Claire bear^^^

~ Recap ~

"I'm sorry Mon amour." I said, kissing her hands and she said, "It's okay papi, you stand up for me, that's hot." I groaned after she said that because that name always did something to me and I just know she did it on purpose.

She laughed as I pushed the door open. We entered and heard a little voice squeal, my lips automatically turned up into a big happy smile when I saw the person of that voice.

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"Zozo." She said and I was by her side within seconds as she threw herself at me hugging me. 

"Claire bear." I said to her kissing both her cheeks. 

Damn I missed this little bundle of joy.

"You came today." She said still hugging me tighter. "Of course I had to come and see my other favorite girl in this entire world." I told her while she giggled.

She then looked behind me with wide eyes.

"Is that your angel?" She whispered in my ears asking me and I chuckled.

"Yes that's her." I whispered back to her and she clapped her hands excitedly.

"Baby this is Claire and Claire this is my other  favorite girl in the entire world." I said with a smirk and Claire smirked right back at me.

"Nice to finally meet the angel who made my Zozo happy." Claire said stretching her hands out for a shake. I swear this is an old woman in a young girl's body. 

She said finally right? okay let's rewind a bit so you know how she knew it was Elle.

| Flashback |

"Claire bear." I said happily as I entered the room she was in and she immediately smiled. 

"Zozo I missed you." She said hugging me as if her life depends on it and I did the same even though we saw each other 3 days ago. 

We're really close.

"I missed you too bear, I got something important to tell you too." I said with a huge grin on my face.

"Tell me, tell me NOW!" She said sitting up properly on the hospital bed.

"I've met the most beautiful angel I've ever seen, well second because you're my beautiful princess." I said pinching her nose and she giggled swatting my hands away.

"Really? who is she? where is she from? can I meet her?" She asked with wide eyes and excitement in her face.

"Calm down bear, her name is Brielle, she goes to the same school as Lilly, the school that I help sponsor and her brother is best friends with Lilly. That's all I know about her for now." I said then frowned because of that little information. I really want to know more about her, fuck I sound so whipped and I only saw the girl once.

"Oh someone got a crushhhh." She sings out loud and let me tell you, her voice is terrible. Don't tell her I said so though.

"Shh, you can't let anybody hear you." I said covering her mouth while she giggled softly.

"So when are you going to ask her to be your girlfriend?" She asked and went back to sucking her fingers, yeah she picks up that bad habit. I tried getting her to stop but as soon as I left she went back to doing it again.

"What? who said I am going to do that?" I asked looking at the 6 year old girl in front of me.

"Okay then, wait until she gets another boyfriend, I'm sure she has lotsss of boys after her." She said and I started panicking at the thought of someone else being her boyfriend. You must be wondering how does a little girl like this knows about these things right?

Well her parents are drug addicts and let's just say she has seen things that only adults should have seen when she lived with them, which led her to grow up too fast and know a lot of things.

"Okay fine you win bear and I'll show you a photo of her when I get to talk to her again." I said groaning as she cheered in the bed.

| Flashback Ends |

"Nice to meet you too Claire." Elle said smiling at her and shaking the hand that bear held out.

"Oh I like her Zozo." She said turning to me like I was asking for her approval. This child will be the death of me.

"Hm, glad to know." I said to her with a smile on my face.

"Come comb my hair please." She said to me, I must admit she made me watch a bunch of YouTube tutorials on how to do some hairstyles so that I can comb her hair.

"Bear, please don't torture me today." I said groaning loudly at the thought of combing her hair, it was too long and curly.

"I can comb it if you want." Elle offered hesitantly and I wanted to hold her and kiss her with every strength in my body for that. I'm tired of combing hair when I come here, don't judge me. I just wasn't made for that.

"Yes pleaseee, Zozo still has a lot to learn anyway." She said flipping over her hair which made me frown and Elle started laughing.

"But I thought I was good? you told me that every time." I said with a confused expression.

"Well I was lying so you wouldn't feel bad, but don't worry, it's not like it was bad." She said giggling. 

Ouch. Was that supposed to make me feel better?

"I just watched them as they looked at hairstyles, a minute after she started combing Claire's hair. It was a sight to see and cherish.

Fuck me, she'll be an excellent mom one day.

Claire started directing her on how she wanted it. She's such a great child with shitty parents and a shitty brain tumor. Yes you heard that right she has a brain tumor, it's not that bad but I'm dealing with getting her best doctors for surgery right now. 

I will move hell and back just to make sure it gets removed.

After a while they finally finished and I must say, it looks better than how I would have done it. "Wow it looks perfect angel, thank you." Claire said as she hugged Elle. "Whenever you want me to do it again, just call me sweetheart." She said kissing her forehead.

"You look so much like a princess." I said to her and she gave me a toothy grin.

"I bought you some gifts Claire bear, but I don't want to just see you on games all the time—" She interrupts me before I can finish my lecture.

"Yeah yeah I know Zozo, school work comes first always." She said and we gave each other a high five. "Good, good. I also got you some of your favorite reading books too and a new tablet." I said putting her gifts on the bed as she claps excitedly.

"You're the best Zo." She said hugging me and I said, "Anything for my princess." 

"Oh and the mic to sing with, I don't know why I even picked up that when you can't sing to save a life, you'll just be here tormenting the other children's ear drums with your horrible singing." I said as she giggled with Elle and hit me repeatedly on the chest.

