Page 17 of Nanny for the Wolf Daddy

KELLI

Kelli heard the commotion through the baby monitor and woke in a hurry. For a moment, she was disoriented and couldn’t remember where she was.

Oh … I’m in Nox’s bed!

Her heart fluttered, and she didn’t know if it was lust, love, or fear. All three seemed to hit her at once, and Kelli threw off the feelings to get up and hurry to the screen so she could watch the feed from the baby cam.

While she watched Nox struggle to pick up little Violet, Kelli couldn’t help but remember the night before. It came back to her slowly in bits and pieces. At just the thought of Nox’s touch, her body began to awaken and burn like it never had.

She tried to shake it off, putting all her focus on watching Nox deal with Violet and her spectacular mess. She just couldn’t stop watching his strong hands and soft mouth. When he laughed with the little girl, tenderness and desire collided in her chest, making her sigh like a lovesick girl.

That’s exactly what I am. I must be out of my mind.

After watching Nox being sprayed with milk, she decided to go on down and rescue him. When she entered the kitchen, he was clinging to the highchair’s tray, beseeching the tiny empress to show him some mercy.

“What have we here?” Kelli asked. She was glad her sassy tone was still intact and that she was thinking on her feet.

It could be worse. I could be thinking with my...

“Do you see?” Nox announced proudly. “I did this all by myself!”

“Evidently,” Kelli said, laughing.

“What?” he asked, frowning. Kelli shook her head.

“Why don’t you get yourself in a shower?” Kelli said. “You deserve it.”

“Thank you,” Nox said. “Really. Thank you. I’ve never heard sweeter words.”

He fled to the bathroom, and Kelli scooped his filthy clothes into a plastic bag. After washing up, she made herself some toast and put on coffee. By the time Nox returned, she was pulling Violet out of the highchair to check her diaper.

“Ah, Nox?” she asked. He paused with his hand right above the coffee pot.

“What?”

“I’ve got a little situation here. Can you grab a clean diaper and some pants?”

“What? Why? She was just changed.”

“First of all, ‘just’ changed means nothing to a baby. Second of all, she’s leaking, so whatever you did, you didn’t do it right.”

“Damn it,” he muttered, hurrying back to the nursery to grab some supplies. When he returned, Kelli had him sit next to her while she laid Violet on the floor and peeled off the wet clothes.

“Ah, see?” Kelli said, showing him the tabs on the diaper. “You had it on backward. The sticky parts go this way.”

“Oh, okay,” Nox said, frowning. “I always seem to get that part messed up.”

“It’s okay,” Kelli said, laughing. “You’ll get there.”

“This is a hard job,” Nox said, shaking his head. “It might be the hardest job I’ve ever had to do. It’s crazy, though. All she has to do is give me one of those smiles, and it feels like the best moment of my life.”

As if to prove a point, Violet reached for him, giggling and waving. Nox smiled and reached out, swinging her into his arms and snuggling her against his chest. Kelli felt a little lump in her throat as she watched the two of them stare into each other’s eyes.

He’s a natural, whether he knows it or not. He’s come so far in just a couple of days, and she clearly loves him. It’s not easy to strike up a connection so fast.

“How about I take her for a bit?” Nox said, looking up at Kelli. “That way, you can get some work done.”

Kelli was surprised but pleased. She was very glad she didn’t have to suggest it.

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