SEE YOU AGAIN pt.2.
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désiré doué x f!reader.
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note: part one.
𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: he spends the afternoon with your daughter for the first time.
désiré had of course imagined meeting his daughter for the first time, but he hadn’t imagined sitting cross-legged on the floor of your apartment while a two-year-old repeatedly put plastic vegetables on his head.
yet that was exactly what was happening and strangely, it was one of the happiest moments of his life.
“banana,” her tiny hand placed a toy banana on top of his curls.
“thank you,” he smiled.
another vegetable followed and your daughter seemed extremely proud of herself.
he was starting to realize she enjoyed making people look ridiculous, which reminded him of someone.
his eyes drifted briefly toward you.
you were sitting on the couch nearby watching them, trying not to smile too much.
he immediately narrowed his eyes. “that’s your fault.”
“what is?”
he pointed toward the little girl currently attempting to balance a plastic tomato on his shoulder.
“this.”
“i don’t know what you’re talking about.”
his daughter looked between both of you then burst into giggles despite having no idea what was happening.
the sound hit him right in the chest every single time since this afternoon.
he still wasn’t used to it, sometimes he would look at her and his brain would simply stop working because how had he lived for two years without knowing her?
he pushed the thought away immediately.
he’d spent enough time being angry and today he wanted to focus on her.
the little girl suddenly crawled into his lap as if she’d known him forever, it was the most surprising part of all this.
you had warned him that she might be shy, need time and be uncomfortable around a stranger but instead she’d decided that he belonged to her.
within twenty minutes she’d climbed into his lap, thirty she’d stolen his phone and forty she’d started demanding piggyback rides.
désiré wasn’t complaining.
“dada.”
his heart immediately stopped.
the word was still new, she’d only started using it after you’d carefully explained who he was and every single time she said it, he felt like someone had reached into his chest and squeezed his heart.
“yes?”
she held up a stuffed rabbit. “bunny hungry.”
désiré nodded and she gasped.
the next ten minutes were spent feeding invisible food to the stuffed animal.
you watched the entire thing from the couch because this wasn’t the man you’d argued with in the park weeks ago, the furious man who’d looked at you like he didn’t know whether to scream or cry.
every wall disappeared whenever he looked at his daughter.
the little girl suddenly grabbed his cheeks with both hands, forcing him to look directly at her.
“no.”
désiré blinked. “no?”
“no.”
he looked confused. “what did i do?”
“no.”
she pointed at the bunny, he’d fed it incorrectly.
“my bad.”
she accepted the apology then continued her game.
you was trying to repress your laugh but it didn't work.
“don’t laugh,” he said offended.
your daughter immediately stood up, wobbling slightly then ran toward the kitchen.
désiré was on his feet instantly before she’d even reached the doorway or stumbled.
his body reacted automatically by pure instinct and both of you froze because that overwhelming need to make sure she was okay was new for him.
he’d only known her for a few weeks and it's the first time he saw her but yet he already understood why parents worried constantly.
the little girl reappeared carrying a blanket twice her size and dragged it across the floor then dropped it directly onto désiré’s legs.
“okay.” he looked down. “what are we doing?”
“sleep.”
you immediately smiled, pretending it was every time bedtime was another one of her habits, even one of her favorite games.
she loved making everyone lie down and now it was désiré’s turn.
“you have to.”
you informed him.
“have to?”
“yes.”
the little girl nodded.
“sleep.”
désiré glanced between both of you.
“fine.” he sighed as he lay down on the floor without complaint.
there was apparently nothing he wouldn’t do for her.
the little girl looked delighted and she threw badly the blanket over him then climbed onto his stomach.
silence settled over the apartment as désiré looked up at the ceiling while his daughter sat proudly on top of him.
there was something emotional about seeing them together, watching him learn her habits or discover the details that made her who she was.
his daughter eventually curled up against his chest suddenly sleepy for real this time.
her thumb drifting toward her mouth and her eyes becoming heavier.
désiré looked down at her, his expression immediately softened and you knew exactly what he was thinking because you’d seen that look before.
he gently brushed a curl away from her face, the same curls he has, careful not to wake her.
he looked up at you.
his voice was almost a whisper. “she snores.”
you stared then started laughing because after everything, the first major discovery he made about his daughter was that she snored like a tiny truck.
judging by the completely fascinated look on his face, he thought it was the most adorable thing in the world.
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