Troop 12

Chapter 1

"Ugggh......" I grumble as I slip into the driver seat after work. It has been a long week and I am looking forward to the weekend. A little smile peeks through my lips as I think about a weekend around the pool. Just a float, a beer and my little girl. What can get better then that?

My wife or should I say Ex-wife left shortly after Heather was born. She decided that motherhood would not fit into her social calender....Whatever! It did not matter to me. I had a beautiful daughter and figured out I did not want to spend the rest of my life with her.

I put the car in to gear and start on my way home. The drive is not long at all. I only work about 10 minutes from my house. As a real estate agent the hours can be long sometimes, but usually very fruitful. It has given us a comfortable life. As for the town, Paradise Valley, the name says it all! I smile as I pull onto my street knowing soon I will be able to relax. As I pull into the garage all of the weeks stress seems to just melt away.

I look across the freshly cut grass in the front yard as I walk to the mailbox, verifying that the lawn company did a good job. When I reach the mailbox I grab the mail and look up to see the neighbor across the street. Sarah waves at me politely, so I return the wave and smile taking in her beautiful body that is hidden under the baggy summer clothes. I smile remembering what she looks like in a bikini as I have one of the few pools in the neighborhood and have had her, and her husband, Tom over many times. Luckily their 10 year old daughter, Nikki, is one of Heather's friends so it made it way easier to get them over.

I turn and head towards the house noticing a package on the front porch. I head that way bending to pick up the package as I am not expecting one. I look at the name and notice my daughters name. A little bewildered I head inside. "Baby, I'm home!!!!" I announce as I take off my sport coat and hang it on the wall. I hear the pitter patter of small feet getting closer as she comes to meet me. I smile and kneel ready for the attack I am about to receive.