Disciplining Little Abby by Serafine Laveaux

Author:Serafine Laveaux
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

All across the Metroplex the summer heat had taken its toll on the plants and trees. What had been green and lush in the spring was rapidly turning to brown now. At least it was until Chris turned the chopper into the winding drive leading up to the Willis home. Abby had told him her mother employed a gardener, and Chris suspected the man spent most of his time watering the lush landscaping. Waving grasses and yellow flowers guided him up towards the front steps, and perfectly spiraled Junipers flanked the front entrance, their bases buried in the neon green of potato vines that spilled over the edge of the urns and cascaded to the ground.

A pink Cadillac was already parked in the drive, and Chris knew it belonged to Abby’s younger sister, Julia. He maneuvered the chopper to the side of the Cadillac, killed the engine, and waited for Abby to dismount. When she didn’t move, he glanced over his shoulder and saw her chewing her lip nervously.

“Come on, babygirl, hop off so Daddy can get off too.”

He watched her take a deep breath as she swung her leg over the rear of the bike. Stepping away, she cast a furtive glance towards the front entrance, then back at him.

“I don’t know if I can do this,” she blurted out as he dismounted. “If they start in on me, I don’t know if I can behave.”

Chris put his arm around her and kissed the top of her head. “You will behave,” he said softly as he guided her towards the front door. “If you think you can’t, then take a time out and come sit on the bike until you can calm down. Understood?”

She nodded, but he could tell she was regretting her decision to agree to his terms. She’d already tried to back out before they’d left, and it wasn’t until he tucked her blanket and Mr. Jingles into the saddlebags on his chopper that she agreed to see it through.

When she’d come to him just days earlier and begged him to come with her, he never suspected how much trouble she’d be once she got her wish. More than once he kicked himself for not making her promise to behave not only at the dinner, but every day leading up to it as well. Just getting her into the outfit he’d chosen had been a battle. It wasn’t fancy, just a simple navy blue sheath dress with matching navy ballerina flats. He’d brushed her hair until it lay sleek and shiny, then pulled it into a simple ponytail at the back of her neck. For makeup he allowed her to wear a thin coat of mascara and some soft pink lip gloss, nothing more. Her usual chipped black nail polish was quickly stripped away, replaced by the palest pink polish. Throughout it all, she’d rolled her eyes and whined and generally acted like a brat, despite him swatting her on the bottom several times.

Her attitude didn’t change until he handed her a small giftwrapped box.

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