Mommy...Where's Daddy? [l.p]

Confession.

“No Daddy. I’m not letting you leave again.” Ellie frowned, her eyes filling with tears again. It breaks my heart to see her like this and know I’m the reason. I didn’t know that telling them would make me feel so awful.

“I’ll be back in a few months baby.” I told her, she shook her head.

“You can’t, I want you to stay, please stay” she begged, and wrapped her tiny arms around me. I looked over to see tears silently falling down Emma’s face too. She wiped them away occasionally but she didn’t see me staring.

“Who’s gonna cuddle with me and Mummy?!” Ellie yelled into my chest, I could already feel her tears soaking my shirt. I sighed and laid Ellie down in between Emma and I, rubbing her back soothingly, soon enough they both were sleep, I got up and went through my phone and posted a little something on twitter about Emma and Ellie, sending my phone buzzing. I silenced it and turned on the TV, channel surfing for a bit; I couldn’t find anything so I just decided to make dinner. I pulled a few things out of the cabinet for spaghetti. I started to cook just as Ellie, came into the kitchen, rubbing her eyes.

“You were only sleep for about a half hour, you should go sleep till dinners ready.”

“I want to help you Daddy. Can we make M cookies?” she asked, referring to M&M cookies.”

“We don’t have any M’s” I told her, she frowned.

“Can we go get some?”        

“Sure but I need you away from the stove, go sit in your chair, baby.” She nodded and sat in her chair away from the stove. After I finished cooking I scooped her up in my arms.

“Wanna wake Mummy before or after get back?” I asked her, she hummed and tapped her index finger on her chin a few times making me chuckle.

“After!” she said, I nodded and grabbed her shoes, putting them on her feet and letting her type them. She put her hand in mine and I grabbed her hoodie putting it on her, then putting her in the car. I heard Ellie scream a few times because of all the fans. She doesn’t like being crowded like that. I felt her breathing heavily, she was calling out for my even though I’ve got her in my arms.

“You have to let me get my daughter in the car first.” I tried to tell them, only a few stopped.

“She doesn’t matter! She’s not even your blood, we come first!” I heard one yell, this comment really hurt me. I strapped Ellie In her car seat and turned around again.

“Guess what, ‘Know- Everything’ DNA isn’t what makes a family. Therefore I consider Ellie my daughter. Just like I would call someone who cared about my daughter family but oh well.” I said, shrugging as I shut the car door and walked around to my side driving off. I can tell everybody was left feeling dumb, I’m not the type to snap at my fans. I turned on the radio, and flipped through a few channels.

“Wait, Daddy go back one.” Ellie told me, I went back and You & I, I looked back at her for a second, she nodded and began singing making me smile.

“That’s my favorite song.”  She said when the song finished; I chuckled as we pulled up to the store a few minutes later. I went around and got her out her seat, and picked her up, handing her my keys after I shut and locked the doors and windows. The Papz were already flashing pictures and making their way over. We were half way there when they reached us, with a billion questions.

“Ellie, what do you think of your Daddy?” One asked her, she frowned before answering.

“My Daddy is the awesomest Daddy in the whole world” she answered in a ‘Duh’ tone, making me chuckle. I didn’t answer more questions, I kept walking, Ellie still in my arms, she rested her head on my shoulder as I entered the supermarket doors; I heard a few screams and a few heads turned to me. I kept walking and went to the candy aisle, grabbing two bags of M&M’s and some Skittles for Emma.