Page 77 of Daddy's Little Surprise

Marco nodded. So many hoops to jump through, but he would do it for Rainey. He wanted her safe. If that meant him asking a dangerous man for help, he was going to do it.

“Hedda is excited for Rainey to have her baby. Said she’ll babysit if you need her to,” Leo said. “The girls have also gotten a list of what each person or their Daddy will be making and who will drop it off. Honestly, we might as well get a key to your house so we can put all the food in before you get there.”

“I’ll make sure to give you a copy of it soon,” Marco replied. “Rainey was shocked when the girls wanted to do things for her.”

“The baby is going to be spoiled rotten.”

Marco thought he would care, but he didn’t. He wanted both of them to be spoiled and shown that people loved them. He had a feeling Rainey didn’t get much of that growing up or with her ex-boyfriend.

He looked at his computer and pulled up the camerafeed. Rainey was sitting on a chair, Dane sitting right next to her as she painted. He could tell they were talking, but he had the volume low enough thathe couldn’t hear what they were saying, but loud enough thatif they yelled, he would be able to hear it.

Marco wanted to give her privacybut also to keep an eye on her. What if she needed him and didn’t come? She said she would, but he had a feeling she would hold on until everything became too much.

“What are they doing? Is Hedda behaving?” Leo asked.

“She always seems to get herself into trouble,” Oliver muttered.

“But you two love it.” Marco rolled his eyes.

“Of course.” Oliver grinned.

“I wouldn’t change it for the world—but is she behaving?”

“She is painting with the other girls. Talking, but nothing else is happening,” Marco told them.

Marco pulled up a different tab, covering the camera feed. He didn’t need to be watching Rainey all the time. She needed to have privacy with her friends. He just had to trust that she would come to him if she needed anything.

“So, is she the one or just someone you are helping?” Leo asked.

“She is the one,” Marco replied. “I am going to spend the rest of my life with her. We’ve already told each other I love you.”

Leo’s eyes went wide. “Shit. You work fast. You’ve only known each other for less than a week, right?”

“That’s right, but time doesn’t matter. We feel the pulltoward each other. I know she is the one, and I’m not going to back down from that. I’ve told her that, and while she was a little shocked, she didn’t run away.”

Marco was a little worried when he told her he loved her. Was it risky? Absolutely, but he had already told her he couldn’t hold anything back. He needed her to know how he truly felt. He wanted to show her he was going to communicate and be honest with her.

“I’m surprised she didn’t run from you. I mean, look at you.” Oliver pointed.

“Haha. Very funny. She didn’t and hasn’t.”

“Shocking.”

Marco was still a little worried about being so forward. How long ago was it she got out of her relationship? Was he forcing her into another one?

“Hedda wants to do a playdate with everyone and wants to include Frankie,” Leo said, completely changing the subject.

“How does she know about Frankie?” Marco asked.

“Halloween, we stopped by Noah’s house, and Frankie was in the background. The girls are curious and want to invite her to a sleepover.”

“I would be surprised if she said yes. She wouldn't go for that even if they had it at Noah and Frankie’s house.”

Marco felt bad for Frankie. She used to work at the club, cleaning, but her illness kept getting worse and worse. Noah fell in love with her when he first saw her and started to take care of her. Now, they lived in his house and didn’t come out much.

That was no way to live, but Marco didn’t live with thehealth condition, so he didn’t know how bad it was. There was no doubt she got looks when she was out in public and shook. She probably didn’t want to have people asking her if she was okay or what was happening.

“She has Essential Tremor Disorder?” Oliver asked.

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