Feb 17 1993 8:00 am

Joe sit and stared at his three day old daughter who was  in his arms soundly sleeping with no ideal that her mother had abandoned her because she didn't want a child, joe could tell there was something wrong with her as there daughter due Date got closer and closer and now he knows. It hurt Joe to think that Mallory wasn't happen to have a child but he be thinking God every day since she was born for the miracle he held.

When joe was thinking of a name he decided upon the name lyric since he loved writing music and for her middle name he choose dean Mainly because he loved how it flowed together. "How she doing he heard and turned to see his bandmates standing in the doorway of the kitchen, "sleeping soundly, "I didn't hear yall come in guys joe said standing up with his daughter in his arms.

"We knocked and we figured that yall may have be sleeping son we just let ourself in Don said comming over to his bandmate and giving his neice a kiss on the head, "I don't know what I'm going to do or how I am going to raise a baby girl by myself. "Joe you ain't along because you have us to help you Timothy said feeling his heart go out to the baby girl. He has gotten close to Mallory the past few years and was devastated when he found out she spilt.

Even now he made a promise that he would aways be there for the little girl regardless of how far apart him and his bandmates become.  "Guys I appreciate this I really do and I will find someway to pay yall back, "Don't worry about it joe because we are offering our services for free Glenn said seeing his bandmate in tears. "Yeah we are a family and if one hurts we all hurt Don said hoping to ease joe mind.

They suddenly heard the baby girl voice her opinion by starting to fuss making Joe rock her back and forth, "it's ok baby girl daddy is right here he said kissing her on the cheek, it may not seem like a lot to people for Don and others it made them cry. They both knew how excited he was to become a father and now he would have to parent along but they would he by his side through thick and thin.

After geting lyrics to settle down and Joe placed her in the basset he turned to look at his bandmates, "so let's discuss the tour and stuff Joe said heading over to the table as the sat down and begin to work on the music and songs and talk about the tour.

February 17 1993 11:00 am

After three hours of discussion and writing songs the stopedfor lunch and Joe headed over to the basset to pick his daughter up who started fussing, "there we go baby girl here's your bottle Joe said siting down feeding her as he eat his own food. Don looker at the others and back to Joe and asked the dreaded question on everybody mind, "Joe are you gonna be able to do the tour. "Of course I am regardless of the situation I will definitely be doing the tour and this will be great because lyric can see what amazing job her father has.

"Lyric will only be three mouths so I hardly doubt she will understand but I see your point Glenn said laughing when lyrics spit the bottle out, "she sure has a personality dosn’t she. "Oh you have no ideal,  "yesterday I was a little late geting her bottle and she let it know loud and clear she was very unhappy with me joe said laughing with his bandmates.

Joe had spent time with the guys and his daughter before they left but they promised to be back tomrrow to help Joe with more songs, "ok baby you be fed and change so let's get you sleep he said as he laid her down and headed out the door and went downstairs to his bedroom.
As got in bed he begin to think about the plans him and Mallory had made but now that was destroyed but joe knew one thing and that was no matter what if Mallory ever come back he would make sure that she never saw lyric again.

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