Chapter 70-That’s Not How Daddy Does It

Ethan blinked, shocked and horrified by his young daugh ter’s question. “Of course not, Paisley.” He assured her. “I don’t want you to ever think that.”

“Was it because I’m a runt like Eve said?” Paisley asked, her lower lip trembling.

Ethan feels a fresh burst of rage towards the horrible she wolf but tries to soothe his fraying temper for his pups sake. “Sweetheart, listen to me very carefully.” He began, searching for the right words to explain such a complicated situation to one so young. “Your Mommy wanted you more than anything in the world. It’s my fault she left it’s only ever been my

fault.”

Paisley’s little nose crinkled in confusion. “How?”

“I know it’s hard to understand, but she couldn’t take care of you then, and I could. I forced her to go away, but she left you with me to save her life.” Ethan confessed.

“How’d you force her?” Paisley questioned, not under standing one bit how her wonderful Daddy could ever do any thing bad.

“Angel, one of the things you’ll learn as you grow up, is that people make a lot of mistakes.” He explained. “Now, smart

people learn from their mistakes and do better in the future, but doing the right thing later can’t erase the harm our mis

takes do in the first place – and Daddy made a lot of mistakes

when your Mommy and I were married. I wasn’t a very good man, and she left because I did something bad.”

Sharing this with Paisley was harder than he ever could have imagined. The sweet pup thought he hung the moon it self, and it killed him to think she might not look at him the same way again. He’d learned a long time ago that nothing had the power to make a person feel remorse for their past in discretions more than having kids, but this was on another level entirely. He wanted to live up to her image of him so bad

ly it hurt, and he knew the old him never would.

“But the day you were born was the day I got a second chance, Paisley.” He continued huskily. “That was when I de cided to always try to do the right thing from then on out. You

were and always will be my rainbow baby, the miracle that taught me how to be a better man.”

“But Mommy still felt hurt?” Paisley inquired, looking over whelmed with information but not frightened or angry.

“That’s right.” Ethan confirmed.

hurt now?” Paisley

so, sweetheart.”

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eyes welled up, “Does that mean she’s

intentions to help Jane relax aside, this wasn’t a conversation they could have without her. “Never.” Ethan vowed, carrying

Ethan would have been having to smother his arousal, but right now he felt nothing but

the little girl, immediately sensing her distress,

fears in front of Jane, and Ethan couldn’t really blame her, since Jane was the source of her fear. When he put her on the ground she turned her wide puppy dog eyes up to him, begging for a res cue. Ethan squatted down and

face that Ethan wished he could have spared her the question, but he knew Paisley needed to hear the answer from her mother. “Abso lutely

hand to Paisley, and Ethan

Jane’s

her small

moment I found out I was carrying you, and I have wanted you every day

as much as I love your brothers and

lived if you stayed with me, so I gave you up so that you could get better and I could come back for you one day. And now that I have I will never, ever

her own tears filling her eyes. Jane want ed to hug her desperately, but realized she couldn’t do so without

her eyes, and shakily hiccuped,

her mother for the first time since her birth, and cried her little heart out against Jane’s breast. Jane shushed and pet her, wondering

mad or sad or scared, I always want you to

nothing you could ask or

nodded with a

his daughter bond with her mother this way. He was mildly surprised when Paisley looked over at him, and asked, “You’ll never leave me either, right

he would never lie to Paisley – not about

next day, when Ethan and Jane went out

of a test, to see whether the two

into chaos.

the hall and rubbing her eyes. “Hello there sleepyhead.” Eric greeted her. He’d babysat

here?” She yawned, “Where’s Mommy

a little shopping. I’m going to watch you until they’re back.” He explained. “Are you hungry?

I has an

you can.” He agreed. “Do you want me to cut it

confirmed, following him into the kitchen. She watched him as he pulled out an apple and began to slice it. “That’s not how Daddy

promptly.

your

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