Epilogue

KANE

It had been three weeks since Tim had been caught, and Haylee seemed to be relaxing a bit more every day. He started to realize what a sassy pants she could be and that she definitely had a naughty streak in her, especially when she didn't want to take a nap. Kane and Luke finally "ungrounded" the girls, and they were going to have their first playdate today after they both had their afternoon naps.

He had been able to talk Haylee into waiting a little longer before looking for a job. He didn't want her to do too much too soon and get exhausted. She agreed, though she told him that at some point, he'd have to let her start working so she could contribute to the mortgage and bills. Over his dead body would she contribute a dime. But he'd left that discussion for another day.

Tim had only had his initial arraignment. The judge declared him a flight risk and a danger to society and denied him bail. He was looking at a minimum of fifteen years in prison for all his charges. It sounded like his family had turned on him too. The family lawyer he'd smugly requested never showed up, sending a message to him saying that his family refused to pay him to defend a son who continually fucked up. He had gotten a court-appointed attorney who was still pretty fresh out of law school and hadn't won a case yet.

Sitting in his office, Kane dialed Ian's number. He hadn't spoken to the tech expert since everything had gone down with Tim. He knew Damian had updated him on the outcome, but he still hadn't called to thank him personally for all his help.

"Kane, man, how's it going with the Little?"

"It's been great. She's my angel."

Ian chuckled. "I bet she is."

"I just wanted to reach out and thank you for all your help. You really went above and beyond to help us find Tim Parker, and I appreciate it so much."

"I'm glad I was able to help. Although, I'm pretty sure Luke will be calling me any day to read me the riot act for all my tricks."

Kane laughed. "He might. But he also knows you did it for a good reason, so he'll probably overlook it."

"Is she getting all settled in with you?"

"Yeah. She is. She's still recovering from everything."

"Understandable. Damian said she's a total sweetheart."

"She is. You'll have to meet her one day. Maybe you should find a Little for yourself so Haylee has another friend that she can have playdates with."

Ian snorted. "Yeah. I'm not so sure about that. Pretty sure I'm destined to be alone for the rest of my life."

Kane rolled his eyes. "You are not. You have Littles swooning all over you whenever we're at the club."

"Yeah, but they aren't the one I want."

Kane thought about that and opened his mouth to question it when Ian spoke again.

"Hey, I gotta call you back," Ian said tightly before the line went dead.

That was weird.

Kane shook it off and noticed movement in Haylee's room on the baby monitor that sat on his desk in front of him. Making his way upstairs, he opened the nursery door to find her talking to her stuffed animals as though they were her best friends.

"Hey, baby alligator," he whispered.

She turned, and her face lit up when she saw him. The way she looked at him when he entered a room was enough to make him weak in the knees.

"Daddy!"

He walked over and lifted her from the bed.

"Ready for your playdate with Ally?"

She clapped her hands together excitedly.

"Yes! We are gonna have so much fun. We are going to color and play Barbies and watch a movie and paint. Ohhh, and we need to eat lots of cookies too."

Chuckling, he kissed her cheek. "Easy, baby. You girls will have lots of playdates to do all the things you want to do."

"Okay, Daddy. I'm just so excited to see her. But we still need cookies."

HAYLEE

Haylee could hardly contain her excitement to see her best friend. She wiggled and squirmed as Kane got her dressed until he threatened to warm her bottom before Ally came. Grumbling to herself, she stayed as still as she could while he finished. Then, when she bounded down the stairs, he sternly told her to slow down or else.

Geez, protective much?

But she loved that about him, and the past three weeks had been heaven. Even though she'd been spanked way too many times to count in that time, she had fallen in love and felt more secure with Kane every single day. He was in tune with all of her emotions and stayed vigilant at all times. Most of the time, she had been happy and in a good mood, but once in a while, she got down on herself about the fact that she'd stayed with Tim for so long. Whenever that had happened, Kane had held her and reassured her that she'd done what she needed to do to survive. He constantly reminded her how precious she was to him and that he would always be there for her through the good and the bad.

She'd agreed to hold off on going back to work. Initially, she was reluctant because she felt bad for not contributing financially, but Kane insisted that he didn't need her to contribute and that if she needed anything at all, he would provide it for her. She hadn't told him yet, but she was enjoying being his stay-at-home Little girl.

He'd finally let her start cooking, except that she had to ask him to put stuff in and out of the oven, and she had to use butter knives to cut things up unless she wanted him to do it. He raved about her cooking, and she was starting to feel more confident with trying new recipes. Making meals for her Daddy felt good, and she felt like she was doing her part to take care of him.

A knock on the door had her bouncing on her tiptoes.

Kane grinned and shook his head. "Such an excited Little girl."

"Open the door, Daddy!"

Kane opened the door, and Ally ran into the house.

"Slow down!" Luke said sternly.

Ally bounced over to Haylee, and they hugged excitedly.

