25 AIDEN That did it. Now that there was food in her tummy, I wasn’t above showing her who was boss. I picked her up, slung her over my shoulder, and carried her out the door. As she observed the upside down, moonlit view of stacked fruit bushels, a ladder leaning against the cherry tree, and the plum branches propped up by wedged poles to support the weight of fruit, I reveled in the masculine satisfaction of carrying her on my shoulder like she was my reward or conquest. I took her to the barn. “Princess, if you plan on seeing me, there will be rules, and there will be consequences for breaking those rules.” “How am I supposed to help it if I never even heard the rules in the first place?” She playfully pounded her tiny fists against my back, and my c**k responded with approval. I

