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Lieutenant Daddy: Out front.
Sam raced to the door and put in his code then unlocked the door. Sam pushed the door open and there his man stood on the front walk in a pair of dark gray slacks and a long-sleeve shirt. Damn, but Carson was one hot older man.
Carson frowned at him. “Someone could have stolen my phone and texted you to open the door pretending to be me.”
Sam rolled his eyes. “We have cameras.”
“Did you check the cameras?” Carson asked with a lifted brow.
Well, no he hadn’t. Sam had been too excited. “Adam and Nash are in the kitchen.”
“Still wouldn’t have helped if I just grabbed you and took you away.”
That didn’t sound terrible. Sam fluttered his lashes. “Where would you have taken me?”
Carson snorted. “Over my knee if you’re not good.”
Fuck! Sam wanted to bend over right there.
“Should we come back?”
Sam about fell over at Lincoln’s voice coming from around the corner. Sam was still in the doorway with Carson nearly over the threshold but apparently Lincoln and Caden had arrived.
Carson pressed his twitching lips together as he turned. “Hello, Lincoln. Caden.”
Sam peeked around the lieutenant’s big body to see Caden wave with a mischievous look on his face. Uh-oh. Caden wasn’t a brat, but he was getting freer with his teasing.
“Spankings don’t work on Sam, Lieutenant Cirillo. You should put him in the corner.”
Sam gasped. “Hey! Don’t be giving away my secrets!”
“Is it really a secret though? I would say it’s kind of obvious you’re a naughty boy,” Carson said in his ear as he pulled Sam to the side, allowing Lincoln and Caden to enter.
Twirling, Sam batted his lashes as he looked up at Carson. Of course, Sam had to run his hands up Carson’s wide chest. He just couldn’t keep his hands to himself when Carson was around.
“Wait! Where are we going? I want to see if Sam gets a spanking!” Caden’s voice floated away from him.
“Come on, naughty boy, and let’s find Nash or you might end up in the corner instead.”
Caden whined before Sam was alone with the lieutenant.
“Sorry about that.” Sam knew he was blushing. He didn’t get embarrassed easily unless it came to someone that he really wanted. “We…might have no boundaries between any of us.”
Carson chuckled then cupped the back of Sam’s head. “I already knew that. You look tired.”
Sam sighed; he was tired. He wanted to snuggle up to Carson’s chest like he’d done before but he had to remember they weren’t alone. No matter what his best intentions were, Sam wasn’t sleeping well. Even at the slumber party, he’d woken up, needing to see his friends. In fact, he hadn’t slept fully since the night he’d climbed on Carson's lap and allowed himself to be held in his sleep.
“What do you need?” Carson drew Sam away from the front of the shop to the corner table and sat pulling Sam onto his lap.
He had to blink tears away. Sam was trying so hard to keep everything together. It was a lot of pressure knowing that his best friends and other employees would now depend on him for their very livelihood. Plus, the worry that somehow utilizing his trust would bring his family back into his life left him utterly exhausted. “I’m okay.”
“I know you are. I’m proud of you. You are doing fantastically but that doesn’t mean that you don’t need help. It’s okay to ask for help, baby boy.”
Had anyone ever said they were proud of him? Sam sniffed as he closed his eyes. He had needed to hear those words.
“What time do you get off tonight?” Carson asked.
“Around seven.”
