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     "Daddy! Put me down!"

     "Mm, I don't think I want to."

     Echo giggles sweetly as Zameer holds her in the air as he lays his back on the bed.

     He pushes his arms up and down with her floating in that air, him kissing her nose each time she comes down.

     I take a picture of the moment before getting off the bed and walking into my bathroom.

     Today, I planned to meet with my father at a restaurant near my apartment complex.

     To say I was nervous was an understatement.

     I'm not bringing Echo with me, as he doesn't know I have a daughter. I don't want to drop too many things on him at once. Well, that's if this whole thing goes well.

     I quickly do my morning routine and get dressed before walking out of the bathroom.

     I hear Echo's little voice come from the kitchen and Zameer's deep, velvety laugh.

     I walk out of my room and into the living room, tying my hair up into a bun.

     "Mommy! Daddy said he'll get me ice cream if I good!" Echo squeals, reaching her small arms out to me.

     I walk over to her and swoop her into my arms, making her giggle loudly and lazily wrap them around my neck.

     "Wow, baby! You'll be good, won't you?" I joke, tickling her little belly.

     She giggles even louder, pushing her hands against my chest.

     "Yes! I be very good!" She exclaims, giving me a toothy grin.

     I kiss her chubby cheek, set her in her high chair, and walk over to where Zameer is cooking on the stove.

     As I get closer to him, he gently grabs my wrists and pulls me closer to him.

      "Goodmorning, Baby." He rasps out in my ear, kissing it in the process.

     I blush as he wraps his arms around my waist, burying my now pink face into his chest.

     "Goodmorning."

     I wrap my arms around him before placing a kiss on his bare chest.

     I feel his body quickly heat up. I look up at him to see a pink hue appear on his cheeks.

     "Are you- Are you blushing?" I fake gasp, lightly slapping his chest.

     He playfully rolls his eyes before shaking his head with a slight chuckle.

     "Are you sure you don't want me to come today? What if he's psychotic or a drug addict or a male prostitu-"

     "Zameer! I'll be fine. I'll have your number on speed dial if it makes you feel better." I say jokingly.

     "Yes, it would make me feel better." Zameer seriously states, unwrapping his arms from my body to finish cooking breakfast for him and Echo.

     "You're so dramatic," I say, playfully rolling my eyes as I walk towards my little baby who was currently drinking strawberry milk.

     "I'm not dramatic, I just care about you and want you to be safe." He scolds me like I'm a child as he places his egg and avocado toast on a plate, cutting it up into small squares.

    "I know," I mumble quietly as I sit in the seat next to Echo.

     She reaches her strawberry milk out to me, silently asking if I want some.

     "No, thank you, baby." I coo, gently pushing it back in her direction. She pouts her little lip out, making me giggle as I lean over and kiss her chubby cheek.

     Zameer sighs before placing her plate in front of her.

     "My love, I'm not trying to belittle you. I just don't want you to get hurt again." He says as he walks over to me.

    I look up at him through my lashes, causing him to lean down and peck me on my lips.

     "Not again!" Echo squeals, covering her face with her little baby hands.

     We both chuckle at her, causing her to do a cheeky little smile at us.

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     "Promise me you'll be careful."

     I roll my eyes playfully before grinning at my overprotective boyfriend.

     "I promise, Zameer."

     He clenches his jaw as he pulls into the address my dad sent; It was a greek restaurant.

     "Are you sure you want to do this? I can turn around right n-"

     I interrupted Zameer by giving him a soft peck on his lips. He pulls away after a few seconds and gives me a sheepish smile.

     "If anything happens, you'll be the first person I call. Alright?" I reassure him, leaning over to squish his cheeks together causing him to roll his eyes.

     "Please be careful, I love you."

     Butterflies swarm my stomach as I blush at his words.

  'I'll never get used to him saying that.'

     "I love you too, Zameer."

     I step out of his car before brushing myself off and shutting his door.

     Zameer doesn't drive off until I reach the restaurant door and literally shoo him away, making me giggle.

    I take a deep breath before stepping into the restaurant and finding it empty.

   'Um, did he really just give me the wrong address-'

     "This is your table, ma'am. If you need anything just fetch me over." The waitress says before speed walking off again.

     'What in THEE world is up with her.'

The man who I assume is my dad finally looks up from his phone and stares me dead in my eyes, causing me to slightly freeze up.

    'Well, that's definitely my dad.'

     "Phoebe? You've grown so much." His voice was deeper than I remember but very soft.

     "Hey, Dad," I say, sheepishly rubbing my neck.

