THE DARE | BWWM 18+ (editing)

xvi - sex on the beach*

L E O N A R D O

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The fuck she means daughter? Daughter? What the fuck is going on?

"I am sure there is a mistake. I haven't been in contact with Maria for the past five years."

"That's your kid. She's got your big ass forehead," Xavier says behind me.

"Not the time X."

"Bella is four. So I am assuming she gave birth during the first year you lost contact." If I could faint right now, I would.

"She told me she got an abortion before she left, but I don't understand." Why would Maria lie?

I look at the little girl standing in front of me and there is no denying it. She's my daughter. She is my twin. If I needed more confirmation, I see that she is clutching a teddy dolphin. I had one when I was about her age too.

I kneel down in front of her and I melt when her eyes widen and she smiles at me.

"Bella?" My whole world has just changed.

"Hello," she shyly says and looks at me with wide eyes. I am so fucked.

"Hi, angioletta." (Translation: Little angel)

"I think she has found a good home with her father," the CPS agent says.

"Where are her stuff?" Xavier questions.

I am speechless. I am still just staring at her. She is so precious. Her curly hair falls just past her shoulders, her skin is a shade of honey, and she has long eyelashes. Her features resemble mine and my sister's. From the cute button nose to the full pink lips. She is a doll. A doll I will protect with every breath I take.

"Her stuff is in my car. I can go get them." She leaves to go get Bella's things and I look up at Xavier still eating that damn ice cream.

"She looks exactly like you," Xavier says as he puts the ice cream down and kneels down next to me in front of Bella.

"I know. It's scary how much she does."

"I'm Xavier, your uncle." Xavier takes out his hand and lays it flat with his palm up in front of her.

"I'm Isabella." She puts her tiny hand on top of Xavier's and I feel myself about to tear up. That's my daughter.

"This is your papa," Xavier says pointing to me.

She turns to look at me and smiles again. "Mama said you were mean but you don't look mean."

"That bitch," Xavier exclaims.

"What's a bitch?" Bella asks and he cringes.

"Bad word, don't say that," I say to Bella.

"And watch your fucking language," I whisper to Xavier only to realize that I said a bad word too. We have a lot to learn.

"You're my papa?" Bella asks as she looks up at me.

"Si angioletta. I am your dad." I am a father. What the fuck is life right now?

"You look like me papa," she giggles.

"No, you look like me," I correct her.

"These are all of her things. And you need to sign this paper. It just says that you accept custody of her," the CPS agent comes back with a few bags and a clipboard with a document attached.

Xavier takes her bags and I read over the document. After I sign it, the lady leaves and I turn to X already handing her ice cream.

"Wait! What if she's allergic?" I look at the papers the agent left and see her medical records. Maria has barely vaccinated her, but it says that she's not allergic to anything.