Bound By His Daughter

Jules approached him with a smile plastered on her face as she looked from Ceaser to Ivy to see her reaction of a new face.

"This is Ivy." Jules said.

Ceaser’s thinned lips curved into a smile and soon it grew wider into a grin. He loved the name Jules had given her.

"Ivy." He said “That’s a beautiful name.”

Ivy snapped her gaze from Jules to Ceaser when he said her name. Then she beamed up at him before she reached out to him.

"Dada."

Jules froze and her gaze met Ceaser’s surprised ones. Ceaser was surprised at Ivy’s outburst but he almost couldn’t contain the joy that exploded in his heart. Just that word made his day...his life.

“Ivy, no. Not Dada.” Jules tried to tell Ivy "I'm sorry. She’s never called anyone that before. She must have picked it up from the kids at the day-care or at the park." Jules said to Ceaser.

"It’s alright. May I?” He asked Jules for permission to carry her.

Jules was surprised that a man like him would want to carry a child.

“Of course.”

“Hey beautiful." Ceaser said as he picked Ivy from Jules’ arms. Ivy went willingly. "How are you?" Ceaser asked hoping she could understand him.

"Dada." She said again poking his face then giggling lightly which made him smile a full toothy smile.

it. He watched in fascination as she pulled at his tie trying to reach for his

She expected Ceaser to run the other direction when she brought Ivy out but

What was it about this man?

thought.

His presence screamed power and strong-will, yet he seemed to have none of those

her food before she got started on hers, she just had to heat it up a bit before she fed her. Somehow, she felt it was safe to keep Ivy with Ceaser. So far, he’d been a gentleman and he didn’t seem like the type of

Intentionally.

have been hurt by him without him having done anything to or with them.

you for a while? I need to quickly heat up her food." Jules

too happy about

He looked at Jules who was still watching him closely. He knew she

fine.” He

nodding her head before she left for the kitchen.

her attention till Jules walked back into the living room minutes later with a bowl of whole grain cereal in her hand. She sat on the same sofa Ceaser sat with Ivy, keeping

Ivy." Jules said to Ivy who crawled out of Ceaser’s lap and

bowl up and took a spoon full of the cereal and brought it near Ivy's mouth. Ivy opened up and once the cereal was in her mouth, she chewed on

heart clenched as he watched them. Jules would sometime have to say 'Ahh' before Ivy opened up her mouth. Ceaser was

told Ivy as she placed

across her face. Ceaser

"Momma." She called.

hated and wanted to deny it, Ivy saw Jules as her mother and there was nothing, he could do about it

hand on Jules' face then

"Dada."

didn't approve of it but how could she explain a two years-old that the person she calls 'Dada' isn't her dad.

knew the truth