"Meanie." She said pouting and we laughed at her.

One thing with her, she's really good at painting, drawing and those things. So I always take it as a mission to keep buying her art supplies. This hospital room is covered in drawings and paintings.

They are so beautiful.

"Do you love to draw Claire?" Elle asked her while looking around the room.

"Oh yes I love it, I also love to paint and color." She said happily. I just have to say, her parents are such idiots, like who wouldn't want a daughter like Claire?

She's such a sweetheart.

"Oh you bought me a nail studio, now Elle and I can do each other's nails." Claire said excitedly turning to Elle with a pout.

"Of course princess, but don't you want to do that with your friends?" Elle asked and my eyes widened at the question. 

Oh shit!

As soon as she said that, Claire's face turned from happy to sad within seconds. "N-None of them wants to be my f-friend, they don't p-play with me." She said with teary eyes and I rushed to her side immediately.

"If they don't want to be friends with my princess then it's their loss because you know why?" I asked her then started tickling her tummy.

"W-why?" She asked me while giggling and I'm so happy I got rid of that sadness for now.

I looked over to Elle as she came closer to Claire and answered for me. "Well princess, you're the most beautiful little girl this planet has ever seen, your kind, cheerful, funny and amazing. So if they can't see that then they're not worth being your friends okay? don't worry one day you'll get a real true friend but until then I'll always be your friend." She said to her and Claire immediately hugged Elle tightly saying thank you over and over again.

"Hello? I'm feeling jealous over here, no hugs for me?" I asked with a pout and they laughed at me.

"Group hug, come here." Claire called out, I took my chance and joined them.

"You big baby." Elle said pecking my lips.

"Ew, gross." Claire made a disgusted face covering her eyes as we all laugh at her.

"Hey bear, we have to get going now okay." I said and she got sad all over again.

"No, stay please." She said with puppy eyes, it would definitely work on me if we didn't have to really go.

"Princess, you know I would if I could but we have to get going now, I promise we'll be back soon." I said kissing her forehead.

"Pinky swears?" She asked with hopeful eyes showing me her pinky finger.

"I pinky swear Claire bear." I said as I hooked my pinky fingers with her.

"You too Elle?" She asked with hopeful eyes and Elle joined in with her pinky fingers as well and said, "I promise princess."

After saying our final goodbyes to Claire we made our way outside the room, I held Elle's hand in mine as we walked down the hall way. When we got to the receptionist desk, she was already gone, I'm glad she listened. 

We saw the manager standing at the entrance waiting for us as we walked up to him.

"My apologies sir, I did not know she was doing things like that, please sir give me another chance, I need this job." He said pleadingly with sweat running down his forehead. This man needs to stop behaving like I'm gonna murder him. 

I don't even act rough or cold towards my employees because if I was in their spot I wouldn't want my boss to act like a jerk towards me, that would not make me work well, I know for sure. Today was the first ever shouted at them, they never gave me a reason to before, they always did their jobs perfectly well.

"Make sure to hire someone with professionalism this time, If I come back here the next time and see this type of nonsense, you will be demoted." I said to him sternly.

Why do I feel bad saying that? Fuck I need to start behaving like every other bosses. I swear I'm too nice for a boss.

"Y-Yes sir, t-thank you for another chance. I promise it won't happen again." I heard him say as I walked off. Hm it better not happen again.

As we left the hospital building, I called one of my bodyguards on the phone, yes I have them but they always stay hidden or blend in the crowd, the only time Elle ever even saw them was at the gala. 

"Come here." I said over the phone to 'Chase', my most trusted bodyguard and also the one to take charge when I'm not there. In no time he came out of hiding.

"Hello ma'am, boss?" He said to us as he came up to us, I've told him multiple times to stop calling me boss but he still does it anyway.

Chase was a dark-skinned man, bulky with a lot of tattoos, full of muscles and a scar that went through his eyebrows. He was half Jamaican, half American but grew up in Jamaica with his mom. I heard about him when he was 22 and I was 20, he was so serious and quiet that I knew I had to make him my bodyguard and we became great friends.

Oh did I mention that he is Martha's son? Yes she was the one that made me meet him but she also has 2 other children and 3 grandchildren, they are all in Jamaica, I'm trying to file and get all of them over here for her so that she has her family with her. She's like my second mom so I have to make her happy.

"Hey Chase." Elle said to him and he nodded with a small smile, yeah I introduced them and the others at the gala.

"Get about 15 men to distribute these toys to every child in this building, make sure no one gets left out, understood?" I said as my voice turned serious, I love kids, they're just a bundle of joy.

Well some.

"You got it boss. It will get done within minutes." I nodded as Elle and I got into my car and drove off.

"Are you hungry?" I asked her while keeping my eyes locked on the road.

She arches a brow at me. "We just ate something." I look at her with an expectant expression. "Of course I'm hungry, you shouldn't even ask me that question." She said rolling her eyes.

That made me chuckle, I was expecting those words from her mouth, food isn't something she plays with. She loves her food more than anything. She has her priorities straight I guess?

I made a U-turn and went to one of my restaurants to get her some food before she eats my poor head off.

Damn, this weekend has been the best weekend I've ever had in my 25 years of living.

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~So we met my baby Claire, just to let you know, she's well matured for her age (6). She has been through a lot and those things forced her to grow up before even getting to know what it's like to be a child.~

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Leyah.