Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 71497 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 357(@200wpm)___ 286(@250wpm)___ 238(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 71497 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 357(@200wpm)___ 286(@250wpm)___ 238(@300wpm)
Daddy was amazing.
No more sandwiches for lunch.
He’d even called me to make sure I ate too.
“Oh, I almost forgot. Daddies worry more than you think.” Yes, I had to make sure they knew that. “I don’t know if it’s because of his work or just being a Daddy in general, but he finds so much to worry about it’s exhausting.”
Hmm.
Alick, Lorne, and I all turned to Boyd, who was still frowning.
“Is it just a cop thing?” Alick decided to take one for the team and poke Boyd. For some reason, he was always weird when we pointed out the fact that he was a Dom.
He wanted to get growly and frown more, but he had to tell the truth because that was just what Daddies did. “No.”
I was so smart.
When Alick and Lorne looked back at me, I sighed, nodding. “He worries a lot, so when you get your Daddies, just remember that, and we’ll have to remember to warn Boyd’s little when he stops being dramatic and finds one.”
Boyd rolled his eyes, then pretended I hadn’t said anything because he didn’t like being wrong. “I can’t believe you showed him your hoard. Does he even understand how important that is?”
That was a very good question.
“I don’t know.” They were going to help me figure that out. “I explained it was my hoard and special and he was very impressed and took it very seriously, but I was kind of little when I told him about it, so I’m not sure what he was thinking.”
Lorne giggled, no help at all, but Boyd and Alick took it more seriously and both frowned.
“Does anyone know if he knows about…well, dragons and stuff?” Looking between the three of them, I was frustrated to see one shrug after another. “He keeps mentioning behavior stuff that’s very local and doesn’t seem shocked…maybe. He just seems confused sometimes?”
Daddy was a very smart deputy and cops sometimes saw things very differently, so it might be a police officer Daddy thing.
“He asked me if I could use the microwave safely and even talked about the mage on the other side of town who’s going to help me fix my toxic paint problem.” So he was very helpful either way.
But that didn’t really tell me if Daddy knew I was a dragon.
We all decided that this was a Boyd problem and turned to him. It got another dramatic sigh and glare but that didn’t last long. “A few members of the council stopped by my office this morning. Evidently, they’re still scarred from the playdate debacle, so they came to talk to me.”
Yep, definitely a Boyd problem.
“I didn’t do anything wrong.” Either time. I wanted to put that out into the universe first, just in case. “I’ve been very careful with Daddy, and honestly, if they randomly show up at someone’s house, then they don’t get to complain about what’s going on there. We call before we go visit. That’s just good manners.”
Boyd lifted one eyebrow but didn’t exactly say I was lying about the being good part and he definitely couldn’t argue about the calling first part either. “The general consensus is that our new deputy knows something is interesting but probably not quite what. However, they say he’s adapted well enough that you can tell him about us. They’re just not sure if you’re confirming what he already knows or if you’re going to explain why we’re strange.”
Oh.
“I have to be the one to do it?” How had I gotten volunteered for that job?
Alick managed to stop giggling long enough to be helpful. “I think they’re assuming he’ll take it better coming from you.”
Well, there was some logic to that idea.
“What if he takes it worse coming from me? It’s going to give him lots of new things to worry about, so he might need some space to process it first.” And if he was upset and it took him a few minutes to calm down, I wasn’t sure I wanted to see that part.
I would still keep him, of course, but I didn’t want memories of Daddy being upset.
What if he thought dragons were ugly?
What if he liked mages better?
“We need a new plan. I don’t like this one.” Glancing between them, I frowned to make them understand their idea wasn’t going to work. “What is Plan B?”
Or C?
D?
They just shook their heads…woefully unprepared for the reality of dealing with a human Daddy.
“This one isn’t working for me and I would like another. Please.” Yes, good manners always helped.
I was also very patient while they realized I was not kidding.
“I’ll do it.” Lorne finally shrugged, renewing my confidence in my mother’s lectures on getting what I wanted without being a brat. “I don’t think he’ll be surprised. He knows we’re weird.”
Nearly giggling, Alick nodded even though we were special, not weird. “I’ll help. He’ll probably appreciate having another human around to help explain things.”