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Authors: Lacey Wallace
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Take A Dip
A DAM Williams laughed as his seven-year-old daughter skipped ahead, but he quickly sobered as a female lifeguard glared at him. He caught up to his daughter Denise and said, “Walk.” She pouted but followed his order nevertheless.
Denise was young, but he could already tell that she would be a heartbreaker in her teenage years. Although she had her mother’s odd, reddish-brown eyes and waiflike bone structure, she had her father’s full lips, wavy black hair, and scattered freckles that only added to her charm. Her enjoyment for life also came from him.
Adam’s curly black hair fell below his ears. His sapphire eyes usually held a strange intensity, especially when he was concentrating. He wasn’t overly muscular, but it was still obvious that he took good care of his body. Years of jogging in the mornings had strengthened his leg muscles, and his arms were shaped from lifting weights twice a week for the past five years. Adam knew he looked good in swim trunks, so he wasn’t shy at all about taking his shirt off and letting the appreciative eyes of people in the pool vicinity wander over him.
Seeing his daughter hopping, impatience showing on her face, Adam turned on the poolside shower. “In you go.” After Denise obediently ducked under the spray, she stepped into the pool, ignoring what Adam knew to be cold water from his earlier experience with it.
Grinning, he took a seat on one of the poolside chairs and kept an eye on Denise as she played in the public pool.
Adam watched Denise dunk her head and attempt a handstand. With her legs flailing as she tried to find her balance, it definitely didn’t look like one. Adam chuckled as she came up spluttering. Denise waved wildly before going back under; she truly was a little fish. In fact, his daughter’s numerous pleas finally convinced Adam to save up money so he could enroll her on the swim team.
Denise’s giggles as she came up for air were infectious. Times certainly had changed; Adam remembered when he’d resented her for existing, but now she was the most important thing in his life.
He had become a teenage father at the age of sixteen; a girl named Cynthia was the mother. Although he didn’t want a kid, he had decided to do the responsible thing and be a real, involved father. Cynthia had brought their daughter to his house for an afternoon. Supposedly, he was only going to watch her for the day so she could look for work.
Cynthia never came back.
Adam later found out that she had moved away with her parents, leaving Denise with Adam. His parents had demanded he take the baby to an orphanage, but Adam refused. They threatened to kick him out of the house. Adam still refused, believing it was only a bluff. They followed through with the threat, leaving Denise and Adam homeless.
Luckily his aunt, who was estranged from the family, stepped in. Aunt Belinda was wonderful. She taught him how to care for Denise properly and baby-sat while Adam worked and finished his high school education, and then earned a B.A. in Business.
Aunt Belinda had married a wealthy man who had died in a car accident, so she didn’t need to work and had a lot of free time on her hands. Thanks to his aunt, when Adam finished school, he had an apartment to live in with his daughter right away. Against his aunt’s wishes, Adam paid back Belinda for the down payment. He and Denise were truly blessed to have such a caring woman in their lives.
Denise meant everything to him, and Adam was happy that he hadn’t given in to his parents’ demands.
Adam discarded his shirt as he stood up from the chair and went to sit on the ledge near the lifeguard seat. He playfully kicked water into his daughter’s face. She ducked underneath the surface to avoid his splashing feet. Denise turned around so her back was to him as she was forced to come up for air, wading through the water in the opposite direction to get away from him. “Don’t go too deep,” Adam
A DAM Williams laughed as his seven-year-old daughter skipped ahead, but he quickly sobered as a female lifeguard glared at him. He caught up to his daughter Denise and said, “Walk.” She pouted but followed his order nevertheless.
Denise was young, but he could already tell that she would be a heartbreaker in her teenage years. Although she had her mother’s odd, reddish-brown eyes and waiflike bone structure, she had her father’s full lips, wavy black hair, and scattered freckles that only added to her charm. Her enjoyment for life also came from him.
Adam’s curly black hair fell below his ears. His sapphire eyes usually held a strange intensity, especially when he was concentrating. He wasn’t overly muscular, but it was still obvious that he took good care of his body. Years of jogging in the mornings had strengthened his leg muscles, and his arms were shaped from lifting weights twice a week for the past five years. Adam knew he looked good in swim trunks, so he wasn’t shy at all about taking his shirt off and letting the appreciative eyes of people in the pool vicinity wander over him.
Seeing his daughter hopping, impatience showing on her face, Adam turned on the poolside shower. “In you go.” After Denise obediently ducked under the spray, she stepped into the pool, ignoring what Adam knew to be cold water from his earlier experience with it.
Grinning, he took a seat on one of the poolside chairs and kept an eye on Denise as she played in the public pool.
Adam watched Denise dunk her head and attempt a handstand. With her legs flailing as she tried to find her balance, it definitely didn’t look like one. Adam chuckled as she came up spluttering. Denise waved wildly before going back under; she truly was a little fish. In fact, his daughter’s numerous pleas finally convinced Adam to save up money so he could enroll her on the swim team.
Denise’s giggles as she came up for air were infectious. Times certainly had changed; Adam remembered when he’d resented her for existing, but now she was the most important thing in his life.
He had become a teenage father at the age of sixteen; a girl named Cynthia was the mother. Although he didn’t want a kid, he had decided to do the responsible thing and be a real, involved father. Cynthia had brought their daughter to his house for an afternoon. Supposedly, he was only going to watch her for the day so she could look for work.
Cynthia never came back.
Adam later found out that she had moved away with her parents, leaving Denise with Adam. His parents had demanded he take the baby to an orphanage, but Adam refused. They threatened to kick him out of the house. Adam still refused, believing it was only a bluff. They followed through with the threat, leaving Denise and Adam homeless.
Luckily his aunt, who was estranged from the family, stepped in. Aunt Belinda was wonderful. She taught him how to care for Denise properly and baby-sat while Adam worked and finished his high school education, and then earned a B.A. in Business.
Aunt Belinda had married a wealthy man who had died in a car accident, so she didn’t need to work and had a lot of free time on her hands. Thanks to his aunt, when Adam finished school, he had an apartment to live in with his daughter right away. Against his aunt’s wishes, Adam paid back Belinda for the down payment. He and Denise were truly blessed to have such a caring woman in their lives.
Denise meant everything to him, and Adam was happy that he hadn’t given in to his parents’ demands.
Adam discarded his shirt as he stood up from the chair and went to sit on the ledge near the lifeguard seat. He playfully kicked water into his daughter’s face. She ducked underneath the surface to avoid his splashing feet. Denise turned around so her back was to him as she was forced to come up for air, wading through the water in the opposite direction to get away from him. “Don’t go too deep,” Adam
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