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The Handsome Artist. 28 (Daniel Ricciardo)

Daisy's life Pt1. Some moments of Daisy's life and Abi and Daniel dealing with parenthood. MASTERLIST. Previous part: Little Flower. Notes: really fluffy, we are not here to suffer. The pics that appear on the chapter come from this moodboard. Warnings: I think there is nothing to warn, just tell me in case you find something.

The no sleep part everyone talks about.

I opened my eyes as if a fire alarm had started ringing. Almost forgetting I had brought to the world a baby 5 days ago, I got up. It wasn't pleasant. I walked to the crib and gasped. She wasn't there. Then? I turned and Dan wasn't on the bed either. I sighed in relief.

I walked out and found the kitchen light on. There he was. He had Daisy on a bundle of blankets comfortably laying on his forearm. The girl was so small compared to her dad. Her skin was clear and made such a contrast with Danny's golden one.

Instead of talking, I stayed there in silence. He was humming something and once I discovered what, a smile formed on my cheeks. Lavender girl.

Seeing how the girl didn't stop crying, he sat and look down. He put her on his thighs and touched her cheeks gently.

"Sweetheart. I know you are really upset. And I also know that if you are just like mum it's not gonna last. So... Could you please go back to sleep? I'm really tired. I don't want to draw blurry lines tomorrow."

Making noise so he wouldn't get scared with my presence, I walked closer. He looked up and smiled.

"I think she is hungry"

He looked at Daisy again. "Are you?"

Daisy stopped crying, only sobbing a bit.

"How do you do it?" He whispered amazed. "She gets so quiet when you are around"

"I bring food" I chuckled and he laughed.

"Okay. Muma came here to safe you, little thing". He got up with the baby and laid her on his chest.

"Let's go back to sleep" I said cupping his cheek. He had bags under his eyes.

"You have to feed her"

"I will, while you sleep"

I sat on the bed with Daisy on my arms and Daniel tucked himself on the bed.

"Aren't you tired?" He whispered.

"I'm exhausted" I confessed. "But tomorrow morning you will go to the shop and I will stay here, so I prefer you to sleep for a bit"

He wrapped his arm around me and laid even closer. Since Daisy was born, Daniel was even clingier than before.

"You are perfect" He whispered.

I smiled.

"I'm not. I will only spend the whole morning here in bed with Daisy" I chuckled.

"Oh you little..."

"I carried her for eight months and a half and spent 1 hours pushing". He smiled and bit his lip.

"And I love you so much for that."

"Correct answer" I smiled.

I looked down and Daisy had fallen back asleep, barely eating anymore.

"I think she is done" I whispered.

Danny made grabby hands and I chuckled. I passed him the baby and fixed my clothes. Then I laid next to him.

"Now, let Muma and Papa sleep for a bit more, sweetheart" I told her.

Danny passed out right after with our daughter on his chest and a blanket over both of them.

The family meeting Daisy.

The door rang.

"They are here" Daniel came outside the room running to the door making me laugh.

He opened and waited for them to go upstairs. Charlotte who was sitting with me, got up and got the tea ready.

Nerves settled on my belly. Daisy was sleeping on my arms.

The first one was Grace. She hugged Daniel so tight and I heard her sob softly. A knot formed on my throat. Everything felt huge around me.

When Grace and Daniel pulled back, they were both crying.

"I'm so happy son"

Daniel nodded and kissed his mum's cheek.

"Thank you very much, mum." Daniel cleaned his tears. "I still can't believe I have a daughter"

I covered my mouth. I loved him so much.

Joe came in with Isaac holding his hand and hugged his son. Then Daniel leaned and hugged Isaac.

"HI Uncle Dan."

"Hi, big cousin" He smiled.

Isabella came into the room with Michelle. They hugged Daniel too. And then when he had greeted everyone, Daniel turned to me and Daisy. They all had been looking at me discreetly, but waiting for Daniel to do the presentations.

"Guys... This is Daisy" He said hugging my shoulders and kissing my temple. "She is the nicest baby ever. And the cutest too"

"I thought I was" Izzy said.

I smiled.

"You are a big girl now, right?" I told her.

She smiled and nodded.

Soon Grace was hugging me, asking about the labor and how I was feeling. She made me feel so warm. She made me feel that all of this wasn't only about my daughter and I still mattered.

"This little flower behaves so well" I said looking down at her.

Grace, with all the care in the world, asked for permission and then took her on her arms.

"Hi, little thing" She said with the biggest smile. "It's grandma. I'm sorry it took us a few days to come here."

Joe hugged his wife and peeked over.

"She was in a hurry, huh"

I smiled and nodded.

