He told you not to but you

were going through a rebellious phase,

Watching disturbing horror movies

all evening long,

staring up at the ceiling in the middle

of the night unable to sleep and terrified.

"Daddy?"

You whispered.

"What baby?"

He muttered under his breath.

"I'm scared"

"What are ya scared of?"

An irritated sigh left his mouth.

"It's dark...

I watched a horror movie"

You admitted to him quietly,

afraid of his response.

"I told ya not to watch that shit"

He scoffed.

"You get paranoid"

"I thought it would be different this time"

You breathed out.

Rolling his eyes at your naivety,

he opened his arms for you.

"Come cuddle daddy"

"It's scary"

You buried your head into his chest.

"No ones gonna hurt you baby.

Just go to sleep alright?

Stop thinking about it"

"There are creatures..."

You mumbled.

"Oh yeah?"

He chuckled lowly.

"What kind of fucking creatures are there huh?

Where the fuck are they exactly?"

"They could be anywhere"

"There's no fucking creatures

and there's no fucking bad guys.

It's gonna be daylight in three hours"

"Can you watch tv with me?"

Sucking his teeth in annoyance,

he reached over the night stand for the remote,

pressing it into your hands.

"I can never get any fucking peace with you,

ya know that?"

"Mhm"

You smiled at him toothily,

laying on his chest as you switched on a

funny movie to distract you from the darkness.