Song: You're gonna be ok by Brian and Jenn Johnson

I watch her as she sleeps. I can't take my mind off of her. I can't believe this is really happening. I'm surprised that I dosed off watching and even more shocked in the early morning  with her right by my side. "I have to go tinkle."

I look up and she is holding herself and doing this little dance. I sit up all the way in the chair. "Of course you do...come on I will show you the bathroom." I stand up and walk over to the door. She follows me. "I will be right out here if you need me ok."

When she is done she comes back into to the room and she looks down at the floor. I see her face and wait for the tears to come, due to the trembling bottom lip. I walk over to her and get down on my knees and hold out my arms. "Come here...you don't have to be scared of me. I will never hurt you."

She steps a little closer and lets me wrap my arms around her. "I...I'm hungry."

I smile. "Well I can fix that. What would you like to eat?"

"Mommy says only real food for breakfast." She says will a little whine in her voice.

"Then real food it is." I stand back up and hold out my hand for her. She grabs it to my surprise and we walk down the stairs and to the kitchen. I pick her up and set her on the stool by the bar.I get out the skillet and open the fridge. "Well...what would you like...eggs, bacon, toast, oatmeal, waffles?"

She looks at me with a spark in her eyes. "I can have waffles?"

"Sure...if that is what you want." I take down the mix and a bowl. I grab the spoon and start to mix it up and then hand it to her. "Here you can stir this up while I get the waffle maker heating up. So how many would you like...one or two?"

"Two...please." She says with a soft voice.

"And...what would you like on top? I have blueberries, strawberries, syrup." I hold up the bottle and then wrinkle my nose and hold up chocolate chips. "I also have these...yummy chocolate chips."

Her face lights up. "Oh my gosh...chocolate chips please and syrup."

I start to laugh. "Waffle with chocolate chips it is." I place the two waffles on a plate and set it over at the table. I fix a few extras and some eggs and bacon and some toast for the guys. "And what would you like to drink? I have orange juice, apple juice, milk."

"Do you have chocolate milk?"

"Not sure...but we can make some." I hold the bottle of chocolate up and she starts to laugh again. I get her all seated at the table and then fix my green morning smoothie. I sit down beside her and she has a little chocolate on her face, so I reach over and grab her a napkin. About the same time I hear the door open and the guys walk into the dining area and sit down. She sees them and let's out a scream and then dives under the table. "Violet...honey...they will not hurt you."

"No...bad men...bad monsters...no...no...no." She makes her way between my legs and holds on so no one can get her.

 Mekhi heard her scream and comes rushing down the stairs. "What the fuck..." he sees her and changes his words around. "I mean heck is going on?"

"They all came in here and she freaked out...she will be fine." I push my seat out and look down at her. She has both arms wrapped around me leg. "Violet...they will not hurt you come on out and finish eating."

Mekhi shakes his head. "Scar...they are all wearing black. She must think they are the ones that you know..." He places his hand towards his head like a gun and shot it off. I look over them. I never think about what we wear but the guys almost always wear black and hell even I do on most days. I look up at Mekhi and he is even wearing some black. This is something that she will just have to adjust to. I look back down at her.

"Your waffle is getting cold. Please come out. These are my friends...my family."

She starts to stand up but refuses to leave my side. I pull her chair up over closer to mine and help her sit back down. I then go around the table to introduce her to the guys. "This is Ashton, Atticus, Marcus and you already meet Mekhi."

She glances up the one time but then quickly looks back down at her plate. She goes to reach for her juice and accidently knocks it over and then she starts crying again. "I'm sorry...please don't be mad at me...I didn't mean too."

"Hey...accidents happen...I got this. Can I get you some more juice?"

 Before she even says yes, Atticus reaches over and fills her glass back up. She looks up at him and tries to smile back at him. After we all eat, we go to the workout room. She sits in the corner and watches us for the first hour and then gets up and starts trying to do what we are doing. We all stop and look at her. She tries so hard to keep up with us. Once we are done working out I go outside to get ready for my morning run, Rebel comes running around the corner and knocks over Violet. I thought at first she would start crying but she starts laughing. "You have a dog...wow...I always wanted a dog. What is his name?"

"This is Rebel." I turn to see Sadie running towards us and I gesture to her. "And that is Sadie."

"Two dogs...wow you are so lucky."She lets both of them sniff her and lick her hands and face and it sounds so nice to hear the giggles coming from her.

I almost hate to interrupt the bonding."We are going for a run would you like to join us?"

"Okay..."

We all take off running, except for Mekhi he stays back with Ashton. Halfway to the pier she is huffing and puffing and looks like she is about to fall out. I should have realized that it was too far for her to run however I am not use to being around kids. I look up at Atticus, "Do you mind carrying her for a while?"

"Of course not." He picks her up and tosses her on his back. "Hold on little girl." We make it to the pier and he puts her down. Rebel and Sadie take off next to the edge of the water.

I point over to the water."You can go play if you want? Just don't get in the water ok."

She looks back at with a huge smile and takes off towards the water with Rebel and Sadie. I watch her as they bounce around her enjoying having her beside them. I don't take my eyes off of her when I talk to Atticus. "Thanks for carrying her. Did you get what I asked you for?"

"Yes...all the recordings...I have it ready for you to watch."He takes his eyes off of her and looks over at me for a second.

"Good...I want to know who did this. Whoever they were only wanted what was in the safe. They killed them for the hell of it."

"Don't they all?" He smirks.

"Yes...but why not kill her too. They didn't even bother looking for her. Whoever did this is blowing the money left and right...they are stupid."

"So what do you want to do?"

"Once we get back, I want to go over the videos. I want to see what they were really after...who they were and then I want to hunt them down."

"Ok..." We stop talking once she walks back over to us.

I reach out and touch her soft head of hair. "You ready to get back...we have a busy day ahead of us?" I ask her.

"Ok...but do I have to run?" She whines and give this sad puppy eye look.

We both laugh and Atticus shakes his head. "Climb aboard little girl...I gotcha."

I actually enjoy seeing him with her because it brings back so many memories of all those times he was there by my side. Atticus would have been an awesome father. He practically raised me, especially all those times that he watched over me. God I remember hating him so much in my teen years but I know he was doing what was best for me. Maybe if we get all of this worked out I will ask him to be her Godfather.