❀Don't Cry, Daddy❀

18. Meeting Magnolia.

Jon's POV:

It's been around three months since that show in Atlanta at the Roxy. That was one of the best nights of my life. Thankfully, I had a few beers and shots of whiskey because if not, there's no way I would've had enough courage to bring Lana up on stage to dance with me to 'Dance Tonight'. Obviously, that wasn't my first time ever doing that on stage, but it just felt right that night. Man, she looked so beautiful without even trying though.

At the moment, Me and Mags were flying out to Nebraska to see Lana. I think that since we've gotten so close with one another, it's time that she knows about everything that happened to me in my past and to meet my sweet daughter. This flight has been taking a while but nonetheless, I'm excited to see Lana again! Even though we haven't seen each other physically in about three or so months, we have FaceTimed nightly... I need to stop thinking of her, it'll only make me miss her even more.

Flying with a baby isn't so bad! I was able to buy two plane tickets. One seat for me and the other being taken by Maggie and her carrier. She hasn't cried yet this whole plane ride and it's been a good hour or two since we boarded the plane; in my personal opinion, that's not such a bad thing. Maybe she'll keep calm for the remainder of the plane ride. If not, totally okay, because I can soothe her rather quickly.

The flight I had chose to buy tickets for departed at 2:32 in the afternoon. It's a five hour flight, meaning that we'll arrive at 6:44. At least, that's what I'm hoping for anyway. However, it can differ, so maybe it'll be at least six or seven by the time we arrive at the airport that's in Nebraska. The airport we're supposed to be landing in is in Scottsbluff, which is about an hour and twenty minutes away from Sidney, where Lana resides.

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Finally! After all the hassle of getting a rental car from the Enterprise place in Scottsbluff, they were able to pair me up with a sweet vehicle Thankfully, the taxi was able to take me to the car place because it would've taken a while to walk there with a baby carrier in hand. That thing is pretty heavy.. It's crazy to think that in about five months, she'll be a one year old. It makes me kinda nervous and sad to think that she's growing up so quickly right in front of my eyes..

While pulling into the neighborhood that Lana lives in, my breath got caught in the back of my throat. So many thoughts were crossing through my mind. What if she doesn't like kids? What if she thinks I'm a terrible father? What if she thinks this is me moving way too fast for her liking? Maybe I should just turn this car around and leave...

Alas, even though I was going back and forth with whether or not to back down from this situation, I pulled into the driveway of her house. It was very nice on the outside and it looked to be a very huge house.

Getting out of the rental car, I opened up the backseat door to get Maggie out and she babbled whilst playing with the toy that was wrapped around the handle of the carrier. It was some kind of rattle, it made a lot of noise and it made her happy- which is an amazing thing! It doesn't take much to keep that baby occupied, haha.

As I had got up to the front door of her house, I said a silent prayer and knocked my knuckles on the door. Right after the second knock, there stood Lana in all her gorgeous glory. She's one hell of a sight. She is just so beautiful!

She was wearing a Jimi Hendrix sweatshirt, a pair of gray leggings, and a pair of house shoes. They looked to be fluffy sandals It also appeared that her toes were painted a beautiful sky-blue color.