Big Time POV Switch

Logan's POV: Addie's Request

*Logan’s POV*

                Kendall and Carlos left the room, leaving me to tell Addie everything. “Sit down little one,” I said with a sigh as I made my way to her side. She sat on the edge of her bed and I sat next to her. “James was arrested for assault,” I began, “He beat up a man outside of the center-”

                “What? That doesn’t sound like him at all! Is something wrong?” she said interrupting me.

                “Well yeah, there is something wrong. That man was your father. He’s out of jail, and heard you were here,” I came right out and told her, there wasn’t any other way to.

                Adele was silent, and it was freaking me out. She started at the floor, and I’m pretty sure she started to shake a little. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled into my lap so that she couldn’t fall or decided to stand up and throw a tantrum.

                “What if he comes back?” she asked me in a little, mousy voice.

                “We won’t let him,” I told her.

                “Tries to take me away…”

                “He can’t. He’d have to kidnap you from the facility and trust me, that wouldn’t be easy at all. He can’t take you without guardian consent-which he doesn’t have the rights to.”

                “Who does?” Addie asked me. I looked at her as if to say ‘we do,’ but she was too smart for me, “Which one of you is my adoptive father? Legally,” she pried.

                “I am,” I told her.

                “I want to change my name. I want it to be Henderson,” she told me. “I can’t stand having that sick bastard’s name any more. Please?” she pleaded.

                My heart ripped in half at the pleads of the helpless girl in my arms and all I could do was hold her tighter and say, “Yes, of course.”