Page 27 of Her Dream Mafia Daddy

“Yes, Sir! I promise we will be good.” Daphne was so excited she could hardly stand it. She was bouncing on her toes as Kiera did her signature happy booty dance.

“Ok. Let’s do this. Let me get some men together and we’ll leave in about 20 minutes. That should give everyone time to potty and get changed if need be.”

Groaning, Daphne glared at him. “Do you have to say ‘potty’?”

“Yes, Little girl, I do. Now go potty and get ready before I decide you don’t get to go and you can stay here and get your butt spanked.” At his raised eyebrow, she squealed and got the heck out of there as quickly as she could. She wasn’t about to risk having to stay home. She heard the men chuckling as she made it to her room.

Ryan was waiting outside her door when she got there.

“I heard we are going into town.”

“Uh-huh. Eamon said we could. Are you going with us?”

“I am. We will leave in a few minutes, and I want you to listen very carefully to me while we are in town. Your safety is my priority.”

“Of course, Mr. Ryan. I’ll be good.”

“Good girl.” He smiled at her, and she felt better and more at ease with him. As they approached the front door, Eamon came up to her, and her heart sank at the look on his face.

“We don’t get to go anymore, do we?” She felt like crying.

“You do. I just can’t go like I wanted to. I have some business that unfortunately cannot wait. But you will have Ryan and Liam with you, and Connor is meeting you in town as well.”

“Ok. I’m sorry you can’t come. Maybe we could bring you back a cupcake? What’s your favorite flavor?”

“I really like any flavor. Surprise me and pick what looks good.” He smiled at her and her heart skipped a beat, a low heat rising in her tummy she couldn’t explain.

“O-ok.” She was breathless as he winked and smirked at her.

Driving off the estate spiked her nerves, but she focused on the gorgeous mountains around her. Since it was winter, the trees were bare, but it was still breathtakingly beautiful. She knew they would get snow and she couldn’t wait. The drive to town took about twenty minutes, and as they drove the winding roads, she was lost in thought about everything that was going on. There wasn’t much between the estate and town, just lots of woods. She knew it would be hard to traverse those woods to get on the property, and seeing that eased her nerves about her safety.

They drove into town, past the park and community center, and found a spot to park right in front of the new bakery. Connor was there waiting for them when they jumped out of the car, holding hands, and racing into the store. It smelled divine. Sugar and vanilla accosted their senses as they looked in the display cases at all of the pastries and cupcakes that were so beautifully decorated.

“Welcome to Genevieve’s Timeless Temptations!” Her jaw dropped as the most stunning woman she had ever seen stepped forward. She looked like a pin-up model. She was at least six feet tall with emerald green eyes. She couldn’t see her hair because she was wearing a polka-dot bandana on her head, and she had on a retro dress that had tulle peeking out under it. The apron with a wooden spoon tucked in completed the look.

“Hi! I’m Kiera and this is Daphne, and we loooooooove your cakes, and finally my Daddy and Uncle let us come down and try them ourselves. We are so excited!” Kiera was bouncing up and down at the counter, eyes wide at the treats that sat behind the glass.

Daphne wished she could be as open as Kiera, as comfortable as she was to live her life. She wanted that more than anything, but fought against it. Maybe when she had her own Daddy it would be easier.

“Well, I am just tickled to meet you both. You’re just the most adorable Little girls ever.” Ms. Genevieve smiled kindly at them. “Let’s get you girls a fun treat.”

“I also would like to bring something back for Eamon. He said to surprise him. Is there something you think he might like?” she asked her quietly as she looked at the treats.

“Well, I happen to know Eamon pretty well, and his favorite flavor is anything sweet.” She laughed and her smile was so big, it made Daphne giggle too.

“Well then, I guess I can’t go wrong with anything. Hmmm, how about that one.” She pointed to a beautifully decorated cupcake, blue frosting with gold sparkles on a chocolate cupcake.

“Excellent choice. I will package that up. Now, then. What do you girls want?”

After each picking out a treat, they settled into the red leather chairs to enjoy their pink sparkly cupcakes and glasses of milk. It was so good. She hummed happily as Kiera talked her ear off about anything and everything. She appreciated the tables and chairs that fit every body type.

After they got cleaned up, they headed across the street to the library.

“Hi, Mr. Oliver!” she greeted the older gentleman.

“Well, hello there, Daphne. How are you on this fine day?”

“I’m good. We were finally allowed to come to town to pick out some new books and to get a cupcake from Ms. Genevieve. We got the cupcakes, and now it’s time to pick up some books! I’m excited to get a few more.”