Amelia gave Owen a shy and worried smile and sat next to him on the couch.
"What should we do about this?" Amelia asked him.
"I don't know" Owen answered honestly.
"She didn't say anything about you being the dad but..." Amelia said. "Did you see her face?" She asked him.
"I did" Owen said.
There was a moment of quiet.
"Amelia being a dad it's not just me dating you. It's more and.." Owen said.
"You don't want that" Amelia said.
"No. It's not that. Don't put words in my mouth" Owen said a little angry. "I want it. But if something happens between us she'll be the one getting hurt. And I think there were enough of getting hurt for her. She's 4, she's little she shouldn't be afraid of going out or people approaching like she is. And i love you I really do. And I also love her but I know that all I want is to not hurt her. She had enough." Owen said.
When he finished talking there were tears in his eyes and on Amelia's too. She didn't know what to say so she just nodded.
"I know she's 4 and she's very smart. But all of this can be very confusing. Especially for a 4 year-old." He said.
"So what do you suggest? Because I have no idea" Amelia said.
"Let's go slow." Owen said and Amelia nodded.
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Olivia played at the playroom for about an hour while Owen and Amelia talked in the living room.
"Owen is leaving now, Oli" Amelia told the girl walking in the playroom with Owen next to her.
"Bye" the little girl said shyly and a little sad brushing a doll's hair.
Owen walked to her and kneed down next to the girl's chair.
"I'll see you soon" Owen told her and kissed her cheek.
"Bye" she said but didn't look at him.
Owen got up and Amelia walked him out.
"Drive safe" Amelia told him.
"Maybe we could go out sometime this week" Owen said.
"Sure" Amelia said. They smiled at each other and Owen left.
Amelia got back inside and went to the playroom. Olivia was still sitting at the chair sad and brushing the doll's hair.
"What are you doing there little girl?" Amelia asked walking to sit down next to Olivia. The girl put the doll on the little table and opened her arms to Amelia before Amelia made to the floor. Amelia picked her up.
"Do you want to go upstairs?" Amelia asked the child.
"Yes. To your bed" Olivia said.
"Okay" Amelia said. "Do you want to take your dolls?"
"No"
"I could teach you how to braid her hair huh?" Amelia said smiling.
"I wanna sleep mommy" Olivia said sounding sad.
"Okay" Amelia said running her hand on the child's back and Olivia rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
"My head hurts" the little girl said as Amelia walked upstairs.
She put the girl on the bed and went to get her medicine.
"Here" Amy said and Olivia drank and then laid down.
Amelia could see how sad the child suddenly looked. She wasn't sure if she should talk to Olivia about the father situation or just wait till the girl said something.
"I want my paci mommy" Olivia said.
Amelia got it on the nightstand and handed to the girl who put it on her mouth and snuggled her blanked and the bed covers.
"I'm going to put a movie on for us, okay?" Amelia said heading to the tv and Olivia said okay. She put 'tangled' on and laid next to the girl.
She kept striking the child's hair so it didn't take long for Olivia to sleep.
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"How is she?" Meredith asked when Amelia went back to the living room. Maggie and Meredith were watching a movie while the kids were playing.
"She fell asleep" Amelia said taking a seat next to Maggie.
They gave her a comfort smiled.
"I think that...she thinks... or she wants him to be her dad. And I know it's confusing for her..." Amelia said.
"You're scared you'll break up?" Meredith said.
"Yeah. If that happens she'll just..." Amelia said.
"She'll be upset but she'll be okay" Maggie said. "You're a single parent now Amy. And most single parents date and its normal for their kids to like some and hate some. And she likes him so why worry." She added.
"Yeah. If it's over, she's going to see him sometimes anyways" Meredith said.
"But it's not just that. I mean... what does a father mean to a kid. To her. It's not going to be losing the cool guy that mom dates. It will be like losing a dad" Amelia said.
Meredith and Maggie looked at each other finally understanding what she meant.
"If it happens Maybe could work as if you had a divorce" Maggie said.
"What?" Meredith asked.
"She could visit him sometimes. I don't know" Maggie said and they smiled.
"I don't know if he'll want that" Amelia said.
"You just have to ask" Meredith said.
Amelia stayed silent just thinking and then said "if she mentions again i'll talk to him"
Meredith and Maggie smiled.
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The rest of the day was fine. Amelia, Maggie, Meredith and her kids stayed at the living room while Olivia slept till 6. Then they had dinner and watched tv. Amelia helped Olivia shower and then did her shot, which went fine with no tears, and then explained to the girl how the next day was going to go. Olivia was excited about school but she was scared too. Amelia put 'Tangled' again so they could finish watching but 10 minutes into it Olivia fell asleep. Amelia then showered and went to bed. She knew Monday would be crazy day.