And try not to dwell on the unhappy feelings sitting like lead weights in my tummy.
CHAPTER 12
SEBASTIAN
Our Little girl is sulking. And she’s not even trying to hide it. No matter how cute the animals in front of us might be, she just glares at them and then asks if we can move on yet.
By the time we near the end of the primate house, my patience is razor-thin.
“Oh, yay, lemurs,” Junie says woodenly. “Look how cute they are. Next, please.”
Before I can reach for more patience, Val steps in, leaning down until she’s nose to nose with our babygirl. “All right, Juniper Skye. As soon as we leave here, we are finding a bathroom and I am going to spank this bratty attitude right out of you.”
“But I didn’t do anything naughty!” Junie wails, drawing curious stares from the people around us.
“You are being very rude right now, andmyLittle girl knows better than to pout and sulk just because she didn’t get her way. Isn’t that right, Juniper?”
Gaze dropping to the ground, Junie nods. “Yes, Ma’am.”
“Much better. Now, if you can act like the good, sweet girl I know you are until we leave this exhibit, my brush can stay tucked away in my purse. Understood?”
Red floods our babygirl’s cheeks. “Yes, Ma’am.”
“Good girl. Apologize for having such a bad attitude and we can keep going.”
Junie peeks up at me through her lashes. “I’m sorry I was such a brat.”
“All is forgiven, little gremlin.” Crouching, I point toward a glass-and-metal machine in the corner of the room. “Why don’t you go pick out a design and we’ll press a penny together.”
“Sebastian.” When I glance up, I find Val frowning down at us. “You’re rewarding bad behavior.”
Realistically, I probably am. But I desperately need a moment alone with my wife, and Idofeel a bit guilty that Junie hasn’t been enjoying the primate house as much as I’d hoped.
Smiling at my babygirl, I wink, earning myself a soft giggle in response. “It’s just a penny, right, Junie?”
Eyes lighting with excitement, she bobs her head. “Right!”
“Go on, then. I’ll be over in just a minute.”
The moment she turns to bounce over to the penny-pressing machine, I reach for my wife, hauling her into my arms so I can claim her lips in a scorching kiss. Val opens for me, not in surrender, but meeting me as an equal.
It might just be the hottest fucking kiss we’ve ever shared in twenty years of marriage.
When I pull back, Val’s eyes are bright with hunger, her bruised lips curving up in a knowing smile. “Well, hello cowboy,” she murmurs, the teasing nickname she gave me years ago shooting straight to my cock.
“Do you have any idea what it did to me, watching you scold our babygirl?”
Her gaze shifts downward, her smile turning smug. “I have a pretty good idea.”
“You’ve always been the sexiest woman I’ve ever known, but watching you play Mommy… Fuck, Val.”
“Who knew all we were missing in our marriage was a naughty Little girl?”
Chuckling, I lean down to rub my nose against hers. “Come on,Mommy. Let’s get out of here so you can go give our babygirl the attention she’s been begging for.”
“That sounds like an excellent idea.” Grabbing hold of the lapels of my polo shirt, she hauls me closer, her voice dropping to a dangerous purr. “But later, you and I are going to have a talk about what it means to be a team when it comes to our June-bug. Got it?”
I’ve never considered myself remotely submissive. But being put so soundly in my place by my gorgeous wife has my cock leaking in my jeans and I can’t stop the grin from stretching across my face.