"I missed you so much! I'm so excited I'm here! I have a whole list of things for us to do," Ally said.

Kane chuckled. "You and her both, little one."

"Daddy, can we go up and play?" Haylee asked.

"Yes, but behave and walk. No running, or we'll bust your butts."

Grabbing Ally's hand, she tugged her up the stairs to the nursery. Once they were inside the room, they sat on the floor with a pile of Barbies.

"Oh my gosh, being grounded was the worst thing ever."

"I know. It was worse than the spanking, and Daddy spanked my butt hard with a hairbrush," Ally said, her cheeks turning pink.

"My Daddy used a paddle on me. But yeah, being grounded was way worse."

They giggled and hugged again.

"I'm so glad you are safe and that Tim is in jail. Are things going good with Kane?"

Haylee blushed this time. "Yes. He's the best. I love him so much."

Ally clapped her hands and bounced on her knees.

They played for a long time, bouncing from one set of toys to another. When Kane and Luke appeared in the doorway, Kane looked like his eyes were going to bug out.

"Girls, this room is a disaster. Did a tornado go through here?"

Haylee looked around and winced. There were toys all over the floor, nearly covering every square inch of the room except where they were sitting.

"Sorry, Daddy. We got excited," she answered innocently.

She gave him the sweetest smile she could and batted her eyes at him.

"Nice try, little girl. You two get this cleaned up and come down to eat dinner. Got it?"

"Yes, Daddy."

"Yes, Sir."

The men disappeared, and Haylee looked at Ally.

"Whoops!" Ally said.

Haylee giggled and lay down in the sea of toys and began moving her arms and legs as though she was making a snow angel. Ally laughed and did the same. When they stood and looked at their angels, they decided they could make better ones. Spreading the toys back out over the carpet, they lay down and started their angels again.

"What do you girls think you're doing?" Kane's voice boomed.

Uh-oh.

Haylee froze and saw Kane appear in her vision as she looked up toward the ceiling.

He did not look happy.

"Uh… We were making angels. Sorry, Daddy, we will get this cleaned up."

"Young lady, come here right now," Luke said to Ally as he pointed to the floor in front of him.

Kane plucked Haylee up from the floor and started carrying her out of the nursery.

"You can use the nursery, and I'll use our bedroom," he told Luke.

"Yep," Luke answered.

He carried her into their bedroom and set her on her feet in front of him as he sat on the edge of the bed.

"Little girl, I told you to clean up so you two could come down for dinner. That didn't mean to start cleaning up in half an hour. That meant immediately."

Feeling her face flush, she knew she was in trouble. The tone of Kane's voice told her there was no getting out of it.

"I'm sorry, Daddy. We were just having so much fun."

"I understand that, baby alligator, and you girls will have plenty of time to have fun in the future, but when I tell you to do something, I expect you to obey."

"I know, Daddy," she said softly.

Kane tucked his fingers into the waistband of her pants and panties and tugged them down.

"Daddy, can you not spank me this one time? Or at least wait until they leave?"

"Nope, because I can assure you that Ally is in there getting her naughty bottom spanked as well. Come on, over my lap."

Slumping her shoulders, she accepted his hand to help her crawl over his lap. She had to have known she would get in trouble for not cleaning up immediately, so why didn't she just obey? Maybe deep down, she craved her Daddy's discipline. Which would explain the wetness she felt in her panties after every spanking.

Kane began spanking her rapidly, not giving her a chance to think on it any longer. She let out a yelp with each smack, trying to wiggle herself and kick her legs in hopes of lessening the sting. Not that it worked, but she couldn't help it. He was a hard spanker.

"Daddy, I'm sorry!" she cried out.

Kane continued spanking her for several minutes until tears dripped down her cheeks, and she lay across his lap limply. As soon as he stopped spanking her bottom, he pulled her up and cuddled her against his chest.

"Shh. It's over, baby. Daddy has you."

She sniffled against his chest. It wasn't the worst spanking he'd ever given her, but she hated disappointing him more than anything. When her sniffles quieted, he pulled her back from his chest.

"Next time, you need to listen to Daddy when he tells you to do something, okay?"

Nodding her head, she wiped her cheeks, "Yes, Daddy."

"Good girl. I love you, Haylee Ann."

"I love you too, Daddy."

He smiled and leaned down to kiss her, possessing every bit of her mouth with his. When he finally lifted his mouth from hers, she was out of breath and completely aroused.

"Come on, baby girl. Let's get back to our guests. But I expect you to be on your best behavior for the rest of the night."

Of course, she would be. She didn't want to get two spankings in a day.

When she followed Kane out of the bedroom, Luke came out of the nursery with Ally. Her eyes and nose were red like she'd been crying too, and Haylee knew she probably looked the same. They gave each other knowing looks and smiled as they followed their Daddies downstairs.

Ally held out her pinky, and Haylee locked hers to it.

"Totally worth it," Ally whispered.

Haylee smiled. "Totally."