The Dark Hour

--------Ryan--------

Ryan- I was thinking that we could go on a date tonight.

My Princess- Where?

Ryan- um the movies on earth? Then we could eat out?

My Princess- Yeah that sounds good, what time are we leaving?

I sighed.

Ryan- be ready around 7:30

My Princess- Ok, I'll be ready :-)

Ryan- okay see ya then

I ran my hands through my hair that's when I finally felt the hot breath down the back of my neck. I looked up and saw a smiling Astrid.

"Is that Skyla?" I slowly nodded. "Ooo you have a cute nickname for her!"

"Yes." I mumbled. She smiled. "Don't tell her."

"I'm telling her!" She yelled running out of the room. I sighed and stood up, and went to the kitchen. I grabbed a cup and there was a knock on the door. "Astrid if you're here to gloat I'm not going to have it." I said opening the door, but it was Axel.

"Hey Axel what are you doing here?"

"Uh I'm kinda freaking out."

"About?"

"My life, it was going good, I met Astrid but now since we are starting a family, I'm scared for being a father." I walked into the front room and he sat down beside me.

"I'm not a therapist but I can try to help you." He sighed and nodded. "So this isn't about being King? Or a Prince now?"

"No I can get though that it's just that my dad was abusive and I'm scared that I'm going to be abusive." He sighed. "He killed my older sister, I went into the system cause my mother was also dead. I'm scared that when our baby is born I'm going to turn out like him. I'm still freaking out that he knew we were having a baby."

"Axel it's sounds like you're more scared of you're dad than being one. You were a cop, a good guy. You never showed that you were abused, you made the best of worst situations, even when you were hurt. You didn't worry about yourself. Look you won't be like your dad, you will be a good father, don't let him control you. Now on the fact that he knew that Astrid was pregnant did you let it slip?"

"No I was very careful about what I said around him. I don't know how he knew, Astrid was dozing in and out when we were talking."

"Well you're not going to be like your dad. You're going to be a good father so don't worry too much you are nothing like your dad. So calm down breathe. Did you talk to Astrid? She might have the same feelings."

"No I haven't, she seems fine with being a mom, she nice and sweet. I didn't think about talking to her."

"Talk to her sometime tonight." He nodded and sighed.

"Okay thanks Ryan." I nodded.

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I was out walking around so Skyla had time to get ready for the date I gave her about thirty minutes. I went back to the room and walked in. I looked around and didn't see Sky.

"Skyla!" I called out.

"Hold on!" She called out. Sounded like she was in the bathroom.

"What are you doing?"

"A thing, it'll take a second!"

"Girls take forever to get ready." I mumbled. "Come on it's just a date it's not like we are going somewhere fancy."