Series: Paige Michaels
Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44898 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 224(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44898 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 224(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
Mateo eased his grip around her waist and threaded his fingers with hers from behind.
She appreciated the way he was supporting her, but she didn’t trust easily, and doubts were flooding into her.
As the two officers with the German Shepherd approached, Officer Reynolds turned and headed toward them.
Mateo set his lips on Nora’s ear. “Little girl, for the record, I am not intimidated by you. Your height means nothing to me. I’m attracted to your personality. I’m also drawn to your Little. I don’t know what men you’ve been dating who were too insecure to see how wonderful you are, but I’m glad none of them succeeded in capturing your heart. Their loss. My gain. You’re mine.”
Nora gasped. “You can’t really know that. We hardly know each other.”
“We know each other well enough. I knew it the moment I stepped into your store and you didn’t hesitate to hand me all the candles I needed without flinching. I knew you were kind and sweet and caring and already mine.”
Stunned, she turned in his arms to face him. She was fighting back tears. She didn’t want to cry in the middle of the parking lot, but she was overloaded with emotions.
“Take a breath, Little one.”
She hadn’t realized she wasn’t breathing until he said something. After a deep inhale, she relaxed against him. “You’re for real.”
“Yes.” He nodded toward her shop. “It looks like the police are about to declare everything safe, and you’ll be able to go back to work. What time do you close, Little one?”
“Six.” She wondered if any customers would want to come in the rest of the day.
“I’ll get one of my staff to cover for me the rest of the evening at the restaurant and meet you here at six. You’ve had a stressful day. I bet you’d enjoy an evening in Little space with a Daddy taking care of you.”
Her breath hitched. That sounded so wonderful. Divine. No one had ever made her such an inviting offer. “You want to come home with me?”
“Yes, but only to pick up a change of clothes so you’ll have something to wear tomorrow. After that I want you to come home with me, Angel. Can you do that? Can you be brave enough to let me Daddy you tonight?”
She bit her lip while she thought about his proposal. “Are we going to have sex?”
“Not tonight, Angel. You don’t need that kind of added pressure tonight. You need to learn you have a soft place to fall with me. Don’t get me wrong. I can’t wait for the day when we take that step together and I make you fully mine. It will be the second happiest day of my life.”
She frowned, confused. “What day was the happiest day of your life?”
“The day I first saw you with that big smile. When you clapped your hands together and didn’t hesitate to help me out. I knew. And I left here with the lightest feeling in my heart.”
She gasped. “You knew then?”
“Yep. Sometimes Daddies just know when they find their Little girls.” He leaned in and kissed her, gently at first and then with more urgency before releasing her lips.
Luckily he steadied her with his hands on her hips, or she might have swayed so far to one side she ended up falling on her ass. That’s how discombobulated she was. So deeply engrossed in the kiss that for a moment she forgot all about the bomb threat.
He gave her a slow devious smile. “So, is that a yes? You can spend the evening exploring your nursery while I make dinner for you. Then you can sit with Daddy and watch something animated before I give you a bath and tuck you into your crib.”
Her eyes bugged out. “You have a crib? I’m much too big for a crib!” She glanced down, feeling sad that she would be too tall to try it out.
“Angel, trust Daddy. You are not too big for the crib I’ve purchased for your nursery.”
She didn’t think she was breathing as she continued to stare at him wide-eyed.
He chuckled. “You’ll see, Angel.”
She was still leery. She’d read about adult-sized cribs and changing tables and all kinds of things that Little girls enjoyed, but surely they didn’t make them for someone who was as tall as her.
Mateo’s brows furrowed. “You know Littles come in all sizes, Angel, including men. There are plenty of men even taller than you who enjoy the comfort of a crib. They make cribs for a twin XL mattress, Nora. It’s plenty long for a Little girl like you. You won’t even be able to touch the railing with your toes.”
She found herself grinning uncontrollably.
“I guess that’s a yes.” He gave her one more kiss and then stepped back. “Get back to work, Angel, before I change my mind and decide to have you close your shop for the rest of the day.” He lifted a brow.