Series: Little Cakes Series by Pepper North
Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45218 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45218 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Chapter Five
Rubbing her eyes, Ellie sat up in the beautiful crib. She stroked the curving slats on the sides before looking around. It was a Little girl’s paradise with a huge bin of toys and games on one side and a big picture window with a cushioned seat on the other. Books lined the nearby shelf, beckoning her to select one and curl up to read.
Ellie peeked over the side to the carpet below. “That’s a long way down,” she whispered to herself. Rolling onto her tummy, she wiggled her legs over the edge and dropped slowly to her feet.
Feeling proud of her gymnastics, Ellie decided to go surprise her Daddy. That thought startled her—not that she’d sneak up on Garrett, but that she already considered him to be her Daddy. She needed to see him now.
It wasn’t hard to find Garrett. The enormous master bedroom was right across the hall. She tiptoed in, memorizing the sight of his massive form sprawled over the covers. Only one section of the sheet covered part of his muscular butt. The rest of his body lay exposed to her view.
Lecturing herself to stop staring, Ellie crept around the bed to see his face. The view from all angles was as spectacular as the first. Wait! He’s not snoring! she thought indignantly.
Climbing up on the bed, she stared down at him. When those green eyes blinked open to meet her gaze, she informed him, “Daddies aren’t supposed to lie.”
Garrett gave her a slow sexy smile and then reached out and snagged her around the waist, hauling her against his side as he rolled to face her. “How did I lie?” he asked as he bopped her on the nose with one finger.
She squirmed against him, giggling. “You told me you snored.”
He grinned. “Ah. And I wasn’t snoring just now?”
“Nope.” It was hard to concentrate on what he was saying with his huge, hard, naked body pressed against her. The only thing between them was his T-shirt she was wearing.
“Maybe you caught me at a good moment. I probably don’t snore constantly.” He lifted a brow.
“Mmm.” She worried her bottom lip with her teeth. “Maybe.” She narrowed her gaze at him until she could only barely see him through tiny slits, and then she shook a finger in front of him. “You should probably fess up now because eventually I will find out the truth, and then your punishment will be more severe than if you’d told the truth in the first place. You’ve dug a huge hole now, mister.”
He chuckled, the vibrations making her nipples stiffen as he grabbed her much smaller hand and brought it to his lips to kiss her knuckles. “I’m afraid it doesn’t work that way, Little girl.”
She pouted dramatically, pushing her lip out. “That’s no fair.”
“Life’s not fair.” His gaze changed to something more serious as he stared down at her, still gripping her fingers.
Her heart hammered in her chest and she squeezed her thighs together as wetness pooled between her legs. It was hard to keep from wiggling with his warmth surrounding her.
“Daddy makes the rules, Little girl. Not you. Your job is to follow the rules.”
She hmphed. “Fine.”
“Want to change your tone, Little girl?” His brow rose.
“Sorry, Daddy.”
“That’s better. Now, how did you get down from your crib without help?”
“It was up very high, Daddy. I had to slide off the edge carefully until I jumped the last part to the floor.”
“Do you think that was safe?”
She swallowed, but his tone made her squirm even more. She’d never had a Daddy like this. A real one. She’d never slept at a Daddy’s house either. Every minute she spent with Garrett was magical. Could it be real? Could he be her forever Daddy? “No, Sir,” she whispered.
“I won’t punish you this morning because we didn’t discuss the nursery rules yet, but from now on, when you sleep in your crib, I’ll put the side up, and you’ll wait for Daddy to come get you. Understood?”
“Yes, Daddy.”
Ellie dropped her gaze away from his to gather her courage. “Um… Do I always have to sleep in my crib?”
He tilted her chin back up to look in her eyes. “It’s important for a Little girl to get adjusted to a new schedule. When you can sleep soundly in your crib, then sometimes you can choose to sleep in Daddy’s bed. Would you like that?”
She nodded and felt her cheeks warm. Before she could focus on her embarrassment, he asked, “Now. I have a question.”
She widened her eyes. “What?”
“You sure are squirmy this morning. Is that because you’re aroused?”
Heat rushed over her cheeks and she glanced away. “Maybe…”
He released her hand to slide his down over her hip and around to the back of her thigh. “If I reach between your legs, will I find you wet, Little girl?”