Total pages in book: 153
Estimated words: 155903 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 780(@200wpm)___ 624(@250wpm)___ 520(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 155903 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 780(@200wpm)___ 624(@250wpm)___ 520(@300wpm)
Faith chewed her lip. “It’s just . . . he was so sad and lonely, Daddy, and he needs a friend. A Little friend. I’m allowed a Little friend, right?”
He was scowling. “I want to say no, but I know that’s the wrong answer.”
“Good boy, Daddy. You can learn.” She patted his chest.
“I am the Daddy here.”
“Of course you are.” But there was nothing like a bit of positive reinforcement to let a Daddy know when he was making a good decision, right?
“I’m going to need to look into him.”
“Cat already did.”
“Cat did? Sorry, but I can’t really trust any research that Cat did,” he told her.
“Well, she got Nighthawk to do it for her.”
“Nighthawk?”
“Yeah. Good news! Charlie is all clean.”
Okay. He still didn’t seem very happy about that.
“Daddy? Are you going to say anything?” she asked.
“First of all. From now on, if you give your number out to strangers, I want to know.”
That seemed like overkill. Everyone asked for your number nowadays.
“Second, if you want someone looked into, I will arrange it.”
“You don’t trust Nighthawk?”
“Alejandro trusts him, and he knows what he’s doing,” he said reluctantly. “But I prefer to be in control. I’ll talk to him about Charlie. However, I don’t want you meeting him alone. Not the first time, at least.”
“Daddy, not everyone is out to hurt me.”
“After what happened with Eric, I’m not taking chances.” There was a firm look on his face.
Well, she couldn’t argue that. She’d never thought Eric would hit Cammie. Or come after her like he had.
Anxiety threatened to take hold and she pushed it aside. She didn’t want to think about Eric and what had happened.
“Okay. But you won’t intimidate him, will you? I don’t want to scare him off.”
“If I’m happy with the background check and what I learn, I won’t chase him off. As long as this is just about friendship?”
“Daddy, I can be friends with a man without being interested in him. Because the only man I am interested in is you.”
“And that’s how it better stay.”
59
Faith leaned back in her chair behind her desk at work.
It was after lunch, and she was feeling kind of . . . crabby. And she knew part of the reason for it.
She still felt guilty.
She’d come in expecting to find lots of work waiting for her, only to find out that Reuben had done her tasks as well as his own.
Which made her feel even worse.
Well, there was only one way to get rid of this feeling. With a sigh, she got to her feet. They didn’t have any more clients coming in that she knew of.
This was the perfect time.
Getting up, she knocked on his door and walked in when he called out.
“Hey, baby,” he said. “Everything okay? Did you have your afternoon snack?”
Oh. Fudge.
“Go and get it and bring your water bottle back too. Shut the door behind you when you return.”
Shoot.
When she’d gotten up this morning, Reuben had packed her some snacks for the day. How he had time to do that, she had no idea.
Grabbing her water bottle and snack, she started to drink the water hastily. So when she walked back in, she was feeling extra full, but at least most of her water was gone.
Reuben eyed her as she walked over to him. She went to sit in the chair across the desk from him, but he crooked a finger at her, and she walked around the desk. He turned and cupped her hips.
“Did you just drink a whole lot of water before you came in here?” he asked.
“I was thirsty.” It wasn’t a lie. She had been surprisingly thirsty once she’d started to drink.
“You forgot to drink your water and tried to drink it all at once, didn’t you? You also forgot to eat your snack. Do I have to bring you in here to eat your snacks, baby?”
“No, Sir.”
“No? I’m not so sure. I think I will do that. Take your panties off.”
Her eyes widened. “W-why?”
“Who is in charge in this office?”
“You are.” That didn’t even need to be said.
“Then do as you were told.”
Faith slid her panties off. Today, she was wearing a pleated skirt that was blue and white and came down just past her knees. A white blouse was tucked into the band.
“Hand them to me.” He held out his hand and she gave him her panties, blushing.
Why didn’t she have any sexy panties?
He suddenly lifted her onto the desk just next to his computer.
“Spread your legs.”
She obeyed without question.
Satisfaction filled his face. “Good girl. Now, you’re going to eat your snack and drink the rest of your water while I finish up some work. You will not move or speak, understand?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Good girl.” He brought something up on his computer to read and as she opened the packet of nuts and raisins, he started running his hand up her inner thigh.