Series: Paige Michaels
Total pages in book: 47
Estimated words: 44612 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 223(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44612 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 223(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
“Do you want to play with the others?” he asked, waving a hand at the frolicking creatures around them.
“No. I want Marigold,” she told him firmly. “Do you want to hold her?” Aria held out the kitten to her Daddy.
“Sure.” Cameron accepted the precious handful and held her up to his face to look at her.
“You are a beautiful cat. All fluffy and orange. Marigold is the perfect name, too,” he said, complimenting Aria’s choice.
Its small mouth opened to meow softly, seeming to agree. Aria smiled as the kitten purred loudly and stretched out a hand to bat at Cameron’s lips as if asking him to talk some more.
“Okay. So Marigold will need to go home with us,” Cameron agreed, thoroughly charmed as well.
“Don’t let me talk you into a pet that’s not perfect,” Hunter said, offering them an out.
“Oh, no. She is perfect for us. Marigold needs us, and we need her,” Aria rushed to assure him.
“I’ll get a clipboard for you. I’m glad you love that kitty. She’s adorable,” CC said as she got up to gather the adoption paperwork. “Do you have a carrier?”
“Oh, no! We don’t. We can go get one if you’ll keep her for us,” Aria said.
“I’ve got one in the back of my SUV,” Cameron informed them as he stroked the small creature now circling on his lap to find a comfortable position. With a soft sigh, Marigold flopped down and closed her eyes. She was out in a flash.
“Is that the same kitten?” CC asked in amazement as she returned with the paperwork.
“She is. She just needed to find her people,” Hunter commented.
Chapter Twenty-One
Cameron studied the enchanting picture of his Little and their new pet cuddled together on the couch as he made dinner. Their evening plans included spaghetti, spooning, and watching a movie. It didn’t get better than this.
“You know, I think today has been my second luckiest day,” he announced.
“The second luckiest?” she questioned. “What was the first luckiest?”
“The day I met you,” he answered simply.
“Aw!” she said, blinking furiously. “You’re going to make me cry, Daddy. We are so blessed. Carol could have torn us apart, but instead we had this amazing day together.”
“Today was a gift. I enjoyed having a bonus day with you instead of working.”
“Do I go back there Monday?” she asked. “Do I have another review session with Mr. Lambert?”
“Yes. You go back on Monday, but I think your evaluation is completed. You will have to check your email on Monday,” he suggested.
Aria considered pulling it up on her phone now but decided to wait. She’d deal with all that next week. “Okay. We still have two days together, Daddy. What shall we do?”
“I think we’ll have a quiet weekend at home with Marigold. I would like to go get the rest of your clothes and anything else you need to stay here every night,” he suggested.
“Let’s do that tomorrow. Maybe we could put a puzzle together from my nursery?”
“Marigold might cause a problem with the pieces, Little girl,” Cameron pointed out as he drained the spaghetti.
“Oh, she wouldn’t bother them,” Aria assured him.
“If I wake up with puzzle pieces in my bed…”
“She wouldn’t do that,” Aria said quickly.
A mental image of Cameron waking up with a puzzle piece stuck to his forehead popped into Aria’s mind, and she couldn’t stop the giggles that rolled out of her mouth.
“I don’t even want to know, do I, Giggles?”
“N… No,” she stumbled over her answer, laughing hysterically.
Abandoning the pasta in the strainer, he circled the large kitchen island. Cameron picked up his still laughing Little girl and their new kitten in his arms and sat down in her spot. Kissing her hard, he wiped away her amusement and replaced it with an entirely different emotion.
Lifting his head, he held her gaze with his and said softly, “Welcome home, Little girl. I’ve been waiting for you forever.”
“Thanks for finding us, Daddy.”
His answering kiss eliminated the need to reply.