Page 2 of Daddy’s Little Duckling (Ivory Mountain Daddies #1)
CHAPTER TWO
EMMETT
E mmett didn’t usually come to the nursing home to visit his grandma on Thursday evenings. He just had this feeling that he needed to go tonight and he didn’t make it a habit to ignore his gut.
It had never led him wrong before and he didn’t think that today was going to be the day that it might start.
He tried to save his visits for when he knew the cute aide who sometimes took care of his sweet Nannie Jean would be working. He had noticed her before, but she never seemed to be aware of her surroundings.
That always concerned him because Little girls needed to know what was going on around them, but there was nothing that he could do about that until she became his.
The last time he laid eyes on her was when she ran right into him. Little did she know he purposely stepped into her way just for a chance to talk to her.
He didn’t think he could ever get her to speak to him under any other condition. She just seemed shy and reserved and Emmett would never want to do anything to make her uncomfortable.
Arriving at Ivory Mountain, Emmett made his way into Nan's room; she suffered from dementia and most of the time believed he was his dad.
She had no clue that her son had passed away four years ago, and it broke his heart a little each time she referred to him by his father's name.
The first few times that it happened Emmett had corrected her and reminded her that his father was gone, but as more time passed it became apparent that she wasn’t ever going to remember and he accepted that.
He was proud of who his father was, so it wasn’t horrible to be referred to as him and accepted the name as an honor.
Emmett was the CEO of Tech Port, a tech company he started from the ground up right after he graduated college.
Settling in to do some work on his laptop while sitting with Nan, Emmett tried to push the thoughts away of the sweet Little girl that he longed to see.
He didn’t know for certain if she was a Little, but deep down in his Daddy heart, he just knew that she was the Little girl he had been searching for. She just tickled all of his Daddy senses.
“Good evening Mrs. Benson! I’m Raelyn and I will be the one helping you this evening.” said the angel voice Emmett would recognize anywhere.
Turning towards the door, he spotted the girl who had taken up residence in his mind for weeks now.
“Oh!” she exclaimed. “You’re the gentleman that I ran into yesterday morning.”
Emmett couldn’t help but smile at the girl. She was as adorable as she normally was. He loved the chance to see the smile on her face and he couldn’t feel anything but happiness when she was around.
He truly had it bad for his Little girl, but when the heart knows what it wants, there was nothing that would change that feeling.
“I truly am sorry about that. I sometimes space out and it seems to happen at the worst times.”
Realizing that he still had yet to speak to her, he cleared his throat and said “It’s quite alright Little one. You’ll remember to do better next time, won’t you?”
Biting her lip, Raelyn nodded her head. Standing up Emmett made his way over to formally introduce himself.
He had to stop himself from pulling her lip from between her teeth when he reached her.
“My name is Emmett Benson. I’m Nannie Jean’s grandson.” he said as he held out his hand to her.
Raelyn smiled sweetly and put her hand in his. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Benson. I’m Raelyn, but my friends call me Rae.”
Emmett scoffed, “None of this Mr. Benson nonsense. That was my father. Please call me Emmett.” She blushed and nodded again before she started backing towards the door. Emmett longed to hear her call him Daddy but knew that it was too soon to be thinking those thoughts.
“Well, I should be going. I’ll be back later to check on Mrs. Jean.” Rae stated before she quickly dashed back out of the room.
Emmett let her go for now, but he knew that he would need to do whatever it took to put that sweet smile on her face again. Her smile was his new favorite thing.
Emmett was pleased to see his Little girl tonight even though he knew that it wasn’t her normal day to work. He loved watching her as she worked .
He knew without a doubt that she loved her job and cared about the residents in her unit. It showed in all the extra care she showed by providing them care and bringing them small things that she knew would bring a smile to their faces.
Emmett knew it was a long shot that he would complete any of the work he had originally set out to do.
Trying to make good use of his time while he waited for his sweet girl to come back, Emmett settled in again and tried to make sense of the documents on his screen.
Even though it was wishful thinking to believe that he would be able to focus on anything besides Raelyn.
As he continued to fumble his way through the spreadsheets on his computer, Emmett watched the door hoping for a small glimpse of Rae. He knew that his girl was wandering through the halls taking care of all the residents assigned to her.
Two hours had passed before he finally decided that he needed to go home and prepare for his day tomorrow. There was an important meeting between the bigwigs and he needed to double-check the preparations of the material.
Looking around for Rae as he headed out, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed that she was nowhere to be found. Sighing, Emmett left and resigned to himself that he wouldn’t see his Little girl for several days.
He knew that she didn’t usually work evening shifts, so he was hoping his girl would have her normal scheduled day tomorrow off. Emmett couldn’t imagine working two shifts in a row like that. Little girls need plenty of sleep to keep their minds and body functioning properly.