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His worries got pushed out of his mind as he met with several people on the Ranch about tomorrow. Festivities were starting early afternoon. There were going to be crafting stations, some carnival games, and a friendly baseball game.
By the end of the meeting, he had a headache, and he was getting worried about his girl. She’d been quiet through most of the meeting, and by the end she looked a bit tired and hot.
“Right, if that’s all, I need to feed Jolie and get her down for a nap.”
She blushed and hid her face in his bicep where she sat next to him. They’d had the meeting outside where everything was happening tomorrow.
They all said goodbye, and he picked her up, carrying her back to their room.
“I can walk, Daddy,” she mumbled.
“Of course you can. But I like to carry you. Makes me feel needed.”
She huffed out a laugh. “Silly Daddy.”
He ran his hand under her top, feeling how hot and sweaty she was.
“Baby, are you too hot?” They entered their suite and he put her down.
“Yeah, maybe a bit.”
“Shit. Another temperature spike?”
“No, I think I just got a bit hot outside.”
Fuck. And she’d barely drunk any water. He set her on the sofa and quickly took off her cardigan, then her T-shirt.
“Daddy! What are you doing?” she asked when she was sitting there in just her bra and shorts.
“Cooling you down.” Jumping up, he grabbed her baby bottle and filled it with water.
He sat on the sofa and drew her onto his lap, laying her back against his arm as he put the nipple between her lips.
“Shit. I overdressed you. Then I forgot to make sure you were drinking.”
She frowned up at him, trying to pull her mouth away from the bottle.
“Uh-uh, keep drinking. I want this all gone. Tomorrow, you’re going to need to sit in the shade. And keep drinking water. Understand?” He was a terrible Daddy.
Why didn’t she tell him, though?
When the water was all gone, he sat her up and rubbed her back. Then he turned her to face him, studying her.
“You were supposed to tell me if you weren’t feeling well.”
“I was feeling all right!”
“You were far too hot. And getting dehydrated. I should have noticed. I’m a terrible Daddy.”
“No, you’re not! Don’t say that!”
He thought it was true, though. He had no experience at this, but his overconfidence and arrogance had led him to think he could do this.
“Brand, you’re amazing at this. you’re everything I could ever want in a Daddy. I promise, it was my fault. I didn’t tell you I was uncomfortable so how could you know?”
“I should have noticed.”
“But I didn’t want you to know,” she blurted out.
