“So beautiful,” he whispered.

“So handsome.”

He smiled and ran his hand through her hair.

“How did I get so lucky to find you?”

“I should be asking that question, not you.”

He shook his head. “You deserve everything in the world.”

“I don’t want everything in the world. I just want a peaceful life with the person I love and have their children.”

“I love you.”

“Play?” she asked.

Daddy helped her stand, and Dane was right next to herin a heartbeat. She carefully bent down and started to pet him.

“Such a good boy.”

“Hold Daddy’s hand while we walk to the living room.”

Daddy loved to have some part of his skin touching her. She didn’t mind since having him so close to her calmed her. They were meant to be together.

“Do you want to color while Daddy gets you a snackie?”

She nodded and pulled his arm toward the coffee table.

“Slow, Little girl. There is no rush. Slow down. I don’t want you to fall and hurt yourself.”

“I won’t, Daddy! You’re right next to me. You won’t let anything happen to me.”

She giggled and pulled at his arm again.

“Pull my arm again and you’ll find yourself with a hot bottom. Daddy told you to slow down and not to yank on my arm.”

Rainey pouted and looked up at Daddy.

“But, Daddy!”

“No buts. Daddy told you to slow down. If you do it again, you will get a spanking.”

“I is a good girl!”

“You are a good girl who can be naughty.”

She huffed and looked away. Rainey was a good girl. It wasn’t her fault she was excited to go color.

“Be a good girl and sit on your bottom. If you want up, let Daddy know. I’ll help you get up.”

Rainey was getting to the point in her pregnancy where it was getting harder and harder to get up off the floor. She had cried the other day when she sat and foundthatwhen she tried to get up by herself, she couldn’t. Now it was a rule that she had to call for Daddy if she wanted to get up.

It was not her fault the floor was her favorite place to sit. Daddy had tried to get her to sit on the couch several times, but she didn’t want that. It made her feel smaller when she sat on the ground.

“Here are several books and markers. Daddy will be right back.”

She nodded and picked upthe book of princesses. Her favorite thing to do was color everything the wrong color. The skin was blue, pink, or red, and the clothes were colorful. She let her imagination go wild.