Page 19 of Kenzie's Perfect Daddies

Once Nicole had found out about her new relationship, she’d begun shooing Kenzie out the door as soon as shift change time happened each day, whether Kenzie was done with all of her change-over duties or not. She repeatedly assured Kenziethat she would take care of checking the shelves, restocking the counter-displayed candies, and balancing the cash in the drawer.

“Girl, enjoy the honeymoon phase while you can,” Nicole often said. Kenzie couldn’t be more grateful. Sebastian didn’t trust it yet, but Kenzie was becoming aware that Papi was a bit suspicious of anyone new, so she wasn’t too worried. He’d come around eventually.

The only complaint Kenzie could find about staying with her Daddies was that they’d replaced so many of her favorite snacks with vegetables and fruit. She didn’t so much mind the fruit. If she closed her eyes and tried really hard, she couldalmostpretend it was fruit snacks instead of actual fruit. The vegetables were a problem, however. There was really no way to make vegetables more palatable and she was getting really sick of having to skip Cheetos for carrots, or cupcakes for broccoli. Kenzie loved her carbs and her sugar; she wanted more of her favorites back in her diet.

Mmmmmm, Cheetos.

As Kenzie placed the next “diamond” in its designated section, a brilliant idea popped into her head. It wasperfect! After spending the next few minutes planning how to pull it off while she worked, Kenzie glanced over at Daddy, finding him absorbed in his game and decided if it was going to work, now was the time to do it.

Carefully closing the container of tiny jewels so they wouldn’t accidentally spill—she’d learned that lesson the hard way—Kenzie snatched up her tube of superglue as well as KoKo, her partner in crime, and quietly headed from the room.

Sebastian

Whistling a tune that had recently been stuck in his head for several days, reminding him of his years growing up in England, Sebastian unlocked the door. He’d gotten his most imperative work done at the office and come home early. He was excited to have both of his babies home during the day. He’d had a stressful week with the Pierson claim coming to a head.

Turned out, the arsonist had been hired by the husband and they’d had to deny the insurance claim. Sebastian felt bad for Mrs. Pierson who’d had no idea what was happening, but his job wasn’t to care for the clients, it was to protect the company’s interests. He’d done that. Now, Sebastian needed some time Daddying his Littles, putting human needs ahead of corporate ones was part of what he loved about being a Daddy. It was even better now that he had two people to love and care for.

Sebastian closed the door quietly wanting to surprise Beau and Kenzie. Making his way to their playroom where he was sure they were spending their day, Sebastian stopped in his tracks when a noise in the kitchen caught his attention.

He changed direction, expecting to find Beau making a snack for their girl. He could easily surprise Beau first and then get Beau to help him surprise Kenzie. Sebastian stopped in his tracks when he reached the doorway.

What in the world is she doing?

He leaned against the counter and watched with extreme curiosity as Kenzie dumped a snack size bag of Cheetos onto the counter. She wiggled her hips in a dance that clearly conveyedhappiness and excitement and he fought the urge to chuckle at her antics, not wanting to give himself away.

Sebastian’s brow raised in surprise as he watched Kenzie carefully place a few baby carrots into the now empty chip bag and some Cheetos into the carrot bag. She zipped the freshness seal of the carrot pack closed, then used superglue to close the chip bag. Oh, his girl was inventive for sure. She was also in need of a hot bottom. She knew the food rules were in place due to health issues she suffered from when her diet wasn’t properly balanced.

Sebastian waited until she’d finished super-gluing the chip bag closed again and zipping up the carrot bag before announcing himself by clearing his throat. He had to fight a smile and struggled to keep his stern face in place when Kenzie jumped and whirled around.

“Papi!” She tried to hide the evidence behind her as she continued speaking, obviously trying to distract him from her task. “You’re home early.” She batted her lashes and adopted the most adorable, fake innocent face he’d ever seen. “I was just making a snack, would you like one?”

“Nice try, little girl.” He straightened from his relaxed pose and began slowly stalking toward her, “I’ve been standing here a few minutes already.”

“Crap on a cracker.”

Beau

Beau made his way down the hall. He’d already checked the bedroom and both bathrooms, having gone in search of Kenzie once he’d realized that she’d been gone a while. As he gotcloser to the front of the house, he was surprised to hear Daddy’s voice.

“I’ve been standing here for a few minutes already.”

When Kenzie replied with her version of an expletive, Beau wondered what was happening. It didn’t take him long to find them in the kitchen with his Daddy towering over Kenzie in that way he had when he was in full stern Daddy mode.

Uh, oh. Someone’s in trouble.

Beau hesitated a moment before announcing his presence and asking what was happening.

“Our girl decided to replace the baby carrots with Cheetos.” Daddy’s answer wasn’t much of a shock, honestly. Kenzie had always been creative in her mischief.

“That’s brilliant.” When his Daddy faced him with a raised eyebrow, he realized he’d said the wrong thing, but he wasn’t done yet. “Extremely naughty, and a blatant violation of the rules, but brilliant.”

“Thank you,” Kenzie said.

Oh, the sass.

“Unfortunately, your genius isn’t going to save that gorgeous ass of yours.”

“Shoot and darn.” Kenzie’s crestfallen face pulled at his heartstrings. Punishments had always been hard for Beau; he understood too well the appeal of being naughty, but he also understood the importance of knowing someone cared enough to address it.

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