"You should have seen Abi" Daniel said hugging me. "The first thing she said was I can't, your family isn't here."

I blushed deeply, but Daniel kissed my forehead.

"Come here, Abi"

Michelle gave me the biggest hug. "You have the cutest little princess."

"I'm the little princess. She is a little flower" Izzy said. We all laughed. I leaned and opened my arms for the kids to hug me.

"Hi guys, I missed you so much" I said kissing them.

"We missed you too, Auntie"

"Do you want to meet the baby?"

They nodded. Daniel took Daisy from his mum, who leaned and kissed her cheek. I sat on the sofa and Daniel passed her to me. Daisy was already awake but quietly observing.

"Guys" Each kid sat on one side of me. "This is your cousin Daisy"

"She is so small" Isaac reached carefully and touched her hand. "She has chubby fingers" He giggled and made us all giggle too.

"Daisy?" Izzy asked.

I smiled and nodded.

"It's a really cute name" Michelle said and knelt in front of me to meet her niece. "Cute name for a the cutest baby. How did you chose it?"

I smiled and looked down at Izzy, who was laughing and covering her mouth.

"We had some help"

"I did!"

I looked around and saw Daniel with Grace and Charlotte under his arms. He was the proudest dad right now.

"Grace, when Abi met Daniel I told her. And I was right. I told her Daniel had good genetics and they could make really cute babies. And look what they gave us"

Grace laughed.

"You were so right."

Minutes later, I walked with my cup of tea around. The grandmas were sharing stories about Dan and I growing. Daniel was sitting on the sofa and the kids were talking turns on picking Daisy, always supervised. Michelle was talking photos.

I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Joe"

"How are you?"

"To be fair? Exhausted" I smiled a bit. "But I couldn't be happier."

"I think I have told you this a hundred times, but thank you for this"

I smiled and looked at Daniel, who was getting up with Daisy.

"Muma! Someone is hungry"

I chuckled and looked back at Joe.

"You make him so happy"

"He makes me so happy too"

Daisy has her first belly ache.

I was walking up and down the shop. It was again midnight and Daisy couldn't stop crying. She had those belly aches thst babies get when they are this young.

Maple was looking from his spot on the stairs and his green eyes closed every once in a while.

"I'm so sorry you are feeling like this, sweetheart" I said rubbing her belly. The street was quiet, it was too late on Wednesday even for Santa Monica.

Daisy whimpered and grabbed harder into my hand. My heart broke. She was too little to be feeling like this.

"Papa will be here soon"

Being pretty desperate and hyperactive as he was, Daniel couldn't stand hearing Daisy cry like this. He had taken the keys and had gone out looking for the closes pharmacy.

I pulled Daisy closer to my chest and walked to the back of the shop.

"Look at this, baby" She was on that age when she started seeing properly and she was really curious. The purple flowers called her attention and her cries lowered a bit. "Do you like them? They look like bells. Grandma loves them. She has one in the farm"

Maple meowed and a second later the door opened.

"You are still here" Daniel sighed. I smiled tiredly and nodded. "I was hopping to find the two of you already sleeping"

He walked closer and moved Daisy's blanket out of her face. The girl saw her dad and cried louder.

"Oh no baby" He said and caressed her chubby cheek.

"The poor girl is still in pain" I kissed her forehead.

"I brought this." He showed me the bag.

"Let's go upstairs."

In the kitchen, Daniel explained to me that yes, the doctor had said it will pass, but the woman in the 24h pharmacy had said that there was this medicine for babies.

"She said it's made for babies and it's totally safe."

I nodded. "Okay"

Daniel worked around the kitchen and got the bottle with the medicine ready.

Together we sat on the sofa and I leaned on his shoulder. Daisy grabbed Danny's hand with hers and drank the whole bottle peacefully.

"It's so nice to see her in silence" Daniel whispered.

"Yeah. I'm afraid she will have a sore throat in the morning"

"I hope this helps."

It did. Only ten minutes later, Daisy laid on Daniel chest, Maple sitting on his lap and the little girl trying to touch him.

"Hey, little flower." Danny kissed her hair. "Aren't you tired?"

I smiled.

"Do you know what will help?"

"A bath" He answered smiling.

So the three of us went to the bathroom and after a little conversation about if it was a good idea or not, we got in the bath.

Daisy laid on my chest, the warm water around us while Daniel gently bathed her. I felt so calm. It was too late, tomorrow we will be exhausted, but it was too precious. Us and our little daughter. I felt complete in moments like this.

"Hey, was that a yawn" Daniel kissed Daisy's back and she giggled. "I don't think so. So ticklish"

"She won't ever fall asleep if you tickle her" I softly said.

