his little girl // jiley

Chapter XVI

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Hazels POV

WHEN DADDY GETS home he has Riley with him. I like Riley, I guess, and she told me she'd be my mom so I'm cool with my daddy dating her — even though he refuses to tell me he actually is dating her. Which he is. I may be five years old but I'm no idiot.

I turn away from the tv. Daddy smiles and sits next to me, putting his arm around me. "Hey, baby girl," he says. He's in a really good mood.

"Hey," I reply.

"We have some news," daddy says, and Riley smiles.

"What is it?"

"Well..." Riley starts. "You know how me and your dad are very close?"

"And we really love each other," dad adds.

"Yeah," I say. What are they trying to tell me? If it's that they're dating it's not gonna be a surprise.

"So, we were wondering whether you'd be okay if Riley were to live with us from now on?" Daddy asks me.

I stare at them for a minute. Say what? Riley? Live here?

I know I sound selfish, but I literally just got here. I want my daddy to my own. For four years I was away from him and it wasn't fun... now I just want to be the only one in his life.

I'm okay with Riley and Daddy dating, as long as she lives on the other side of town. You know?

Instead of saying something I stand up and run into my room, slamming the door. I sit down cross legged on my bed and I grab my book, opening it up, not letting the tears run down my face.

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Rileys POV

When Hazel walks away, I sigh sadly. James bites his lip. "Shit," he says. "I thought she'd be fine with it..."

"Me too," I admit.

"I'll go talk to her," James tells me.

"No," I cut in. "I'll go."

He raises his eyebrows slightly. "Okay, then. She can be stubborn, though, be careful."

I stand and walk over to Hazels bedroom door. I knock slightly first.

"Hazel?" I say. "Can I come in?"

She doesn't reply, but gets up and opens the door for me, then sitting back on her bed. I sit beside her. "You didn't seem too happy when we told you," i say.

"No," she says.

"Why not?"

She sighs. "Because..." she starts off. "Daddy loves you more than me."

I pull her closer to me. "Hazel, honey, he loves you just as much as he does me! More, probably," I tell her. "And just because I'm going to be living here won't change that."

She looks away. "Okay."

"And, plus," I add. "What type of Stand-In-Mom would I be if I lived halfway across town?"

She smiles. "Yeah," she says. "Yeah, okay. You can live here, if you want to."

I smile back. "Good," I say. "And do you really think you could survive with James alone?"

"Probably not," she giggles.

I smile at her.

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I wake up too early, but next to James, for the first time in ages. He's still sound asleep, breathing heavily, his hair tousled. I lie my head on his chest and fall back asleep again.

The next time I wake up, it's to my alarm, and then I'm forced to actually get up. I trail into the kitchen tiredly, throwing bread into the toaster.

The next to come in is Hazel, in her pyjamas and her hair down and in a mess of curls.

"Morning, sweetheart," I say.

"Morning," she says, sitting at the table. "Where's daddy?"

"In bed," I set a plate of toast in front of her.

"Thanks." She says. "Can we go to the studio today?"

"Sure!" I say. "We'll go after breakfast, how about that?" (A/N I swear to god if anybody comments about the cash me outside girl😂)

"Okay!" Hazel replies.

After a while she goes into her room and changes, putting on her leggings and oversized red t shirt on, with her black SnapBack and white fake vans.

I leave a note for James, who still hasn't gotten out of bed, and we set off for the studio.

I really want Hazel to like me and look at me as a mother figure, because if I'm going to live with them, I'll be exactly that. And giving Hazel will most likely never know her own mother, at least she'll have me...

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I changed my mind on the time skipping thing – gonna hold off :)
Hope you enjoyed this!
- emma xo