Quick A/N: Keep in mind, that in the show, Leo never mentioned what happened to his father (like if Tasha and his father got divorced or his father died.) This is just how I wanted the whole thing to go down. I hope you guys enjoy it though!

Leo's POV:

Today is a pretty depressing day for me. To anyone else, it's a normal day, but for me… it isn't. Today is September 6th. It's been exactly five years since my dad has died.

My dad died of cancer. When we first heard that he had stage four cancer, we were shocked. We knew he only had about three more months to live and that completely shook my whole world.

He died peacefully. Today, five years ago he died in the comforts of his own home. But you can just picture the look on my face when I woke up that morning to see my mom crying over my dad in their bed. He was gone.

So this morning, I woke up without any breakfast and went for a walk. I wanted to go to my dad's grave, but I didn't. He wasn't there so why should I even bother? He was in a much better place than I was.

But something was pulling me to walk to the grave site. I found his grave and just stood there. My hands were in my pockets and I was deep in thought. I sighed and shook my head. I couldn't do this.

I walk back to the house. Since it was Saturday, everyone was doing their own thing. My mom was in the kitchen probably working on lunch or something. "Hey Leo!" She exclaims. I look at her confused; didn't she know what day it was?

"Where were you, honey?" She asks me. "I was at dad's grave. Don't you know what today is?" I ask. She nods and looks at me, her face turned from happy to sad. "I um… was hoping you wouldn't remember," She says as she stops cutting the vegetables.

"How could I not remember? It's been five years," I remind her. "I know, sweetheart, but we're going to have to let go sometime. We have a whole new life now. I will always miss your dad, but knowing that he's in heaven makes me so happy because he finally feels no more pain or sorrow," Mom explains.

"I know, I just want him back," I say with tears running down my face. She looks at me sympathetically. "I do too, sometimes," She confesses. "But then I remember how fortunate we are right now."

"I um… have to go down to the lab and do stuff. I'll see you later," I say as I walk out of the kitchen. When I get downstairs, I put my head on my desk. Tears start to run down my face again.

Then I feel someone place their hand on my shoulder. I turn around. It's Big D. "Hey Leo," He says softly. "Hey," I say as I wipe my tears off my face. "Your mom told me everything. How are you doing?" He asks. "Okay, I guess. It's been hard," I reply.

There is an awkward silence. Then Big D says, "Leo, I want you to know that I'm always here for you. Whenever you're in a situation or you feel hurt, sad, excited, please come to me. You may have lost your biological father, but you always have me. And I love you as much as he did."

All of a sudden, I just break down crying. I throw myself into Big D's arms. He embraces me. I just cry and cry. He rubs my back gently. "I love you so much, Big D!" I exclaim.

He lets go of me and I calm down a little bit. "I love you too, Leo. I'm always here for you. No matter what happens," He replies with a smile. I smile too and hug him tightly. So yes, I might have lost my dad, but I still have a step dad who cares about me so much. I'm truly grateful for that.

-THE END

I hope you guys enjoyed that one shot. I know I did. I've wanted to do this one shot for forever and I'm really happy with the results. (I hope you guys are too!)

Alright, I'm out,

-Angie