A New Family

Chapter 7

**Time Skip**

Haylee's POV

"Baby girl peanut butter or peanut butter crackers?" Daddy asks me from the kitchen. "Peanut butter!" I answer and I run in there. He laughs and picks me up. He sits me at the counter in my booster seat. He hands me a spoon and opens the peanut butter. I get me some on a spoon and he closes it. "What?" I ask and pout. He kisses my nose and puts it up. "Come on let's go watch a movie." He says and picks me up. Somebody knocks on the door.

Luke's POV

Somebody knocks on the door. I open it and Haylee tenses. Sit her down. "Go play kiddo." I say to her and she runs off. I chuckle and turn back to the man. "I'm here for Haylee." He says and my eyes widen.

This is her dad.

"Sorry, I've already signed papers stating that she's my daughter now. She told the court what you and your friends did to her." I say and shut the door. I pull out my phone and text Kyle, my friend who is a cop, and tell him to come get him. I go and see if Haylee is okay. I open her room door and see she's not in there. I go to my room.

She likes to go in there and lay on my bed.

I open my door and see if she's in there. She's on my bed. I lay down beside her. She's watching a movie I recorded for her in there. I pull her on my chest. "Hey baby girl how ya doin'?" I ask and she shrugs. "I didn't think he would find me daddy. I don't want to be with him anymore. I like living with you." She says and sighs. I rub her back. I kiss the back of her head. "Baby girl I love you." I say to her. "I love you too daddy." She says back and we both fall asleep there.

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I wake up and check my clock it's 6:30. "Hey baby girl get up. It's time for dinner." I say and shake her. He moans and opens her eyes. "I'm up." She says and I pick her up. I go downstairs. "Daddy where are we going?" She asks me. "You pick." I respond and she smiles like a little kid on Christmas. "Put your shoes on." I tell her as she slips on her crocks. She loves those shoes.

"Come on kiddo." I say and we walk out to the truck. I lock the door and help her in the truck. She's gotten pretty good about buckling herself in her car seat. I shut her door and get in the drivers seat. I buckle up start the car. I turn the radio up. 'Drink A Beer' was playing. I look back and Haylee and see her start to tear up. "Hey baby girl don't cry. I know it makes us cry but be strong." I say. It's been two years since Kelly's passing. We both tear up when we hear this song. I change it.