Page 186 of Daddy's Wild Girl

“Daddy isn’t going to stop until you admit that he’s the most handsome Daddy in the world!”

“You are! You are, Daddy! You’re so handsome. I’ve never seen someone as handsome as you. But you have to stop!”

He stilled, looking down at her.

“You are so beautiful,” he whispered.

“And you’re so handsome, Daddy.”

Leaning down, he kissed her. Then he drew back. “Right, you need to pee. Then do your hand exercises.”

Boo! Hand exercises sucked.

“And then Daddy has a surprise for you.”

Ooh. Well, she did like surprises.

Twenty minutes later,she was dressed up in seventeen layers of clothes and following Corbin through the woods on a path she hadn’t taken before.

“Daddy! I don’t need this much clothing! I’m too hot.”

“It’s getting colder. They’re forecasting snow in a few days.”

“Ooh, snow! Can I go tobogganing?” she asked

“I think we can arrange that.”

“Yippee!” She jumped around, clapping her hands while he stood and smiled at her.

“You getting a bit of cabin fever, baby?”

“Just a bit. I can’t start classes until the new year, and there’s nothing to fix up or do around here.”

“Well, I think I might have something that will interest you.” He took her hand, and five minutes later, they entered a clearing where the most gorgeous cabin stood. It was similar to their cabin but larger with a wraparound porch. Smoke trailed out of the chimney.

Whose house was this?

“Now, there’s nothing structural and all the wiring and plumbing is sound. But I thought there might be a few things here that you’d like to fix up. Especially the nursery.”

“Nursery? Someone with a baby lives here?”

“Yeah. Me.”

She blinked at him, unsure what he meant. Then it hit her. “You mean this is your house?”

“Well, I’m hoping it’s going to be ours. For me and my baby.” He ran his finger down her nose. “What do you think?”

“But we have a house.” And she loved their cabin.

“Hmm, but there’s nothing there for my girl to work on. And it only has one bedroom and she needs a nursery. Somewhere for all her toys.”

“I don’t have many toys,” she whispered.

“Well, Christmas is coming and Santa will be here soon to hear your wish list.”

Oh God. That’s right. Santa came to visit Sanctuary.

“What do you think?”

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