Page 59 of Awakening His Daddy

“No, I was just checking to see if the ice was getting too heavy on the gutters or if the roof was getting crowded.”

“Is it?”

“No, baby.” Daddy’s all sweaty and smells like outside now. “We’re going to be fine.”

“Good.” I take his hand and pull him toward the fireplace. “You sit and get warm. I’ll make you some coffee.”

“It’s okay. You should relax. I can do it.”

“No, you sit and get warm. I don’t want any of your body parts to fall off.”

“Are you being cheeky?”

“No.” I give him my innocent look. “You’d be surprised how much you’d miss the use of your dominate arm.”

He laughs now and sits on the rug in front of the fire.

“Okay, you can make me a coffee. But call if you need any help.”

I know how to work the fancy coffee machine. Insert pod thingy, press power…

Right.

“Daddy?”

“Fill the kettle with water and bring it here.”

I pour some water from the jug in the fridge and bring it into the living room. He takes it from me and puts it into the fireplace.

I lean against him while we wait for the kettle to heat.

“What are we going to do for the rest of the day?” I ask.

“We can stare at the fire,” he recommends, and it’s a good idea, but it only works for about two minutes before I’m bored again.

He chuckles. “You want to play Go Fish again?”

“Crazy Eights,” I suggest.

“Okay.”

“How about we put up the decorations now?” Daddy asks after he wins for like that sixth straight time.

“No,” I huff.

“I think we should, since someone is getting upset about losing.”

“I can’t help it. You should let me win.”

“Trust me, I’ve tried.”

That breaks the tension, and I laugh now.

“You had to keep drawing until you had every card in the deck, and I couldn’t wait anymore.”

He’s not wrong.

“Okay, will you help me unpack everything so I can look at it and decide what to do?”

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