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Daddy set the food on the seat next to her.

“Can you get up?”

She looked at him funny but got up anyway. He sat down, and before she knew it, she was on his lap. Rainey immediately snuggled in as Daddy continued to feed her.

She couldn’t remember the last time she was this relaxed. To have somebody feeding her but also holding her like she was the most precious cargo in the world.

“Such a good girl. When you have your days off, we’ll be doing this multiple times. When you take your nap, I’ll give you a bottle and you can fall asleep in my arms as we slowly rock in the rocking chair.”

“You have a rocking chair?” she asked in disbelief.

“Yes, baby, I do. And we can sit in it whenever you want.Whenever you want a snuggle, you just let me know, and we can rock together.”

“Anytime?”

“Unless Daddy is busy with something super duper important. But I will almost always say yes. Just ask.”

She relaxed even more into his embrace and closed her eyes. She was so peaceful, something she hadn’t felt in a long time. It wasn’t just the town.

It was Daddy.

He was the peace to her chaotic life. It had only been a coupleof days, but he had managed to make her feel the most relaxed she had felt in years, maybe even her whole life.

“You are my?—”

Knock. Knock.

“Come in,” she called out.

She had been ready to tell Daddy he was her peace, but she got interrupted. Maybe it was for the better. Maybe it was too soon, but part of her didn’t feel like it. It felt right to tell him in the moment that he brought her so much peace. He had already told her he loved her.

Grace peeked into the room. Rainey had completely forgotten she was sitting on Daddy’s lap but it was too late. Grace had already seen her.

“Is there something wrong?” Rainey asked.

“Two people are fighting, and I don’t know what to do.”

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

MARCO

Before Marco could hold on to her, Rainey got off his lap and walked toward the door.

“Stop!” he commanded.

Two people were fighting, and he had a suspicion it was going to be men. Grace looked like she was able to handle people, but two men fighting was a different story.

Rainey turned around and cocked her hip. “I don’t have time for this.”

“You willnotbe walking out there alone.”

“I need to go deal with this. I can’t have fights breaking out in my store.”

“You will be staying behind me the whole time. You will let me deal with it. Understand?”

She huffed and glared at him, clearly annoyed. Marco wasn’t going to budge on it, though. Her safety was a priority, and he wasn’t going to have her walking up to two men fighting. She would not only be putting herself in danger,but she would also be putting the baby in danger as well.

“I’m a big girl, I can deal with two customers. I’ve had to do it before, and I’m going to do it again. So, if you would please excuse me, I need to go deal with them before they run all my customers off.”

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