Page 52 of Daddy's Little Surprise

Rainey didn’t pay attention to either one of them. She knew it was for her Daddy, but the goal was to let her pick out the bandage, not Daddy.

She lifted her hand and pointed toward the princess one.

“Such a good choice. Your Daddy is going to look amazing with this one on. Such a good pick. Maybe whenever your Daddy comes in, you should pick the bandages.”

She nodded and watched as Michael put the bandage on Daddy’s face.

“Now, I’m going to need you to do something for me. Can you do that?” Michael asked.

She nodded once again, more enthusiastic this time. What did he want her to do?

“Your Daddy is going to need lots of loving and gentle kisses on his cheek. Your kisses are magical and will help your Daddy heal so much faster. So, I need you to kiss his cheek at least once every thirty minutes. If you do that for a coupleof days, the cut will be gone, and his bruising will have started to fade. Can you do that for me?” Michael asked.

Rainey briefly looked over at Daddy before looking back at Michael and nodding. She could definitely do that. If it was going to help Daddy heal, she could do it.

“Such a good girl. Your Daddy is so lucky to have you.”

She snuggled into Daddy’s embrace.

“If anything happens, let me know.”

“Thank you, Michael.”

Michael left, and Daddy held her. She could stay like this forever, but she knew life didn’t stop. There were things to do and fix.

“Let’s go home,” Daddy suggested.

He maneuvered her so thatwhen he stood up, she was bridal-style in his arms. She so badly wanted to wrap her arms around his waist, but her bump would have gotten in the way.

“Grace?” Daddy called out.

“Yes, Sir.”

“Do you need me to wait with you until someone gets here?”

“No, Sir.”

“Do you have somebody coming to get you?”

“I haven’t called him yet.”

“Would you call him? We can wait with you.”

“I’ve got to stay here. The store doesn’t close for another couple hours.”

“It’s closed,” Rainey whispered. “Everybody will get paid for what they were supposed to work, but I think everybody needs to go home and relax for the rest of the day.”

She didn’t really want to speak, but she was the boss, and she couldn’t allow Grace to stay here. Her hands were shaking.

“Why don’t you call him while we’re still here,” Daddy suggested as he held Rainey closer to his body.

Grace pulled her phone out and dialed somebody’s number.

“Razor. C-could y-y-you come and p-pick me up?” Grace stuttered, and her voice was shaky. There were a coupleof seconds of silence before she started to speak again. “I’m okay. I just— I need someone to drive me home.”

It took several more seconds before Grace hung up and looked at Daddy. Razor was such an interesting name. Did his parents pick that name?

“He should be here in two minutes. You can go home and take care of her. I’ll be fine until he gets here.”

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