Page 247 of Broken Daddy
“I’m in trouble. I didn’t take my vitamins or stay off my feet all morning like I was supposed to. Jed thought they looked puffy yesterday and called Doc and he said I’m supposed to rest as much as possible. But I have too much to do!”
Devi eyed her. “Sounds like you should be resting.”
“Not you too! I can’t rest. Even though I’m carrying a small elephant in my stomach. This is all Jed’s fault! Why did he have to be so big?”
“You like that he’s big.”
“I know!” she wailed. “That’s what makes it so bad!”
Okay, she was making no sense now.
“Is Jed looking for you?” Devi asked.
“I don’t know! I just need to hide. I don’t want a spanking.”
“He’ll spank you?”
Daisy’s belly really was big. And she did look quite bloated. Considering she had another eight weeks to go, it was concerning.
“Nooo! That’s the worst thing of all.” Daisy burst into tears.
Devi kneeled in front of her and hugged her. Well, she hugged her as much as she could with a basketball between them.
“Daisy! Daisy, you better be in . . .” Jed trailed off, looking at his wife in horror. “Daisy-girl, what’s wrong? What happened, Sugar? Did you hurt yourself?”
“N-n-noo!”
Devi stood so Jed could gather Daisy up in his arms. “I think she’s just tired. She, uh, thought you’d be concerned that she hadn’t been resting.”
“You should sp-spank me! But you won’t!”
Jed looked bewildered and Devi had to bite her inner cheek. It was cute when these big tough guys had near panic attacks when their women were upset.
“I think she just wants to feel normal and she doesn’t and it’s hard to adjust. Daisy, do you want me to come over each morning and we can watch our shows together?”
Daisy sniffled. “You’d do that for me?”
“I would do anything for you.”
“What about your pottery?” Daisy asked.
“I have plenty of time to do it with Hayes away.”
Jed eyed her. “Are you all right? Are you taking breaks?”
She stared back at him innocently. “Of course I am.”
Hayes had left early this morning and wasn’t getting back until around midnight.
Jed grunted. “Don’t lie to me, girl. Or I will tell your Daddy on you.”
“That’s just rude.”
She waved them off and then returned to her wheel. She really did miss Hayes, but if she threw herself into her work it was easier to forget that he wasn’t here.
Devi stood and stretched,looking out the window of her workshop.
Oh, hell.
