Page 45 of Daddy's Little Surprise

“Never. I promise you that.”

Rainey sighed and relaxed into the couch. She hadn’t realized how tense she had gotten while they were talking. Maybe it was because they were talking about her ex-boyfriend.

Daddy gave her another bite of food and looked down at her feet.

“Little girl, we need to get you some compression socks and better shoes to help you.”

She looked down at her feet and grimaced. Even though she had sat several times this morning, her feet and ankles were still swollen.

“I’ve been putting money away for that. Hopefully, after this month, I’ll be able to get some.”

“After work, we’ll get you some.”

“No, I can do that.”

“We’re going to do it.”

“But I don’t have the money.”

Daddy gripped her chin with his fingers. “When you are with me, you don’t pay for anything.”

“That doesn’t seem fair,” she huffed.

“It doesn’t need to be fair. When you are with me, I take care of you and your needs. Money is part of that.”

“So, what I’m hearing is I need to not go out with you to buy the socks so you can’t. Then when I get the money, I can go without you.”

“No.”

“What do you mean no? You just said I don’t pay for anything when I am with you.”

“When you are with me as a couple. We are together, in a dynamic. You are with me, so I will be paying for things.”

Her mouth hung open as she stared at him. Was he for real right now? He couldn’t be.

“Then what do I do with the money I earn if you are going to be paying for everything?” she asked.

“Put it away in a savings account.”

“I still don’t see how this is fair. I’m living in your house, and you are going to be paying for everything. What am I going to do to earn my keep?”

“Absolutely nothing because you don’t need to. I want you to focus on yourself, the baby, and your coffee shop. I don’t want you to worry about anything else. Let me do that for you.”

“I don’t know if I can,” she muttered.

“I know it’s going to be hard, but can you try?”

Even when she was with her ex, Pete, she still worked to pay for things. She worked at a diner, waitressing. Nothing that used her basic business associate degree. But now, now she could.

“I guess.” She shrugged.

It was going to be extremely hard no matter what. Daddy was so kind and understanding. Him wanting to take care of her was something she wasn’t used to. He was the exact opposite of what Pete was.

“So, after work, we’re going to stop by a store and get some socks and shoes. What time do you get off?”

“Five. It might be a little bit later, depending on how much cleaning up we need to do.”

“That’s fine, Little girl. I’ll be here a little bit before five, and if you need anything, I’ll help out.”

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