***13 years later***

“Mom, when are we going to be there?” 13 year old Amy Manson asked her mom.

They were on a plane to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport where Amy was supposed to meet her actual father.

“We’re almost there. We should be landing in a couple minutes.” 32 year old Sam told her daughter.

It was 8:42pm and Sam had butterflies in her stomach. She had not seen Danny for 13 years and their daughter had never even met him. Sam had had many boyfriends since Danny, but never liked anyone as much as she did him. To her he was special, and nobody could replace him.

To be honest, she had no idea how Danny would react to seeing her. Last time she had seen him he was trying to attack her. And how would he react to his daughter? They were questions that nobody knew the answers to.

On a different flight coming from Florida, 32 year old Danny Fenton was on his way to see Sam for the first time in years. He had no idea that his daughter would be there.

For the past 13 years, Danny had pretty much been in ghost form most of the time, due to the fact he didn’t need to eat or drink. Plus, he was afraid of getting caught. There were posters up for his capture everywhere and he was #2 on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.

But, the tension had finally died down and he was no longer wanted for the crime had supposedly caused all those years ago. His plane landed at the airport and the passengers got off. He grabbed what little stuff he had and walked off the plane.

Danny exited the terminal and walked a couple steps to see Sam and another person sitting in the chairs, waiting for him. As soon as Sam saw him, she got up from her seat and ran to him.

Danny also ran to her as they hugged each other tight. Sam cried into him with happiness and Danny also let a tear drop from his ocean blue eye.

“Danny, I’m so sorry.” She immediately said.

“Shhh… Its ok, I forgive you. I should be the one sorry for how I acted towards you in the jail. I said some things that shouldn’t have been said.” He said, trying not to cry too hard.

“Its ok Danny, I forgave you 13 years ago.” She said and continued to cry.

While her mother was having an emotional breakdown, Amy had a chance to check out her so called ‘father.’ She couldn’t count how many ‘fathers’ she had had or at least been told they were her father, only to find out that they were faking it, but some how this man looked familiar.

He had the same thick, black hair she did, but he didn’t have the same baby blue eyes as her, which she found suspicious. He was also very strong; she made a note not to make him mad.

Somehow she knew this was her real father. She watched as her mother kissed the unknown man passionately, and her theory was almost confirmed. Amy began twirling her thumbs nervously, wondering what he was like and how he would react to her.

After a couple more seconds, Sam pulled away and smile at Danny.

“There’s someone you need to meet.” She said quietly. She walked over to Amy and sat down in the chair next to her.

“Amy, this is Danny, your father.” She said to her. Danny slowly approached.

“Are you really my father?” She asked Danny, unsure if it was another one of the fake people. Danny kneeled down so he was closer to her level.

“Yes, I am.” He said, holding back a cry. He had waited 13 long years to meet his daughter, the one he had suffered so much just to see.

Amy ran into the open arms of her dad, the ones she had waited so long to feel wrapped around her. Danny picked her up and hugged her close, resting his chin on her shoulder. It felt so right to her, all those years of really having no idea who her real dad was, after many years, she had finally found him.

A tear ran down both their faces as they clung to each other. Danny moved his face and gently kissed Amy on the cheek. She looked and smiled at him.

“Sorry, probably too early for that isn’t it?” He said to her. Amy simply chuckled lightly, and hugged him again.

“I love you dad.” She said on the verge of crying. Danny’s gentle voice calmed her down.

“I love you too baby and I’m sorry that I wasn’t there for you sooner. I promise that I will never let anything bad happen to you.” He made a vow to her. He didn’t want her to go down the same path he did 13 years ago.

They slowly stopped as Danny set Amy down and they both went and joined Sam on the chairs. She was smiling, glad that the two were buddies already.

“So we have to hurry if we are going to make the flight back to Amity Park.” She said to them.

“Do you want to just get a hotel room and go back tomorrow? It’s kind of late and I am very tired.” Danny told her. He was sitting next to Sam with Amy on Sam’s other side.

“Sure, why not?” Sam said, smiling. He smiled back at her as they all got up and walked out of the airport.

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They made it to a Marriot hotel and checked in. There was a room available with two Queen sized beds, which would due for them. Amy would get one to herself and Danny and Sam would share.

Danny could clearly remember the last time they slept together; it had followed the best night of his life. They got the room keys, found their room on the 3rd floor, and went inside their room. It wasn’t a suite, but they were only going to be there for one night, so it really didn’t matter.

Once they got in, they staked out their beds and sat down to unwind for a moment. Danny remembered he had a couple beers in his bag and he had seen that Sam had drinks as well.

“Hey Amy, would mind going and getting some ice?” Danny asked her, sitting up on the bed.

“No, not at all.” She said, sitting up on the bed and getting up. She walked over to the container and took it.

“Do you know where it is?” Danny asked her again.

“Yeah, I saw it when we came up. It’s by the elevator.” She told him.

“Ok, thanks.” He told her and she walked out the door, shutting it behind her. Sam was sitting right next to him and suddenly jumped on him.

“Do we really need ice or was that just so she wouldn’t see this?” Sam asked him as she laid on top of him.

“Well, I do need so ice but mostly the second one. I am a father now…” He said smiling.

“Very responsible, dad.” She told him.

“So what have you been doing all these years?” She started out.

“My life has been pretty boring. I have been in ghost form most of the time so I can hide.” He said to her.

