Page 65 of Daddy's Naughty List

“Good girl.”

When the car rolled to a stop, she strained her ears trying to listen. She heard Daddy’s door open and close, then the sound of his boots crunching over gravel before her own door opened. Excitement bubbled in her tummy as he helped her out of the car, holding onto her hand tightly as he guided her up the familiar driveway, and then the stairs to Edie’s house.

The scent of cookies baking filled her nose as they stepped inside, and it was everything she could do not to rip her blindfold off and go searching for Edie.

Finally, after what seemed likehours, Daddy stopped her in what she was fairly certain was Edie’s living room.

A dozen questions burned on the tip of her tongue, but she was trying so hard to be a good girl, so she pressed her lips together tight to keep the words from slipping out.

Murmurs met her ears, letting her know there were other people in the room with her. And that Daddy was obviously not being held to the same promise of silence that she was.

Rude.

From her left came a muffled sort of sound, like someone was trying to talk but they had something in their mouth. And then the unmistakable sound of a Daddy’s palm connecting with a naughty bottom.

What the hell was going on?

Before she could break her vow of silence, however, the blindfold was suddenly pulled from her eyes as shouts of “Surprise!” filled the room.

Standing in a circle, facing each other was her, Noelle, Carly, Ginny, and Jesse. For a moment, they simply stood and stared at each other before Jesse let out a piercing squeal of excitement and they all rushed toward each other, crying and shouting and talking a mile a minute.

Well. Except for Noelle, who still had a ball gag in her mouth decorated like Santa’s suit. She looked up at her Daddy who laughed and unhooked the gag from her mouth before sending her back into the fray.

“Mommy and Daddy said they had a surprise for me but I had no idea it was you guys!” Tears pooled on Jesse’s lashes as she hurled herself at Taylor for a hug. “I’m so happy to see you!”

“Same! I’ve missed you and Edie so much!”

Jesse was passed around from Little to Little for a hug, and even Noelle embraced her for a few seconds before passing her off to Ginny. Once she’d made the rounds, she turned and flung herself at Edie and Grant who were standing behind her with wide grins on their faces.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you! You’re thebestMommy and Daddy ever!”

Laughing, Edie wrapped her arms around Jesse’s neck and squeezed. “That wasn’t what you said last night.”

“Well, yeah, cuz last night you were mean and spanked me for no reason!”

Grant raised an eyebrow at his pouting Little girl. “If you really think it was for no reason then obviously the lesson didn’t sink in. Do we need to take a trip upstairs, little outlaw?”

Throwing her hands behind her, Jesse shook her head. “No, Daddy. I know it was for a good reason. Promise.”

“That’s what I thought.” Glancing around, he looked at the other Daddies and jerked his head toward the kitchen. “What do you say we go have ourselves a beer and let the girls and Edie have some alone time?”

The Daddies followed him into the kitchen with a few reminders to behave, mostly from Matt and Dom. As soon as they were gone, Edie curled up in her usual spot in her oversized armchair, a gleam in her eyes as her Little girl snuggled up against her.

“All right, naughty girls. Tell me everything I’ve missed.”

Chapter Eight

“How was New Zealand?” Dom asked as Grant popped open a round of beers and passed them out.

“Beautiful. But I think we’re all glad to be home.” Lifting his bottle in toast, Grant took a long pull before continuing. “We should have been home two weeks ago but there were so many filming delays we ended up being stuck. Jesse was a real trooper, but those extra weeks were brutal for all of us.”

“Surprised you managed to keep Edie there an extra two weeks,” Matt said with a raised brow. “If I’m being honest, I’m surprised you managed to get her away from this place at all.”

“I don’t think she would have gone if I’d asked. But once Jesse put on her ‘Please, Mommy’ face, Edie couldn’t say no.”

“I know the feeling,” Ian said with a chuckle. “Taylor has that face down pat.”

Beside him, Rex snorted. “They must take lessons or something. Or practice on each other. I swear I can’t deny Ginny anything when she pouts. Well.” Lifting his beer to his lips, he smirked. “Except maybe an orgasm. But that’s just fun.”

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