Page 49 of Their Little Helper

Regular eyes.

Wide eyes.

Regular eyes.

Blushing.

More blushing.

Still breathing.

And we were heading back to a normal color.

“I’ll leave most of that up to you both.” And the color was going back up again. “One is fine. I’m glad you’re not a vampire.”

Then he turned to me and dropped his voice again. “I got lost trying to find the bathroom right before we left and I think I saw his room. He’s got a big bed.”

Good to know.

He needed kisses, but I settled for squeezing his arm like Santos had. It made Harley squirm and look adorable, but that timehis blush was because of his sweet embarrassment. “Thank you, Daddy.”

Oh, I was Daddy again.

Yes. We needed privacy before I made him uncomfortable enough that he started questioning his reward. I’d been amazing but I was ready to cuddle my boy and make Pokey nuts.

“Don’t make him too happy.” Santos just kept trying to dance on my last nerve. “He’ll just burst and it’ll get all over.”

Yep.

Harley tried to look serious but it didn’t work at all, making me question again how he could look serious all the time for work. “Got it. Frown and don’t make him happy.”

“Now I’ve got two cheeky cuties.” Santos’s words made Harley smile even though his tone said he was a pain in the ass. “Come on. Time to head to my place. Did either of you park in one of the parking garages around here?”

Downtown parking?

In this neighborhood?

How much money did he think I had?

Harley’s cocked head said he was wondering the same thing, but he answered more politely than I would have. “No. I took the bus.”

Damn right.

Pokey wasn’t living in the same world we were, but luckily for him, we were understanding and weren’t going to hold it against him.

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HARLEY

Air goes in.

Air goes out.

Air goes in.

Air goes out.

I’d practiced asking for what I wanted and I hadn’t even needed to use it, so I was doing great and our date was going even better.

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