She smiled behind his back. Oh, heck yeah. She was learning a lot from her friends. Things her daddy wouldn’t like but would keep him guessing.
He stopped them at the door and pulled her into his arms. He pressed a hard kiss to her mouth. “I love you, baby girl.”
She wrapped her arms around his neck. “I love you, daddy. So much.”
“Let’s go home,” Patrick said.
“Yes, home.”
As long as he loved her, everything in her world was good.
The End