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He placed a finger beneath her chin when she attempted to avoid his gaze.
“Kaylee.”
Her bottom lip quivered.
“Kaylee. Daddy’s here. You’re safe with me and you can tell me anything.”
“Okay, fine!” Her face crumpled. “I’m leaving soon. I’m going home. And you’re going to meet someone else and everything we shared is going to be over and I wasn’t even sure if you wanted to spend Christmas Day with me or New Year’s and… and…” She burst into tears and tried to slide off his lap, but he held her tightly in his arms, preventing her escape. She wasn’t going anywhere. Not until they talked this through. Not until he made her understand just how much she meant to him.
“I care about you very much, Kaylee,” he said, stroking her back while she cried into his chest. “The truth is that I’ve never fallen so hard and so fast for anyone in my entire life. Not even my wife. I don’t want this to end, sweetheart, but I understand you have a life to get back to. I can’t expect you to stay, butfuck—pardon my language—I don’t want you to leave. The prospect of saying good-bye to you breaks my heart, little one. In the short time I’ve known you, you’ve become my whole world. I don’t even care about keeping my new job and apartment—I’ll follow you home, baby, if you’ll let me.”
She withdrew from his arms partially and peered at him in shock. “I like a lot of the things you’re saying, Daddy. Keep talking.” Cautious hope flared in her gaze, and the tears cascading down her face slowed.
He kissed her forehead again and then used his thumbs to wipe at the tear tracks on her cheeks. “You’re special to me, Kaylee. You’re my Little girl and I’m your Daddy. I want to keep you forever.”
“Forever?”
“Yes, baby, forever.” He nodded at the tree. “I got the tree because I thought you might enjoy decorating it with me. I’d hoped we would spend Christmas together, and I’m sorry I didn’t ask you sooner.”
Tears filled her eyes anew, but Stephen was fairly certain they were the happy kind. His suspicions were confirmed seconds later when a wide smile broke across her face.
“I wanna spend the holidays with you, Daddy. Nothing would make me happier. I just started overthinking today and I worried about whether you already had plans for Christmas. I didn’t want to presume they included me. Sure, I know you just moved here, but for all I know you have friends or extended family in town or someone else you’d rather—”
He clasped her face and pressed his lips to hers. “Sweetheart, you’re spending Christmas with me and that’s final. You understand?”
She smiled and nodded and blinked away more tears.
“Now, I’m going to ask you something and you need to be completely honest. Don’t worry about hurting my feelings, either. Okay?”
She gave him another nod.
“Do you want to be my Little permanently?”
“Are you asking me to go steady, Daddy?”
“I suppose I am.”
“Well, the answer is yes, big guy.” She planted a loud kiss on his lips, and he chuckled as joy resounded within him.
He officially had a girlfriend. A Little. One day, he would convince her to marry him. However, he’d save that conversation for another day. “You’ve just made me the happiest man alive, baby. Thank you.” He stroked her hair and reveled in the sweet look of affection she leveled upon him.
“Can I ask you something, Daddy?” A hint of worry clouded her eyes. “It’s um, about the things we do. Or rather, this is about the one thing we haven’t done yet.”
“Ah.” He nodded in understanding. “You want to know why we haven’t had sex yet, don’t you?”
“Yes. That’s what I’m wondering. Is it cause you’re a virgin, Daddy?” Her eyes sparkled bright with mischief. “Cause if so, I promise I’ll be real gentle with you the first time.”
He settled a faux-glare on her that left her clutching her sides with laughter. Once her laughter faded and she grew quiet, he decided to tell her the truth. He grasped her hands and waited for her to meet his gaze.
“I wanted to fully claim you during our first night together, Kaylee, and every other night since then, too. But I worried if I took things too fast, I might scare you away. I realize that might sound strange considering all the other ways we’ve enjoyed one another’s bodies, and all the Daddy/Little activities we’ve shared, but I couldn’t risk pushing you away. From our very first night together, I knew I wanted to keep you. I knew I’d do whatever it took to make you mine, baby.”
She laced her arms around his neck and suggestively wiggled her bottom upon his lap, causing his cock to shift and his balls to draw up tight with pleasure. “Well, Daddy, since we’re going steady and you want to keep me forever, maybe tonight we ought to seal the deal if you know what I mean.” She squirmed again.
Chapter 17
Kaylee’s heart soared. They hadn’t ironed the details out, but they were one hundred percent absolutely staying together. Daddy had mentioned not caring about leaving Rawhide to follow her back to Richmond, but what he didn’t know is that she was suddenly considering relocating her PR firm to Montana. Most of the time, she worked from her laptop anyway, and more than once she’d thought the office space she rented was a waste of money since clients rarely met with her there. Her assistant and the other two consultants she’d partnered with also frequently worked from home. It really was a possibility.
She hummed along with the holiday music as she placed another ornament on the gorgeous Christmas tree, still stunned that Daddy had sneaked away to Porter’s Corner today to buy it. She was sorry her first reaction to the tree hadn’t been one of pure delight like he was clearly hoping, but she was thankful he’d pulled the truth out of her and the conversation that ensued had a happy ending.
