Page 51 of Deciding for Little Dallas
FRIDAY
Dallas stretched before scooting backwards in the large bed, searching for Daddy’s heat.?
When he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, she basked in the feeling of what she knew was his unconditional love.
Pike pressed a kiss to the back of her head. “I love you, little girl.”
“I love you too, Dada,” she said before turning in his arms. She ran her hands up his bare chest.
“Happy Halloween, Bitty.”
“Happy Halloween, Dada.” Happy Halloween! She shot up from the bed and tried to untangle herself from the covers. “Dada! We hasta go see what Niki Rope and Danica left!”
He chuckled before pulling himself up and sitting upright. “I wondered how long it would take you before you realized today was the big day.”
Dallas slid from the bed and grabbed Teefs.
“Do you fink they liked my cards?” she asked. She hoped so. She’d made them each a beautiful thank you card for allowing her to host them. She used the best stickers and the shiniest glitter.
“I bet they loved them, Bitty. You worked so hard on them and I bet they were so thankful.”
“It was so super nice of them to let me be their host.”
“It was and you were so super nice to host them,” Daddy reminded her. Every night she’d left a thoughtful gift for them and a handmade craft. “Even though you orchestrated a large prank and blamed it on them, I think they still had a great time.”
Looking down, Dallas tried to hide her grin.
“What prank, Dada?” she asked, trying her very best to sound and look innocent.
“The prank that you somehow managed to get your entire nursery class involved in.”
Dallas gasped. “I had nuffin’ to do with that. Nuffin at all!”
Dada chuckled. “You didn’t help with sticking boobs on the ghosts?”
Sighing, Dallas put her hand on her hip. “Boo-bies, they’re boo-bies for Pennywise’s sake!”
Raising his eyebrow and giving her a pointed look, Daddy waited silently.
“Maybe I helped,” she admitted, realizing her passion over him using the correct prank probably gave her away.
“Maybe?”
Dallas studied her Daddy. It looked like he was trying to fight back a smile. Being at Rawhide had helped Daddy too. He seemed so much more at ease and Dallas was enjoying teasing this side of him too.
“Maybe I helped a teenie tiny bit.”
“Only a teenie tiny bit, huh?” he said, kneeling in front of her.
She nodded.
“Oh, so that whole plan must have been Tommy’s idea. I knew he was a smart boy.”
Frowning, Dallas shook her head. “No! I did! I came up with the whole plan all by myself! It was my idea, Dada! I’m so smarttoo,” she said, not willing to be unkind to her new friend, but also not willing to give all him the credit for her idea. “Tommy and my other friends helped, and we couldn’t have pulled it all off without each other, but it was my idea!’ she rambled, patting her chest.
Daddy winked at her and poked her belly. “I know. It was brilliant.”
She laughed. “Did you know the whole time?”
