Page 47 of Daddy's Little Surprise

“Don’t you dare move.”

Rainey glared at him again but obeyed him. A small victory in his book.

He got up from his seat and walked toward her. Grace was now long gone, no doubt giving them privacy but also to see how things were going in the store.

“The longer we stay in here, the longer it’s going to take to get them to stop. They could be harming each other or somebody else,” she said, exasperated. “This is bad for business. I need to get out there and stop them.”

Marco cupped her face in his hands. “I’m not jeopardizing anything. I will be handling it.”

She exhaled a breath, exasperated, and he had to hold his smile back. It was cute seeing her get all annoyed and let out these little huffs. He so badly wanted to smile but knew it wasn’t the right time or place.

“But.”

“No buts. Safety rule. If you are going to come with me, you will stay behind me the whole time. If you get in front of me, there will be consequences. I take safety very seriously. You will listen to everything I say without any complaints. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Daddy.”

“Good girl.”

Marco walked around her and slipped through the door. If he had it his way, she would stay in the office, buthe had a feeling she wouldn’t, so this was the next best thing.

“You fucking bitch!” a man yelled, his words slurring together.

Marco looked back to see Rainey’s eyes wide.

“Who are you calling a fucking bitch? You’re the one who spilled fucking hot coffee on me!”

“Maybe if you weren’t in my way, I wouldn’t have!”

Both of them sounded drunk, and as Marco walked further into the main room, he could see two men at a face-off. Hands were swinging, some landing on the other person, but a lot were missed.

“Break it up!” he yelled.

But they continued to fight. He surveyed the room, seeing another burly man standing on the other side of the men. This was bad.

“I tried to tell them to take it outside, but they wouldn’t,” Grace gently spoke as she stood next to him. “They just kept getting louder and louder. They came in together, clearly drunk, but it all broke out when one of them slipped and spilled coffee on the other person.”

“Get behind the counter and stay there,” he commanded before turning to Rainey.

She was frozen in place. Her eyes were wide as she watched them throw punches at each other. And she thought she would be able to take care of this. He needed to handle this, but he didn’t want her in the room.

“Little girl?”

Her eyes stayed on the men.

“Eyes on me,” he commanded.

Her eyes found his, and she took a deep breath.

“Good girl. I need you to go into your office, get my phone, and call the sheriff. Can you do that for Daddy?”

Her gaze went toward the men once again.

“What about you?” she whispered.

“Daddy is going to take care of this until the sheriff comes.”

Her eyes found him again, and she shook her head. He knew she wasn’t going to like it, but he needed her safe so he could take care of this. If she wasn’t, his attention would be split, and he would be no good to anybody.

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