Keeping Kenzie - Pepper North Page 0,49

shoulders, Kenzie held on as her Daddy kissed her thoroughly. When he lifted his head, she stared at him wordlessly.

“I can’t lose you, Baby girl,” he whispered. “I love you too much.”

“I love you, too, Daddy—more than anything!”

He lowered his head to capture her lips once again. Kenzie clung to him. She loved the taste of her Daddy’s kiss, flavored with the coffee he’d been drinking and the underlying masculine zing that was purely Osiris. She wiggled a bit closer to him, and one large hand spread at the small of her back to press her body to his. She could feel the proof of Osiris’ desire, hardening against her body.

Tearing his mouth from hers, he growled, “We’re going home, Baby girl. You can play with your friends later.”

“Yes, Daddy!”

Chapter 25

Several months later, Osiris lifted his Little into his arms to carry her over the threshold of their new home. Built just like they’d dreamed, the builder had taken Osiris’ basic design and altered it to this beautiful house. Tucked in their own wooded nook, the log cabin exterior protected the interior spaces where the Daddy and Little girl could be together.

As he set Kenzie’s feet back on the floor, everyone crowded in for the house-warming party. Lollipop ran from person to person to greet them as they looked around the finished interior. The main room contained a cozy family room, vast kitchen, and a dining table topped with ribbon-wrapped coloring books and colored pencils.

“Kenzie, would you like to pass out your gifts to your friends?” Osiris asked as everyone milled around.

“Oh, yes. Come on!” Kenzie called, leading the way to the table. She carefully handed each beribboned set to her friends.

“This ribbon is gorgeous. I don’t even want to mess it up,” Poppy said, tracing the pink satin ribbon with her fingertip. “Did you make these?”

“Look! I can slide mine off the bottom and I don’t mess up the bow,” Nicky shared, holding his up to demonstrate. “Cool! Look how fun these pictures are. Thank you!”

Kenzie smiled as he looped the ribbon bow around his neck like jewelry. She loved her bow maker. It was so much fun to make decorations for gifts. Working super hard, she’d even created special big ones to adorn the posts of her princess bed.

“I tried to pick something special for everyone.” Kenzie clapped her hands in delight as they all chose the page they’d work on first.

“Before you all color, Kenzie and I have a surprise for you. We took part of our backyard and made a challenge course for everyone. Pair up with your Daddy, and let’s run through it.”

Soon, everyone was walking along the rope bridge and climbing the ladder to the lookout platform. Samantha was the first to find the zipline. She whispered quietly to Osiris, who had stationed himself there to make sure everyone used it safely.

“It holds me safely, Samantha. I tested it to three hundred pounds,” he shared to assure her she could ride safely.

Delighting her Daddy, Sheriff Ben, Samantha eagerly stepped into the protective harness. On the count of three, she stepped off the platform and shrieked with glee as she glided down to the ground. Lollipop thought it was a great game and chased underneath, eager to greet Samantha when her feet reached the ground.

Lollipop would only stay one more week with them. Deke would arrive next Friday. Kenzie hoped he’d bring his Little girl with him. She would miss the boisterous dog and hoped Deke’s Little would love Lollipop as much as Kenzie did.

At the end of the night, when all the exhausted, cake-stuffed Littles and their Daddies headed to their own homes, she had one more gift to share. Her face already flamed with heat as she pulled the package from under her princess bed.

“What’s that, Baby girl?”

“It’s a present for you, Daddy.”

“Really?” he said with a curious look. Taking the box, Osiris sat on the soft comforter. He slipped the bow off carefully and opened the box. His eyes filled with tears, and he reached out to scoop Kenzie onto his lap. Without looking, he set the container on the bed and lowered his mouth to Kenzie’s raised lips. Her gift contained her most private toy. The pink vibrator spilled onto the bed.

When he raised his head, she whispered, “I want to change your rule number two. Daddy’s Little girl is Kenzie Jones.”

“We’ll get married next week, Baby girl.” Osiris held her body close as he lay back on the beautiful bed.