"Karson!" I yelled. That girl drove me crazy. She had so much energy and life it was like I fed her sweets all day and gave her fizzy drinks every waking hour.

"Mummy, mummy, mummy." She chanted as she ran around me in circles. I was becoming dizzy just watching her. It didn't help that I had to get things sorted for Matt's engagement party.

Yes, that's right, engagement. Matt had finally found the love of his life one evening whilst clubbing. He had dragged me out of the house after months of being couped up in the house looking after Karson. Kyle was adamant that I was to have some fun for once, so I hesitantly applied.

He was blonde haired and blue eyed and muscly. I didn't even know Matt even liked the muscly type. He was extremely strong.

Over the last three years Jake had become a big part of our family. He loved little Karson. Matt and Jake baby sat as often as they could, they couldn't get enough of her.

That was until she hit the terrible two's. Now she was three years old and a bundle of energy and life. She was so quiet as a baby, where did my loud mouthed little girl come from?

And of course she still had her daddy wrapped around her little finger.

"Karson, I'm trying to get Uncle Matt's cake baked, okay?" I tried to get her to calm down. She was just so excited because uncle Matt was finally getting married.

"Come on, mummy, play with me." She tugged on my jeans. I looked down at her little body. She was tiny for her age.

"Daddy will be home soon, he will play with you." She shrieked in reply.

"Daddy's coming home!" She waved her hands above her head and started to run around the room. She loved it when daddy came home. It was her favourite part of the day.

And as soon as the door opened Karson went off running to find him. I could hear her shrieks and giggles all the way from the hallway.

"Daddy!" She shrieked. He must have lifted her into the air. "I'm so happy you're home." She said quietly in his ear. Kyle came to the kitchen.

"I'm so happy I'm home too, little girl." Kyle placed her down on the kitchen floor but she groaned to be picked up again. Kyle picked her up and she snuggled in close.

She had been excited and mad all day but as soon as Kyle came home she decided to behave. I rolled my eyes. What a daddy's girl.

"How's you and my baby?" Kyle came forward to touch my forming baby bump. Yes, I was pregnant again three years on. And yes, we did infact know the gender this time.

We were going to have a little boy. Karson was so excited waiting for her little baby brother. We had already decided on a name, Kian Kyle Knight. We had stuck to the tradition of the K's.

Kyle was so excited to have a little boy to play with. He couldn't wait to show him how to play football and fix cars and play video games.

"I'm your baby." Karson muttered as she stuck her thumb into her mouth. We had tried to snap her out of that habit but she wasn't having any of it.

Kyle started kissing her all over her cheek. She giggled. "Yes you are!" He continued to kiss her.

Kyle had been doing so well with his depression. Infact, ever since Karson was born it was like he finally had someone to really make him feel better. She was definitely the therapy he needed. If he was sad and upset one day, he'd go and cuddle Karson and he'd feel much better afterwards. Karson was always up for her daddy's cuddles.

"Come on you two." I shooed them out of the kitchen. I wiped the sweat off of my forehead and tha flour from my hands on to my apron. "Mummy has a lot to do."

Kyle came over to kiss me on the forehead before whisking Karson out of the kitchen.

"Shall we go and play princesses?" Asked Kyle, Karson smiled and jumped out of his arms. She began to pull him along the floor.

I smiled. I loved my little family so much. Kyle was an exceptional father, I always knew he would have been. Things were hard, I was young and most of my childhood was wasted looking after Karson. I wouldn't have changed it for the world, Karson was the best thing that could have ever happened to us. I couldn't wait now until Kian was greeted to the world. I only had to wait a few months now.

As soon as the cake was in the oven, I decided to go and see Kyle and Karson. I went into the living room. A princess film was blaring from the TV whilst Kyle sat on one of Karson's pink stools. She was beside him trying tiara's on her head and little plastic necklaces around his neck.

I leaned against the doorway. I was suppressing the urge to giggle. He looked so big next to all of Karson's things.

"Are you two having fun?" I asked as I moved to the sofa. Karson smiled my way and giggled.

"Daddy looks so pretty." She giggled again.

"I do don't I? Am I a real princes yet?" Karson nodded enthusiastically. Kyle chuckled before pulling her tiny frame closer to his larger one. "Daddy's just going to make himself a cup of tea, okay?" Karson began whining.

"I haven't finished with you yet." She pouted. She was absolutely adorable. She always had been.

"Do you not want one?" Kyle asked playfully.

"Milk." She demanded.

"What's the magic words?"

"Abracadabra!" She shrieked.

"You're a little tease aren't you?" He hugs her close. "But that's not the right answer."

"Please?" Kyle kissed her cheek.

"Of course my little girl." He got up from the pink stool and made his way into the kitchen. Karson came running over to sit on my lap. I snuggled her close.

After a few seconds she decided to play with her toys. She was playing with her pretend kitchen when she trapped her finger in the plastic door. She started crying.

I shot up from the sofa to go and see her.

"Let me see." I said. She held out her finger. There wasn't anything there, thankfully. "Oh no, come here." I took her in my arms.

"Poorly." She said quietly as the tears leaked from her eyes. I didn't have chance to say anything else before Kyle came barrelling out of the room.

"Oh dear, baby, are you okay?" He wiped the tears from her eyes and she reached out for him. Kyle took her into his arms.

"Hurts, daddy."

"Oh, baby, let me kiss it." She held her finger out to Kyle for a kiss. She giggled when he pretended to eat it.

"Do you love me daddy?" She asked. Kyle had been telling her he loved her ever since she was born and it was the only thing that would make Karson happy. She was the biggest daddy's girl ever.

"I do love you very much." Karson giggled. "Do you know who else I love very much?"

"Mummy!" She yelled. I smiled.

"Who does daddy love more?" I played. I didn't know how Karson was going to cope when Kian was born, she hated Kyle's attention on anyone else but her. She was going to have a shock when it wasn't just her anymore.

"Me!" I pretended to gasp at her response.

It wasn't long before Karson was playing with her toys again quite happily. It wouldn't be long until it was her bath time and bed. She hated going to bed, she was happy playing with her toys and watching films but Kyle and I made sure she had a routine when it came to bed time.

Kyle came down to sit next to me. He changed the channel to a football game that was on. Karson wasn't too happy that he turned her princess programme off but it only took Kyle's sweet talking and the promise of ice cream tomorrow to make her cave.

"How's my baby?" Kyle whispered. I looked to him and snuggled in close to his warm body.

"Quiet today." I smiled. He was a kicker, he kicked more than Karson ever did.

"Good." He kissed the top of my head. "We've done well haven't we?" We looked to our little girl. We had done well. We had done more than well. We had done so well with bringing up Karson already even when times were hard. She was so polite and crazily funny. She was our pride and joy.

"We have."

"Cali?"

"Yes?" I asked. I looked to him.

"I fucking love love love you." He stated. I slapped his bicep lightly as he chuckled.

"Language!" I scolded.

But I fucking love love love him too.

Forever and always.

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THE MAN BENEATH ME, is a story on Karson!! On my profile right now:) - Dreamerse

Just a short epilogue! Hope you enjoyed the journey with Cali and Kyle!

Thank you so much for reading this, I had so much fun writing it. I hope you remember this story for agesssss and never forget the journey of Kyle and Cali.

THANK YOU!!!