Total pages in book: 59
Estimated words: 55087 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 275(@200wpm)___ 220(@250wpm)___ 184(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 55087 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 275(@200wpm)___ 220(@250wpm)___ 184(@300wpm)
“Yes. I lost track of time.” Sadie ate the last spoonful of food and stood. “Thanks for having breakfast with me,” she added.
“I’ll update you.”
“Thanks, Magnus.” Impulsively, she darted forward and hugged him.
“You’re welcome, Little girl.”
By the third day, Sadie was getting grumpy. In her mind, she knew it was a long distance between the U.S. and New Zealand, but she wanted her Daddy home. Grabbing her phone, she added:
#2. Daddy needs to take me with him next time.
As she set the phone down, it rang, scaring her. Sadie juggled the phone and finally captured the tumbling device safely in her hands. Rocco. Frantically, she accepted the call.
“Daddy?”
“Hi, Cookie. I’m getting on the plane to come home. I’ll be there in a few hours.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes. I miss you.”
“I’ve missed you so much. You need to take me with you from now on,” she demanded. “And I get to spank you.”
“Whoa, Little girl. The only bottom that might need a spanking is yours for sassing your Daddy.”
His stern tone sent a shiver down her spine. “Sorry. I’ve worried about you.”
“I will climb mountains to get back to you, Little girl. I have the best incentive ever to return home safely.”
“Is everyone else okay?”
“The whole team is loading up on a plane. We’ll be home soon, Cookie. Be good. Tell Magnus to pull up the local news here.”
She whispered goodbye and watched the screen go dark. A few seconds later, Sadie remembered what he’d said. After running to the elevator, she pressed her fingertips to the screen to access the basement.
Bursting from the car as the doors open, she called, “Magnus! They’re coming home! Rocco says to pull up the U.S. news.”
“On it,” he responded as he typed furiously into the computer.
Finishing, he pointed to the display. “Watch that screen.”
A news anchor she recognized spoke, “There was a raid today on the Pushkin Company. You can see the FBI carrying boxes of files and computers from the building. The business will remain closed indefinitely as the owner, Sylvester Pushkin, is being held without bond in a federal facility, awaiting his court date. The charges are serious and include allegations of tax fraud, sales of illegal goods, and racketeering. If convicted of all the crimes, Mr. Pushkin will be incarcerated for the rest of his life. A number of his employees also face numerous charges.”
Magnus turned off the feed. “Looks like your Daddy has taken care of the problem. You’re safe now.”
“Do you think so?”
“Yes.”
Feeling like she was walking on air, Sadie returned to her desk and forced herself to concentrate. The resort would open soon. She needed to be ready. An idea struck her, and she pulled out her phone.
#3. Make love to Daddy.
Warm arms wrapped around her, and Sadie cuddled against a familiar, muscular chest. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she blinked, trying to wake up. “Daddy?”
“I’m home, Little girl. How about if we sleep in our bed tonight? Want to grab Edgar and his buddies?”
“They should sleep down here, Daddy. It will be too noisy in our room for them to doze.”
“Too noisy, huh?” Rocco asked, carrying her toward the elevator.
“Are you going to tell me what happened?” she asked.
“No. There are some things Little girls don’t need to know. What’s important is that you’re safe. Give Daddy a kiss.”
Thrilled to have him home, Sadie pressed her lips against his and poured all her feelings into the exchange. Her Daddy responded skillfully, making her squirm in his arms.
“The elevator is open.” Magnus’s amused voice reached them from the computer command center.
Without looking, Rocco walked inside. Sadie leaned back to select the fifth floor before returning to show her Daddy just how much she’d missed him. She watched out of the corner of her eye this time for the opening doors.
“Bed, Daddy.”
“Your wish is my command, Cookie.” Rocco strode toward their room but stopped to look at the door and set her feet on the carpet. “You colored all of these?” he asked in amazement as his gaze swept the walls.
“Me and the penguins. We had time to fill. Magnus isn’t Mr. Chatty.”
Rocco’s laugh thrilled her. She hugged his waist, getting as close to him as possible. “Make love to me, Daddy,” Sadie whispered. “I put it on my list, so it has to happen.”
“The same list that contains a Daddy spanking and a demand that I always take you with me?” he asked.
“Yes. You’ve got to at least make one come true.”
“I know what I’m choosing,” he declared, leaning over to scoop her over his shoulder.
As he carried her inside, she dared to make the first one come true as well.
“You are in so much trouble, Little girl,” he declared, sitting on the bed and arranging her over his hard thighs. “Let’s deal with this misbehavior first.”