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“Yeah You could say that”

“Do you and him like each other? Do you like - like him?”

“If you’re asking if I am romantic with him then fu—no No way I respect that he cares about your mom in the same way that I do”

“Okay I uys did or wha

tever I just think it’s cool I guess that you can be friends and both love mom and me”

“I’ve always loved, Nikki I will always be here for you Nothing will ever change that Now if you are out of questions, how about you go do that reading assign off all week”

“How did you…?”

“Learn fast, pretty girl, I know everything We have no secrets around here” He laughs and Sophia scowls at him

“Fine I’ll be in my roorabs her backpack frooes down the hallway

“Nicely handled, Daddy C”

“I like hearing you call rowls

“You do, huh?”

“Yeah Say it again,” he de down at me with lust in his eyes

“Then kissDaddy,” I tease

His mouth comes down onin the oven breaks the moment up and we both dart to the kitchen to see if we can salvage what’s in the pan We ht need chocolate to ease Sophia into the idea of us all living together, but she took it so ht, and the brownies aren’t needed at all