Free Team: Alpha (Knights of Ares) by Honor James

be okay all alone? You’ve not been alone since I was born.”
     
    “I will be perfectly fine honey. I’ve picked up an extra shift tonight and tomorrow night so I will be well occupied. Be good for your dads as well as the plethora of adopted uncles that you seem to have gained.”
     
    Honey grinned, “Maybe this time I can get Antonio to tell me what mierda means.”
     
    Daisy closed her eyes, counted to ten and then took a deep breath. “No, you don’t need to be told what that means Honey.” She looked to Gareth and Mikhail and smiled. In Russian she spoke to them and said, “Make sure that they know that she picks up on everything and will pick a curse word out no matter what language.”
     
    “Oh mommy, what did you say?” Honey asked with wide eyes.
     
    Daisy smiled, “I just told your dads to watch over you.” Touching her daughters flaming red curls again she sighed. “I have to go sweetheart. Be good.’
     
    “Always momma, always.”
     
    Standing Mikhail followed Daisy to the door and replied in Russian to her, "We'll warn the others to watch their tongues around her but you are leaving a young and impressionable child with a bunch of soldiers you realize." Grinning at her look he shrugged, "I make only so many promises D, I don't know if that is one I can keep so I'll do what I can. Be grateful they swear in foreign tongues most days," he muttered before looking down at Honey and switching back to English. "Give your mom a kiss and walk her to the car," he murmured.
     
    Honey walked over to her mother and looked up at her, “Are you sure you are going to be okay? You will be all alone.” The child bit her lower lip, uncertainty in her eyes.
     
    “Yes Honey I will be fine. You will be safe here with your fathers. They would never, ever let anything happen to you.”
     
    “I know, but.” Honey stiffened her spine and nodded, “I can do this.”
     
    “I know you can baby.” Daisy gave Honey a big hug and then looked up to the men to explain, “She’s never stayed away from me like this before. She’s used to me working nights, but I’ve always been there to put her in bed and wake her for breakfast, so this is new to her. So just, well, if you need me, call?”
     
    "If you want to stay Daisy you are more than welcome to," Gareth said as he walked up next to Mikhail. "It might make it easier on her to adjust to this in little increments. I know you don't have anything here for yourself, but I'm sure you can make do scavenging our wardrobes. As I recall you had a thing for Mik's shirts," he grinned at her.
     
    Daisy smiled and shook her head, “If I recall I had a thing for both of your shirts.” Shaking her head she said, “I would, but I really can’t. I did pick up additional shifts and if I’m going to get any rest before I have to go in, I should leave.” She looked down at Honey and smiled. “You can call me anytime. You have your cell with you and, well I’m sure that the dads will let you call anytime as well. If you need to come home, you know that you can baby.” Leaning in she kissed her daughter's forehead and pulled back. Looking to Gareth and then Mik she said, “Please take care of her? She’s utterly priceless and completely irreplaceable. Enjoy your time with her and get to know her.”
     
    "We will," Gareth said softly moving to put a hand on Honey's hair. "Come out early on Sunday if you can, we're going to have a big ol’ fire going and roast some meat and marshmallows around it, just like in the olden days. Well before marshmallows were around but then they didn't understand the goodness of the s'more."
     
    “I think that I can manage that.” Daisy said to Gareth and smiled at him. God she loved that man, she loved both of them. Dear God those feelings hadn’t gone away, they had only gotten stronger if that was at all possible. Sighing she pasted a smile on her face and nodded, “I will see you guys Sunday.” Turning before she couldn’t;