The Child P2

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I work to the hellish sounds of screaming,

"Your turn" y/n yawned from the other side of the bed

"I'm goin'" I yawned giving her a kiss and climbing out of bed and over to the little crib picking juniper up in my arms "shhhh shhhh shhhh. No need to cry baby daddies here. Daddies here for little juniper" I cooed giving her a kiss as I let her rest her head on my shoulder she coughed a little so I patted her back a few firm times and all of a sudden she opened her mouth and vomited down my shoulder and back. It was warm, and sticky, and immediately smelt like sour milk. I moved her off my shoulder a moment and she smiled happily "feel better now?" I asked and she giggled so I put her back in her crib with her little blanket and cleaned myself up noticing her vomit was completely black but that seemed to be normal for juniper we did take her to the doctor and there is nothing wrong with her medically even her eyes he explained as meerly a genetic abnormality and she actually sees really well. Like really well. I'm convinced she has like night vision. But once I cleaned up I went back to her crib giving her a cuddle and a few kisses "there we all better now juniper? All better now? Yeah little baby with a poor poor tum. I give it a kiss better" I smiled giving her tummy a little kiss

"Look at you two" y/n smiled from the bed

"What?"

"You drop the tough boy act with her"

"What?" I laughed

"Out there your big strong tough deputy boy, in here your just her daddy,"

"Well I love my little juniper. I want her to be safe and happy so out there daddy has to be a big tough man to keep baby safe but in here just cuddles and kisses"

"You spoil her"

"Maybe a little. But I just want her to be happy. Have all the lovely things I didn't have. My mum died when I was born and dad was working all the time I never got cuddles with my mummy and daddy," I explained bringing juniper to the bed so we could both cuddle her

"Oohh some wants a snack" she says taking juniper from me and tugging down her dress to let her feed

"I love watching you feed her"

"Why because boobs?"

"Boobs do make a compelling argument but i don't know something really cozy about watching you feed her I can't explain in"

"That's sweet whitey" she Cooes giving me a kiss

I sat at my desk doing some paperwork for bill keeping an eye on little juniper, y/n had to do some laundry and shopping today so she dropped her off in the office with me not that I minded having my little girl here to help me work even if she was playing a bit of an odd game, she sat on the floor beside my desk with her little box of toys and one by one she would select a toy have it walk around all the other toys and then bring it to her lap where she would decapitate the toy and throw the head in the tot basket the body in the forming pile.

"You ever worry about her?" Bill asked

"Uhhh sometimes" I admit "but she's a happy girly. I probably did crazy stuff like this at her age too"

"I meant her eyes"

"She can see fine. It's just an unusual thing. Makes my baby extra special"

"Papa" shs giggled

"Aww you wanna sit with papa. Come in then juniper come sit with papa" I smiled lifting her up into my lap "you playing teddy execution?"

"Ya"

"What did Mr bear do then?"

"Trawin ropper."

"Ohh he robbed a train. That's a bad Mr bear. You know what" I laughed, grabbed my keys keeping her on my hip "that's a bad Mr bear." I laughed grabbing her bear Nd sitting it inside the cell locking it up with the keys

"Yay!" She giggled

"Morning bill" Maggie smiled as she came in

"Morning Maggie" bill nodded

"Hiya whitey"

"Hiya Mary Agnes" I smiled

"Oh- hi juniper" she said jumping a little when she saw her, Mary Agnes like most of the ladies in town didn't much like juniper they all seemed a little spooked by her, knowone much liked her eyes calling her creepy and strange

"Go say hi" I told her putting her down she hurried over

"Hewo Maggie"

"Hi juni" she smiled giving her a pat on the head

"Come on juniper. Let's get home to mummy"

"Nooo no no no" she whines

"Come on, mummies making us stew" I smiled picking her up to take her home.

I worried about juniper as she was growing everyday, knowone in town much liked her. All of them spooked by her when they would see her. Even the horses when seeing her eyes would panic and try to bolt. Maggie and a few other ladies in town had told us to get her glasses to cover her eyes but we refused we didn't want little juniper to feel ashamed of her unique eyes but at the same time I know what they mean, I knew I shouldn't have done what I did, medaling with forces we don't understand but, juniper could be a devilish creature of brimstone and I wouldn't care she's still my daughter and I still love her unconditionally and I won't have her be ashamed of her unique gift. Even if at times she even spooks me. But that's more the things she does, I'm sorry normal or jet black eyes if a little girl stands at the foot of your bed silently with a homemade voodoo doll it will freak you out a little.

"Daddy!" I headed her whine immediately I perked up from my chair seeing the dry goods man with his hand on her braid immediately I bolted down from the office porch and pulled her into my leg

"Get your hands off my daughter!"

"She ain't your daughter!" He gelled making everyone in town freeze everyone coming to see what's going on "that child. Is not normal. She's a monster. You've all seen her eyes. She's a Devil child."

"You leave my daughter alone. There is nothing wrong with her. Just because your afraid of your own shadows"

"That child. Is not natural. I see her nesd my shop again. She'll be on the business end of my 45."

"You dare lay so much as a finger on my little girl. Death will be a mercy for you.'

"You've been warned" he says before heading off to his shop

Juniper began crying so I cuddled her tightly

"Why does everyone hate me daddy"

"Oh darling no. People don't hate you. There just.... A little spooked"

"Because if my eyes."

"Juniper. Your eyes are beautiful darling. Knowone else in the world has eyes like yours. There unique and special and beautiful. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. People are stupid and fearful, it's not you it's them. I think everyone just needs a little time. Until then maybe less voodoo dolls and teddy executions that uhh that's not helping"

"Okay daddy. Do you like my eyes?"

"I love your eyes darling." I told her "juniper, before you where born it was just me and your mummy, we wanted a baby so so badly, but we couldn't. Until you. Your our little angel. Your special little girl. We may never be able to give you brothers and sisters, you may be all we have. And that makes you irreplaceable to us, and no matter what when you we're born. You could have been inside out, backwards, black eyes, purple skin and we wouldn't care because your our baby girl our special little girl no matter what your mother and I will love you unconditionally. What makes you scary to them makes you special and unique and don't let anyone tell you different'

"I love you daddy" she smiled hugging me close

"I love you too juniper" I smiled "come on let's get home, mummy and I will read you a story" I told her giving her a kiss 

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