Euphoria

The Shift In Lives.

14 years prior... Paisli is 5 years old.

"Daddy where are you going?" A groggy Paisli asks walking out of her room. She heard a lot of yelling before her mother's door shut. She sees her dad pick up a bag making her leave her room. Jordan, her father hears Paisli door open and he stops in his tracks. His heart cracks as the love of his life came out nearly changing his mind. Paisli changed his life, taught him what real love is and the last thing he wanted to do was leave her. She'd never forgive him, and he'd never forgive himself. He had to, to protect her, her mother and himself. He thought in that moment the logical choice was to leave her.
"Daddy just going to work baby girl."
"Are you coming back? I heard you and mommy yelling"
"Yes baby, I'll be back. I'll be back before you know it"
"Promise" His heart cracked. He crouched down putting his bag down motioning for Paisli to come to him. She runs in his arms. Something in Paisli's 5-year-old brain told her this wasn't right. Her father's energy is off and he's hugging her like it's the last time he's seeing her. Her chest felt heavy as she hugged him tighter around his neck. Jordan's eyes started to water thinking, damn she's smart for her age.
"No matter what Paisli, daddy loves you more than anything. You are beautiful, smart and meant for greatness understand?"
She nods as he kisses her forehead. He places his chin on her head mumbling "Fuck man"
"I love you, daddy"
"I love you too my love. I'll be back okay?"
He stands at the door watching Paisli wipe a tear. She held her Powerpuff girl close to her as she knew the minute that door closed she wasn't seeing her dad again. Paisli watched the door close waving slowly and when it finally shut. She dropped to the floor crying. Sobbing. The door is so thin Jordan heard her. He put his hand back on the knob and almost opened that door but he couldn't.
"I'm doing this for you Paisli. I love you so much, please stop crying" He whispers pressing his hand and head against the door. She continued to cry. Paula hears Paisli coming out of her room and grabbing her up off the floor.
"It's okay baby. I got you."
"I want daddy. I want daddy." She cries out. She repeated that until Jordan heard a door close and he couldn't head Paisli. Stepping off that stoop hurt Jordan more than anything and he vowed to get the man threatening to hurt his Paisli before he could ever find her. Even if it took years.

Which it did.

14 years later... Paisli is 19 years old, 8 months pregnant.

"Well, she's fine. She has signs that she had a panic attack." The Stokes private doctor says. Zane sighs rubbing Paisli resting face. "She will wake up normally and be perfectly fine. The baby is still healthy and due any day now." "Thank you doc." As the doctor packed her stuff up and left Zane couldn't hold in his anger any longer. He kisses Paisli forehead then her belly leaving her in their room to rest. His mission was to get back downstairs to this man in his home that caused his pregnant girlfriend to pass out.

"Jordan, you chose today. Now to come and see Paisli? Why didn't you call me and I could've eased this onto her?" Zion asks frustrated.

"You weren't even the one to tell me my daughter moved, is in a committed relationship with your son and now pregnant. Fuck am I keeping in contact with you for? Dust Zion?"

"Jordan, I could've eased this on Paisli brother. I'm sorry I haven't been answering the phone shit been hectic."

"You think I wanted to cause my daughter this distress with a baby in her?"

Zane walks into his social room after popping a pain killer. "Well you sure did just that." He says directing the attention on him. Janeeka stands up genuinely worried about Paisli. She's furious with Zion and Jordan right now. Her being furious with Zion has been often these days.