Two months later.

"Okay, you know the drill, Delilah."

"Yep!  Go ahead, I'm ready."

"Okay.  Milk?"

"Got it!"

"Bread?"

"Check!"

"Pasta?"

"Uhh.. Uh oh!"

"What?"

"I sat on them and they're broken!"

"Oh no!" Danny laughs.

"It's okay, we'll get some more."

"Okay.  Keep going!"

"Eggs."

"Check!"

"Apple juice!"

"Yes!"

"Cake mix."

"Mhm!"

"And frosting!"

"Got it, daddy!"

"Yay!  We did it, we did it!" Danny sings.

Delilah laughs and wiggles her bottom.

**

"What song would you like to start off with tonight?"

"Ummmm.. I want to listen to love Lovebug!"

"You and the Jonas Brothers!"

"I love them, daddy." Delilah says in a very serious tone."

"Oh that's right!  Well Lovebug it is!"

"YAY!  Hit it!" She shouts cutely.

"Called her for the first time yesterday
Finally found the missing part of me
Felt so close but you were far away
Left me without anything to say.."

"Take it, Delilah!"

"Now I'm speechless, over the edge
I'm just breathless!!
I never thought that I'd catch this love bug again!!"

"All together!" Delilah says just before she and her father sing on the top of their lungs.

"Hopeless, head over heels in the moment
I never thought that I'd get hit by this love bug again!"

"Daddy, we are SO good!"

"We are!  Cooking and a live show?  We should be selling tickets, Didi!"

"Yep! That is SO true, daddy!"

Danny chuckles kisses her cheek.

"Okay so how do we make this pasta sauce?" Delilah asks as she dances to the music.

"Well first, be careful dancing like that on your step stool.  You're gonna fall."

"I'm okay!"

"Lilah, just listen and be careful, okay?"

"Fine!"

Danny chuckles and nods his head.

**

"Mmmm!"

"I know!  High five, little chef!"

"High five, daddy!"

"We outdid ourselves, princess."

"Yep!  Daddy?"

"Yes, honey?"

"Can I give some to my teacher?"

"Heh!  Why?"

"Because I like her!"

"Well we can get buy her a present!"

"Why not pasta?"

"Cause I want left overs!"

Delilah laughs and continues eating.

***

Saturday.

Today Delilah has a couple of her little friends over to play.

Danny was great.  It was always awkward because he was usually the only man at these little gatherings, and most of the time the women would talk about things that didn't interest him.  Of course, he did it all for his daughter so he didn't mind it too much.

Delilah's POV.

"What do you want to play now guys?  Do you want to play house?" Delilah asks.

"Sure!  Skyler, you play the baby!  I'll play the daddy, Jacob you play the dog and Delilah, you play the mommy!" Her friend Andrew said.

"But.. I don't know how to play the mommy.." Delilah looks down and fiddles with her fingers.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't have a mommy.."

"What?!  Who bakes you cookies?!"

"My daddy bakes me cookies!"

"Well who washes your clothes?"

"Daddy."

"Who tucks you in?"

"Daddy!"

"Hmm.. who gives you kisses and cuddles?"

"My daddy!"

"You should get a mommy.  They smell sooo good!"

"My daddy smells good!
.. Sometimes."

"Well they buy you a lot of stuff!"

"My daddy buys me everything!"

"Mommy's have pretty dressessss, and jewelry!" Skyler says in a smart way.

"..You got me there.." Delilah lowers her head.

"You need a mommy!" Jacob says.

"Yeah.. I need a mommy.."

"So!  Can we play house now?"

"I don't wanna play house."

"But you said!"

"I don't want to play house!" Delilah shouts as she leaves the room.

"Daddy!  Daddy!" She runs to him.

"What's wrong, baby?" Danny picks her up and sits her in his lap.

"I want you!" Delilah cries and cuddles into him.

"Aw sweetie.. what happened?"

Delilah rubs her eyes and whines.
"Just hold me!  I don't want you to leave me, daddy!"

"Baby girl, I'm right here.  I'm not gonna leave you."

"I don't want you to leave like my mommy!"

"Baby.."

"Don't leave me by myself!" She sobs.

"Didi, I won't!  I promise you I won't.
Shh, shh, you're okay.. you're okay, Princess."