"Jessica, come in here. Look what I found!", my father called from the other room. He was going through photos in an attempt to put together a video collage for my upcoming wedding. At first he started it as a surprise but since he can't do any major project like this on his own he enlisted me for his help. My Mom died 3 years ago. I've always been close to my Dad but since the death of my Mom I've felt closer to him than ever. My upcoming wedding was bittersweet -- I love my fiance, Jason. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him. But I feel I am somehow abandoning my Dad. I am his only child and it's part of the reason I haven't moved in with Jason yet.
My parents had me young -- they were both 20 -- I am now 25 and my Dad is a very handsome 45 year old man. He hasn't started dating again, which makes me sad for him. Some woman is going to be very lucky to snatch him up!
"What did you find daddy?" I walked into the room and saw him hold a photo of the two of us at one of my elementary school "daddy /daughter" dances. He looked so handsome in his dark suit and, if I say so myself, I looked rather adorable in my pink knee length dress, white tights and black patent leather shoes. I was probably about 9 or 10.
My dad was wiping a tear from his eye as I walked into the room. I started laughing at how emotional he was becoming in his "old age". "This is so going into the video montage" he said, "which reminds me, what song are we dancing to at your wedding?" The wedding was two months away - I was not yet ready to think about that. "What song do you think Dad?" "Well, your mom and I always sang you 'Thank Heavens For Little Girls.'" "Dad, that song is so old and so tacky!" I replied. "I have an idea. Let's recreate the scene in that pic. I am sure you still fit in your suit and I will go out and get a pink dress, white tights and patent leather shoes. We can dance to that song while we practice for the Daddy / Daughter Dance at my wedding." His face lit up at the prospect of a "date" with his daughter. "When?" he asked. "Tomorrow night" I answered. My heart jumped a bit. I have always loved being my daddy's little girl. I used to love sitting on his lap, kissing him and hugging him. I love his after shave. He was my first man after all. I love him!
My shopping trip was a success. I got my cute little dress, a little shorter than I had planned. I found the shoes without a problem. I couldn't find nice white tights so I settled on a pair of white thigh highs, which I prefer anyway.