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“No arguing, little girl,” he said sternly, letting his Daddy Dom side slide into his voice. “You’ll stay with me until we can find you somewhere safe and affordable, and that’s final.”

There was a long moment of silence and when she finally responded, he could tell that her tears had started again. “Thank you, Daddy.”

“You’re welcome, sweetheart. Are you okay to drive here? And be honest; if you get here and I don’t think you were okay, you’re going to be in a lot of trouble.”

This time when she sniffled, she also giggled, and some of the worry in Kawan’s chest unclenched. “I’m okay to drive. I’ll be there soon.” The relief and gratitude in her voice was palpable.

“Okay, drive safely, baby girl. I’ll see you soon.”

Rather than sitting back down to eat the rest of his meal, Kawan sprang into action. He’d need to call out tomorrow as well if he was going to help her pack up. And he needed to put the guest bedroom together in case she didn’t want to sleep in his bed. And put a plate together for her in case she hadn’t eaten.

Even as he wanted to shake Melody’s roommate for upsetting her, he had to admit that right now this felt really, really good. He was a Daddy again.