Page 51 of Needing Daddy
“I am not pleased, Penny. Come into the other room. I’m going to dry your hair before you catch pneumonia.” He moved away into the other room.
She’d just take the time to place her tiny dolls back into their little house and position them all where she wanted them to be, then she’d follow Daddy. Ooo, look there was a tiny pussy-cat, and a little doggy too. She picked them up and made the dog chase the cat down the dollhouse stairs. They were friends really, but they liked to play chase and...
“That’s it! I counted to three and you still didn’t come. You are all out of chances, little girl!”
“Omph!” Her breath left her in a startled gasp as she was whisked up and whirled around. Daddy sat on her bed and deposited her over his lap.
“When I tell you to do something, you hop to it. Got that, little girl?”
“Ouch!” she squealed at the sharp pain of impact as Daddy’s hand connected with her bottom. After twenty spanks her eyes were full to brimming with tears of remorse. “I’m sorry, Daddy!” she whimpered.
“Are you going to listen to me next time?”
“Yes, Sir,” she said quietly.
“All right then.” He set her back on her feet. “Into the other room, now scoot!”
She scampered into the master bedroom.
She sat between his knees with her back to him while he blow-dried her hair. Penny hummed happily. She had her daddy back; life didn’t get much better than this.
* * *
It was Sunday morningand she still felt the need to be in little space.
“Tomorrow we are meeting for lunch with your brother’s ex-girlfriend, Karen. She has agreed to act as your advocate,” Daddy informed her.
“That’s okay; honestly, she doesn’t need to be there.” Now that they were together and she had her daddy back, she didn’t need Allie to playact as the fictitious Karen. She knew that this David would have the same intolerance of deceit as her David had in the other dimension. There would only be so much he could forgive and she needed to stop any more lies being told.
“I’m sorry, Penny, but this is non-negotiable. I’m involved with you. Any financial decisions you make under my guidance have to be impartial.”
“Karen has already left London,” she fibbed.
“Look at me.”
Guiltily she raised her eyes to his.
“I just texted Karen; she has agreed to meet with us tomorrow. You just lied to my face, little girl. I promise you’re going be sleeping on your tummy tonight with a very hot bottom. I don’t want to hear another word from you. Now, eat your toast.”
She felt a hot flush stain her cheeks at being caught out in yet another lie. “I’m sorry, Daddy.”
“What part ofnot another worddo you not understand?”
She dipped her head and picked up a slice of toast. Her appetite deserted her; she’d made her daddy cross. Not wishing to make him any more annoyed than he already was, she began to stuff as much of the toast into her mouth as she could in order to get rid of it quickly. A large piece caught at the back of her throat. She desperately tried to cough but couldn’t. Panic at her blocked airway caused her to choke.
Next thing she knew she was lifted and spun about with David’s arms around her squeezing her belly. The mouthful of toast shot across the table to splat on the floor. She took a huge gulp of air and this time managed to cough. A spray of crumbs spattered the table.
“Dammit, Penny, I thought you were a goner! You daft little bugger, whatever possessed you to stuff your mouth so full?” David grabbed her and wrapped his arms about her. “Are you okay?”
She nodded.
“Here, take a sip of milk, it’ll soothe your throat.”
He held onto the glass while she sipped as directed. The cold milk coated her sore throat.
“How the hell have you managed alone without a daddy?” he asked earnestly.
She locked onto his serious blue gaze. “Not very well, not very well at all.”