Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 76943 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 385(@200wpm)___ 308(@250wpm)___ 256(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 76943 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 385(@200wpm)___ 308(@250wpm)___ 256(@300wpm)
Considering we were there because of a portal to another world, his giggles were understandable.
“I’ve become very partial to my mate already, and I won’t let anything happen to him.” Stretching up to give his lips a quick peck, I rested my forehead against his as his giggles faded to a sweet but serious smile. “Anything.”
Aliens or nosy old ladies or weird diner men.
Or that fucking portal.
“Anything.” Softly repeating the word, he gave me a kiss and wrapped his legs around me to give me a hug. “I always hoped I’d have a Daddy for a mate, but you’re more than I ever imagined.”
Kissing his nose, I rolled us over again until he was stretched out down the length of me and I had my arms wrapped around his chest. The shift got another laugh from him but he snuggled against me and rested his head in his hands. “You’re going to be a handful, aren’t you?”
Most definitely.
“Me?” Aiming for innocent and slightly confused, I frowned at him. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
That had him sighing and shaking his head. “That would be very convincing if not for that one little tell.”
What tell?
“I don’t have a tell.” His snickers said he thought otherwise. “I don’t.”
I was very good and had never even lost at Monopoly because of anything ridiculous like a tell. “What tell?”
Because I didn’t have one.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Merritt would’ve been able to copy me better if he’d been able to stop snickering. “A tell?”
I had a mate with a giggle problem, so I did the only thing that would work under the circumstances.
I pouted.
Flopping my arms wide, I frowned and sighed. “I’m offended.”
That did not help his giggles but it did get him in the mind that apologizing would be fun. “Oh, Daddy. I’m sorry.”
Sorry came with smiles and cheek kisses, and for just a moment I wondered if my little mage mate was going to come out to play instead of my grown-up one. Merritt pushed him back, though, and my next kiss was on the lips and felt very adult.
Though he aimed for innocent as he pulled back, he radiated desire. “I’ll show you how I say sorry, Daddy.”
I completely approved of whatever his devious mind had in store for me, but I ran my hand over his head and nodded slowly. “But only if you think that’s the right thing to do.”
Whatever he wanted was okay with me as long as it was what he was ready for. But as I watched his face and focused on any feelings the bond might be sharing, all I saw from him was a wicked happiness and a naughty boy who wanted to show Daddy how cute he was.
“I do.” Pouting, he kissed my cheek. “I was naughty. But I can be sorry.”
He was going to be very enthusiastic at being sorry if I was reading the scene right. “Thank you, baby.”
“You’re welcome.” Kissing my other cheek, he slowly slid off me as he gave me his wide-eyed expression. “Will you move higher on the bed, Daddy? I need more room to say sorry.”
So he wouldn’t fall off the bed…it was a good plan.
“Of course.” Turning so my head was on the pillows, I shifted higher and centered myself on the bed to make sure he had plenty of room. “How is this?”
He sighed.
“Fun.”
Adorable.
But I didn’t like the way he immediately caught himself and a real frown peeked out. “Good. Thank you.”
No.
That wasn’t going to work at all.
It was time to pull out the big guns again.
Chapter 8
Merritt
He pouted really well.
“I’m fun. Are you saying playing with me isn’t fun?”
He also played offended really well.
“Having quality time with your mate is supposed to be fun. Am I doing this wrong?”
Offended with a layer of guilt.
He was probably a really good lawyer.
He was also incredibly dramatic when he was proving his point, but part of me still winced when I replayed the moment in my head. I just hadn’t realized how things were going until I said it and then things got mixed up in my head.
But since he’d started off the scene accusing me of being an alien pod person, I should not be worried about being silly.
Knowing it was probably going to take me a while to remember that lesson, I did my best to give him a smile that didn’t look painful or awkward. “No, Daddy. You’re fun.”
One eyebrow went up.
Internally sighing, I tried to decide what to do next to fix the situation, but he caught me up in his arms and pulled me down onto his chest. “At some point we’re going to talk about this situation. Your reaction. Your worries. All of it. But right now I’m going to give you the option of do we have the conversation now or later?”