Daddy's Friend (Yes, Daddy Book 15) by Lena Little
Author:Lena Little [Little, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-16T18:30:00+00:00
8
Gabe
âI definitely like the stone and the way itâs set in that one,â she points to the necklace behind the counter.
âCan I help you with anything?â the clerk asks, and I turn to Gaby at the same time she turns to me.
If she wasnât interested she would blurt it out, I know her. But she just freezes, and then says, âNo, weâre okay.â
âThat one. Weâll take it.â
âGabe!â she protests, slapping me on the shoulder playfully and making me feel like a kid all over again, or at least the childhood I never had that Iâm living inside me now all the while also having these fatherly feelings kindled within. The dichotomy is not mutually exclusive, and sheâs awoken two very distinct parts of me. Iâll take it as it comes, and weâre taking that necklace no matter how much she protests.
âMarket research,â I wink. âYou can tell me why you like it when we get home.â
âI like it because itâs a gift from you,â she says, grabbing my arm and wrapping herself around it.
âAnd I like it because my favorite person in the world will be wearing it.â
âWhy else?â she asks, as the clerk rings it up.
âBecause itâs elegant, yet not flashy. Because thereâs more to it than first appears, and because itâs bright and imaginative, cheerful and full of hope.â I pause. âLike someone I know,â I add, playfully sticking my index fingers in her ribs, and she giggles as if she were the Pillsbury Dough Boyâs sister. Itâs beyond cute and I freeze for a second, realizing the word cute has now entered my vocabulary for the first time in over four decades, and to up the ante, I skipped right from regular olâ cute and advance straight to beyond cute.
My girl is changing meâ¦and I like it because it means I can better connect with her and thatâs whatâs most important.
âReady to get out of here?â I suggest as the clerk hands me back my change and then the chain. I donât opt for a bag because I want her to wear it now, a sign to all men that sheâs claimed by a man, one and only one man, and they are not me.
âWhere are we off to next?â
âFirst to get this around that swanlike neck of yours,â I suggest, as I sweep her hair to the side and carefully clasp the necklace in place, making sure not to get any of her silky smooth locks tangled up in her new gift.
I lean in closer, even though the necklace is already fastened, and inhale deeply against her neck. Her fruity shampoo mixed with the light coat of sweat from our session just thirty minutes ago is an intoxicating cocktail, and Iâm drunk on the scent of what amounts to strawberry sweatâ¦because itâs her scent, and canât be bought in a bottle anywhere. It belongs to her and she belongs to me.
Taking her hand I lead her out of the jewelry shop. âDo you always pay with cash?â she questions.
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