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“So?”
“Is it heavy?”
“What?”
“Your period? Is it heavy?” he asked.
“You ask a lot of questions for someone with a pogo stick,” she muttered.
“Spitfire, you’re adorable when you’re cute, but not when I’m asking you a serious question.”
“Yes, it’s heavy.”
“So you need more iron. You don’t eat much meat. You steer clear of S foods. So we need to find more iron for you. Maybe beans.”
“Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart. The more you eat, the more you—” He put his hand over her mouth.
“Hush.” He moved his hand.
“Daddy, you can’t stop the song once it’s started. That’s just wrong.”
“Can and did.” He grabbed something off the bed and held it up. “What’s this?”
“My chocolate! Gimme!” She made grabby hands at him.
“No-sugar chocolate? What even is this crap?”
“I thought it would be better than sugar chocolate. And they didn’t have any jelly beans. Hey! I do eat beans! See?”
He just shook his head. “You don’t need sugar-free chocolate. I’ll get you some real chocolate. After your nap.”
Oh, goody.
“I’m going to go fill your bot-bot. And then you can have some painkillers.”
When he was gone, she finished the rhyme. Because it was a crime to stop halfway through.
Plus, it was funny as heck.
So she was smiling as he returned. He gave her a suspicious look, then shook his head. “I don’t think I wanna know.”
He arranged everything on the nightstand, then sat on the bed, positioning her on his lap so she was leaning back against one arm. He popped some painkillers into her mouth, holding the bottle up for her so she could swallow them down.
She pulled back, staring up at him, then over to the door. “What if someone needs you?”
“Not for you to worry about.”
She bit her lip.
“It’s for Daddy to worry about.”
She reached for her earring, only to realize that the onesie had built in mittens.
“No one will dare come in here except Grady.”
She nodded and dropped her hand. He held the nipple up and she took it eagerly. She kind of liked her bot-bot.
Then, despite her protests, Steele put her down for a nap, surrounded by pillows, with her new sloth pacifier in her mouth.