He smiled and kissed Daisy again. She wiggled a bit and rested her cheek on my chest.

Danny pressed a kiss on her temple and then brushed his nose with mine. I smiled and leaned forward, accepting a kiss. His tongue danced with mine and for a moment I got lost on the feeling.

When we pulled apart, I saw him looking at me. He cupped my cheek and brushed his thumb over my jaw.

"What are you thinking about?"

He smiled and sat even closer. The space was already so small.

"When I was driving to the pharmacy I was thinking if we were good parents or not. I was overwhelmed because nothing seemed to help" He was moving his fingers over Daisy's back as he spoke.

I took his other hand from my face and kissed his knuckles.

"Now we are here having a bath with her at 3 am and... I think we are doing wonderfully"

I smiled.

"Are we?"

He nodded and smiled.

"Yeah. I think we are. Maybe the books don't say that you should do this... But... Look at her."

I caressed Daisy's dark hair.

"She is so calm now and falling asleep."

I kissed Daisy again and looked at him.

"You are an amazing dad, Papa. You have been since moment one"

He blushed.

"I have the best Muma on my side"

"We are so cheesy"

"It's her fault"

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Everyone loves Daisy.

"Let me see" Chloe knelt in front of Daisy and the little girl smiled. "There it is. What acute smile"

I leaned and kissed her cheek making her laugh.

"Oh, you also have the cutest laugh" Chloe tickled her and Daisy kicked her feet on the sand. "Here, for you. Because Scotty saw it and didn't stop complaining until we bought it"

I laughed when Chloe put a bucklet hat on Daisy's head. It had frogs printed on it.

"I don't even know why he liked the frogs"

Daisy kicked her feet again, grading the hat and trying to look at it.

"You love it, don't you? She loves getting dressed up and costumes"

"She is like Danny, huh"

"So much."

"But she has your looks."

"The little flower here is a carbon copy of Abi" Daniel let himself fall on the sand. "She is the sweetest"

Daisy reached for Danny's face and cupped his face. Daniel kissed her palms and she smiled.

"I think she is mixed" Michael sat with us too. "She is so energetic like the father but the sweetest and nicest like the mother"

"I'm nice too!" Daniel exclaimed.

"You are, love. But I'm nicer" I said playing with his curls.

"No, no. But the other day she went from crawling around the living room nonstop to sit on my lap and listening to me talking about numbers" Blake added. "She is so mixed."

I giggled.

Daisy was sitting there smiling and looking around. Being the first baby of the group, she was the centre of attention.

"Yeah, look at her. She loves the attention" Scotty reached and pinched her cheek. "Don't you, mini Ric?"

Daisy laughed loud. She loved Scotty. Just like Dan.

We all laughed.

"Hey, Daisy" Corey moved his hand in front of her. "Look at me, cutie" with his camera in hand and the other guys standing behind him, he took pictures of Daisy in the cutest positions. She smiled and giggled the whole time, having her uncles being silly for her was her favourite thing.

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Muma's day.

Danny's pov.

I walked to the crib and Daisy giggled happily. "Hey sweetheart. Already awake!"

She kicked her feet and moved her hands on the air.

"Come here. We have something really important to do today" I told her. She reached her hands to touch my face and I pretended to eat them, which mad eher giggle and scrunch her nose. "But you can't tell Muma okay?"

I dressed her and put on the baby bag. Abi was put with Charlotte and Molly having breakfast. It was Sunday so the shop and the studio were close. But I had a mission.

"Okay, the froggy hat for the little lady here... Sunglasses for dad... Keys... Wallet... And baby bag. Let's go"

We wandered around Santa Monica, picking stuff from Abi's favorite places.

"What to you think. This one?" I showed her two bandanas and she reached her hand for the yellow one. "Good choice, Daisy. Three of this."

Then we moved to other shop and then another and another. "Shit. So many things" I sighed. "Muma is going to kill us"

She looked up confused.

"But luckily you are all cute and has those baby cow eyes, huh. I will tell her it was your idea. I was just carrying bags and paying"

She laughed and it made me chuckle.

"I love you, Daisy"

When we arrived home, I sneaked in the shop. "One more, sweetheart. Let's choose some flowers"

It was the easiest. Daisy loved the shop and all the colours and flowers. I just had to walk around and she would pick the flowers from the vases and cubes.

"Now... Auntie Charlotte said I had to tie them up and then... The wrapper. Cool."

It wasn't the best bouquet. But I was just a tattoo artist with a little baby helping.

"And now we go upstairs, right?"

