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is one that I won for Soma on our senior trip on the boardwalk. She slept with it every night. I feel moisture pool in my eyes as I touch the bear that is worn in places but loved as though it were the most perfect bear.
    “This is daddy bear.” She tells me when she sees my interest in it. I smile and kiss her precious cheek.
    “Yes baby girl, it is.” I tell her before I start reading her the book. It is full of pictures of a daddy caring for a baby and then the progression of age. The daddy helps his baby as she grows into a little girl. The end of the book is the daddy giving away his little girl at her wedding and I am sobbing. Thankfully, Leah is already asleep by this time. I set the book down and wipe my eyes. Damn, they make some hard core sentimental books for kids these days.
    I look up and see Soma standing in the doorway with tears in her eyes. I stand up and follow her into the living room. She sits down on a couch that has definitely seen better days. I look around and notice that everything looks old and used. It is such a contrast to Leah’s room. She does without so that our daughter has everything she will ever need. Not any fucking more.
    “I was going to take my time and win you over again and prove to you that I am still the man you once loved. I was going to give you time to get used to the idea of us being a family and prove that I can be a good father.” I take her hand before finishing.
    “That is not what is going to happen now. I have lost too much time with you two. I refuse to be without you anymore. You have today to prepare. Get this fucking house packed because I am buying one for us. I want you to quit that job at the bar. My woman is not strutting around in front of the horny fucks in this town.” I take her face between my hands.
    “I will take care of you two from now on. Do you understand?” Her eyes widen as she nods her head. I take her mouth and it isn’t a gentle kiss. This kiss is possessive and a promise of things to come. As I delve my tongue between her lips, I grip the back of her head so that she can’t pull away. I am letting her know that I will not be argued with. I will not ask any longer. I will only act.
    I pull away and run my thumb over her lip as I stare into her desire laden eyes.
    “I will be here to pick you both up in the morning to go see the houses I pick out. I will be buying one tomorrow.” I say I take one last taste of her sweet lips before I stand up. I look at her one more time before I walk through the door. It is a gamble to play things this way but if it pays off the reward outweighs it all. I need her to let me take over their care now. I just hope she is ready for this.

Chapter 6.
    I was in a state of shock for the first half an hour after he left last night. As much as I would like to fight him and tell him he is wrong, I can’t. He is right. He lost a lot of time with our daughter. Both of us have made mistakes. I never should have believed that he would sleep with anyone else and he should have stayed and fought for me. Though it sounds like he could have gotten in to a lot of trouble with the navy if he had.
    If I am honest with myself, I know that all of this lay more on my plate. He had shown me so much love and how do I reward him? I accuse him of something I know in my heart he would never have done. I know this in my heart but my mind is still angry. I need to put that anger where it belongs, on my shoulders. I need to carry that burden now. Not him.
    So what did I do after that thirty minutes of confusion? I got up and started packing. I packed until my body was swaying with exhaustion and still I worked some more. Was I punishing myself? Possibly. I just know that I fell into oblivion on the couch around three in the morning. I woke up bright and early with a very exuberant little girl. I fed her breakfast and we started packing her room until we heard the knock on the door.
    I open the door to the man who never left my mind