definitely belonged to Micah, her sandy blonde hair and crystal blue eyes made her the spitting image of her Daddy. But her sweet Dougy was McDonald through and through. Even as a baby, he was already so tall for his age he wasn’t registering on the charts. His easy smile and deep blue eyes were topped off with jet black hair and always drew the ladies to him in the same way she’d seen them flock to Jax. Douglas Drake McDonald was definitely going to be a heartbreaker.
It would serve Jax right to have a son just like him, but honestly, Micah hadn’t done a thing to deserve the strong-willed Deaga. Their daughter was brilliant, but the little hellion had definitely inherited her mama’s stubborn streak. But the thing that terrified all three of her parents was Deaga’s devotion to Tobi West. The little girl idolized all things Tobi and Lilly. It was downright terrifying. Tobi might be Gracie’s best friend, but just thinking about raising a child like her was almost enough to send Gracie into a panic attack.
Micah tightened his arms around her and spoke softly against her ear. “What has you teetering on the edge of a meltdown, baby? There is no reason to worry about the children, they love your mother.” He was right, and Gracie was grateful her mother had been willing to return to Austin to watch her only grandchildren.
“I was just thinking about Deaga’s hero-worship of Tobi and how much it scares me.” She felt more than heard him chuckling behind her.
“Baby, I will grant you that our beautiful daughter thinks the sun rises and sets on both Tobi and Lilly. But I’m honestly worried she is simply taking notes on what doesn’t work so she doesn’t repeat their mistakes. What she’ll come up with on her own is likely going to be more refined and far more dangerous.”
Gracie gasped and wondered if all the blood had drained from her face because Jax was suddenly standing in front of her, concern clearly written in his expression. “What did you say to her? Hell, she’s as pale as a fucking ghost all of the sudden.”
“I simply told her that our daughter is using Tobi and Lilly as points of reference rather than planning to emulate them.” Micah’s hands slid inside the low cut dress she was wearing, his fingers rolling her nipples back and forth, the pressure increasing each time he changed direction.
“ Cariño , don’t worry. There are three of us to watch after her.” Even though her eyes were beginning to be more unfocused as desire pulsed through her, Gracie saw Jax’s attention shift to Micah. “Stop tormenting our sub, I want to enjoy some time inside her later when I don’t have to worry about who’s watching. Worrying about our preschool princess and dapper-diaper Don Juan isn’t what I want her thinking about.”
This time, Micah laughed out loud. “Agreed. I’ll see if I can wind her up a bit, but don’t wait too long to join the party. I have been away from her far too much lately, and I’m looking forward to making up for lost time.”
Jax snorted then turned to Aspen. “Let’s go, sweetness. Things to do and a sub to do them with. Let’s get this party started.”
Caila Cooper was looking forward to getting some serious stress relief tonight. Spending a couple of days in the Morgan’s barn with Kip had nearly pushed her over the edge. God in heaven, was there a more exasperating man in the entire world? He’d nearly tripped over himself several times trying to keep from brushing up against her. She felt as though she’d fallen through Alice’s looking glass and everything was backwards…Kip was the one being clumsy, not her. And him nearly falling trying to steer clear of her instead of her tumbling over things in her mad dash to get closer to him was certainly new.
He needn’t worry. She’d given up on Kip Morgan. There were other men out there, and she planned to find one tonight. She’d been thrilled when Master Nate called to invite her to the
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