Page 19 of Property of Big Daddy

“That’s sweet.How old is she?”

“She’s a sophomore in high school.Rebellious.Thinks she knows more than her old man.Spoiled damn rotten, and it shows.”

“I’m sure she appreciates all you do for her.”

“Did my best, but some days I question my choices.”

“I think that’s natural to worry and wonder.Sounds like you’re a great dad.”

“Guess you know my niece, Lucie.”

“Define know.”I stare up at him, curious to know what she’s said about me yet not caring at the same time.

“Yeah.Figured.”

“I don’t think she’ll be signing up for my fan club anytime soon.”

“Enough about me.Tell me about you.”

“Well, I grew up near Anarchy.My mother couldn’t get her shit together and ended up in prison.She died there.I never knew my father.I moved here with my grandparents until they passed from old age and declining health.Would have ended up in the system, but I was lucky that Cecilia’s folks took me in until I turned eighteen.After high school, I moved away with loser number one.I followed loser number two to Vegas.After a couple of rough years, I don’t want to talk about, I moved home and began working at the furniture store.Met Thad and now we’re here.”

“One day you’re going to tell me what loser number two did and I’m going to track his ass down and put a bullet in his head if he did what I think he did.”

“You can’t just go around killing anyone who fucked me over.”

“Says who?”

“Me.”

“Baby,” he says, low and gruff.“Not sure if you’re aware, but I’m a grown man who doesn’t take orders.I give them.”

“Maybe so, but you have to know how crazy that sounds.”

“There’s something about you that makes me fucking feral.I don’t know what it is about you, Gwynee.But I know one thing.I like you a fuckuvalot.”

“That might be the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me.”

“Don’t go telling anyone I’m sweet.Got myself a badass reputation to uphold.”

“Are you really as dangerous as people say?”

“I’m probably worse.”He tilts my chin up.“Does that scare you?”

“No.”

“It probably should.”

“When I’m with you.I don’t know.I feel safe.Like no one or nothing can touch me.”

“Except me.”He grins and comes in for a kiss that I don’t dare to deny him.

He takes his time, kissing me slowly.His tongue plundering my mouth as though he’s committing the taste of me to memory.Damn him and the way he kisses me.I’m soaked for him, and I don’t know if my pussy can take another pounding from this man.

We’ve been going at each other like animals.

“I’ve got to be out of town for a few days.Think you can stay out of trouble while I’m gone?”

“I’m always a good girl.”I nip at his bottom lip, unable to get enough of him.

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