“Oh, I’m so sorry.” She said, not smiling anymore. She didn’t like to hear that Danny’s life wasn’t really that good until now.

“Have you told Amy about my powers yet?” He asked her.

“No, but I think you should wait to tell her until we get home.” Sam told him.

“I will.” He said, moving a stray hair out of Sam’s face.

Sam slowly moved in for a kiss, finally making contact with his lips. Slow, yet passionate, they continued. Lust clouded Danny’s mind as he started to remove Sam’s shirt. She stopped him.

“We have to keep it low; we can’t do anything with Amy here.” Sam reminded him. Right on queue there was a knock on the door.

“I’ll get that.” Danny said getting up and walking to the door. It was Amy with a bucket of ice in her hands.

“Hey, let me get that for you.” Danny said, taking the bucket and taking it to the bathroom with the cooler. He put his beers in along with Sam’s drinks. He closed the cooler and Sam brought her stuff in the room to get ready for bed.

Danny walked out and put on a white racing t-shirt with the sleeves cut off and a pair of blue plaid flannel pants. (For the last time, guys CAN wear flannel without being gay…)

He knocked on the bathroom door and once he got the ok, he opened it. He opened the cooler and took out a beer. It was one that had been cold, because the others weren’t.

“Forgot this.” He told Sam, who was waiting for him to leave so she could finish. He shut the door behind him and hopped into the bed closest to the door.

Danny opened the beer can and took a sip. Amy was on her bed finishing getting ready for bed. She had light blue pajama pants on with a gray soccer camp t-shirt. Her hair was down to her shoulders and jet black, just like Danny’s.

She turned around and looked at him. He was sitting on the bed with a beer in his hand.

“Do you drink a lot?” Amy suddenly asked him. Danny set the beer down on the nightstand.

“No, I just need something to calm my nerves.” Danny replied.

“Do you smoke?” She asked again.

“Nope” He told her.

“That’s good. I have had a druggy as a so called ‘dad’ and let me tell you it wasn’t fun.” She said and came and sat by Danny on the bed.

“mmmm…” He mumbled in agreement.

“So what other sports do you like besides soccer?” He asked her, lying back on the pillow. He welcomed her to come lay in his chest, and she didn’t wait.

“Well, I like to play basketball, I’m pretty good at track, and I love to swim.” She told him.

“That’s cool. I wasn’t exactly good at sports but your mom was. She used to smoke me in gym class.” Amy laughed.

“How long have you known each other?” She asked. Danny then realized that Sam hadn’t told her much about him.

“Oh god, I have known you mother since we were in elementary school. We have been close friends ever since.” He said. Sam listened on the conversation.

She was glad that Danny really loved his daughter, even though she couldn’t think why he wouldn’t. He was a very loving man and was very close to his family. With her other boyfriends, Sam would have been nervous about letting Amy get so close to them, little lone lying on their chest. But she had no fears with Danny. She knew he would never hurt her and trusted him. She could tell Amy trusted him too.

“So you’re 13, you’re in 8th grade right?” Danny asked her.

“Well, we are on summer break so when school starts I will be in 9th grade and go to Casper High.” She told him.

It brought back so many memories, mostly because that was the year he got his ghost powers. He wondered if she would show any signs of powers, but tried not to think about it.

That’s when he really realized her eyes. They were bright green, just like his in his ghost form. The sight was unsettling, but they fit her nicely.

“I remember going there. What a time it was. There was this kid named Dash Baxter, he was on the football team, and he used to beat me…uhhh I hated him.” Danny said, remembering how Dash would always make up names with his last name like ‘Fentertainment Tonight.’

The thought made him laugh. That was when everyone was obsessed with Danny Phantom and was chasing him around the town. Then he met that Amorpho dude and got zapped by his dad’s ectostopofier.

“We have some people like that too.” She said.

“They won’t bother you with me around.” He said sarcastically. She laughed again. Just then Sam came out of the bathroom.

“You guys having a good talk?” She asked, grabbing a forgotten item from her bag.

“Yep.” Amy said to her mom.

“Good, I’m almost done.” She said closing the door behind her. Danny exhaled deeply.

“You’re so pretty.” He complimented as he pushed her hair out of her face. She smiled.

“Well, I got most of my looks from you.” She said.

It was true, her green eyes, her night hair, and her overall shape resembled Danny almost exactly.

“True” He said, nodding his head. Amy yawned and they were both exhausted.

“Well, I think you better get to bed.” Danny told her.

“Ok” She said tiredly and walked over to her bed. Sam finally came out in a black silk nightgown on.

“Very nice” He complimented her as she put her things on the ground and crawled into the bed beside him.

“Hey Ame,(that’s pronounced Aim) you going to bed now?” Sam asked her.

“Yeah” She said, getting comfortable in the bed.

Danny got up and walked to her bedside. He kneeled down next to it and faced her. He was quiet for a moment, gently rubbing her cheek with his fingers.

“I love you.” He said to her finally, and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

“Love you too, dad.” She said smiling.

She watched as he slowly got up to his feet and walked back to his bed. He crawled up and got under the blankets right next to Sam. Danny reached over and turned off the light. Sam cuddled closer to Danny, nudging right up against him.

“Love you Sammy.” He said to her.

“I love you too.” She replied, giving him a passionate good night kiss. After a long day, they at last settled down and feel asleep.