Page 107 of Eleven of a Kind

“What? She loves to clean and organize. Let her do her thing, Dad.”

“You take advantage of her, and I don’t like it.” I pointed at her.

“Is it okay if I go out with Cody tonight?”

“Go where?” I narrowed my eyes at her.

“Dinner and a movie.”

“I want you home by ten o’clock.”

“Eleven,” she said. “It’s Saturday, Dad.”

I inhaled a deep breath because I wasn’t handling this very well.

“Piper!” Riley shouted up the stairs.

“What’s wrong?” Piper walked down.

“Cody wants to take me to dinner and to a movie tonight. What time do you think is reasonable for me to be home?”

“I’d say be home at eleven o’clock.”

Riley turned to me with a wide grin on her face.

“Fine. Eleven o’clock sharp. If you’re one minute late, you’re grounded.”

“Whatever, Dad.” She ran up the stairs.

“What time did you tell her?” Piper asked.

“Ten.”

“She’s fifteen, and it’s a weekend. Eleven o’clock is fine, Gabriel.”

“She’s lucky you’re here.” I smirked.

“I’m the lucky one.” She wrapped her arms around me.

CHAPTER37

Gabriel

“Are you stalking your daughter?” Grayson asked as we sat around the bonfire.

“You bet I am.” I stared at my phone. “They just got to the movie theater.”

“She shared her location with you?” Jackson asked.

“Well, not really. Her phone was unlocked the other day, so I grabbed it off the island and turned location sharing on. None of you better tell her either.” I pointed at them.

“She’s not stupid. She’s going to know.” Grayson laughed.

“Doesn’t matter. If she wants to go out on dates, she’s keeping it on.”

“I don’t blame you, cousin. I’ll do the same thing with Lily when she starts going out on dates.”

We drank some beer, talked, and played our guitars. I glanced at my watch, and it was ten forty-five. Grabbing my phone, I looked at it.