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Curiosity overrode desire, at least for a moment. “Why are you on restriction, little one?”
“Ummm, I sorta got in trouble when I spent the night at Sadie’s house. We tried to dye her hair and we ended up making a really big mess, and Master Derek spanked all of us. But Hayleigh has a rule that if she gets a spankin’ at Sadie’s house, then she gets a spankin’ at home, and it didn’t seem fair that she would get punished twice but I wouldn’t, so Michelle put me on restriction from being allowed to come for twenty-four hours and it’s theworst.”
“Ah, I see.” That explained Sadie’s colorful pigtails.
Perhaps in the future, he and Michelle could take advantage of such a circumstance and spend a few hours teasing and edging their little girl. But for now, he would take pity on her, even if it meant delaying his own pleasure for a while.
“I guess waffles will have to do for now,” he said, shaking his head sadly, as if drowning a breakfast pastry in sugar-filled toppings was somehow a hardship.
“Waffles!” With an excited whoop, Allie scrambled off the bed and slipped into a pair of red ballet flats that matched the sequins on her shirt. “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!”
“All right, we’re coming,” Michelle said, slipping on her own shoes. “Hold your horses, brat.”
“I don’t have any horses to hold. That’s a silly expression.”
Their banter continued out the door and down the hall to the cafeteria, where Allie squealed with excitement at the assortment of toppings for her waffle. Michelle put her foot down when Allie tried to dump chocolate syrup on top of her strawberries, whipped cream, chocolate chips, and powdered sugar. He probably would have let her get away with it, but since Michelle had already said no, he had to back her up when Allie turned those puppy dog eyes on him.
“Not a chance, little one. You aren’t going to get yourself anything but a sore bottom if you try to play that game. If Michelle tells you no, then the answer is no.”
Allie sighed heavily, making her disappointment known. When she walked ahead of them in search of a table, Michelle leaned in. “Thank you. I appreciate the united front.”
“Of course, darlin’. I meant what I said, and I would expect the same from you if the tables were turned.”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Good girl.”
By the time they settled at their table, Allie seemed to have forgotten all about being denied, which told him she’d probably just been seeing how much she could get away with. She dug in, making happy little humming sounds with each bite.
“What time do you have to get to work?” Michelle asked, cutting off a dainty portion of her own waffle.
“I don’t. I took the day off to spend with my two favorite girls.”
“Really?” they asked in unison, lifting their heads to stare at him. Allie with a sort of wide-eyed wonder, and Michelle with a more reserved smile.
“Can you afford to do that this time of year?” Her smile already turning to a worried frown, Michelle nibbled at her bottom lip. “This has to be your busiest week, right? We can keep ourselves occupied for the day, if you just want to meet us for dinner or something.”
“One of the perks of inheriting a family business like mine is that it’s been a well-oiled machine for several generations. Honestly, I could take off and head to Tahiti from October to January every year and they’d barely notice I was gone.” That might have been a slight exaggeration, but only because his sister would definitely notice, and she’d be calling him every day to badger him about when he was coming home. But the business would still run as smoothly as ever, whether he was there or not.
“Oh. Um, okay.” Although she acquiesced, there was still a little worried wrinkle between Michelle’s brows. “Did you have anything specific in mind for today?”
“Well, there’s a Christmas card decorating party starting soon. I thought we could go check that out, and then we could go explore the Ranch a bit. There are lots of different themed rooms, and as long as they haven’t been reserved, we can check them out. See if there’s anything the two of you would be interested in trying.”
The girls shared a look, and a smile, before turning back to him. “What do you wanna try?” Allie asked, her eyes dancing with excitement.
“Everything,” he answered honestly. There was almost nothing he didn’t want to do to the two women sitting across from him. “That’s why I was thinking we could explore the different rooms. See if there’s anything we’re all interested in and go from there.”
Even more than indulging his own needs, he was genuinely curious to see what they might pick out. There were plenty of Little-themed rooms at the Ranch, so he assumed Allie would want to try those if they had time. But he couldn’t quite pin down Michelle. Medical play? Pet play? An interrogation scene? A naughty student?
Would she want to submit, alongside Allie? Or would she want to help him top her?
One thing was for certain. Whatever they chose, he was going to make sure both of his girls enjoyed every single second of it.
Chapter 19
Allie
She’d been wrong before. Today was definitely The Best Day Ever.
