Back In Time (Dan And Phil FanFiction)

Chapter 41: One Step At A Time

September 14th 2020

Dan's POV

"Boing! Boing! Boing!" Isabelle giggled as I held her tiny hand as she walked along a stone wall, her arm out in balance while she gripped tightly onto my hand and bounced excitedly.

"Careful sweetie, I don't want you to fall." I told her and she didn't listen to me because she was too focused on her balance and I picked her up under her arms, she squealed excitedly as I swung her about above my head.

Her laugh was so precious I couldn't live without it.

"Piggyback!" She said tugging my hand begging me to pick her up.

"You want a piggyback?" I asked her and she nodded rapidly while smiling, her little tongue sticking out slightly.

"Yes yes!" She giggled lifting her arms up, moving her fingers in a grabbing way as I smiled picking her up and placing her on my shoulders as she giggled, holding the sides of my head.

"Wow izzy! You're so tall!" I smiled up at her and she laughed hysterically as we walked together along the side of pavement.

We walked a lot recently, it was nice because Isabelle would always play in the park or ask me to give her a piggyback which she always loved. It's a nice father and daughter bonding time, since she spends the entire week with Jess and I get her for the weekend. Which I'm not complaining by! I just miss my little girl sometimes.

I removed her from my shoulders and placed her back down onto the ground, her legs kicking in the air as she eagerly wanted to get down and she instantly ran off excitedly as soon as I put her down, for a two year old it was so hard to keep up with her sometimes.

"Dada, where's Philly?" Isabelle asked me, tilting her head slightly.

Oh shit! I forgot about Phil!

"He erm........we left him behind izzy, come on let's go find him." I told her as she grabbed my hand and skipped along the pavement.

I sent Phil to get a drink for me, but then Isabelle reminded me that we left him back at the store.

I panicked thinking that Phil thought we'd been kidnapped or something, so I grabbed Isabelle and placed her on my waist as I ran back to the store, getting weird looks from people as I ran with a child sitting on my waist.

Phil had his arms folded across his chest, squinting his eyes at me while looking at me evilly.

"Uncle Philly!" Isabelle squealed pointing at him.

"Heyyyyy phillll." I said awkwardly but Phil stood there silently continuing to eye me evilly, shaking his head in the process.

"Phil! Come on, I'm sorry I didn't realise. Don't be mad at me." I told him, but he continued looking at me without saying anything.

I sighed holding up Isabelle at eye level with Phil as she kicked her legs excitedly.

"Look at this adorable face. Don't tell me you don't want to talk to this beautiful child?" I teased him and Isabelle giggled and Phil broke character and smiled, taking her from me, as she giggled and he placed her on his waist.

"This changes nothing Dan! I'm going to get you back for leaving me behind for five whole minutes you monster!" He pointed at me, sounding so serious but I burst out laughing as he pushed my shoulder harshly. But he managed a smile.

We walked along the side of the beach together, Isabelle holding me and Phil's hand as she walked in the middle.

So often we'd swing her and she'd squeal with laughter and giggle hysterically.