Free Looking For Trouble by Becky McGraw

bed.
     
    "You're almost as beautiful as your momma,
sweetheart," he said running a finger along her soft cheek. Wade's
heart stopped beating when she cooed, then grinned at him and he
saw the dimple in her left cheek. He felt a tear run down his
cheek, and then it plopped down on the baby's chest, and he wiped
his eyes with his forearm.
     
    My god, he needed to get a hold of himself,
but he was so filled with conflicting emotions, he didn't know if
he could. "Goddamn, I need to get grip," he said quietly, then took
a deep shuddering breath, before reaching into the diaper bag to
pull out a diaper.
     
    Undoing the crotch of the pink onesie, he
pulled it apart then yanked the tapes loose and got the wet wipes
and cream out of the bag. Wade lifted Angel's chubby little feet in
one hand, replaced the old diaper with a fresh one, then wiped her
butt with a wet wipe, before slathering on a little cream, and
securing the new diaper.
     
    He buttoned her back up then cooed, "There
you go, sugar...fresh as a daisy," and tweaked her little nose,
which caused her to giggle, and him to laugh and do it again. He
tickled her a little and she giggled harder, and he belly laughed,
because it was the most precious sound he'd ever heard.
     
    Wade had never believed in love at first
sight, but he did now, because he was head over heels in love with
the tiny little girl that was his daughter. She sucked a fist into
her mouth again and started to whimper, and he reached into the bag
and took out a pre-made bottle, then took the cap off. Picking her
up in one arm, he sat back against the headboard, and put the
bottle to her lips, then glanced over at Jess. Her face was filled
with fear and love and tears tracked down her face.
     
    "I'm not going to take her from you, sugar,"
he told her in a choked voice, "I just want to be a part of her
life...and I want to help you raise her."
     
    Jess nodded, but she still didn't look like
she believed him. Wade knew he couldn't convince her in one night,
it would take time, and trust, he just hoped she'd give him that
time voluntarily. He smiled down at his daughter, and tucked her
more securely into the crook of his arm, and put his finger in her
fist.
     

CHAPTER FOUR
     
     
    When Travis got back about an hour later, he
looked harried when he walked through the door with plastic bags in
his hand. "I had to find an all night pharmacy, so it took a while
sorry," he told Wade as she shut the door behind him.
     
    "That's fine, did you get everything?" He
asked quietly, so he didn't wake Angel again. He'd laid her on the
bed beside him, and was snuggled up with her, because he couldn't
make himself put her back in the crib.
     
    "Yeah," he said then glanced over to the
other bed where Jess was sleeping and said, "Looks like Jess didn't
need the pain meds after all."
     
    "She's exhausted and they probably gave her
some at the hospital...but she'll need them tomorrow," Wade said
then gazed down at the beautiful little girl sleeping peacefully
beside him. Jess had picked the perfect name for her, because in
Wade's mind there wasn't a more perfect Angel.
     
    Wade understood now, why Luke was so over
the moon for his daughter, Bella. He'd given Luke hell for all the
goofy, googly-eyed looks he always had on his face when he looked
at her, but he wouldn't be doing that anymore. He was sure his face
looked equally goofy right now, and he really didn't give a
shit.
     
    "She's pretty amazing, huh?" Travis asked
and came to sit on the bed beside him.
     
    "That doesn't begin to describe her...but,
yeah, pretty damned amazing," he looked up and agreed with a
grin.
     
    "She has me pretty wrapped up, that's for
sure..." Travis told him, then took the formula and diapers out of
the plastic bag, and stuffed some in the diaper bag, then walked
over to put the rest on the table. "So, you're Angel's daddy...Jess
wouldn't talk about it, so I had no idea. I knew something was up
by the way she acted at the ranch today,