*Edited*

Kenzi left three weeks ago. Since then, Dani has been acting up. I don't get why.

Also, a week before Kenzi left, Ashton found out that him and Payton were having twins. They have yet another month or so before they find out the genders. Speaking of babies, Fae has about ten weeks before the baby is born. We plan to go home for that week, that way we can see the baby.

We were sitting on the tour bus, riding to our next destination. Ashton was teaching Dani some simple math with goldfish. Such as adding and subtracting small numbers.

I was sat next to Dani, and Ash was on the other side of the table. She concentrated on each number and each equation he gave her.

"Uncle Ashy, I'm bored," she complains.

"Okay. Do you want to read, write, learn animals? What do you want to do?" He asks her.

"I wanna' watch Wonder Pets," she explains.

"Well you can't right now. When we're done learning you can."

"No. I'm done learning Uncle Ashy. You're not the boss of me!"

"Dani, you listen to Ashton. When he tells you it's time to learn, it's time to learn," I warn.

"No! I don't wanna'! I wanna' watch Wonder Pets!" Dani whines.

"I don't care what you want to do right now Dani. You need to learn right now," I inform, slight raising my voice.

"No!" She screams.

Before I can say anything, Dani's already running to the back of the bus with her tablet. I stand up from my seat, and follow her.

"Danielle Clifford!" I yell, walking into the small room.

Luke and Calum looks at me with a confused expression. Dani jumps at the call of her name before staring at me with wide eyes.

"Get your ass over here, right now!" I demand.

She gets up, sets the tablet down, and cautiously walks over. I quickly spank her before carrying her out to the bunks. By then, she had began to sob. I try to set her on a bottom bunk, which belonged to me, but she wasn't having it. She clung onto me for dear life.

"Dani," I scold.

"Daddy," she sobs.

I suddenly begin to feel bad. No Michael. Stay strong. She needs to stop. She needs to know who's in charge.

"Dani, when you're calm, I'll come back, okay?" I say, staying calm.

She just sits there crying, occasionally calling out for me. I walk out to Ashton who was texting (I'm just assuming) Payton. I sit across from him.

"Sorry about that," I sigh.

"It's okay. She's five," he says, like it's not a big deal.

"It's not okay! I don't care if she's five. She knows better. She was good up until a couple weeks ago. Then she started thinking she can do whatever she wants!" I explain.

"You should probably ground her then. She may not like it, but if she needs to be punished like that to learn a lesson, then you have to do it," he informs.

"Yeah. I guess you're right." I lay my head down in my arms. "Ash, can I ask you something?"

"Yeah. Sure. What's up?"

"Is it bad that I wish I wasn't a dad sometimes. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Dani more than anything in the world. It's just, I want a break. Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I didn't have her."

Tears come to my eyes. This parenting thing is so hard, and nobody told me how difficult it is. Nobody prepared me.

"It's normal to want a break. It's hard. I know. I helped raise my brother and sister. Now, Payton will be having twins."

"I don't want to do this anymore," I say, finally breaking into tears. "It's so hard! I'm sick of raising a child on my own! And it's not fair to her either! It's either tour the world with me, and not have any friends, or stay home with mum, and miss me and you guys. I'm sick of being a dad! I hate it so much! I don't want to be one!" I sob.

Ashton quickly slides over to me, and rests his hand on my back. "Hey, hey, hey. Don't say that. You love Dani, and I know love being her dad. I know, it gets hard at times, but look how far you've made it Mike. She's five now. Before you know it, she'll have her first boyfriend and her first heartbreak. Then she'll graduate, possibly go to college. Then she'll get engaged, and you'll be walking her down the aisle, giving her away. And maybe you'll have grandchildren. You both have a great future ahead of you, and you'll get over the bumps together. If you want, tomorrow night, you and the lads go out to the bar. I'll stay here and watch Dani. Let loose a little. Just don't make another mini you," he laughs slightly at the end.

I calm down and nod. "Okay," I breathe.

He stands up out of the booth, so I can leave. I head into the bunk room. I look into my bunk to see Dani laying down. Her eyes were open and filled with tears. I kneel down next to her and smooth her hair out.

"Dani, you know what you did wrong, right?" I ask, quietly. She nods. "Tell me, babe."

"I was being naughty, and I wouldn't learn for Uncle Ashy, and I played on my TV (she's talking about the tablet when she says "TV") when you said no. And then I made you sad," she says.

Her eyes filled with tears when she said that she made me sad. Mine did, too.

"Honey, you didn't make me sad. I was just frustrated. I was releasing some stress," I explain. She nods even though she doesn't really understand me. "I love you."

"I love you, too daddy," she whimpers.

She sits up, and gives me a hug.

"You know that you still need to be punished?" I ask.

She nods, letting a few tears slip from her eyes.

"Hey, don't cry. You're okay," I soothe. She wipes her eyes. "You're going to be grounded from the TV (tablet), and you can't play any of the games with me or your uncles. You're grounded for the rest of the week. So you are grounded three days," I inform.

She nods as more tears fall from her eyes. "I'm sorry, daddy," she whimpers.

"I know, baby. Stop crying," I say, wiping the tears off of her face. "Give me a hug."

She wraps her little arms around my neck. I kiss her little forehead. She was the best mistake I ever made.