Every time he looked at her, it took his breath
away. Soft,
delicate ivory skin, beautiful dark eyes you could
lose yourself
in and her hair, soft as silk, made him want to run his fingers
over it every time he held her.
And, of course, she only had eyes for him.
True, there had
been a time when she hadn't looked twice at him;
when she
had only wanted someone else, but he hadn't minded. He had
waited, because he knew eventually she
would turn her
attentions to him.
When she finally did notice he existed, it
had been one of
the greatest feelings he had ever experienced; to look
into those
eyes...there just weren't any words to describe it. It made him
want to just take her in his arms and never
let her go. But he
knew full well, at any moment she would be taken away from him...
and he had a feeling that
moment was coming sooner then he'd
like.
It hadn't been like this before; before he
hadn't seemed so...
affectionate. He just couldn't seem to resist kissing
her.
And
he treasured this time with her the most.
"Will," he heard from behind him, the quiet
smile he had had
as he thought about her turning a little sad. He heard
his wife's
gentle footsteps coming closer. "It's time to put her to bed."
"I know, I know," he breathed begrudgingly.
"You know, you never held the boys as much
as you seem to
hold her," she said as she took the sleeping infant
from her father,
an indulgent smile gracing her lips.
"I know, Deanna, but she's different; she's
Daddy's Little Girl."