The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

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

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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?”

so, sweetheart.” Ethan

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“Does that mean she’s gonna leave me

wasn’t a conversation they could have without her. “Never.” Ethan vowed, carrying her back into the bedroom. Knocking on the bathroom door, he waited until Jane called out her okay to

top of her head. In any oth er circumstances Ethan would have been having to smother his arousal, but right now he felt nothing but concern for

the little girl, immediately sensing her distress, “Come here, my love. What

her wide puppy dog eyes up to him,

such anguish crossed Jane’s 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 not.”

out her hand to Paisley, and Ethan gave the child a

tears in Jane’s eyes

and Jane took her small face in

wanted you from the first moment I found out I was carrying you, and I have wanted you every day since. I’m so sorry I left you, Paisley, but it

as much as I love your

for you. You wouldn’t have 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

tears filling her eyes. Jane want ed to hug her desperately, but realized she couldn’t do so without soaking the pup to the skin. “Do you want to

eyes, and shakily hiccuped,

little girl out of her clothes, and lowered her into the bath on Jane’s lap. Paisley snuggled in, skin to skin with 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 how long the sweet pup had been holding onto this

or sad or scared,

Because there’s nothing you could ask or say that would ever make me love you any

with a sniffle.

was mildly surprised when Paisley

because he would never lie to Paisley – not about this. “Never.” He vowed, “I will never

Jane went out

the kids. In Jane’s mind it was something of a test, to see

into chaos.

the first to emerge from her slumber, toddling down the hall and rubbing her eyes. “Hello there sleepyhead.” Eric greeted

doing here?” She yawned,

shopping. I’m going to watch you until

I has an apple?”

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

him as he pulled out an apple and

promptly.

I’m sorry, how does your