JJ MAYBANK
✧ Hot Peppers and Baby Kicks: A Chaotic Countdown
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Good dad, loves his baby girl, tall, blonde, handsome.
Soft Christmas music floated through the house as you added the final touches to the garland hanging on the staircase. The scent of pine from the fresh tree mixed with the cinnamon candles burning on the mantle. It was the kind of cozy chaos you’d always dreamed of.
In the living room, Rafe was sitting on the floor with your one-year-old daughter, Cassie, trying to keep her from eating the ornaments. Her chubby little hands clutched a shiny gold bauble as she babbled nonsensical words at her dad, who looked completely enchanted.
“Cassie, that’s not food,” Rafe said with a grin, gently prying the ornament from her grip and replacing it with a soft, plush Santa toy. She pouted for a second before smacking the toy against his chest, giggling when it squeaked.
From your spot in the doorway, you couldn’t help but smile. “How’s it going in here, Daddy?”
Rafe looked up, the grin he reserved just for you spreading across his face. “Well, your daughter is determined to redecorate the tree, and I’m losing the battle.”
“She’s just like you,” you teased, stepping into the room with two mugs of hot cocoa. You handed him one before sitting beside him on the rug, crossing your legs.
Cassie immediately turned her attention to you, her big blue eyes lighting up. “Mama!” she squealed, crawling into your lap.
“Hi, baby,” you cooed, wrapping your arms around her. Her warm little body melted against you, and you felt a pang of happiness so big it almost hurt.
“She’s got you wrapped around her finger,” Rafe said, watching the two of you with a smirk.
“And she doesn’t have you?” you shot back, raising an eyebrow.
“Fair point,” he admitted, leaning over to kiss Cassie’s head before his lips found yours, soft and lingering.
“Ew, Daddy,” you teased, laughing as you wiped the cocoa off his mouth.
Cassie, meanwhile, had decided she was done sitting and had crawled back to the tree, mesmerized by the twinkling lights. You and Rafe watched as she tried, unsuccessfully, to hang a plush candy cane ornament back onto a branch.
✧ Hot Peppers and Baby Kicks: A Chaotic Countdown
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Cold mean carring
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