Page 15 of Daddy’s Little Duckling (Ivory Mountain Daddies #1)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

EMMETT

O ver the last couple of days, Emmett spent his free time working on Raelyn’s nursery. The room was slowly starting to come together and he couldn’t wait to see her reaction.

He had placed a big order online from a boutique that specialized in Little things. From clothes to diapers, Emmett made sure to buy a little bit of everything for his Little Duckling.

He wasn’t sure exactly what age her Little might be, but he wanted to be prepared for anything.

Doing one last sweep around the room, Emmett headed into the kitchen to double check that his fridge had everything he needed for this weekend.

He had spent a great deal of time since their date researching the sensory processing disorder that his babygirl had.

Emmett had never heard of the disorder before, but all his research revealed a lot to him. He understood that everyone had different triggers, but he found some helpful lists that gave the most common foods that could be triggering to people.

He planned the menu for this weekend avoiding those and hoped that it would all be okay. Emmett could assume that food wasn’t the only sensory thing that could be triggering for Rae.

Along with the list of foods, most websites also listed different fabrics, noises, and smells that could potentially be triggering for someone.

He bookmarked the websites into his favorites so that he could reference them at a later date if he needed to. It never hurt to be prepared for whatever he might come across when it came to her disorder.

Heading to Ivory Mountain Emmett was nervous. Even though he was eager to see his Little Duckling he knew that at the end of tonight they would need to have a very important discussion.

One that could change everything for him. He had no doubt that Raelyn was his, he just needed to make sure she realized the same thing. Emmett didn’t want to accept anything less.

“Hey Nannie Jean!” Emmett said as he walked into her room.

He loved seeing the smile that graced her face each time she saw him, even though she wasn’t actually seeing him. Emmett settled in the recliner ready to tackle more spreadsheets.

He wanted to complete as much as he could now, so that he had his weekend free to spend the time with Rae.

He is hoping that maybe he could even coach her Little to come out and play with him. Emmett knew that showing that part would take a great deal of trust, so if it happened he would cherish that moment and wouldn’t take advantage of the trust she was showing him .

A timed knock at the door had him turning to see who might be there. Standing just in the doorway was his darling girl.

Dressed in baby blue scrubs today with a pretty white sparkly bow in her hair, Emmett couldn’t look away. Grinning, he beckoned her into the room.

Raelyn made her way over to him, stopping to stand in front of the chair he was currently inhabiting. Pulling her between his legs, he looked up at her.

“There’s my pretty girl!”

The blush that bloomed across her cheeks and the grin that she gave him made his heart race just a little bit faster.

“Hi Emmett.”

Tugging her down to his level, he pressed a kiss on her cheek before letting her put a little distance between them.

“Did you pack everything you will need for the next few days?”

“I did. It’s all in my car. Are you sure you want me to come over?

Tilling his head and slightly raising his eyebrows, Emmett gave her a puzzled look. Did she really think that he would invite her to his home if he didn’t actually want her there.

He wanted to be able to spend all the time that he could with her. Emmett knew that he would be spending a lot of time reminding her that he didn’t say or do anything that he didn’t mean.

“I want nothing more than for you to be at my house this weekend.”

Rae nodded her head before blowing him a kiss, stepping away from him and slipping out of the room.

Emmett spent the rest of his time with Nannie Jean, unsuccessfully keeping himself from watching the clock and counting the minutes until he got to take his Little girl home .

He couldn’t wait to see how this evening and weekend would go. Emmett only hoped that Rae felt the same things that he did because it would crush him to have to let her walk away.