Page 20 of Daddy's Protection
His gut was right about ninety percent of the time. And right now, it was saying that he’d found his forever cutie.
Finally.
Chapter 9
“That’s so cool that you’re an artist,” Iris said as the three Littles began working on the Halloween decorations.
“Thank you,” Cami replied.
Before her, paints, paper, scissors, and other crafting items were spread out. She was sitting on the playroom floor, with Iris and Lana near her. Below was an old sheet Jack had spread out just in case the girls made a mess.
Cami looked around for a moment before turning her attention back to the project at hand. “This room is so cool. The entire mansion is!”
“It’s wonderful. And kind of spooky. The perfect place for a Halloween party,” Iris responded with a giggle.
“It isn’t spooky compared to my house,” Cami noted. “You should see where I live. Maybe you two can come over sometime.”
“We’d love that,” Lana said. “I’m sorry things are crazy over there right now. So, you really think you saw a ghost, huh?”
Cami shivered just remembering that harrowing experience. It didn’t bother her to talk about it necessarily, but it sure had been scary!
“Yeah. It was crazy. I mean, they were as plain as day. Like I’m seeing you two. It was like… something from a movie.”
Lana gasped and stood up quickly.
“What’s wrong?” Iris asked, clearly alarmed.
“Like a movie,” Lana repeated as she began pacing.
“What’s going on?” Iris probed again.
“Sorry,” Lana said, finally stopping and looking at them.
By now, Cami had stood, along with Iris, and began walking toward Lana.
“What she said,” Lana went on, “made me think.” She looked from Iris to Cami. “How close were you to the ghosts?”
“Uh, I dunno. Six or eight feet, maybe.”
Cami nodded. “Did you reach for them?”
“No. I just ran!”
“Awayfrom the ghosts, right? Nottowardthem?”
“Away. As fast as I could,” Cami confirmed. She wasn’t sure where Lana was going with this, but she was intrigued.
“I think we need to talk to our Daddies,” Lana said.
Came giggled. “Isaiah isn’t my Daddy!”
The other girls didn’t look so convinced. They didn’t press her on it, though. Instead, they all hurried down the stairs and to the den.
Cami couldn’t wait to hear what Lana had to say.
She also couldn’t wait to see Isaiah, her non-Daddy, again.
Cami sat on the couch next to Isaiah. It felt wonderful just to be close to him. Anytime she was in his proximity she felt safe and peaceful.
