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girls!”
    Addie grinned. “Daddy Chris!”
    “Look at my beautiful babies. Y’all make the sunshine jealous, I swear to God.” Daddy Chris came over, his short, bowed legs moving fast. He kissed her cheek and gave Maddie a squeeze. “Y’all girls want pizza?”
    “You know us so well.” She bounced a little. “We were just heading over. What are you doing in town, old man?”
    “Sending a fax at the UPS place. Old man Kieser over in Celeste wanted a price on a bull semen sample from Boogerbutt.”
    “Woo hoo.” Addie looked at Maddie, who shrugged. “Kieser’s boys ride the Texas circuit. That’s good exposure.”
    “Well, then I’ll buy the celebratory pie!” She grinned, loving that she could do shit like this now. It was so good, to be where she belonged.
    Daddy Chris beamed, nodded. “Let me call your dad, have him meet us. He’s getting his hair cut.”
    Maddie hooted. “Dinner with the dads! Dessert might have to wait, Sis.”
    “I’ll just send a quick text.” Bodie rocked her world, but these were her dads.
    “Then I’ll go get us a booth at Diorio’s.” Maddie trotted off, leaving her with Daddy Chris, who smiled at her, his green eyes twinkling.
    “Am I interrupting a hot date, baby girl?” he asked.
    “No, sir. Bodie’ll wait on me.”
    “Bodie Reaver?” He raised a brow. “Well, now.”
    Addie blushed again. Christ, it was getting to be a habit. Fuck. “Yeah.”
    “He’s a good man.” Her daddy nodded, a smile breaking out. “He works hard.”
    “I like him.” A lot. Like in that stupid, if she didn’t wake up in his bed she felt weird way.
    “Well, good. I mean, I’m not saying you should go out and get married or nothin’. Not yet. He needs to come to supper first.”
    “You going to cook your lasagna?” Supper, huh? She wasn’t sure how Bodie would take that, but it would be fun as hell to try.
    “Sure. Better than letting Brandt grill. A man has to be a ninny to let someone make fire without trying to take it over, and Brandt would kill him.”
    She looked over, loving how his eyes smiled, twinkled. “Does that make you a ninny, Daddy?”
    “Nope. I’m a man in love.” Daddy Chris flipped out his phone. “Pizza in five with the girls, Mister.”
    God knew what Dad said, but it made Daddy Chris blush, chuckle, and Addie looked away. Good lord. No one wanted to think about what their parents did when they weren’t around. Even girls with two gay dads.
    “You ready, baby girl?”
    “Yes, sir.” She bumped shoulders with him. “Dad meeting us there?”
    “He’ll be there in two shakes.” He took her hand, swinging it like he had when she was five.
    “Shake shake.” She looked over. “So, it’s cool? Me and Bodie?”
    “It is with me.” He winked. “You might want to ease your dad into it.”
    “Ease her dad into what?” Dad stared at her from the door of the barber shop, glaring from under his hat. “You’re not leaving again, right?”
    Oh, man. “Nope. Not right now.” She gave Daddy Chris an evil glare.
    “Then what?” Lord, Dad Brandt could be like a pit bull with a question. He was doing the hard glare from under the hat thing, which told her to go ahead and answer.
    “I’m dating Bodie Reaver.” Sleeping with him. Eating breakfast with him.
    “Bodie Reaver?” Dad frowned mightily. “That man’s bad luck, baby. Nice guy, sure, but whoa.”
    Addie took a deep breath, forcing her hands to unclench one finger at a time. “He’s not a lady killer, you know.”
    “Well, baby, he’s got a bad track record.”
    “No.” She shook her head, giving her red curls a flip as she slid one hand into the crook of each of their closest arms. “His ladies do. Good thing for him, I’m no lady.”
    “Addison Danielle!” Dad looked at her. “You watch that. Chris? Did you hear her?”
    “Yup.” Daddy Chris just hugged her hand, laughing a little. “She’s our girl, no matter what.”
    “Laughing at me,” Addie grumbled. Daddy