“I did.” She curled a lock of his hair around her finger. “Thank you for being my hero today.”
“You’re welcome.”
“I came to collect the munchkin so you can get to your custom order.”
“I want another song!”
Cayla peered past Holt’s shoulder. “You’ll have to content yourself with me, baby. Holt’s got work to do. And we need to go pick up Banana Bread from Mia’s.”
Maddie wrinkled her nose. “I hope she smells better.”
“She does,” Holt assured them. “Unless there’s a vengeful skunk stalking the neighborhood.”
“Let’s just not put that idea out into the Universe. One close encounter of the odiferous kind is my quota for a lifetime. C’mon, sweetheart. Get your stuff.”
Maddie hopped off the table and scurried into the office.
“I’ll probably be late getting home. The cake’s in the oven now, and it’s still got to cool completely before I can start decorating. I’ll do my best to make it for bath and bedtime.”
Cayla really loved hearing him call them home. She wondered if it was part of the role he was playing or if he really felt that way. She intended to do everything in her power to make sure it was the latter. To that end, she herded her child toward the door and waved goodbye.
She had plans for her very good man.