She giggled at that word. She was already feeling lighter just from talking to him.
“Hey, what’s wrong with the word woo?” Caleb tickled her lightly.
“Nothing! Nothing!”
He stopped tickling her.
“If you’re an eighty-nine-year-old man,” she added.
“You brat. Are you calling me old?”
She pretended to study him. “You do have a couple of wrinkles here. And I think I see a few grays. Is your hair receding?”
His mouth dropped open. “Right, that’s it. I don’t think Wolfe spanked you hard enough.”
“No, Daddy! No! I’m sorry.”
“Not sorry enough.” He stood and held her in his arms. “I think another spanking is required.”
“Noo. Not fair. No more spanking.”
“Hmm, I’ll need something else then to punish you. I know. I’ll tell Wolfe how much you secretly like kale.”
Her mouth dropped open as he carried her out of the study. “You wouldn’t, you big meanie.”
He took her into the playroom. She hadn’t realized it, but this is exactly where she needed to be.
“You can’t tell Wolfe that. He’ll make me eat it all the time.”
“But it’s good for you. You should be eating it all the time.” He set her down on her feet. “Want some Little time?”
She nodded shyly, unsure what to do now that she was here. It seemed her Little side slipped free when she was feeling relaxed. But when she started to actually think about it, she kind of jammed up.
He studied her for a moment then he walked over to the wardrobe and pulled open the doors, revealing a walk-in-closet.
“Would you like to try getting dressed in one o
f your outfits?”
She stepped into the small room with him. “What outfits?” Then her mouth dropped open as she stared around. “Are these . . . these can’t possibly be all for me?”
There were dresses with frills and short overalls in bright colors. There were T-shirts and skirts. Shorts. Hats and shoes in a range of colors and styles.
Caleb grunted. “I told him to buy a few outfits. I think he bought one of everything in your size.”
“What? Who?”
“Wolfe,” he told her. “He may have a shopping issue. I’d take his credit card but he’s memorized the number. And if I cancel it, he’ll just steal Aleki’s.”
She gulped. She couldn’t believe he’d done this. For her? She reached over and picked out a pair of pale-yellow overalls with white flowers over them. They were gorgeous. They did up at the shoulders with buckles but there was also a bit of material that opened at the back.
“What’s this for?”
Caleb grinned. “It’s a drop seat, of course. So you don’t have to take them all the way off to go potty.”
“Daddy!” Did he have to say potty? Why couldn’t he say toilet?
“Or so that we can get to your bottom easier when you need a spanking. Want me to demonstrate?”