Daisy tried to grab a flower. "Do you want one?" I picked a little daisy from the bouquet and put it on her ear, the cute curls falling around it. "Pretty"

She giggled. She loved the attention.

When I opened the door, a very smiley Abi appeared.

"Oh fuck, you are already here" I said panicking. She laughed and walked in our direction.

"Is that the noise I kept hearing from the shop?" Abi was smiling so big and her cheeks were pink. She looked extra beautiful today.

"Well, it was a surprise" I chuckled.

Daisy was chickling her feet and making grabby hands at her mum.

"A surprise? For me? Did you and Papa got me a surprise?"

I watched how Abi picked Daisy from the baby bag and kissed her cheeks. The little girl had the biggest smile.

"And why do I deserve a surprise?" Abi said while getting on her tiptoes. She kissed my lips at the same time I frowned.

"Why?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Abi, love. It's Mother's Day"

She frowned. "No"

I felt cold for a second.

"No?"

"No, Danny. Mother's day is next week" She was already laughing.

I looked down at the bags full of presents and blushed. "Oh my fucking god. I'm so stupid" I said embarrassed.

Abi was laughing, which had made Daisy laugh too.

"Danny you are so sweet!" She exclaimed. "This was your plan for today? The dad and daughter day?"

"Yes, Abigail" I said. "All the fucking day walking up and down Santa Monica only for it to be next week. I'm sorry." I said leaving all the stuff on the sofa.

"No, no" She said with big eyes. "Come here, sweetheart."

I pouted and she hugged me with her free arm. Daisy hugged me too and when both laughed.

"Papa is sad, little flower."

"I'm not sad. I just feel silly"

"Danny, love. This is amazing. Did you guys made the bouquet?"

"Yeah, Daisy and I" I said picking it from the sofa. "It's a bit shitty, isn't it?"

"It's perfect. We should change Mother's day anyways. Who decided it should be next week? My almost husband and daughter want to celebrate today"

"Almost husband?"

"YEah, this one is almost walking. The moment she starts walking we are starting to organize everything"

I cupped her cheeks and kissed her lips.

"I love you. You are the best muma in the world."

"Let's celebrate today. Muma's day, okay? Mother's day is already outdated"

I laughed.

"I really love you, Abi"

She gave me that sweet look of hers and kissed Daisy's cheeks.

"I really love you too, Dan"

"So... Muma's day? Should we start celebrating Papa's day too?"

"Of course, but I'm surprising you with the date"

I smiled adn kissed her again, earning myself a slap from Daisy.

"Ouch. Don't do that, D"

She hugged Abi and frowned.

"It's Muma's Day"

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Teeth, tears and no fun. She is growing fast.

I smiled when Daniel took his shirt of and dramatically threw it at me. Then he unbuckled the belt and opened his trousers.

"You are hotter since you are a dad"

He bit his lip and tried to not laugh.

"Yeah, I'm a dilf now"

I laughed hard, but then he grabbed my ankles and pulled me to the edge of the bed.

"You are hotter since you are a mum."

I cupped his cheeks and pulled him down for a kiss. He melted on me instantly, his body pressing mine on the mattress. I moaned and snaked my arms around his neck. The kiss was deep and slow, our tongues moved together.

He kissed my cheek and then my neck, sucking softly as his hand crawled up under my pijama shirt. I ran my hands down his back and pulled him even closer.

But suddenly we heard Daisy crying through the baby radio.

Daniel pulled back and groaned.

"I love her. I love her so much. I would give my life for her. But really, she has a radar. She can feel when Muma and Papa want tk have fun"

I chuckled. "It's only the third time this week"

He laughed and gave me another kiss.

Daisy cried harder.

"It's my turn" He got up and sighed. I observed him. He looked so handsome, extra handsome.

"I love you, Dan."

"I love you too, sweetheart."

Soon he was back with a very angry Daisy.

"A bit tantrum tonight" He sat with me in the bed.

"What's the problem, little flower?" I caressed her cheeks and she cried harder.

"I took the temperature and she doesn't have fever" He said. "Changed the diaper. Nothing. And she ate 20 minutes ago. Look at this full belly" He said tickling her trying to get a smile. But nothing.

I sighed.

"Maybe she had a bad dream"

"When do babies start having bad dreams?"

"I'm sure"

"Should we call Michelle?"

"Maybe not now."

We both sat there trying to get her to stop crying and fall back asleep.

At some point, she had taken Danny's hand with her chubby ones. Daisy, looking directly at Dan's eyes, took the hand to her mouth and...

"Agh"

"Why do you bite Papa?"

"That hurt more than it should" Daniel said. Without shame, Daisy bit him again and again.

