Page 21 of Koa's Little Girl
“Do you like red, Daddy?”
“I do like red. I spend a lot more time wearing green or tan camouflage.”
“Maybe they make red camouflage?”
“They should. Tiger, would you like to come visit my house? Maybe stay for a while?” Koa asked.
Giana bent her head to confer with her stuffie. After a brief pause, she asked, “Can we free all the giraffe animal crackers from the box they’re in?”
“What would Tiger like to do with them?” Koa asked.
“He would like to take them to the zoo to visit their relatives.”
“Of course. We can do that.”
“Perfect. He’s excited to come with me now,” Giana admitted.
“I’m glad. Shall we get these clothes packed? Is there anything else you’d like to take with you?”
“We have to get Tiger’s suitcase, too. It’s on the dresser.”
Koa turned and spotted a good-sized satchel on the dresser. It had an official tag that announced the name Tiger. “I see that. It will definitely need to come with us.”
He scanned the items in her suitcase. “I see jeans, shorts, T-shirts… What about panties? Work clothes? Do you have a nightie and slippers?”
She scurried around the room, adding more things to her suitcase as he folded the items in the original pile. Giana hesitated next to one nightstand. “Can I bring my reader?”
“Of course. We can read together sometimes. I have several on my tablet I wish to read.”
“You don’t read aloud, do you?”
“I do. Do you like listening to stories?”
She nodded and pulled open the drawer just enough to slide her hand inside. Something rattled inside, and then a very distinctive hum sounded. She fumbled around in the drawer desperately trying to silence that noise. Finally, she yanked it open and grabbed the vibrator to switch it off.
“Shall we take your toy as well?” Koa suggested, loving the red blush that colored her cheeks and throat.
“Daddy!”
“Daddies like to play with toys as well, little girl.” He set down the T-shirt he held and walked around the bed to hold out his hand. “Maybe I’ll like yours.”
She hid the toy behind her back. “It’s… It’s broken now. I broke it.”
He didn’t answer, but moved his hand closer to her. Koa held her gaze. “Hand it to Daddy.”
Ever so slowly, Giana drew her hand back in front of her body. She hesitated and then placed the wand vibrator in his hand.
“Thank you, Flame.” Koa sat on the side of the bed and set it next to his thigh. “Now, let’s deal with your lie.”
“I didn’t lie.”
“If I check it, your toy won’t hum?”
“Well, maybe now. It… It overheats and stops working.”
“I don’t think I believe you. Want to try another excuse?”
She shook her head slowly.
