Page 96 of Daddy's Little Surprise

“I’ve got something special planned for tonight.”

Her whole mood dampened. She had told Echo she wanted to meet up with Deccan tonight to ask questions.

Swallowing, she gave him a sad smile. “I can’t do it tonight. I’m hanging out with Echo tonight.”

Running his thumb across her cheek, Daddy smiled at her. “That’s okay. I’ll save it for tomorrow.”

Forcing a smile, she nodded. She didn’t technically lie, but she did. Rainey left out that she was also meeting up with Echo’s mysterious guy.

“It’ll be even more special since tomorrow is your day off.”

“Right. I can’t wait. Can you give me any hints?”

Daddy shook his head. “Nope. That would ruin the surprise. You’ll just have to wait until tomorrow.”

She pouted and took another bite. Now she was going to be thinking about what it could be the whole night. Would she be able to sleep? This was the first surprise Daddy had given her.

“What if I get really nervous about the surprise?”

“Everything is going to be okay. You’ll love it. I know that. Trust Daddy?”

“Okay.”

She took another bite and happily chewed on it. Rainey couldn’t get over how good of a cook Daddy was. While she could cook, she didn’t have anything on Daddy.

“Will you cook for me for the rest of our lives?”

“Of course, and if you want to learn, I can teach you.”

Rainey nodded and took another bite. They talked about the rest of their lives forthe past couple of days, and she was here for it.

It made her all happy inside, knowing they were both thinking about their future and how it would look. Things could change, but she liked dreaming.

“When is your next appointment?”

Tilting her head to the side, she blinked several times. “Appointment?”

“Baby appointment.”

“Oh. Um. Well, I don’t know. I haven’t found a doctor yet since I moved here. It’s been on my list, along with money.”

“I’ll ask Michael. He may know a doctor or have a doctor at his clinic who could fit you in.”

“Oh, you don’t have to do that. I just need to find a place and call.”

“I’ll talk to Michael about it. I don’t want you to wait too long. We’ll need to come up with a plan, and they’ll need to put you in their books for when you are expected to deliver.”

“But.”

Daddy placed the food down and cupped her face. “Little girl. Let me do this for you. Let me take care of you.”

She sighed and leaned into his hands. He always managed to make her say yes whenever he did things like this.

“Please, let me do this for you and take care of you.”

“Okay,” she whispered.

Rainey closed her eyes and took several deep breaths. He had been so sweet to her, taking care of her, andmaking sure she was okay. What had she done? Lied multiple times but also allowed him to do something like this.

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