Page 60 of Their Perfect Daddy

Being still is not for me.

Too much of it gives me the creeps.

“Maybe don’t hurt yourself. The pain meds you’re on are strong, but I can’t imagine they help everything,” Micah tells me.

I blow a raspberry at him, completely forgetting I need to be quiet. Danny’s eyes shoot open as he leaps forward. Of course, that manages to wake up Skye too.

“He’s awake! Daddy, look. He’s awake!”

Micah mouths, “Daddy” at me with a smirk. I scowl at him because I know I’ll never hear the end of it. Not only did I not tell him about both of my men, but I chose to not mention our dynamic. Not that we tell each other everything. Sure, we have this in common now. Telling him would have made sense.

I’ve been too busy to sit down with my brother. And honestly, I hadn’t accepted everything for what it was. With Danny gone and Skye busy, it felt like I was on my own again.

Shaking the negative thoughts away takes effort. Mostly because I can’t physically do it like I normally would.

“Can someone tell me what’s going on?” I ask the three men now surrounding my bed.

Micah looks to Skye as if to defer to the other man. It worries me for a moment because I’ve never seen him hand over control. My brother is always in charge. It’s why I wasn’t surprised in the slightest bit to understand he’s a Daddy. He’s been that way for as long as I’ve known him.

Skye nods to Micah, then turns my way. As I watch him, Danny slips his fingers between Skye’s as if to reassure him.

Oh no.

“I was working today when a page came in for emergency surgery. They didn’t tell me who it was, only that I needed to be the one to do it because it was complicated. When I walked in and saw you on the table, I nearly lost it.”

He stops speaking and closes his eyes. Danny swipes a tear from his eye as he cuddles against Skye’s arm.

“I’m ok, Princess. It’s just hard to think about,” he tells him. “As I was saying, they told me it was either I do the surgery, or you would have to wait in pain until the other doctor could come do it. I refused to let that be the case.”

“So you did surgery on my leg?”

I instinctively try to wiggle it, only to be stopped short at the feel of the cast.Damn.I’d already forgotten about that thing.

“Yes, I did. I won’t go into details since I’m sure you don’t want to know all about it. What I will say is that you have a long road of healing ahead. We won’t know how well it will go until we start the process. For now, you’ll be on bedrest until I feel you’re strong enough to move to crutches.”

“I’m strong now, Daddy,” I say as I flex my bicep.

Except instead of flexing, my arm kind of flops around. I stare at it in dismay.What the hell?

Danny giggles, then comes over to poke me. “We know you’re strong, Monty. It’s not ‘cause of that.”

“He’s right. There are steps we need to follow closely to make sure you’re in the best possible position to play again when thetime comes. If we rush it, we risk your career entirely, which I’m sure you don’t want.”

While I know he’s right to some degree, I feel like Daddy’s words are also a bit false. I love playing football. It’s been that way since the first time I picked up a ball.

But lately, it’s felt like a performance more than anything else. I don’t enjoy the game for what it truly is anymore.

Or maybe I’ve lost a bit of myself along the way.

“It’s going to be ok,” Micah says, pulling me from the strange thoughts. “I’m more than willing to help take a shift being your nurse if these two can’t.”

“Um, well considering you’re my boss, it’s up to you how much free time I have.” Danny points at my brother and raises his brows.

Micah tilts his head in reply. “That is true. Let’s go talk about the client you were working with before. Maybe I can do some interim work and go out to Vegas to finalize stuff so you can be here with your men. Wow, that felt strange to say out loud.”

Danny giggles and shakes his head. “Come on, boss. Let’s go get this figured out so we have a plan in place before Monty is discharged.”

The two of them leave quickly, as if they want to give me and Skye time alone. Knowing both of them, it’s probably an accurate assumption.

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