"Hey, you don't eat your father, lady. That's not how humans work"

I chuckled.

"Daisy, baby. Don't bite Papa"

"Wait" Daniel said after another bite. "I felt something"

"Something like what?"

He took his hand away and Daisy groaned.

"Hey. Stop. I'm not your dinner. Muma has your dinner" He said putting silly faces. "Yeah? You should bite Muma instead"

"No way. She is not getting near my nipples if she is biting like that"

Daniel laughed and Daisy stopped crying.

"She loved your laugh"

Looking at her with a big smile, Daniel laughed again and being the big Papa's girl she was, she laughed to.

We both gasped.

"Did you see that?" I knelt in bed.

"I think so"

"Look at me, honey. Give Muma a smile." I said.

Daniel tickled her and she giggled.

"Oh my God. That wasn't there this morning!"

"Are you growing your first tooth?" Daniel asked her.

She was looking at us with big eyes and a my parents are crazy expression.

"Can you touch her gums?"

Daniel frowned.

"She already bit you"

He rolled his eyes and very carefully touched Daisy's gums, who thought that biting Papa was really fun.

"She has a tooth, definitely."

"Oh Daisy! You are growing so fast."

I took her on my arms and cuddled her. She giggled and laid her cheek on my chest, looking at Danny with a smile. Even when she had a clear favorite parent she loved to fight for my attention with Daniel. She loved to lay with me and give Danny that cheeky smile that only they had. She was a little tease and loved to make Papa jealous.

"Oh yeah? You don't let Papa and Muma have fun and now you take her all for yourself"

I giggled

"Bring some blankies, she is sleeping here tonight"

Daniel laughed.

"And why is that?"

"Well, that tooth is bothering. Right baby?"

She nodded.

"She is on the verge of speaking. I swear" He said and covered us with the blankets and covers from the bed.

"She is"

Daniel cuddled to me too and Daisy tired to push him with a smile. Daniel pretended to eat her hand and she laughed loudly.

"No fighting" I said laying her between us. "It's sleep time"

She sighed and made me lay on my side so see could hide on my chest. Daniel smiled and laid closer to. He loved to make her feel safe.

"Good night, Daisy"

"Good night, little flower"

"Night" She mumbled on her baby language.

I gasped and Daniel covered his mouth. Whe both shared surprised looks, trying to not get too excited. But even though, Daniel had tears on his eyes.

I looked down and Daisy had closed her eyes. I grapped my arms around her and kissed her forehead. She nuzzled on my chest and Daniel hugged me. Carefully, he played with her short curls, what he knew she loved. We waited until her breathed calmed down and we made sure she was asleep.

"She said her first world" I whispered.

"She grows fo fast"

Daniel gave me a kiss. "We are doing a pretty good work with her"

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First of all, bad news. It's coming to an end. Second, we will have more Daisy fluff before! Send me some ideas for what you would like to see on Pt2!! I already know I'm writing about Daisy's first trip with Danny's friends.

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unluckyhoneybee · 1 year

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The Handsome Artist 29. (Daniel Ricciardo)

Daisy's life Pt2. Daisy grows fast, so fast.

MASTERLIST.

Previous part: Daisy's life Pt1 Note: it's coming to an end and I don't want it.

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@.danielricciardo: "like Muma"

-> @.hopper_abigail: my little helper.

Little Ric being Little Ric.

Danny's POV.

"This is not funny, Daisy" I said. My heart rate was too high for my health and my hands were shaking like mad. "I'm not joking. You should come out"

I walked outside the bedroom and went to hers for the fifth time.

"Daisy Hopper-Ricciardo. You better appear right now or I'll tell mum"

I ran to the kitchen, opening cupboard and checking inside the bin. I was desperate at this point. "Daisy, please. Papa is scared."

Did I wanted to cry? Yes. I would like to sit in a corner and cry like a baby.

Abi had gone to drop Charlotte at home and I had stayed to give Daisy her bath. I left her sitting in the bed for a second and the next one she was gone.

"Baby, come out please. Hide and seek has to be fun and Papa is not having fun" I lifted the pillows in the sofa. "Little flower please?" I moved to check under the table and suddenly...

"How did Daisy got to the shop alone?"

Abi's voice scared me and I hitted my head against the table.

"Fucking shit" I said rubbing the back of my head as I turned.

Her keys hanging from her fingers, the bag from her shoulder and Daisy on her hip. Abi looked annoyed. Upset. Angry. As if she wanted to tear my skin.

"Abi! Babe. I- Where were you Daisy?!"

