Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 75457 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 377(@200wpm)___ 302(@250wpm)___ 252(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 75457 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 377(@200wpm)___ 302(@250wpm)___ 252(@300wpm)
“I’ll protect you, Daddy.” Tugging me to walk faster, there was more animation in his step and in his voice as he led me into his room. “From food and from dinos and from naughty people.”
I thought that deserved another sigh. “You’re going to have diner men over here if we’re not careful.”
His giggle was the cutest thing I’d ever heard, but nothing beat the actual smile he gave me and the way his shoulders scrunched up. “The professor. He’s a diner man.”
Groaning, I nodded and focused on him instead of his room. “He is. I’m hoping his…friends are better behaved.”
That got more human-sounding giggles from my adorable boy and I knew his little side was finally coming out to play. “He’s got a human friend and a grumpy friend.”
It was my turn to laugh. “I think they’re going to balance the professor out and keep him from being too naughty.”
I wasn’t sure I wanted to see what he’d act like on the other side of the gate, though.
“We’re not naughty. I’m a good boy.” A good boy who’d finally led me over to a low bookshelf with some open shelving and some with doors that looked like IKEA shelves I’d bought for my first apartment. It wrapped around two walls on the right side of the room, giving him a lot of storage but most of the objects looked like stuff I’d seen other places, decorative rocks and small statues and their version of books.
Oh, his ereader was stacked on top of a collection of books, and the way he smiled at it seemed to indicate that it worked, but I knew I’d have to ask about it later. Checking out his room and playing toys with my boy was more important at the moment.
The space seemed designed to give that part of the room as much privacy as possible because it couldn’t be seen from the doorway and a lot of it was blocked even more by a large chair that seemed out of place considering their design aesthetic. “And you’re a good Daddy.”
So we were going to talk about that?
“Yes. But just your good Daddy.” I squeezed his hand as he giggled again. “I’m Agent Murphy to everyone else.”
“Agent.” He giggled, finding that funny for some reason. “I read books with agents.”
Oh.
Raising one eyebrow, I did my best to look suspicious. “Very nice agents who are good boys, right?”
His snicker said that was questionable. “Good agents for their boys.”
So they were naughty agents everywhere else?
Should I even ask what he’d been reading?
“Agents are serious and always follow rules.” I tilted my head and frowned. “Right?”
Giggles should not be that suspicious.
Chapter 11
Klynn
He was so silly.
Agents were always naughty.
That was the book rule.
“See my toys?” Yes, toys were better. “I’ll show you.”
Then he wouldn’t be silly about naughty agents.
Daddy wasn’t a naughty agent. He was a nice agent who liked rules and frowning and didn’t talk about diner stuff.
“I would love to see your toys.” He pretended to be huffy. “I’m going to have questions about book agents later, though.”
He was funny.
“Agents are nice.” Yes. That was a good answer. They were nice to their special people. “You’re nice and you do a good job. You came to another planet, Daddy. That’s amazing.”
He was a very good agent.
“You went to another planet too.” Daddy kissed my head as I pulled him down on the floor. “You were very brave and basically a good agent too.”
I’d been an agent?
Oh.
“I talked to people.” Kind of. “Good agents do that.”
Daddy nodded, sitting close to me so he could snuggle. “And good agents do lots of research. You did that too.”
“I made notes.” Agents did that. “I guarded the gate, too.”
Daddy sighed. “That was amazingly smart. No one else had checked on that gate in months.”
They forgot.
“I watched it good.” It was an important job. “No Earth monsters through the gate.”
Groaning, Daddy looked up at the ceiling like he was talking to the Earth gods. “Predators. I know the dragons on that side of the gate don’t have to worry about those but that part of the US actually has a lot of bears and any number of things that could cause chaos over here.”
No big bears eating little dinos.
Like nuggets.
“Why are you giggling, cutie?” Daddy smiled like I was funny and I got another head kiss.
“Bears eating dinos like nuggets.” I laughed as Daddy made more silly sounds. He liked silly sounds. “Dino nuggets. Chomp. Chomp.”
Ha. I was funny like the littles in the books.
“I am very glad we don’t have to worry about that.” Daddy kissed my cheek. “You did a good job guarding the gate and we’ll make sure it stays secure.”
“Toman guards good too.” Not as good as me but he was good. “And Wren…hmm…Wren will keep him company? I read a book. The Daddy said company is an important job too.”