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"No. Neither did Oct. He mentioned that you are his sister-in-law, and Downy did the rest. Once we opened the conversation, he was more than willing to talk," Luca said.
"You should be in a meeting with him. Sometimes, it's hard to get him to stop talking or get back onto topic," Teagan said, laughing uncomfortably.
"I can see that. As for your sisters, I didn't tell them anything. Ro texted last night, worried about your safety. You were already asleep, and your phone was dead. I told her that you were safe and I was sure you would text her once your phone was charged. When I called Oct to let him know I wasn't coming to work, I told him I was taking you to your car after I fed you breakfast. He either assumed you slept here, or Ro did a Ro and jumped to conclusions and got it out of you by writing a statement and waiting to see how you reacted."
"Oh."
"If you were mine, we'd be having a nice long conversation right now with you over my knee. I would bare your butt and spank your behind a nice red color, while lecturing you on the importance of open communication. I would impress upon you that mature women don't jump to conclusions and accuse their Daddies of doing bad things. Instead, they respectfully ask them what happened and listen to their words. I don't understand why you want to automatically make me out to be a bad guy all the time. Now, darlin', is there anything you have to say for yourself?"
Teagan knew exactly why she made him out to be the bad guy. Her feelings were speeding along on a fast track toward falling for him. She was trying to put on the brakes. She was looking for something bad, anything, at this point, to keep her from crashing into love. Not willing to say that, she apologized instead.
"I am sorry for thinking you were overstepping boundaries and not communicating better with you," Teagan said, tugging a strand of hair.
"Good girl. Thank you. Now finish your eggs so you can take a shower and we can get our day going."
"I don't normally eat breakfast. A couple cups of coffee and I'm good. Sometimes, I'll grab a granola bar or something from the vending machine."
"You eat breakfast now," Luca said. "You have much too physical of a job not to do so."
"Well, if you keep making me breakfast, I'll keep eating it, especially if it includes bacon and coffee." They both laughed. The conversation switched to lighter topics as they both finished every bite of food on their plates.
"Look, clean plate club!" Teagan held her plate up for Luca's inspection.
"Good girl," he praised again, sending little butterflies into Teagan's stomach with the words. "Now, put your plate in the sink and I'll clean up while you take a shower. A quick shower, Teagan, we are behind schedule."
"I didn't know we had a schedule today," Teagan responded.
"I have an important client meeting that I can't miss later this afternoon. We need to get gas for your car and give it time to warm up some. Now, go shower," Luca said.
"Yes, sir, Master Chief, sir!" Teagan mock saluted.
"Haha. Brat."
