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)
“You’re welcome, Daddy.” Kissing my cheek, he seemed to be doing his best to ignore his blush. “I’m amazing and sticky, though.”
And a master at changing the subject.
“I can help with that.”
We were both amazing mates.
Chapter 22
Merritt
“I didn’t pick the spot. Honest.” I just hadn’t told them no. “I’ll keep it short and meet you over at the council’s office if you’d like that better.”
Daddy raised one eyebrow, making his views on that clear. “You think I’d leave you alone in the diner?”
No.
What had I been thinking?
“I wanted to make sure you knew you had the option, but I know my Daddy.” Looking appropriately skeptical, I rolled my eyes. “I was being polite, but I knew you wouldn’t leave me.”
Keeping my fingers crossed I hadn’t gotten myself in enough trouble that he’d pay attention to what I wanted for breakfast, I looked both ways and started us across the street. “Do you have something to keep you busy? You’re not good bored.”
And he sighed.
“Yes. I have a few things to research. I’m looking at our options for the drive down and I’m putting together a list of places we could live.” His slightly frustrated expression said it wasn’t going well. “I’ll figure it out.”
“Thank you.” Kissing his cheek, I ignored the sigh from the little old lady who passed us because I was pretty sure she was one of the ladies who’d tried to poison Daddy. “I know you’ll figure out wonderful options for us.”
He’d stay busy trying, at the very least.
“You’re sweet.” Kissing my head, Daddy made a thinking sound. “There are a lot of options, though.”
There were.
“I think that’s part of the fun.” And part of his process too. “I still think we should ask Florida Man what he thinks of Orlando. I’ve never been to any of the parks down there.”
I managed not to laugh as he groaned, but it was painfully hard.
“Don’t try to give me a heart attack. It’s just not nice.” Daddy let out a few more dramatic sounds and sighs as we finally approached the diner. “Especially not before we go in here. I’m sure there’s something going on.”
He was probably right, but I hadn’t been looking for it before.
“I think part of the problem is that no one is searching for a spell like that when they come here.” And with magic, intent was a huge part of it. “I’m paying attention now, though.”
Mostly because I didn’t want to accidentally overshare and give Daddy a heart attack. Saying he didn’t like sharing would’ve been a massive understatement.
“Thank you. I know you’ll figure it out.” Letting out a deep breath, Daddy reached for the door. “It’ll be fine.”
He didn’t sound believable at all, but I liked how he worried about me. Telling him that wouldn’t help the situation, though, so I stayed quiet as he held the door open for me. “Thank you.”
Every eye turned to us but that was just because they were nosy, so we both ignored the patrons. After giving the woman who owned it a wave, I went toward the other mages and dragons who were involved in the medical field in some way and Daddy sighed before heading over…oh.
To Wren…and his something.
It was the confused Daddy guy.
It just got more and more interesting, and for the first time, I regretted actually having a role that needed a meeting.
“Gentlemen.” Originally Mrs. Phillip had technically been part of our team, but thankfully we didn’t have to deal with her anymore. “Good morning.”
Everyone at the small table nodded and returned my greeting, but they were too distracted to do much more than that. They were focused on the fun stuff like Daddy talking to Wren in a frustrated whisper and the naughty men at the back of the diner who seemed to be trying to decide what people did with a spreader bar.
How they’d been allowed to bring that into the diner I didn’t know, but the emergency room doctor who liked to frown as much as Daddy seemed to know what it was. “For fuck’s sake.”
Yep.
“I don’t want anyone to explain it to me.” The tall man who was the most nervous nurse I’d ever met shook his head. “I’m good not knowing. But I just. It’s not appropriate, is it?”
His name always escaped me but luckily it didn’t matter because the doctor shook his head. “No. It’s not.”
“We’re just going to ignore it, though. It’s not important for this meeting.” Besides, in about ten seconds we were going to be the most interesting thing in the room. “What is important is deciding who we’re sending through the portal.”
We were not going to let the group as a whole make that decision.
The room went so silent we could’ve heard a pin drop.
“I don’t care what they think.” Wren’s voice held a decisiveness I hadn’t heard from him before. “I’m an adorable squirrel and he’s my mate.”