Picking Dad's Outfits, Huh?

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AN: I imagined Infinite Darkness Leon for this one, but any older versions of him will fit! ♡
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I'm in the middle of running a bath for our daughter when I hear the commotion begin. With a tired sigh I stop the water and stand up straight, taking a moment to stretch my back, but then the voices grow louder, more excitable. I'm already smiling as I follow the noise, expecting it to come from our daughters room, but instead it's coming from my bedroom.

My footsteps are light as I sneak in, stopping at the door to observe. The first thing I see is our daughter sat on the bottom of the bed, legs happily swinging as she points at her dad. My husband, Leon, does a slow spin, arms outstretched either side of him as if modelling his outfit. He's dressed in one of his work suits, but the colours don't quite match.

"This shirt doesn't go with this jacket sweetie. Why don't we try a different one, hmm?" Leon softly asks, waiting for our daughter to nod her approval. Being a daddy's girl she nods, watching as Leon's shoulders slump in relief. He tosses the jacket onto the bed, and immediately our daughter wraps it around herself like a blanket. My heart warms at the innocently cute gesture.

Meanwhile Leon's grabbing the suit jacket that's supposed to go with the navy one he's wearing, slipping it on then looking to our little one. She nods as if she's approving it, then Leon does another twirl for her sake, arching a brow as she watches.

"That one!" She grins, clapping her hands together. I let out a small laugh, which ruins my secret presence. Both pairs of eyes land on me, so I walk into the bedroom and sit on the end of the bed with our daughter, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

"What are you both up to?" I ask, looking to Leon as he smiles.

"D/N is helping me pick the outfit I'm going to wear to work tomorrow." Leon replies softly, but there's a hint of amusement in his tone. "It's so she knows I'm thinking of her." He adds, a sad look crosses his features for a split second, but then he's back to being the happy father. I know Leon finds it hard to leave us, even more so our little girl, but he handles it really well, and thankfully D/N kind of understands why he disappears for days at a time.

Our daughter looks up at me, leaning into me as she wraps her little arms around me too. "I'm going to miss daddy, does he have to leave?" She asks me.

I pinch my lips together, glancing at a pained Leon. I nod, "Yeah sweetie, but he won't be long, and I promise we're going to have loads of fun whilst he's gone. Yeah?"

She nods, then her eyes widen. "We haven't picked shoes!"

I smother a laugh with my hand as she leaps up and waltzes into the closet, picking up different pairs of shoes. Leon nods, crouching down and talking to her about which pair he should wear, then then decided, Leon's outfit is all picked. I stand up, a small yawn escaping me. "Come on, it's bath time little miss."

D/N pouts, not wanting to have a bath, and I prepare myself for an aruguement, but instead she slowly turns to Leon. "Promise you'll wear that outfit at work daddy?"

Leon nods, holding out a pinky. She links hers with his as he replies. "I'll come see you before bedtime so you know I'm wearing it for work." She nods, then wraps her arms around his leg, squeezing it before letting go and slowly moping her way past me and to the bathroom. Quickly I walk to Leon, opening my arms for a hug.

"You won't be gone long this time, will you?" I sadly ask, hope filling me that I'll have him back soon.

"I honestly can't say, but I promise I'll do everything as quick as I can to come back to you both." He murmurs, kissing my forhead, then he adds "I want to wear something for you too."

I let out a small laugh as I joke. "You want me to pick your underwear?" Leon's hand reaches behind me, his fingers squeeze my ass playfully as I yelp and giggle some more. "No, but can you help me put on that watch you bought me for my birthday please?"

I nod, waiting for Leon to get it. He passes it to me then holds out his wrist. Carefully I put it on, doing up the strap then bring his hand to my lips, pressing a kiss to the palm of his hand. Leon sighs happily, lips lifting as he pulls me in for another kiss.

But then I hear my daughter yell "Moooommmm!"

I give Leon a 'that's my cue' look, then quickly reach up and kiss his cheek. He mouths a 'good luck' as I leave, rolling up my sleeves as I get ready to bath our daughter, who likes to spend forever playing in the bathtub.

Leon POV
About an hour later

Dressed, packed and ready to go, I fix my suit before heading into my daughters room, smiling at her all tucked into bed, an insane amount of plushies surround her that I bring back from missions when I can. She's got one from every country I've been to.

"Are you now going daddy?" She sadly asks, her lip quivering. It breaks my heart, but I nod and crouch down by her bed, my fingers reaching out to skim down her soft cheek.

"Yeah, but I'll be back before you know it. I'm wearing the outfit you picked for me, do you like it?" I ask, trying to lighten her mood.

She nods, still looking sad. "Yeah, but are you going to forget about me? What if you-"

I shake my head, shushing her as I kiss her head. I'm late for leaving, but America can wait a while. "I'll never forget about you princess, I love you too much. You should get some sleep, I think your mom's got something cool planned for tomorrow."

At that her eyes light up. I grin, feeling unable to pull away, but somehow I force myself to, waving to her as her eyelids droop. I stand a little longer, watching my beautiful baby, before going to say goodbye to the other love of my life.

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