Tammy heard the sound of the door close, then what she presumed was the sound of a kettle being put down on the top of the wood-burning stove. Finn loved tea. Strong and milky and a little bit sweet. That’s how he took it.
‘Strong and milky and a little bit sweet,’ Tammy said. What was the fun in pretending to be asleep if you couldn’t pretend to wake up every now and then?
‘You dreaming, sweetheart?’
‘It’s you, Daddy Finn!’
‘Yep. Back from the pub. Did you have fun with Daddy Conor? How are you feeling?’
They chatted for a little while. Tammy filled him in on what they’d been up to, and let him know that she was feeling a little better. She stopped short of telling him about the special snuggle, though. Not because she thought he’d be upset — the two brothers had promised her that jealousy wouldn’t be an issue, and if it was, it would be dealt with. Nope, she didn’t tell him because she was hungry for more.
‘Um, Daddy,’ she said, ‘could you find something for me?’
‘Sure thing, but I think you should be getting back to sleep.’
‘I will, straight after I’ve got my special thing.’
Finn sighed. ‘I’ll get in trouble with your other Daddy for being too soft. But OK. What are you after?’
‘It’ll be in that drawer over there,’ she said as innocently as she could manage.
Finn walked over to the drawer. Tammy was going quietly nuts as he opened it. Was he gonna be mad with her?
‘I see,’ he said, as he opened it up. ‘I suppose you think this is funny, do you?’
He turned around, holding the vibrator in his hand. It was a classic — the rampant rabbit. It looked faintly ridiculous in his huge hand, but there was something sexy about it too.
‘Oops, I forgot that was in there,’ she said, giving him a look.
‘Did you indeed?’ he said, shaking his head. ‘Well, should I throw it out?’
‘No!’ she yelped. ‘Um… maybe you could use it on me. You know, because I’ve been so good and all?’
He considered this request for a moment.‘Well, why not? If it’ll help you sleep, then I’ll gladly provide you with the service you need.’
She grinned. ‘Just no passing out on me. OK?’
‘Ha ha, very funny. Now, how do you work this thing?’ He flipped the switch on the side of the rabbit and it started to twitch and flip around in his hand. ‘Holy mackerel!’
She laughed. ‘Now, get your butt over here, Daddy Finn. I need some of that action.’
Finn shook his head. ‘Sometimes, missy, I swear…’ He wasn’t angry with her really, though. He could tell that from the bulge in his pants.
Just then, there was a heavy knock at the door.‘Open up this instant!’
Finn looked at her, deathly serious. He obviously recognized the voice.
And so did she. Of course she did.
It was her father.
CHAPTER 10
Tammy was shaking. She felt as though all the negative emotions it was possible to have were having a massive party in her head. It wasn’t a good party.
There was Anxiety: jittery in the corner, avoiding the others in case they were dangerous. Misery was in the middle of the dance floor, slowdancing by itself, fat tears falling down its hollow cheeks. Anger stomped around, randomly screaming. And sitting out in the hall, eyes wide, trembling, was Fear.
‘Well?’ Her father stood in the center of the room, arms folded and face bright red. ‘Are you going to answer me?’