Page 25 of Hired By My Rich Baby Daddy 3

I looked down at her. “What? You want me to pick you up?”

She tapped my knees again.

“I got you, Mama.”

I picked her up and stood her on the couch beside me, keeping one hand around her so she wouldn’t fall. She immediately reached for the hat on my head.

“You want my hat too? First my chain, now my hat?”

I took the hat off and placed it on her head. The whole thing dropped down and covered most of her face.

I laughed as she reached up and tried to push it back.

“Look at you.”

Noree returned to the living room and stopped when she saw us.

“Wait. Let me snap a picture. This is too cute.”

She pulled out her phone while I leaned closer to Oaklynn, smiling at the camera. I lifted the front of the hat enough for her little face to show.

“Cheeeeeese,” Oaklynn said, posing for the picture.

Noree and I both started laughing.

“Oh, so you know what to do when the camera comes out?” I asked.

Oaklynn kept smiling like she understood every word I said.

Noree took a few more pictures before turning the phone around so we could see them.

“Who’s that pretty girl?” she asked Oaklynn. “Is that you?”

Oaklynn looked at the picture and nodded.

“Yesh.”

“That’s right. You’re Mommy’s pretty baby.”

Noree scooped her up and showered her with kisses, making Oaklynn laugh. She spun her around in a circle before setting her back on her feet. My hat slipped off Oaklynn’s head, and Noree grabbed it and handed it to me.

The second Oaklynn’s feet touched the floor, she took off running toward Miss Carolyn, who had just walked into the living room.

Miss Carolyn bent down and picked her up. Oaklynn wrapped her little arms around her neck.

I watched the two of them for a moment before turning toward Noree.

“Thank you.”

She looked at me, confused. “For what?”

“For being there for her… I can tell she’s loved like a muthafucka, and she’s smart.”

Noree’s expression softened.

“Aww, that’s cute. Thanks, Ozyris.”

I laughed. “You never call me by my real name.”