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I had to fight to keep a straight face as her companion rolled his eyes again. “Daddies are impressed by the simplest things.”
He wasn’t wrong but it opened up even more questions.
Before I could ask any of them, he pulled an older-looking e-reader out of his jacket pocket and nodded toward the back of the room. “I’ll keep an eye out, Tabitha, but nothing ridiculous.”
I had a feeling she and Harper had the same rules about someone else having veto power over shenanigans.
She gave him an excited nod and waved her fingers before turning her smiling face back to Harper. She poked his chest and then looked at me and giggled. It was clearly a question, so I let Harper figure out what she was asking.
He chuckled and nodded, poking me too. “Yes, grumpy man is my partner and he’s not a Daddy, but he’s a Dom and he plays tea party very well.”
What a wonderful introduction.
She giggled and nodded earnestly like it was the most important information ever. But her curiosity wasn’t satisfied yet because she poked both of us again and then leaned in to whisper into Harper’s ear.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Chapter 2
Harper
“Boy. Boy… Boy. Girl?” Her quiet words were confusing for a second before I realized what she was asking.
I was a boy who liked boys and she wanted to know if I was a boy who liked girls too.
I was a genius.
Cupping her hand around her ear, she positioned it at my lips and looked adorably thoughtful as I leaned in to whisper. “Yes. We both like boys and girls. He’s the only boy in my life, though. We’re looking for a girl to spend time with both of us.”
Was that a casual enough way to say that we weren’t looking to pressure her into giving us more than she was comfortable with? I didn’t want to hide that we were looking for a third, but she was so little at the moment, I wasn’t sure how she would take it.
Her serious face was the cutest thing ever and she nodded before whispering again. “One. Two. Three?”
I was hoping that was as easy to translate as I was assuming and nodded. “Yes, we’re just looking for one other cute little girl to be with us.”
I wasn’t sure how much detail to go into at the moment, but I aimed to keep it light and headspace appropriate to make sure she stayed happy. “He calls me Happy Daddy because I’m mushy, but Gaylen likes having rules and he likes grown-up toys. But he’s very sweet too.”
The grown-up toys part made her giggle, but she peeked over at Gaylen before turning to whisper in my ear again. “Grumpy Gaylen?”
Nodding, I tried not to laugh but her giggles made it impossible.
Gaylen wasn’t quite ready to be flirty yet, but he gave a dramatic sigh that had her smile going even wider. “Not even the kitten here can talk me into the goats, crazy man. So don’t even think it.”
That got another soft laugh from her and she leaned in again, this time keeping her eyes on the teasing Dom. “Pretty goats?”
Nodding, I pouted to gain sympathy from the cutie. “He said they’re stinky and he doesn’t want to learn how to walk one on a leash and he said we don’t have a big enough yard.”
“Aww…” She looked appropriately sad for me and even kissed my cheek, barely brushing her lips against my skin.
Gaylen rolled his eyes. “You’ve got to be kidding.”
As the rest of the guys snickered and magically decided to find somewhere else to be, Tabitha and I aimed matching sad pouts at Gaylen. “But they’re cute.”
Tabitha nodded earnestly and was so wonderfully manipulative she reached out and patted Gaylen’s cheek. “Aww, Grumpy Poppy.”
He couldn’t seem to decide if he wanted to groan or laugh. He settled on letting his head fall back against the couch and looking up at the ceiling like he was talking to God. “How has he already spoiled her? How? They haven’t even exchanged full sentences yet.”
“Magic.” My answer had the drama Dom groaning.
