Cause We've Been...Halfway To Heaven

(Chapter 6)(bath time with daddy)

(Chapter 6)(bath time with daddy)

It's been a few months with Caitlin . She's started to speak.

And she was standing on her own. But couldn't quite walk yet.

She was what , 12 months now.

But she was ready to walk. She just needed practice.

But she loved bathing. Water was her favorite thing. We were in the tub. She was standing in front of me. "Daddy". She mumbled . " hm, what was that"? I say teasing her. "dadda". She says. I bathed her gently.

Her hair had grown a bit. Her hair was brown , much like her mother's was. I kissed her cheek. I scratched my tattooed elbow . It was gonna be a sleeve eventually. I picked her up and stood , I dried off really good . I put on some night shorts and an athletic shirt. I pulled Caitlin's mothers necklace outta my shirt. I hadn't taken it off since that day at the hospital and probably never will.

I smiled at Caitlin . She bit my cheek. " hey, meany ". I say .

She smiled at me. She placed her hand on my chest.

Now there's a tattoo. I think to myself. Her little hand print would be perfect.

I put her in a diaper . "Here shorty run free". I said . She grunted for my hands. I gave her my hands so she could walk. I smiled at her. She tried to run.

"Hey woah, slow down short stuff". I say. She smiled and was pulling me along with her. Then she looked up at me, we were in the kitchen by now . She let go of my hands, but I still stood close behind, just in case she were to fall back. She took a couple of steps. Slowly but surely . Mom came inside and Caitlin ran to her, but she was stumbling a little.

" aw my grand baby is on the move now". Mom says.

She picked up Caitlin .

Later that day

"You seem bothered dear?" Mom says. " yeah remember how I told you the guys came over a few weeks ago and asked for me to go to the bar; I told em 'No'". I say.

" yes, and that was good judgement on your part , you have Caitlin ". She says.

"Yeah I know but they haven't talked to me since ". I say.

"Dear that'll happen when you have responsibilities and they don't." She says. I nodded,that was understandable. I sighed. "Caitlin darlin' what we gonna do". I say.