Page 6 of Magic and Mayhem

It just escaped but Daddy chuckled. “Learning new skills is hard, but it’ll pay off in the end.”

“I hope so because it took forever to stop stabbing myself with the needles. It’s more dangerous than my table saw.” If power tools were as dangerous as needles, no one would have any fingers left.

Daddy frowned and pulled our hands up so he could look at my fingers. “Are you still hurting yourself, Kenzie?”

“No.” I was so proud of myself for not calling him Daddy yet. “It took a long time to stop, though.”

Sewing was dangerous.

Daddy stroked my fingers, inspecting all of them for boo-boos. “I’m glad you’re not getting hurt anymore. I wish I could help, but fixing buttons is the extent of my sewing skills.”

He’d have helped me?

He was so sweet.

It was no wonder he didn’t mind not arresting Lorne over the watches.

Oh.

“I don’t steal.” Making sure he knew that, I nodded. “I collect my toys, not sparkly things, and I’m not as impulsive as Lorne. I also never forget my wallet.”

Daddy chuckled. “I’m glad you’re not a thief and I’m assuming that means Lorne is a little too? I had a feeling he was…interesting.”

Yep, he was a dragon too, but I wasn’t sure it was the right time to mention that to Daddy.

I’d have to figure that out, though, because I’d never had to tell a human before…but Boyd would know. He said he knew everything.

“Interesting can be fun…and it doesn’t have to be dangerous or scary or make anyone worry.” No, he didn’t need to be worried.

I wasn’t scary.

Daddy cocked his head and sighed. “I hope so, but for now I’m not worried and I’m very open-minded.”

He was going to be fine.

Yes.

“You seem very nice and open-minded.” Hopefully, that meant he’d like dragons as much as he liked kinky men. “And everyone in town is impressed by how well you’ve settled in.”

That made Daddy groan. “The whole town’s still talking about me?”

“Yes, they never stopped.” I wasn’t going to lie to Daddy, but I wasn’t sure he appreciated the truth. “You’re the longest-lasting…new deputy we’ve ever had.”

Oops, almost said human.

He chuckled, shaking his head again. “Yeah, that doesn’t surprise me. The town is…well, let’s just say everyone is interesting and I’m learning to adapt.”

So did he know about the dragons?

What about mages? He’d mentioned Carrick.

I’d thought Daddy was still in the boring-human category, but now I wasn’t so sure.

“I’m glad.” Maybe I should call Boyd before I said anything? Yes, we were going to table thedo you know about dragonsdiscussion for the time being. “Would you like to see my house? I can make you coffee or we can have a tea party or a snack?”

What else could we do?

“Or I could show you more of my toys or we could have…bigger food.” I looked around, not sure what time it was. “Maybe lunch? I don’t remember if I ate a meal or just snacked last.”

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