CHAPTER1

She stirred, instinctively seeking his warmth, as she always did. She’d only had to scoot back a few inches before their bodies touched and she let out a soft sigh of contentment.

“Heaven?”

There was nothing as nice as being snuggled up under warm covers and half-asleep, with her Daddy pressed against her. His arm moved to drape across her body, and she made a soft, happy sound as he pulled her closer. “Hmm?”

He kissed her bare shoulder. “It’s time to wake up. We’ve got a busy day in front of us.”

“Nooo,” she complained in a low, sleepy voice. “it’s too early.”

“Too much to do,mi corazón. Sorry, but I promise this weekend we’ll have a nice long morning to ourselves, with breakfast in bed.” His hand lightly stroked her thigh, with more comfort than heat, but it gave her an idea.

She pushed her backside against him and squirmed. He often woke half-hard, and today was no different, so it took very little effort to bring him to full excitement. A little rubbing, skin to skin, was enough.

“Heaven Leigh”—there was a warning tone in his voice—“don’t start something you can’t finish,chiquita.”

She grinned and circled her hips again, feeling the hardness of his erection pressing against her. “Who says I can’t finish?”

“I do, unless you want me to cancel the meeting with Master Derek.”

She froze. “Meeting?” Before he could answer, she remembered. Today was the day they were going over the plans for the shop. She’d been waiting for this, they both had for, well, it seemed like forever. How could she have forgotten?

Suddenly she was rolling across the bed and scrambling to her feet. “I can be dressed in five minutes tops, Daddy. And then?—”

He sat up, laughing and held up his hands. “Whoa, whoa, hold on, Heaven. There’s no need to rush.” He jerked his chin at the clock and her eyes followed the motion automatically.

It was onlyjustturning seven. Their meeting wasn’t until nine. She frowned, brows drawing down as she turned back to him with her hands on her hips. “We have two whole hours. Why did you wake me up?”

Of course, she didn’t mind the being woken part. What she really meant was, why had he interrupted her attempts to start some morning fun.

“Contrary to popular belief… two hours isn’t alotof time. We don’t need to rush, but I figured with showering and coffee, and then making our way over to his office, we should get a move on.”

“But—”

“I also thought we should look over the plans one more time and make sure we’re getting exactly what we want. This is our last chance to make corrections on the interior before they start building.”

She closed her mouth and blew a long breath out her nose as she thought about that. He wasn’t wrong. The ovens and specialized equipment they were having installed needed to be placed exactly. If they made a mistake, it would be a mess to move later.

And although they’d gone over and over the plans… it was always possible they’d forgotten something. It would be smart to make one last check. “I guess you’re right.” She yawned and stretched. “Well, at least I have time for a nice long shower.”

“I’ll get the coffee started. Feeling like breakfast? Or should we grab something over there, after the meeting?”

“I’m too nervous for a real meal. We should eat after.”

But Heaven had barely stepped under the hot water when she heard the bathroom door open. She poked her head around the shower curtain to see Angel standing in the doorway. “Need something, Daddy?”

“Coffee is going, but I realized that we’d save time if I showeredwithyou.” He unbelted his robe and hung it on the back of the door.

Neither of them actually believed any time would be saved by their slippery bodies rubbing against each other under the steam, so it was no surprise when playful washing turned into something a lot sexier.

Pressing her back against the cool tile wall, Angel kissed his way down her neck, and sucked one of her nipples into his mouth. She arched her back to give him better access. “I love our mornings together, Daddy. Promise we’ll always take time for this, no matter how busy we get. At least once a week, okay?”

Angel laughed and let her nipple slip from his mouth. “Oh, that’s a promise,mi corazón. No chance of ever giving this up.” He moved to her other breast, licking and sucking until her knees grew weak and she had to hold his shoulders for balance. A low groan of need grew in her throat.

He settled on his knees in front of her, but there was nothing submissive about the motion. He was fully Dominant and in charge as he lifted one of her legs up over his shoulder and spread her so he could bury his face between her thighs for a few quick licks.

He pulled back to look up at her, steamy water streamed over his head and shoulders as he grinned. “Someone’s awfully wet.”