me. I hadn't seen her for months but I never really bothered. She was nice and all but just abit boring for my liking. Daddy knelt down to my height when we got out of the car and kissed my cheek
"I'll see you soon lyd. Promise" he said. I was so sad now. I just wanted to stay with him. Never had I felt more free than I did today
"I want you to stay" I begged as i started to cry. He looked shocked by my crying but hugged me nonetheless
"Hey hey. Ssshhhh. It's OK. We'll see eachother sooner than you think. I'm picking you up from school on Tuesday so that's something to look forward to" he reminded me. I nodded my head into his chest. As he stroked my hair and kissed my head, I felt myself being torn apart from him. I tried not to cry but I couldn't
"Don't be a baby Lydia Rose" my mother snarled at me as daddy got in the car
"Nooo. I want daddy" I screamed. Once the car was no longer in sight, my mother dropped me in nanny Julie's arms. She soothed me until I eventually cried myself to sleep, knowing I finally had a father but it would be hard work to make my mother appreciate him
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Finn's Baby- Complete
FanfictionAt the age of 19, finn shelby is the baby of the family. But not for long. As a face from the past comes back to haunt him and brings with her a little girl. Finn is quick to find out the child is his and will do everything in his power to care for...
