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I was her mother. That was my job.
“You know, I watched this movie a whole lot when I was a kid,” he began. There was a long pause, but eventually my daughter replied.
“You did?”
“I sure did. Can you guess what my favorite part was?”
She was quiet for a few moments. I allowed myself to smile, knowing full well her tiny little forehead was probably furrowed deep with thought. Her bright green eyes would crinkle at the sides and her lips would twist into this crooked line that showed how seriously she was taking something, but I just thought it was ridiculously cute.
“When the carriage turns back into a pumpkin?” she guessed, her tone entirely somber and contemplative.
“That’s a good one, but that’s not my favorite…” he teased.
“What is it?”
He had caught her interest. That was a start.
“You really want to know?” he pressed.
I chuckled. He’d been around children before, that much I could tell.
“Yes!”
Her voice had risen in excitement. He had her on the hook now.
“When the fairy godmother says ‘bippity boppity boo!’ and waves her wand around like this!” he exclaimed. There was a slight rustling of fabric and then the musical sound of my daughter’s laughter echoed throughout the room.
His comfort with her made my heart flutter. I sighed with relief. I wouldn’t have to worry about her when he was with her. She would be just fine.
I went about my cleaning with a renewed vigor, my heart swelling with emotion. My every waking thought was of Kieran Murphy and how he’d shown me nothing but kindness and generosity since the moment I met him.
The sight of his cock flashed once more before my eyes and I bit my lip, unable to keep my rising arousal at bay. As I worked, I could feel my panties dampen further and nothing I did tempered it even a little bit. Cleaning for me was a mindless activity, and my thoughts wandered to images of him leaning down and brushing those soft pink lips against mine. Would his kiss be gentle or rough? What would he do after that?
I polished a silver knife a bit more firmly than I intended and my hand slipped, very nearly cutting myself on the sharp edge.
I really needed to get ahold of myself.
With a shaky breath, I put the knife down and moved on. I dried all the dishes and put them away. I gathered the rest of the garbage and brought it to the door where I’d come in. I glanced at Emma and Kieran. She was leaning against him now and his arm was around her shoulders. He was just as fully engrossed in the movie as she was.
Honestly, it was the cutest thing I’d ever seen in my life.
“You can just leave the garbage by the door. I’ll take it down to the dumpster later,” he called out.
“But it’s my job. They pay me to do that,” I said, taken aback.
“The bags will be heavy, and I don’t want you carrying them down the stairs. I’ll take them down later,” he said firmly, but somehow still gently.
I looked from the bags to him, feeling as though this was something I should fight for, simply based on pride alone. I was more than capable of carrying the bags downstairs. I was strong enough, but it didn’t feel like he was insinuating any of that.
There was also a much quieter and more compelling part of me that wanted to obey him, that felt like I needed to.
“Are you sure?” I asked hesitantly. Sometimes clients would say things like this and then call the cleaning agency, which would only result in them docking my pay and I couldn’t afford that. I chewed my lip. That didn’t seem like something he would do.
“Yes. I’m sure, Leah,” he replied. My name rolled off his tongue and I sucked in a heated breath.
Suddenly, the image of him saying my name as he drove his cock into me took me by surprise and I could do nothing but nod.
“Okay,” I answered shakily. I tried not to notice how his eyebrow had lifted with interest, turning away quickly so that I could return to finishing my work as quickly as possible. I vacuumed and mopped the floors, dusted every surface, made all the beds, washed and folded all the laundry until the entire place was spotless. By the time I finished, it was almost dinnertime, and my body felt the efforts of a very full day of cleaning.
