Sophia taps her pointer finger against her chin, thinking very seriously before answering. “I feel like I’m old enough for a goat now.”
Sadie and I both burst out laughing. I gotta give her credit, my daughter sure knows how to work for what she wants. It makes the traveling petting zoo idea that Sadie came up with today for her birthday party even more exciting.
“Nice try, kiddo. What does the birthday girl want for breakfast?”
She doesn’t hesitate before shouting out, “Chocolate chip pancakes!”
I swing my legs over the edge of the bed, still wearing my suit pants from the night before and stand. “Now, that I can do.”
Sadie hops off the bed on the other side and reaches her hand out for Sophia. She helps her out of bed and they walk over to where I’m standing.
“I got the pancakes. You go change and get ready for the day.”
“You sure?”
Sophia puts her hand on her hip, and I know she’s only a couple days older than the last time I saw her, but for some reason she looks so grown up standing there in that pose. “We got it, Daddy.”
I huff out a laugh and Sadie hides hers behind her hand.
“Well, okay then. I’ll be down in a few minutes.”
My eyes follow the girls out of the guest room as they skip down the hall all the way to the stairs where they begin walking down, still holding hands.
The sight of the two of them, happily on their way to cook a birthday breakfast, makes last night’s loss a distant memory.
Sophia is off with my parents at the zoo while Sadie and I are busy transforming part of the backyard into aFrozenbirthday wonderland. I can’t believe the amount of time and effort Sadie has put into this party. I mean, I believe it because she’s proved time and time again how much she cares about Sophia, but seeing it all come to life today is incredible. Everything about this party was her doing and she crushed it. All the care she put into planning and organizing this for my daughter cements what I’ve already been feeling about her. She’s so fucking special.
We just finished putting together life-size cut outs of all her favorite characters, and I’m out of breath from what I thought was going to be a simple task.
I wipe the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand and blow out a harsh breath. “Geez. The instructionscould’ve mentioned you need an engineering degree to assemble.”
Sadie throws a piece of garbage at me. “Come on, hockey star. It wasn’tthatbad.”
“Says the one who kicked Sven in the ass.”
She shrugs her shoulders and heads toward the door to go inside. “He deserved it.”
“I think you deserve a little slap on the ass too, Miss Sadie.”
I chase after her but she’s too quick, using the kitchen island as a barrier in between us. Her palms are face down on the counter and her eyes glare at me, full of challenge. “You’re gonna have to catch me first, Cap Daddy.”
At the use of that nickname, I sprint around the corner of the island but she’s a step ahead of me. We run a full lap around the island before I catch her by surprise and launch myself across the island, sliding and landing right behind her. Her little legs don’t get her very far and my long arms reach out and grab her by the hip, pulling her back into my front.
“Gotcha.”
My hands start gliding up Sadie’s body. Her breath hitches when my fingertips graze over nipples and when my right hand stops on her throat, she gasps. I don’t apply any pressure, but I leave it there while my other hand works its way back down, this time reaching inside her shirt. When my finger plucks her nipple, her ass pushes back into me and she moans.
“I think it’s time you follow through on that promise you made me yesterday. Are you ready to put that dirty little mouth to work?”
Sadie nods, my hand still resting on her neck, and I can feel her throat work when she swallows.
I flip her around so fast and rest my hands on the island behind her, caging her in. She lifts her face toward mine, and I lean down and devour her mouth. Our tongues dance andthen she reaches down to start removing my jeans. Her hands work to undo my button and zipper, but before she can push them down, I break our kiss and take a step back.
Very slowly, I remove my jeans, my eyes never leaving hers. I lift my shirt over my head and drop it to the floor. Next, I slowly slip off my boxer briefs and grip my hard length in my hand. Her eyes watch my every movement as I stroke my cock back and forth.
Sadie pushes off the island and starts lowering herself to the ground.
“Not yet.” My voice is loud and commanding, causing Sadie to freeze.
