Page 196 of Her Daddies' Everything

Somehow, she was thinking not. She was also thinking that it wouldn’t be a good idea to get down there.

So as he took another step, she shot him in the chest and stomach.

Ooh. That was close to Papa’s ‘special area.’ He seemed to realize that too as he moved a hand to cover himself.

Another giggle escaped.

“Immy, you do not want to fire any more of those balls. You’re already in big trouble.”

Big trouble?

Why was she in big trouble? That made no sense.

“Why is Immy in big trouble?” she asked.

“Because Immy was naughty and disobeyed her Papa.”

“Immy did not!” she gasped. “Immy would never!”

“Immy did,” he said. “First, she shut the door when Papa told her to keep it open. And now, instead of coming down out of the fort like she’s been told to, she’s firing balls at Papa.”

“You didn’t tell Immy to come down.”

“Yes. I did.”

“Nuh-uh. You didn’t use your words.” She leaned out of the open window and shook a finger at him. “Learn to use your words, Papa.”

“Immy. Come. Down. Now.”

“Immy thinks she won’t do that,” she replied. “Immy thinks she’ll stay up here forever. It can be a nice house for Immy. Although Immy will need to put in a regular candy and cookies order. Starting with handbag M&Ms and Twizzlers.”

“Immy is not getting any candy or cookies for the next week,” he told her.

She gasped dramatically. In fact, she actually fell back onto her bottom, her gasp was so big.

“You can’t do that, Papa!” she cried when she finally recovered enough to take a breath.

“Papa can do that, or you can go over his knee for a spanking.”

“That. Is. So. Mean.”

Maybe she’d rather have the spanking.

Although she stopped herself before she said that. Because she should probably think about that for a moment. Did she want him to spank her?

Maybe. Maybe not.

She got up onto her knees, then pulled herself onto her feet to lean out the open window again. “Papa, you can’t do that!”

“Just did. Down here. Now.”

Uh-oh.

She still didn’t think it was a good idea to go down there. But what was her choice?

Hmm.

She turned and looked at the other side of the fort where there was a flying fox that went down to the floor.

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