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“Nothing we can’t handle,” Jud says.
“We’re prepared for this kind of trouble,” Rev assures me.
“You got another daddy, huh?” Jud asks, as if the subject of men coming for me is so unimportant it’s not even worth discussing. “You two have a nice time last night?” He seems to genuinely want to know, so I give him an honest answer.
“We did. He’s a—” I look to Rev and smile at him shyly. “Really good daddy.”
Rev’s eyes go soft on me.
Jud says, “Hmm. Setting the bar high for me, huh?” He scratches his bushy beard. “Guess I’ll have to step up my game.”
I blink at him. I have to keep reminding myself whose lap I’m on, because Jud is being charming and playful.
Oh!I remember why I sought out Jud in the first place! This is probably as good a time as I’ll find to talk to him about my agency. It seems less important now that I know danger’s coming our way, but Jud seems to be handling the danger front just fine. He can probably handle me asking for more freedom, too.
As if he read my mind, Rev says, “What’d you want to see your other daddy about, little one?” There’s a twinkle in his eye that says he knows exactly why I came here.
Borrowing strength from him, I steel myself to ask for what I want. Here goes nothing.
Chapter 21
Jud
Is Rev right?Am I only ever content when I’m protecting what’s mine? Have I been a grumpy-ass bear to Cora this whole time because there’s been no threat to the status quo?
All I have to do is look at her face for the answer. The small, beautiful bundle on my lap keeps frowning at me like I’ve sprouted three new heads. It would be funny if her obvious skepticism didn’t feel like a thorn in my heart. Clearly, me being in a good mood is the exception to her norm.
What can I say? It’s stressful holding things together. So, sue me for being short-tempered, sometimes. Or all the time. Okay, maybe I could stand to be a little less of an ass to the most precious new member of our settlement. I’ll work on it.
Rev is watching me as I nuzzle Cora’s neck. She smells like the shower soap we keep upstairs and also like her unique lavender and vanilla scent. She’s wearing some of her new clothes, a pair of figure-hugging jeans and a light blue sweater that brings out even more blue in her eyes.
Makes me feel proud to have her on my lap while another man looks on. Maybe it even makes me feel a little less jealous after hearing her call Rev a “really good daddy.”
“What’d you want to see your other daddy about, little one?” Rev asks, and the fucker has a glint in his eye that tells me he thinks he’s the better daddy. That shit’s not going to stand.It’s my new mission to be the best fucking daddy my kitten’s ever had.
“Um.” Cora shifts on my lap so she can look at me. Her pert little ass rubs me just right, and I begin to chub up for her. Makes it a challenge to concentrate, but I do my best. “So, I wanted to talk to you about…me.”
“Hm. My favorite topic.” My face does something funny. I think I’m smiling. Feels weird.Guess Revisright. Knowing trouble’s coming has me amped. Bring it on, motherfuckers. We’re ready for you, and you’re going to be sorry you ever set your sights on my territory. I can’t wait to turn my office into a war room. We’re going to strategize the shit out of this defense mission.
But first, Cora has something she needs to talk about, and as her soon-to-be-favorite daddy, I’m all ears.
“Go on, little one.” Rev winks at my kitten, and I tense all over. Looking smug, he sits his skinny ass on my leather couch.
Cora’s smile, directed at Rev, is my new quest. I’m going to earn that look from her if it kills me.
“Right,” she says. “So, I wanted to thank you. For everything. The party last night was amazing, and when you give out jobs to everyone and you include me, that makes me feel like part of the team. You have no idea how much that means to me.”
“I’ll let you show me how much, if you want.”
She huffs a laugh, but I’m not kidding. All she has to do is crook her finger at me, and I’ll kick Rev out and let her enjoy what’s hers, what she still has to name. Under her ass, it’s fully hard now, and it’s eager to please her. Even if I can’t fuck her proper, it can do things that will blow her pretty mind.
“It’s just.” She licks her lips, and I can’t help cupping her face and tasting them. They’re no longer chapped, like when Grim and I first found her. They’re full and rosy-pink and parted with surprise as I give her a gentle kiss.
See, kitten. This daddy can be gentle. This daddy can make you smile from your soul.
She sits there blinking at me until I encourage her to go on. “You were saying.”
“Right. Um.” She looks at my mouth and tugs one of those lush lips between her teeth. With a little shiver that makes me proud, she seems to pull herself together. “Right. So, I love being part of the team here. And I think I’m ready for a little more responsibility.”