I ran to then and grabbed Daisy, pulling her to my chest although she complained and pushed me. The relieve was so big that my knees went weak. I squeezed the little girl on my arms and kissed her head over and over again.

"If you ever do that again, Papa's heart will stop and you won't have a Papa anymore" I said.

Abi's chuckled, anger seemed to be gone by now.

"What happened?" She got on her tiptoes and pecked my lips.

"I left her alone for a minute and then she was gone. I didn't even heard her walking. I don't know how she sneaked away"

Daisy moved to hide on my neck, knowing well what was coming. I smiled and kissed her cheek.

"Daisy. You know that what you did is wrong" Abi said. "It's a no no."

"No no".

"Scare Papa and hide?"

"No no"

"Going to the shop alone?"

"No no"

"You know what happens now"

Daisy nodded and nuzzled her head on my neck making me feel warm inside. I loved the little thing so much.

"Daisy?" Abi insisted.

I smiled softly.

"It's fine"

Abi sighed exasperated. "This is why she keeps doing this. Big Papa's girl, huh? She can get away with everything." Abi said putting her arms on jar.

"Abi... She is too cute. She regrets it."

"Yeah, sure. She has that smile. Look at her. She is... She is so you. Grace warned me about this" Abi walked around the living room, leaving all her stuff over the place.

I gasped. "My mum what?"

"She told me you were like this. Always wreaking havoc and getting away with that smile."

I chuckled.

"What smile?"

"That smile you two have! I'm weak!" She said walking away and throwing her arms up but with her own beautiful smile on her face. "I'm going to put locks on that door, by the way"

Once Abi was out of sight, Daisy looked up from my neck and chuckled like the little devil she was. "Promise Papa you won't hide again" I said and lifted my pinky for her. She hooked her little one with mine.

"Pinky"

"Tell me, what were you doing in the shop"

"Maple"

"OH, so you are a good girl after all, you were just helping Maple out"

"Danny!"

Nightmares and cuddles.

Abi's POV.

Since I became a mother, my sleep was light. Since Daisy started sleeping her own bedroom, it was even lighter. So her little steps were more than enough to make me sat straight on the bed. She had recently discovered the perfect technique to climb down the bed without hurting herself.

"Muma" With her little fist on her eye, she pouted at me.

The salt lamp on the corridor was enough so we could distinguish each other in the darkness.

"What's wrong, little flower?" I said in a low voice so Danny wouldn't wake up.

"Bad dream"

"OH sweetheart, come here"

She ran to me and threw herself on my arms, breaking down in sobs and grabbing hard into me.

"It's alright, I've got you"

"Muma..." She whined.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Groggy and with his eyes barely open, Daniel run his fingers over my side.

"She had a nightmare." I said.

Daisy cuddled closer to me as if she was remembering her dream.

"OH baby, you had a bad dream" Daniel sat straight and run his fingers over her dark curls. "It's alright, you are safe now" He whispered.

"Daisy. Can you tell Muma and Papa about the dream?"

"A monster in my bed"

Daniel took a deep breath and kissed my temple. She had been having those dreams the whole week.

"I will go and check it."

"No!" Daisy looked up in panic. "Monster hurts Papa"

"Papa didn't found a monster last night." I said making her sit on the gap of my cross legs. "It was just a bad dream. Dreams are not real"

She grabbed my hand and pulled it closer to her, wanting me to hold her tight.

"Daisy, I will talk to you the whole time. Okay?"

"Careful, Papa."

Daniel smiled and kissed her forehead. Meanwhile he was narrating his adventure on Daisy's bedroom, I started to sing run my fingers over her hair and her body slowly relaxed. She would rake longer to fall asleep, but she wasn't so scared anymore.

"Hey, no monsters, see? Papa is fine. And look. Mr Lob wanted to come to see you" He said appearing with her lobster (thanks to Scotty) plushie.

"Lob"

Daisy hugged the lobster and laid her head on my chest. "There are no monsters on your bed. Papa already checked. Do you want to go back to sleep?"

She shook her head and I looked at Daniel. "Maybe she could..."

He chuckled a bit. "Only tonight"

"She has been such a brave girl and stayed there the whole week"

Daniel kissed my lips and looked down. "She's already out. She hears she can sleep here and falls asleep." He said with a low chuckle.

I kissed her head and laid her in the middle of the bed. "I'm worried." I said leaning next to her and caressing her cheek.

Daniel dragged his fingers up and down my back. "She will be okay"

"What if these dreams mean something?" I looked up at him. "Being a mum is so terrifying."

"You are doing an amazing job, Abi" He kissed my shoulder and lay on Daisy's other side. "If this keeps going, we will talk to someone. Maybe Jennifer..."

