His baby girl

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I silently eat my yogurt as I watch daddy nervously pace around the room. He runs his hands through his hair continuously and looks at the clock that hung over the wall. 

"How long does it take to have an ultrasound done?" He wondered out loud. 

I look at the doctor's door and watch as Levi and Marisa walk out hand in hand. I smile at them as they walk up to me. "Well Marisa is 9 weeks along," He said showing me the ultrasound picture. I smile at the tiny little dot in the middle of the picture. 

"Well have to consider your options?" Daddy asked walking towards us.

"Marisa wants to keep it and go to Puerto Rico to raise it," He mumbles avoiding eye contact with daddy. Daddy places his hand over his heart and sits down. "I think I'm going to have a heart attack," He mumbles.

Levi rolls his eyes and grabs Marisa's hand and walks away.

I look back at daddy who was massaging his temples. "You guys were so much easier before you'll hit puberty," He whispers under his breath. I chuckle and sit down next to him. I rub his back in a comforting manner. "It'll be fine, Levi is 19 and this is his choice and all you have to do is support it," I said smiling at him. He smiles back and kisses my temple. "You were always my favorite daughter."

I laugh out loud and roll my eyes. "I'm your only daughter." 

Later that day I was sitting beside the tub giving Venus a bath. She was kicking and crying not liking the water. I pour some water on her head and she starts screaming her lungs off. I cringed away and wipe her face and behind her ear. 

"Yo, what are you doing to that poor baby?" Jeremiah asked walking into the room. 

I glare at him and pick up the baby. I wrap her with a towel and hand her to Jeremiah. "I was giving her a bath, but she really hates it," I mumble. "I couldn't just not give her a bath, she pooped everywhere earlier," I said with a heavy sigh. "Can you get her dressed while I make her bottle?" 

He nods and bounces her a bit. 

I was away frustrated a bit and walk away. I walk into the kitchen to see Cotton under the table licking himself. I smile and bit and get on my knees. I reach out to him and pull him from under the table. He starts screeching at me and clawing. I stroke his back but he jumps away and runs off. 

I sigh and start making Venus's bottle. 

When I finish I walk back into Venus's room and see her laying on Jeremiah's chest as he reads a book to her. I smile at the sight and gently picked her up. "Thank you," I said to him. He places his head in his hands and smiles at me. "You're so welcome, beautiful woman," He winks at me. 

I groan and look at her and smile. "You're so adorable," I said kissing her forehead.

I kiss her cheeks and place her on her bed. I turn on the white sound machine and the baby monitor. I grab Jeremiah's hand and pull him out of the room.