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“What? Noo! That’s so mean. You can’t spank me when I don’t feel well.”
“You’re hung over,” he pointed out.
“It’s the same thing.”
Reuben snorted and sat down to cut up her food. “You need to eat something. Then I’ll put you back to bed.”
“I can’t go back to bed.”
“You need more sleep.”
“I’ve got to go to work,” she told him.
He eyed her for a long moment. “I don’t think so. You’re not up to work today.”
Okay, now she felt terrible. Getting up, she plonked herself down in his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Sorry, Daddy. I don’t mean to be a grumpy-bum. Just give me time to drink another coffee and I’ll be all good to go to work.”
He kissed her cheek. “Thank you for the apology, baby. But you’re not going to work today. You’re going to eat your breakfast and drink your water and coffee, then back to bed.”
“But you need me!”
“I’ll be fine. I’m going to work from home today to keep an eye on you. I just want you to rest. If you get tired of being in bed, you can move to the sofa.”
“All right.” That was kind of a relief, if she was honest. She felt exhausted.
“I have a couple of things for you. Stay here a moment.”
Getting up, he set her down on her chair. When he returned, he was holding two boxes. One was a cell phone box. The other was a velvet jewelry box.
“New phone.” He handed that one to her first.
“You can’t buy me a new phone!” she protested.
“Baby, your one is on its last legs. You need it. And I’m not taking no for an answer.”
He wasn’t wrong.
“What is this?” she asked as he kneeled in front of her and held out the velvet box.
Her heart started racing as he opened the box to reveal a gorgeous gold bracelet with blue sapphires and diamonds interlaid along it.
“This is for you.”
What the heck?
It was gorgeous. When had he gotten this?
“Hold out your hand.”
He put it around her wrist. “It has a very good clasp, so it shouldn’t fall off. I want you to wear it all the time.”
“All the time? What about in the shower? Or bath? Or bed?”
“All the time,” he told her sternly. “Listen to me. It has a GPS tracker in it.”
“A GPS tracker?” Her eyes grew wide as she stared at him.
“Yes. I want you to wear it all the time, so I know where you are.”
