Damon Mortimer:
Aj and I ended up at Mcdonalds for lunch and I have never seen a kid this happy before.
"Is that nice Aj?" I smiled taking a sip of my strawberry milkshake.

"Ya." he nodded and took another bite of his chicken nugget.

I took the top off of my shake and dipped a few fries in and popped them in my mouth. Aj's eyes widened and he put his hand out.

"I try now please," he asked.

I chuckled and did the same thing as before but gave them to Aj. He tried one and put his hand out for more. I shook my head, a small smile gracing my lips.

I love having a mini-me.

We continued eating and when we were done I got him cleaned up and checked his temperature and gave him his cough medicine that I brought out with us and got us back in the car to drive to our next destination.

I parked the car and helped Aj out. He slipped his hand in mine and fell in step with me. I pushed the clean glass doors open and led him into the car dealers.

I walked us to the front desk and waited for the secretary to turn around. Aj looked around amazed by all the shiny new cars that were surrounding him in the showroom, his eyes lighting up in amazement.

"Excuse me." I cleared my throat and put an emotionless face on.

The secretary turned around in her seat, chewing gum loudly and leaned back in her seat with her phone in her hand chatting away to whoever was on the other end of the phone. She sported a glare and continued chewing obnoxiously on her gum. I clenched the hand that was not holding Aj's and clenched my jaw.

"I have an appointment with Seb." I continued ignoring her rude behaviour.

She tapped on her keyboard still talking with her friend.

"Name," she asked, boredom lacing her voice.

"Damon Mortimer."

She sat up a little straighter, sheer panic and hung up her phone.

"Yes, right away Mr Mortimer. Seb is in the back garage, Mr Litt will escort you there." she rambled out nervously, not daring to make eye contact with me anymore.

She pressed a button on her desk and the store manager of the concessioners dressed in a grey suit and red tie walked over to Aj and I.

"This way Mr Mortimer, sorry for the wait." he smiled politely and guided me away.

I had to pick Aj up in my arms because he was so starstruck by the cars that he would not walk with me.

"I would advise you fire your secretary Mr Litt," I spoke sternly.

"Right away sir," he answered not daring to go against my judgment or ask why.

We walked out of the main showroom and came outside to where the garages are and the race track to test the cars out. The crisp wind greeting us as we stepped outside. I followed the manager until we arrive at Seb's workshop, he announced my presence and left us to discuss the car I was getting done up for my Sunshine.

"Hey, Seb." I shook his hand since I had Aj in my arms.

He was playing with the flaps of my jacket in his own little bubble while I started talking with Seb.

"So how's the car getting on?" I questioned looking around the shop.

"You ain't going to present me to the child in your arms?" he teased wiping his oily hands on a dirty rag.

"This is Aj." I turned my back lightly to show Aj who was still not paying attention.

"I'll show you to the car, we got it wrapped in the colour you wanted. We just need to finish with the joints and check that all is running smoothly with the ride. Then she's all yours." he waved us to follow him and he brought us into a bigger garage where there were several more cars and workers.

"Hey, Jerry! Where is the Audi?" Seb yelled but his voice was drowned out by the sound of a car engine.

Aj immediately placed his hands over his ears and started frowning.

"Jerry man! Where's the car." the engine roared again and Aj started whimpering.

I held his head against my shoulder and placed my hand over his ear that was still exposed. I laid my head against his and started rocking him back and forth to calm him down but as the engine kept going it just got worse and Aj started crying.

"Make it stop. Make it stop." he chanted.

I tried to get the attention of the mechanics but they were concentrated on finding out why the car was making such a noise.

"They are hurting the car, make it stop." Aj cried, trashing his little body against mine.

"I'm trying Aj."
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"Stop hurting me. Stop daddy stop. Please."
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"Daddy make it stop. They are hurting the car."

I shook my head from the memories of my past brought back by Aj's voice.

"Daddy, please. They are hurting the car. Make it stop daddy." he begged.

His just called me daddy.

Daddy.

I looked up and waited for a moment and yelled at them to stop what they were doing on the car.

"Show me where the car hurts Aj. Show Daddy."

I spoke, the words sounding foreign in my mouth.
I gave a look to Seb who stepped back from the car and hit the other guys' shoulders to make them back off the car.
Aj sniffed and lifted his head up from my shoulder and wiped his tears away with the hand that was not around my neck.
I walked us to the car and let him have a look at the engine.

"Daddy put me down," Aj ordered.

I put him on the floor and let him go the car on his own.

"Help dada." he sighed.

I lifted my chin in Seb's direction so that he could get something for Aj to stand on so that he could have a lean on the car. I took Aj's leather jacket off so that it would not get all greasy or ripped and I pulled his sleeves up so that they would not be in the way.

"Engine not happy. There and there." he pointed to two parts.

"He's right man, the engine is flooded and the screws are loose and–" Seb grunted punching something in "– there."

I let Aj continue on the car and stood back and watched him in his element, his cars.

He called me daddy.

We stayed for a few more hours, fixing the cars with Seb and his crew calmed him down. I managed to get a look at Emrys' car before we left to continue on with our day.

I got to my parent's house and helped Aj out too. He was holding the wrench Seb gave him for helping out on the cars. I knocked on the door knowing my mother would most likely be ready to pounce on Aj with cuddles and kisses.

"Damon! My baby!" my mother almost tore my ear off at her voice.

"Oh and look at this little angel here. Hi, there little one, do you remember me?" she cooed kneeling down to Aj who was hiding behind my legs.

"Mum, you are terrifying the poor kid." I tried not to laugh at her erratic behaviour.

"I have brownies and ice-cream in the kitchen. You can even have them before dinner," she confessed, winking to Aj who slowly stepped away from my legs.

Aj nodded his head and took my mum's hand. She gave him a big smile and tugged him into the house.

"Works every time." Mum sang over her shoulder and she brought us into the kitchen.

She hiked Aj on the kitchen counter and got a fresh plate of brownies next to him and whipped out a bowl of ice-cream and gave Aj a spoon.

"Matchy-matchy I see." my mum smirked helping to sit at the table to eat properly.

"Leather jackets and all." she pointed out.

I just sat at one of the chairs at the table, sitting opposite of Aj, still in a daze.

"Damon, your mother is talking to you." mum waved her hand in my face.

"He called me dad," I whispered out.

"I'm sorry. Who said what now?"

"He called me daddy, at the garage. He called me daddy." I repeated in more detail.

Mum stood up and took me in her arms and squeezed the living daylight out of me.

"I love you my baby and this baby loves you too! You just got your first 'daddy'." she kissed my cheeks and squeezed me harder.

"I still like to breathe." I choked out.

She let me go and kissed my cheek again making me cringe.

"Stop it." I wiped my cheek as mum rolled her eyes at my actions.

"You like the brownie Aj?" mum giggled seeing the chocolate all on his face.

"Ya, very good. Dada try?" Aj pushed his plate to me with the spoon he was using.

I took a spoon full and did an 'mmm' sound to make Aj happy the gave him back the plate.

My mum patted my shoulder and smiled down at me.

"I'll go get dinner ready," she spoke softly heading back to the kitchen.

I slouched back in my chair and stared at this little boy sitting across from me.

This is going to be interesting when his mother hears my new title. But for the moment I still need to swallow this information.

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dying of cuteness right now.

Aj just called Damon 'daddy'!

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