Safire's dad

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Noah's POV
last night I saw an article revealing the address of the people who had my daughter, this couldn't have come at more perfect time, so now I was on my way to an apartment block about an hour away from me, it's crazy how she lives so close, yet she feels so far. After a while the taxi had arrived outside their place so I thanked him, paid him and then got out. There was one down side to this situation however, I had there address but no apartment number so now I would have to knock on every single door until I found them.
5 minutes later
I had been up 3 floors now and had no luck, it was mostly just business men who lived here with the odd couple, thankfully everyone had answered their doors so I knew I was on the right track. Eventually I got to apartment number 374, I knocked and waited...

Joe's POV (just before Noah knocks on the door)
Dianne and I were currently back at the apartment packing our last few bits for Australia, I then hear a knock on the door.
"Oh no" said Dianne as she cradled Safire close to her.
"Um, who is it"? I asked.
"Um my names Noah, I'm a friend of Alice Carson, we'll kinda" he said
"Oh um, hang on a second mate" I said.
"He says he knows Alice, should we let him in"? I whispered.
"What if he's lying"? Dianne whispered.
"Okay well, why don't you take Safire upstairs and then I'll see what he wants" I said quietly.
"Okay, but please be careful Joe, you know I couldn't live without you" said Dianne kissing me on the cheek, she then made her way up the stairs with Safire.
"Um, hello"? Said Noah , I slowly opened the door.
"Can I help you"? I asked.
"Um I know Alice Carson and I know you have her daughter" said.
"Right and, Alice gave her daughter to me and my partner and my partner did offer for Alice to come and see her but she said no" I said.
"Okay, but I'm her biological father" said Noah.
"Well what proof have you got and anyway it's not about who she came from it's about who's raised her" I said.
"Well I don't have any, I suppose we could do a DNA test" said Noah.
"Well we could do but we're going away tomorrow" I said.
"Oh where to"? Asked Noah.
"Sorry mate, I can't tell you that" I said and the he sighed.
"Wait, what if I was to phone Alice, if she told you I was her dad would you believe me then"? he asked.
"Yeah okay, what's your full name"? Joe asked
"Noah Arthur knight" he said, he then rung Alice's number and handed the phone over to me.
A- hello
J- hi Alice it's me Joe
A- oh hi joe
J- just a quick question a lad named Noah Arthur Knight has come round to the apartment claiming his Safire's dad is that true?
A- Yes it's true and Joe I'm so sorry that he found out, I never actually told him who you guys were, but then stupidly showed him a picture from Dianne's Instagram, and well then your address got leaked.
J- don't worry about it, things happen, you take care now
"I will, send Safire my love won't you?
J- of course
End of call.

"Well"? Said Noah.
"She said your the dad" I said.
"Can I see her"? Asked Noah.
"Do you really think that's a good idea"? I asked.
"Look I made the biggest of my life by leaving Alice when she was pregnant, but I'm now paying for that cause I now I have to live knowing that my daughter is calling someone else dad and plus you're going away tomorrow and I don't when you'll be back or if you'll be back, so please let me see her, this might be my only chance" said Noah
"Okay" I said
"Thank you" he said
"Dianne! Come down stairs and bring Safire" I called, I then heard foot steps coming down the stairs.
"Oh just a quick heads up, Safire's deaf but she has cochlear implants" I said.
"Oh okay" said Noah a little shocked.
"Here she is" I said as Dianne came into the living room with Safire.
"Can I hold her"? Asked Noah.
"Sure" said Dianne and then she handed Safire over to Noah
"Hello you" said Noah to Safire, she immediately started crying so I took her from Noah's arms.
"It's okay, daddy's got you" I said. Noah then left slamming the door behind him.

Noah's POV
I stormed home holding back the tears, it was a rare occasion for me to cry, but I was struggling to hold back the tears, as soon as I got home I ran upstairs and collapsed onto my bed the tears flooding, my own daughter hated me, but it was my own fault, I'm the one who left Alice, I made her think she was alone in all this, if only I could go back to that day and say "I'll stand by you no matter what" instead of saying "fuck off" and walking off, we could have been a little family.

AN
I hope you enjoyed this chapter xxxx
A few questions, answer them and depending on the answers will depend on the story line
Do you feel sorry for Noah?
Should Noah try and fight for custody of Safire?
if so, should he win custody of her?

Let me know xx

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