Page 7 of Daddy’s Little Duckling (Ivory Mountain Daddies #1)
CHAPTER SEVEN
EMMETT
E mmett couldn’t stop reading over his conversation with his sweet babygirl. He felt like a teenager having his first real crush all over again.
He only wished that she would call him Daddy instead of Sir. Soon, Emmett reminded himself.
Walking to the closet, he began picking out the clothes he wanted to wear for the date tomorrow. Settling on a dark grey henley shirt and a pair of dark wash jeans, Emmett laid everything out on the counter in the closet and headed back towards the bedroom.
He was interrupted by the rubbing of something across his legs. Looking down he smiled at the orange furball that was currently weaving herself around him while he walked. Leaning down to pick up his darling cat, Emmett brushed his fingers through her fur.
“What is it, Lola girl? Are you hungry?”
Lola let out the cutest meow and brushed her head against his chin letting out a soft purr. Emmett carried her into the kitchen, placing her on the floor before getting started on making her dinner.
Miles loved to call him an old cat lady because Emmett went the extra mile with the care he provided to Lola. He never imagined that he would own a cat, but a few months ago he heard the saddest meow coming from the alleyway beside his building.
Deciding to investigate even though it was pouring down raining, his heart broke at finding the little fuzzball abandoned in a box. There was no way that Emmett was taking her to the pound, so that day he officially became a cat dad and he embraced it fully.
One vet trip later and Emmett was able to say that he was a proud owner of an orange maine coon that was about six months old. Given the circumstances that she was found in, Lola was in pretty good health minus the small respiratory infection she had developed from being left in the rain.
A week's worth of antibiotics cured that and he had a rambunctious house mate that demanded attention all the time. Emmett spent the next few weeks researching all the information he could find on owning a cat, specifically a maine coon.
He quickly learned that his small furball wouldn’t stay small forever, instead she would grow to be quite big, but he was looking forward to watching it happen. Which is where the ribbing from Miles comes from. Lola was a bit spoiled, but he found it hard to resist spoiling the little thing.
Plus, since Lola came into his life he didn’t feel so lonely while he was waiting on finding his Little girl. Now that he knew that Raelyn was it for him, he hoped that she wasn’t allergic to cats and that the two of them would become best friends.
He fully believes that his babygirl would love having someone to play and cuddle with and he was going to enjoy spoiling both of his girls.
Emmett set the bowl of gourmet food on the placemat and scratched behind Lola’s ears and headed back into the living room. He knew that he should go to bed now, but he couldn’t resist watching one episode of 911:Lonestar.
He stumbled across this show a few weeks ago and binged watched it. A new episode came out this week and he didn’t want to get behind.
An hour later, he headed to bed after mapping out how far Rae lived from him and setting his alarm for the morning. Emmett thought about his plans for tomorrow one last time before he closed his eyes.
He wanted to be well-rested for the time he would be spending with his Little girl. The excitement he had was uncontainable and he had no doubt that it was going to be difficult for him to fall asleep.
Waking up with his alarm the next morning, Emmett showered for the day. He took a few extra minutes to trim the scruff on his face and apply his favorite cologne.
Finally feeling ready for his day with Raelyn, he made his way to his truck and started driving towards his baby’s house. He realized that she only lived ten minutes from him.
Leaving with plenty of time, he stopped by the local floral shop and picked out a beautiful arrangement of sunflowers to bring to Rae.
Pulling in, Emmett wasn’t too happy with the neighborhood she lived in. While the neighborhood wasn’t the best of those around he was pleased to see that the building she lived in had security measures in place to keep the occupants safe.
He knew that locks and alarms could only do so much, so he hoped that his Little girl took the extra step in maintaining her safety .
That didn’t stop the group of men from lounging around the front entryway. Emmett knew that as soon as she would let him, he was going to move her into his house.
He had already begun setting up her nursery with everything he could think his girl would need.
Heading up and knocking on her door, he whistled while he waited for his angel to appear. Emmett wasn’t prepared to see his sweet girl standing there looking as adorable as can be. She was a vision standing in front of him.
Dressed in the prettiest dress with her hair pulled back with light purple bows, he couldn’t believe that this Little girl would be his and would call him Daddy.
Not wanting to waste any more time, Emmett gave his darling the flowers he picked up and walked inside her apartment. Looking around the entryway, he realized that he really couldn’t call this an apartment. It looked more like a closet than a place where his baby should be staying.