Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 77127 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 386(@200wpm)___ 309(@250wpm)___ 257(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77127 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 386(@200wpm)___ 309(@250wpm)___ 257(@300wpm)
Looking less conflicted, Kenzie nodded and brightened again. “Then let’s have him look at a few styles and we’ll make a list of what he needs. What does he actually do?”
I shrugged, telling myself not to feel bad that I couldn’t answer the very reasonable question. “Um, he’s got some small pictures he’s done around the trailer and there were stacks of sketchbooks tucked into every nook and cranny.”
It was cute.
“He talked about sculpting?” Was that helpful? I wasn’t sure any longer. “We mostly talked about relationship stuff and family stuff. And, um, limits lists. Oh, his brother and his sister-in-law want to come meet me.”
Lowering my voice, I leaned over the table. “She’s a little too and I think she’d want to play with us, but would that be weird? I mean, they’re his family.”
Faces immediately frowned and heads tilted to the right. I managed not to laugh but it was hard. They were all so funny, but they were taking my question very seriously, so I was glad they were my friends.
“Well, it sounds like…Mr. Grady is close with his brother.” Stefan’s careful way of talking about Daddy was cute. “What do his parents think?”
That made me sad that time and I didn’t even have to fake it. “They died in a small plane crash when he was younger. Some of the areas are so remote it’s the only way to get in and out, but there were mechanical issues and they couldn’t get out of the plane in time to shift.”
“Oh.” Sighs echoed around the table but it was Kenzie who reached out to take my hand. “That’s terrible. We’re sorry.”
“It’s okay. He’s had time to get over it and he wasn’t upset when he told me about it.” It would’ve never occurred to me that dragons could get trapped in a plane and not be able to get out. “But his brother is really supportive because he’s a Daddy too, and they have some aunts and cousins, but they’re not as close as they used to be.”
They seemed to be mostly in Montana still, so that made sense.
“He likes this area, though, and he’s happy to stay here.” Was that what they’d been worrying about? “I just need to make sure the house has space for his work too.”
Or he’d be miserable.
And bored.
“There might be studio space he can rent in town.” Stefan frowned. “Aren’t there a few empty storefronts in that shopping kind of area on the outskirts of town? The artisty one, not the one with all the medical offices.”
“That’s a good idea. I’ll make sure he knows about those. We’ll have to go drive by those this weekend when I don’t have to work. Right now, if he leaves the property, he can’t find his way back.” I looked at Lorne. “Oh, did Carrick fix that?”
Daddy hadn’t actually mentioned what had happened when the other Daddies had invaded. He’d just mentioned them being ridiculous and that he’d told him that he wasn’t afraid to tattle if they drove him nuts.
That threat actually seemed to have worked because they hadn’t stayed long and he’d texted later that he’d gotten a lot of work done.
“Yes.” Lorne looked pleased at being able to tell me that. “He can now leave the property and find it again and the plan is to fix the wonky spell. Daddy even said the council is going to try to figure out a way to improve the bad reviews.”
That was good to hear.
“Great.” It hadn’t affected my work yet, but the families that owned rental properties were going batshit crazy. “He was frustrated that he couldn’t run errands.”
He’d wanted to make me dinner but my kitchen was slightly bare.
For fuck knew what reason, that had the three crazy littles all looking at each other and Stefan sighed. He was clearly it for whatever they were going to talk about, but I was stumped. “He seems to have a lot of time on his hands. Daddies are…well, they’re difficult to live with when they’re bored.”
“They get creative.” Kenzie frowned like Talon had done something ridiculous.
“And easily frustrated.” Lorne was shaking his head like it’d been a traumatic experience.
“They need the structure of a career and friends.” Stefan was still the voice for the trio and I was glad because I knew he’d eventually get to the point…the other two could ramble for hours and be convinced the conversation had been wonderfully enlightening.
“He has a career. He’s an artist.” When they just blinked, I kept going. “He sells stuff and everything. Honest. It’s not just in his head. He paid for the trailer with cash and will be really glad when he can go buy groceries. He’ll probably end up doing that tomorrow while I’m at work because he’s going to surprise me with a special dinner. He wants to do date nights.”