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“Right,” he agreed, as if she was making perfect sense. “I see the 'Drink More Milk' on the straight part now.” Then he finished writing his note like he wrote with curlicue cow pencils every day.
See. Pure Daddy.
Once he’d finished, he slid the paper across the bar to her. Without another word, he left.
At least he didn't slam the door behind him.
CHAPTER 6
Of course, Reid called as soon as Sawyer left the bar. He ignored it until he got home. He’d needed time to calm down and figure out his next move. Since the cameras he’d installed in the video bar and Lele’s great room fed to Sabre Security at the warehouse in Darling, too, he’d expected the call as soon as things had started going south.
Not able to put it off any longer, he pulled up the feed of Lele at the bar, then called his boss before the bastard could call him again. He loved the guy, but sometimes he wondered how Winnie, his Little girl, put up with him.
Reid answered on the first ring and didn’t waste time on pleasantries. “About damn time. Everyone’s here, and I do mean everyone.”
Sawyer changed the camera at Sabre to a wide shot and grinned. “Hello, ladies. How are the Musketiaras doing today?”
“We’d be doing better if everyone wasn’t so grumpy,” Georgia said.
Hutch sighed. “You are not going hunting for yeti in Alaska.”
“But, Daddy, that’s completely unreasonable, so I know you don’t mean it.”
Hutch glared at his thrill-seeking Little girl. “Oh, I mean it. And I’m going to mean the spanking you get when Sabre’s meeting is over, too. And you can tuck that lip right back in where it belongs.”
“But I could have been the one to get proof that yetis exist. They don’t hurt people. I know they don’t because I read it on the scientific website.”
Deke laughed. “You found scientific sites about yeti? I want to see that.”
Suzi bounced up and down on Deke’s knee. “Me, too. Maybe I could interview you for an upcoming article inThe Daily Nugget.”
“That would be awesome!” Georgia said.
Hutch stared at the ceiling. Yeah, Sawyer had looked for patience there, too. Hutch turned his gaze to Suzi. “Don’t encourage her. It’s hard enough to keep her from getting hurt as it is.”
“Daddy!” Georgia protested. “I told you. It’s not like the yetis would eat me. They’re vegetarian.”
“How about the polar bears, Peaches? Because they live there, too. And I’m pretty sure they eat Little girls as snacks.”
Law’s Little girl, Lovie, seemed confused. Not that Sawyer blamed her. He wasn’t even trying to follow the conversation. He just loved watching the women run rings around his brothers.
Reid tried to end the discussion. “We need to get to business, people.”
That was the last thing Sawyer wanted, so he did his part to keep the discussion going. The longer they talked about Bigfoot, the less time they’d have to talk about how colossally he’d fucked up. “Was there something you wanted to add, Lovie?”
Law gave him a middle finger salute. Lovie leaned back against her Daddy and said, “No, not anything important. It’s just… I once read that yetis only live in the Himalayan mountains. The creature in Alaska is called a Tornit.”
Georgia flopped back in her chair. “Well, I don’t guess I need to go to Alaska then.”
Hutch nodded. “I’m glad to hear it. But you’re still getting a spanking.”
“You didn’t let me finish, Daddy. I don’t need to go to Alaska. I need to go to the Himalayas.”
And Hutch was back to staring at the ceiling. “Fuck.”
“The creature in Alaska is also called the Hairy Man,” Lovie added.
Reid thumped the table with his fist, not that it got the girl’s attention. “The next one to talk about anything other than Sawyer’s situation is in big trouble.”
