“No trying to get around without one of us to help you,” he said sternly. Then his gaze dropped to her body and he gulped. “What are you wearing?”
“A tank top and shorts.”
“Where’s the rest of the material?” he demanded. He placed his hands on her hips to steady her. Damn, she really was out of shape.
“You sound like my father.” Except her father had never actually noticed what she was wearing. Unless it impacted him.
“Don’t want to be your father.” He drew her close to him, picking her up so she had to wrap her legs around his waist. “I want to be your Daddy.”
“I might need some help with that. I don’t know what to do.”
“You do whatever you feel is right. There’s no pressure.”
“Is there like a manual? A test to figure out if you’re a Little? A checklist? If there’s a checklist, Wolfe will have it.”
He chuckled. “He would. But there’s not. There are some books in the playroom if you want to read them.”
“Playroom?”
“Uh-huh. I’ll show you that tomorrow. Right now, we need to get you dressed in something decent and fed. Then it’s to bed for you.”
“Alone?”
He shook his head. “I’d prefer you didn’t sleep alone. Tonight, you’re with me. But I can sleep on the floor if you’d rather not share a bed with me.”
“No, uhh, I think I’d like that. To share a bed.” A shiver ran through her and she unconsciously pressed herself closer to him. God, what would it feel like for him to touch her?
“For sleeping purposes only, of course. Doctor’s orders.” He leaned in and nipped at the spot where her neck and shoulder met. “But when you’re feeling better, be ready. Because I’ve been waiting eight years to have you in my bed. And not just for morning cuddles.”
She buried her face in his chest.
“Hey, what’s taking so long? She okay?” Aleki asked.
She turned her head to look at him striding towards them. He hadn’t put another shirt on. All those muscles. Holy. Hell. How was she supposed to concentrate on anything else with all that delicious skin on display?
“Yeah, I’ve just got to go find her something else to wear.”
Aleki placed his hand on her ass and she shivered as his heat infiltrated her shorts and seared the skin of her ass
“Why? She looks damn fine in what she’s wearing.”
“There’s not enough of it,” Caleb grumbled.
She rolled her eyes. He really did sound like an old man.
“What does it matter?” Aleki asked.
“Her ass pokes out the bottom of the shorts.”
It did? Crap. She hadn’t been able to look in the mirror.
“So? There’s only us here. No one else will see her. And I have no problems with checking out her ass. I’d have no problem if she wanted to take up nudism. So long as it was for our eyes only. Might even do it with her.”
“As long as it’s for my eyes only,” she warned Aleki, glaring at him over her shoulder.
He grinned wickedly.
“And it wouldn’t be, since Wolfe and I live here too,” Caleb said dryly. “I’ve seen enough of Aleki’s dick to last me a lifetime.”
“Hey,” Aleki protested. “It happens to be a very nice dick. Vivi always thought so, didn’t you, baby girl?”
She’d had no complaints.
“Come on. Let’s go have dinner before Wolfe has a coronary about being off schedule,” Caleb said dryly.
Aleki moved away and she instantly missed his touch. Caleb walked her down the passage and through the dining area, out onto the verandah.
“Does Wolfe really have a schedule for when I eat and drink?” she asked as Caleb set her in a chair. Aleki had disappeared into the kitchen.
Caleb pushed her in and she looked around the shaded verandah. It was like a private oasis back here. To her surprise, there were a lot of trees and greenery. Not something she’d expected to find. But they were close to the coast.
A huge, glistening pool made up most of the backyard. She shivered, she wouldn’t go near that. She had been terrified of large bodies of water since her mom drowned.
“Yep, I’m afraid so,” Caleb said with a grin. “Wolfe likes his lists and schedules.”
“Wolfe has to keep everyone on the same page, or Aleki would be all over the show, feeding her too much junk and not putting her to bed on time,” Wolfe stated as he walked out.
He took a seat opposite her.
“Hey, I would not. I’m all about going to bed on time.” Aleki winked at her as he strode out onto the verandah and placed a plate in front of her. She blinked down at the oval-shaped item on her plate.
“What’s this?”
“Pie.”
“Pie? I’m eating pie for dinner?” Wasn’t it a dessert food? Although this didn’t look like any pie she’d ever eaten.
“It’s a meat pie,” Aleki said proudly. “I got a pie maker sent over here. Been preparing these since we got home.”
A meat pie? She looked at Caleb questioningly. He just shrugged. “They actually aren’t bad.”
“When we first got the pie maker, he made them all the time,” Wolfe told her. “I was starting to get worried about his cholesterol.” He stared over at her. “What are you wearing?”
“I thought you bought it for her?” Caleb questioned as Aleki returned with plates for all of them.
“I think she looks hot,” Aleki winked at her as Wolfe stood and poured her a glass of iced water.
“Where is the rest of it?” Wolfe snapped.
She sighed and looked down at herself. “It’s not that bad, is it?”
“Maybe I shouldn’t have shopped in the kid’s department,” Wolfe murmured.
“Kids department?” She gaped at him. “Seriously?”
“You’re so tiny. But also tall. I forgot to tell the woman assisting me that. She helped get your bra as well. Although she wanted to put you in a trainer one. I said you had plenty of experience wearing one.”
She groaned and rested her head in her hand as Aleki whooped with laughter.
“What?” Wolfe asked.
“She obviously thought you were shopping for your teenage daughter,” Caleb told him.
Wolfe looked thoughtful. “Hmm, next time I will tell her it’s for my bride. Not that I’ll likely shop there again, of course.”
She groaned.
“You need to wear more, though,” Wolfe told her. He shifted around on his chair then reached down to adjust himself. “It is hard to concentrate when my dick keeps going hard around you. And I already jacked off in the shower before coming out here.”
She had just taken a sip of water when he said that. Eyes watering, she started coughing and choking, gasping for breath.
“Vivi!” Caleb jumped out of his chair and came around to pat her back.
“What is it? Should I get Obian?” Wolfe asked frantically. “What did she choke on?”
She took a gasping breath in.
“She’s okay,” Caleb said soothingly. “You’re all right, aren’t you, jelly bean?”