I looked at him and bit my lip.

"She is so young"

"She will be okay" He reached for me and made me lay, which I did. I pulled her close to my chest and Daniel wrapped his arm around us. "Look at me"

I did. I focused on his brown eyes instead of my intrusive thoughts. "I promise you she will be okay. I'll do everything I can"

"I love you"

"I love you too, Abi. You really are an amazing mum"

I kissed Daisy's head once more and Daniel stroked my cheek lovingly. "I couldn't be doing this without you"

Daisy in Montana.

They loved Montana. Daniel had a thousand stories about their trips to Montana. So when they were planning this year's, it was the first place they all agreed on.

That's how I had two overexcited Ricciardos sitting in the back of the car accompanied by a very tired Blake.

"Look at that!" Danny pointed out at the house and Daisy gasped.

Michael chuckled on his place next to me and turned around to watch her.

"You like the house?" He asked.

"Yes!"

"Your Papa fell on those stairs once"

"Hey!"

I giggled and parked in front of the house, where Scotty, Chloe and Corey were already waiting.

"Corey! Corey!"

"So long, sweetheart!" Corey said once the little girl was out of the car.

"Where is the prettiest flower in the whole field!?"

Daisy giggled. "Here!" She loved auntie Chloe.

"Here, look at this" Again, Scotty had one of those crazy gifts he always had for her. This time, dinosaur-themed crocs.

Daisy shrieked and jumped happily.

Later that day, she was on Blake's arms as the man walked into the creek. "It's really cold, Daisy! Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

I laughed and leaned back against Dan, who kissed my shoulder and then my cheek.

When Blake lowered her on the water, Daisy screamed and flexed her legs like a frog.

Daniel laughed loudly. "Be brave!"

"I told you it is really cold" Blake said to her and kissed her head.

"More, Blake!"

He laughed and let her down again. She laughed and shook her legs. It made me laugh.

"Hey"

I looked up at Daniel and he pecked my lips. "Hi"

"I'm thinking of your first trip"

I smiled and a blush crept to my cheeks.

"It was..."

"Perfect?"

I chuckled. "Kind of"

"You literally threw yourself at me and kissed me like a starved woman"

"I don't remember it like that!"

"I actually do" He said with a cheeky smile.

I shook my head. "I have to say that I was a bit out of myself, but I don't remember it like that"

"We made out in front of thousands and our friends"

"Shut up"

I turned a bit and hid on his neck.

"The thing is that in that moment... If they told me we would be like this now..."

I sighed and looked up.

"I wanted to bad to be with you, I was so in love with you already. But you wanted things slow and I took it slow. I thought everything would be slower. Now only two years back... look"

"Yeah. She hurried everything"

Daisy was already waist-deep in the water and screaming at Blake but with the biggest smile.

"A menace" Daniel said.

I nodded.

He looked at me again. "But I knew that we would end up like this. I was expecting some years of just us, tho. But I wouldn't change it now"

"Same" I muttered.

He laughed and squeezed me in his arms.

Somehow, we ended up laying on the grass.

"Daniel!" I laughed loudly.

"Same?! I pour my heart on you and you say 'same' !"

"Papa!"

"Ough!"

It had been so quick, somehow, Daisy had scaped Blake and now she was kneeling on Daniel's ribs.

"No, Papa"

"Ow, little flower, you are hurting me"

Daisy jumped down and hugged me. "Muma is mine"

"Oh? She is more mine than yours"

Blake walked to us laughing. "She is like one of those chihuahuas. Like really small and scary"

"Yeah. We were having a cute moment but little Daisy doesn't want Papa and Muma to have fun and give her lots of baby siblings"

"We are all here" Scotty exclaimed from the porch. "Fabricate your little flowers and baby trees in private mate"

"I'm little flower" Daisy said with a frown.

I giggled and fixed her unruled curls. "You are, baby. The prettiest little flower"

Daniel laughed and pinched her cheek, but she gave him a ig brown and angry eyes.

"Oh, hey!"

"Are angry at Papa?" I asked her.

And right then, a smile broke on her lips. "No. I love Papa"

"Chloe. I need one" We all heard Scotty.

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Daisy's eyes were wide open and her arms were tightly wrapped around me. The airport was making her a bit nervous after the long flight.

"Hey, bub" Danny touched her hair and she looked up. "Do you know who is waiting behind those doors?"

She nodded.

"Grandma and Grandpa"

Her face lit up.

"And Izzy? And Isaac?"

Daniel smiled so big knowing it would be contagious.

"Yes"

We crossed the gates and I felt Danny laying his hand on my lower back. "I'm nervous" He whispered.

