Baby Daddy One Shot

There was something about a new relationship that made everything seem so exciting again.

It just all seemed so different and so new.

That was the part that was both nerve wracking and exciting.

It was new, and the unknown was what managed to scare you.

You had met Ben when he was at a hockey game supporting his brother Danny.

Four months on the two of you were a sort of a couple - well you had been going out on dates, so you could only assume that there was something there.

From the very start of things Ben had made it clear that he had a daughter.

You remembered him telling you that even if it did scare you off, he'd rather you know over him having to hide it from you.

The fact that he had a little girl didn't bother you in the slightest. It was admirable that he had stuck around for her, even after the Mum had disappeared, and that he seemed to be a good dad.

You were yet to meet Emma, and you weren't expecting to.

Considering the fact that you had only been around for four months and that you and Ben hadn't even put a label on what you two were, it wasn't surprising that he was being cautious about who he brought into his daughter's life.

That day, Ben had invited you out for a picnic with him so of course you agreed.

It was lovely to spend some time with him that wasn't in a bar or the cinema or a restaurant.

It was just in the park, on a lovely sunny day, where the two of you could enjoy each other's company.

"So, what made you call me up?" you questioned Ben as you lay down on the picnic blanket.

Ben chuckled and lay down next to you. "Oh, you know, just wanting to spend some time with this girl that I can't get out of my head."

His words caused you to blush.

Just as he went to say something else, his phone rang so he got up from the blanket with an apologetic look on his face. "Sorry, it's Danny."

You smiled at him, waving off his apology as he quickly answered the phone.

A few moments later, Ben sat back down on the blanket and sighed.

"What's wrong? Everything okay?"

He shook his head. "Emma wasn't too well this morning, but Danny told me he'd look after her, so I could come out with you," he began to explain. "But he just called me to say she's gotten worse, and all she wants is me and she's hysterical."

You smiled at him, standing up and motioning for him to do the same so you could fold up the blanket.

"What are you doing?"

Once you had folded the blanket, you looked to him. "Ben, I am not so selfish that I would want you to stay with me whilst your daughter is sick and wanting her dad."

He returned your smile, holding his hand out to you. "Come on, we can have a drink back at mine."

"But Emma is back at yours."

He chuckled before pressing a kiss to your cheek. "That she is."

Ben then drove the two of you back to his apartment building, and soon enough you were walking through his front door.

"Hi sweet girl," Ben greeted his daughter, who was curled up in a fluffy dressing gown on Danny's lap.

He swept her up into his arms and then proceeded to cuddle her for the next few moments.

It took a couple of minutes for the three-year-old to realise there was someone else in the room.

"Who's that?" she mumbled to her Dad, but you heard it anyway.

Ben turned to face you, a smile on his face, before looking down at his daughter. "That's Daddy's girlfriend."

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Written by Hannah.

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