Immediately, Angel waved her hands in front of her to ask him to stop. What was he doing? She didn’t know what to say.
“…course. Honey, Angel wanted to speak to you about her appointment with me.”
“Hi, Angel. Daddy’s making me clean my nursery. Thanks for saving me.”
“You can pick up the puzzle pieces you threw at Daddy and chat at the same time, Little girl,” Razor reminded her.
Angel’s eyes got big, and she looked immediately at Vex. Honey had tossed something at her Daddy? That was so naughty. “We could call back later if that would be better?” Angel crossed her fingers, hoping Honey would take her up on that.
“No. This is good. I can multitask,” Honey answered, stressing the last word.
“Don’t be sassy, Little girl. Your bottom will not be happy,” Razor said firmly. His warning sent a shiver down Angel’s spine.
“Sorry, Daddy,” Honey said quickly before changing the subject. “You have an appointment with my Daddy, Angel?”
“Maybe? I….” Unable to think quickly of a good way to say this, Angel blurted, “I don’t want to upset you. Is it weird if Razor treats me as my doctor?”
“Weird?” Honey echoed. “Oh, you mean because he’ll see you naked?”
Angel backpedaled. “Only if absolutely necessary. I can go to someone else if that’s better.”
“Breathe, Angel. It’s okay. I know my Daddy has examined lots of men and women without their clothes. His job bothered me for a while, but then he pointed out that he had chosen me. He’s examining his patients as people he cares for so that they can be healthy. He’s checking for what’s wrong. Not noticing what looks right. Does that make sense?”
Angel replayed that statement in her mind. That made perfect sense. Honey was confident in how much her Daddy loved her. Her friend understood that doctors chose the reason why they scanned people.
“Angel?” Honey asked when she didn’t respond.
“Sorry. I’m here. Thank you, Honey. I was replaying what you said in my brain. You’re pretty smart.”
“Except when I’m battling PMS and temptation is staring at me,” Honey whispered.
“I can understand that. You should eat chocolate.”
“See, Daddy. Angel says I should have chocolate,” Honey crowed.
“Angel doesn’t know you’ve already eaten a king-size bag of chocolate pieces,” Razor reminded her.
“Oh, yeah. Angel? Want to play? I’ll have this cleaned up in ten minutes or so,” Honey asked.
“I’d love it,” Angel answered. She liked Honey a lot. Honey couldn’t be mad if she wanted Angel to come visit.
“Give us a half an hour, Angel. Two thousand pieces take a while to corral,” Razor told her. “We’ll meet you outside.”
Vex disconnected the phone and slid it into his pocket. “Just so you don’t get any ideas, no throwing things at Daddy. I believe in multitasking too. A Little girl can pick up puzzle pieces with a red bottom.”
“I’d never. That’s so naughty.” Angel immediately rushed to assured him.
“Oh, you’ll find something else naughty to do,” Vex said. “Let’s talk some more about what you’d like to do after Razor gives you the green light to work.”
Sitting on her Daddy’s lap, Angel basked in his attention as she told Vex about her training and previous job. He seemed impressed by her knowledge and asked great questions. She’d attended an excellent university after high school. That’s what everyone did. A degree was expected.
“Did you think of continuing your studies?” she asked Vex hesitantly.
“No, Baby girl. College wasn’t ever for me. I worked two jobs through high school to help my mom support my brothers. My classes were fine. Some teachers were great. Others, awful.”
“How did you become a Devil Daddy?” she asked.
“Believe it or not, Lucien’s bike broke down in front of my mom’s house a few years ago. I arrived pissed off because the printing business I’d been at since my sophomore year in high school had announced they were retooling to automated machinery. Everyone in my division got fired.”