"I know"

This trip to Perth was different. We would stay for a month in here. There was a big reason and it was our wedding. And I was obviously nervous too.

"Grandma!" Daisy gasped when she saw Grace standing there.

"Go, sweetie. Say hi to Grandma."

The reunion was obviously emotional. Grace and Joe missed their granddaughter a lot

"Look how beautiful you are!"

"You've grown a lot" while they said hi to my girl, I knelt on the floor.

"Come here and give me a hug"

Both kids hugged me tight.

"I missed you, Auntie" Izzy said nuzzling on my neck.

"Oh, sweetheart I've missed you so much. I loved the drawings you sent me, princess. They look so good in the shop. Daisy loves them too."

Izzy smiled and shyly looked at her cousin. Meanwhile, Isaac was telling Dan all the news in the farm.

"Izzy!" We heard a little squeak. Daisy fought until Joe put her down and then she ran and clinged into her older cousin. Oww.

I looked up at Daniel and he was looking at them with the softest smile.

"Look!" Daisy showed the flower Danny had drawn on her hand during the trip. "You too"

Izzy giggled. "I like it a lot. I want another one!"

"We will get flowers once we get home"

"Mum said we can sleep in the farm today!" Isaac said.

"But what did she said too?" Joe asked the boy.

"That they will be tired and we can't stay up late" No one believed that would happen.

When we arrived to the farm, Daniel picked Daisy on his arms. I looked at Grace and she nodded. I had asked them to fix the room and get it ready for Daisy. It was on Danny's plans to do it in our month in here, but a little surprise wouldn't hurt him.

"You should go" Grace whispered.

I nodded and followed his steps. I caught him opening the door and telling Daisy it would be her bedroom. And then...

"What-" Daniel stepped in and looked around. Isaac and Izzy's beds were now in a different place. Right in front, there was another one and I'm the walls, a mural of a daisies field told whose owner it was.

"Mine! Look! Daisies!" Daisy was already jumping on the bed. I looked at Daniel and hugged his waist.

"This... You have something to do with it, right?"

I nodded and kisses his shoulders. "Do you like it?"

"Can you believe my daughter is going to sleep in here?" He asked dumbfounded.

I cupped his cheek and brought him down for a kiss.

"Thank you" He whispered on my lips.

"I know how important this is for you" You said. "And how much you want your kid to grow up here."

"Abi..."

"I... Remember when we talked about it in the beach?"

It was already a couple of years ago. But he remembered perfectly.

"Maybe we can move here before she starts school"

"That's next year" He whispered cupping my cheeks. "What about the shop? And Charlotte?"

"We have a whole year to figure it out, Daniel" I said.

"Really?"

I nodded and he hugged me tight. But our little bubble broke when the kids ran past us to show Daisy everything. They had toys for her, some summer clothes that were too small for them to use anymore, and a view of the pool. Daisy was only almost two, but she had a lot of energy and could keep up perfectly with her older cousins.

"I love you so much" He whispered.

I looked up and he had tears in his eyes.

"Danny..."

He hugged me and hid on my neck. "I can't believe we are already here"

I ran my fingers through his hair and kissed the side of his head. "I love you so much, Daniel. And I'm so happy to be here with you and build my life with you."

"Uncle Dan?"

We heard Isaac.

"Hey, Unlce Dan needs lots of hugs and kisses right now"

Like that, the kids jumped on him.

"Papa is mine, Izzy" Daisy said grabbing his arm and pulling him to the floor.

"You can share Papa" HE said and grabbed her.

"Yeah, he is our Uncle"

Daisy frowned. I knelt on the floor with them. "Daisy is very little, she can't understand that now but... You have to share Papa with Izzy and Isaac"

"Don't worry, Auntie" Izzy said and hugged me. "I want to play with you"

Daisy let the most exaggerated gasp out when she saw Izzy sitting on my lap.

Daniel chuckled and kissed the top of her head. "Someone will need some time to get used to it."

Even when she needed days to learn that other kids could talk and play with us, every night that the siblings stayed on the farm, she would climb with one of them to sleep.

"It's just... This really is what I always wanted, Abi" Danny whispered when we were leaving the kids' room after checking if they were asleep.

I smiled softly and grabbed his hand. I pulled it to my lips and kissed it. "You are the best dad and best uncle."

Okay, this did not end as I wanted because I got a last moment impulse and instead of 29 chapters + epilogue, I'm making 30ch + epilogue because I couldn't fit everything in here. I think that you can imagine what ch30 will be about, right?

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#the handsome artist #better late than never #dr #daniel ricciardo #fic

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