     "Sit, if you want- If you prefer standing that's fine too-"

     I interrupt his nervous rant with a small giggle and take a seat in the chair in front of him.

     "I'm fine with sitting-" I give him a smile small. To say he was more anxious than I would be an understatement.

     We both sat in awkward silence for a second before we both spoke up at the same time.

     "So-"

     "I-"

    We both chuckled at each other before deciding on him going first.

     "I first would like to say that you have grown up into a beautiful young woman. You got your looks from me of course."

     We both chuckle at his statement before he continues.

     "And, I would like to apologize. I am so sorry for leaving you with that woman and that decision haunts me every day of my life. I was a coward and I should've tried harder to get you out of there. Your mother was abusive to both of us and I'm so sorry that you had to grow up with her and that horrible boyfriend of hers. Did he try anything with you? He always was a creep."

'Oh boy.'

     "Well, first of all, I accept your apology. I understand the situation you were in and we were both affected by Tanya. Yes, I wish you handled things a little differently but I do understand why you did what you did."

     He begins to tear up before smiling and nodding his head repeatedly at me.

     "You don't understand how happy this makes me. I will do everything in my power to make sure I become the dad you deserve again."

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     I called over the boys to watch Echo while I went to drop her mom off.

    My nerves were through the roof.

     I felt someone relieved after she reassured me, but I felt all my worries slip away when I got back to the apartment and my little girl ran into my arms.

     "Daddy!!" She squealed as I picked her up with one arm.

     "Hi, little baby!" I respond, giving her kisses on her chubby cheeks repeatedly.

    "That's not fair!" Andrew whines like a child from in front of us, crossing his arms like Echo does when she throws her tantrums. "You never greet me like that."

    I roll my eyes at him before looking back down at my little one.

    "Want to go out today? We can go shopping or do whatever you want." I suggest to her, knowing it would take her mind off of her tiny mum being missing for the day.

     "Yes! We can go to the toy store and g-get lot's of stuffies and get i-ice cream!" She squeals, throwing her tiny arms up in the air.

    "Okay, baby. Let's go get you ready and then we can leave okay?"

    She nods her head in the cutest way possible before squirming in my arms.

     We go and get her washed up and dressed before heading out the house with the guys right behind us.

     "Where do you want to go first, little bee?" Riley asks Echo while buckling her in.

     "Hmmm. Let's go to the mall!" She says excitedly, cheesing up at him.

     I chuckle from the driver's seat of the car before waiting for Riley to get in to start it.

     He gets in the passenger's seat before looking at Echo through the rearview mirror.

    "She's the cutest baby in the world." He gushes. A grown man in the FBI gushing over little Echo.

     "I know," I say, slightly smirking. And they said I was whipped.

     Echo starts singing the intro to the show "Bluey" and Riley groans.

     "This is gonna be a long day."

  After we finished catching up on each other's lives, him now knowing about Zameer and Echo, and me now knowing that he is single and owns his own rehabilitation center for abuse survivors, we gave each other a massive hug and parted ways.

     I am now sitting in the car with Zameer, him bombarding me with a bunch of questions.

     "Are you sure he didn't try anything? Baby, you don't have to hide anything, you can tell me anything-"

     "Zameer!" I shout at him, causing him to roll his eyes for the fifteenth time tonight. "I am fine. He didn't do anything stingy, it all worked out. Please calm down."

     He sighs before pulling into my apartment complex.

     He puts the car in park before turning to look at me.

     "I'm sorry if I'm being overprotective, Phoebe. I just really worry about you. I care about you so much that it scares me." He admits, blushing a little towards the end.

     I give him a small smile before leaning over and kissing his cheek.

     "It's okay, maybe just tone a down a little?"

     He chuckles before agreeing and stepping out of the car, coming on my side to open the door for me.

     We walk to the apartment door hand in hand while talking about his and Echo's interesting day together.

     Once we reach the door, we hear Echo's sweet giggles emitting from the room.

     The door swings open as Riley stands there with an energetic Echo in his hands.

     "I gave her a crystal lollipop and she's practically bouncing off the walls, you guys came just in time."

     We both chuckle before grabbing Echo out of his hands.

     A great way to end an interesting day.

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Hey guys.. I'm so sorry for my unannounced hiatus- I had a lot going on the past few months but I'm aiming to try to update for frequently for you guys so I can start on my new story after this one ends:) Thank you guys sooo much for 280k reads! I am so grateful for every one of you who've been checking on me through my board on throughout my messages! Thank you guys for 11k votes and I'll see you all on the next chapter! I love you guys <3

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