Larry Birkhead at Teddy's BET After Party

Dannielynn's daddy Lary Birkhead is seen sneaking out of Teddy's BET Music Awards After Party. He gotta get out sometime , Right?

Dannielynn Birkhead Meets Dana Lynn Walker

Is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's little baby Dannielynn Hope ready to get married? A report from the National Enquirer set to be published this week claims that is may be so. Science teacher Dana Lynn Walker is the secret girlfriend of Larry Birkhead- and friends believe they are planning to marry, the Enquirer reports that is has learned exclusively.

The couple celebrated Father's Day together at Anna Nicole's former home in Los Angeles while Dana took her first gentle steps to getting to know 9-month-old Dannielynn. "Dana and Larry are in love- and she would love to become mommy to Dannielynn and help raise her," a source told the magazine.

The mag describers her this way: She's a beautiful, brainy blond who could become the new mom to Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter Dannielynn. Dana, 35, teaches marine biology at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and has a 13-year-old son from a previous marriage that ended in divorce in 1996.

Dana, 35, teaches marine biology at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and has a 13-year-old son from a previous marriage that ended in divorce in 1996, the report claims.

But she hadn't met Anna Nicole's daughter until June 14, when she flew from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles. A chauffeured car whisked her to the Studio City home where Anna lived before she moved to the Bahamas- for a reunion with Larry and a getting-to-know you session with Dannielynn. "Dana and the baby hit off right away," says friends.

Larry, 34, and 5-foot-5 Dana have known each other since they attended grade school together in Louisville, Ky. Over the years, they and their families remained friends.

But incredibly, it took the bizarre aftermath of Anna Nicole's death to turn friendship into romance. "While Larry was battling in court in Fort Lauderdale over where Anna Nicole would be buried, he stayed with Dana's parents in Boca Raton," explained the source.

"He and Dana were together a lot, and she accompanied him to the courthouse a couple of times when he had meetings with Howard K. Stern and Anna Nicole's mother."

"They made excuses to be alone together, and it was soon obvious that they were no longer just friends. There was a spark between them that quickly grew into love."No one cheered louder than Dana when a Bahamas court ruled that Larry's DNA matched Dannielynn's- and he was the baby's father.

"The first phone call Larry made after the verdict was to Dana," said the source. "She couldn't wait to meet Dannielynn- but she couldn't join them till school finished." "Larry wanted her to share his first Father's Day weekend with them, so the timing was perfect." Dannielynn could one day inherit a half-billion dollars from the disputed estate of Anna Nicole's late husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall II.

"But Dana could care less whether that happens or not,"said the source. "She's not over-awed by money- her stepfather is a millionaire in his own right." Friends say that when Dana and Larry do marry- and they haven't yet set a date- the biggest winner would be Dannielynn.

"Over the years when they were just friends, Larry watched Dana doing a wonderful job raising her own son- he's a great kid," said the source. And he must be confident that she'd bring the same kid of dedication and caring to raising Dannielynn.

"If anyone can make sure that that gorgeous little girl is grounded and grows up as normally as possible, it's Dana."

Larry Birkhead Celebrates Father’s Day w/ Dannielynn

Larry Birkhead celebrated his first Father’s Day with Dannielynn, and invited OK! to share in the day’s festivities. “The best gift for me was just to wake up and have Dannielynn there looking up and smiling at me,” he tell OK! of the momentous occasion. Dannielynn had a full day, spending time in the pool (a favorite pastime!), playing dress up with her cousin and enjoying a slice of ice-cream cake. Larry also talks about Dannielynn’s first words, where he and his daughter will live next and how Howard K. Stern is playing a part in Dannielynn’s future…

Larry Birkhead shows off Dannielynn

Photographer Larry Birkhead showed off baby daughter Dannielynn as he spoke about the joys of fatherhood.The photographer, who took Anna Nicole Smith's baby home last month after he proved he was the biological father, said being a dad was his "biggest accomplishment".

He also revealed he was scared that his daughter would reject him, because he had not been there at the time of her birth. An emotional Birkhead, 34, broke down in tears as he spoke to Fox News reporter Greta Van Susteren about Anna Nicole and his baby daughter.

Wiping away tears he said he still loved the former Playboy model, missed her dearly and feared the bad things Dannielynn might hear about her mother. But the photographer, who met Anna Nicole at the Kentucky Derby, grinned as he spoke about being a dad and spending time with his baby girl.

"It's great. It's a lot of energy, a lot of time, a lot of patience," he said.

"It's rewarding, it's probably like my biggest accomplishment.

"Nothing compares to being a father and hearing those cries."

Speaking from the balcony of Anna Nicole's home in California, Birkhead described the moment he first laid eyes on Dannielynn. "She was just kind of laying in the crib and she was just immediately clinging to me," he said.

"She grabbed onto me, pinched my cheeks, put her hands on my face.

"One of my biggest fears was that she was going to reject me and I was going to say 'Here, take her back', but she didn't and it was kind of magical.

"That was like the delivery room for me because I never got that."

Birkhead said he had given some thought to what he would tell Dannielynn about her mother.

"I'm more concerned about what she's going to hear from things that I don't tell her - that's captured in video, court hearings, transcripts and even things I had to participate in," he said.

He added that he had also considered what to tell his daughter about Anna Nicole's drug use.

"I have thought about that and it's probably going to make me a little bit more protective," he said.

"I don't like to think about it sometimes so I don't even know how I'm going to talk about it.

"Today all I have to do it make her smile, make sure she's healthy, put a roof over her head and make sure she has all the affection and love she needs."