A little after 11 a.m. the cars had started lining up as almost every woman in Ambrosia showed up to see what all the fuss was about. Daphne had been surprised. He could tell, even though they had barely had a chance to speak to each other.
There was happiness written all over her face as she answered questions, discussed products, offered suggestions, and just chatted with everyone. She had decided to have some snacks and Patty had brought some cookies and cupcakes. Trent was pretty sure she was shopping for free.
He tried not to cringe when he saw her put a very large vibrator in her basket. Patty was like a mother to most people in the town. But hey, everyone needed a little happiness.
Daphne had also set up a few of the sex-games around the store. Some of them asked questions about favorite sex positions or things you would be willing to try. Then there was the game where you had to pin the penis on the hot guy. He didn’t quite understand it all, but he helped Leah keep everything in stock and helped Daphne run the register if she was off with customers.
By the time the shop was about to close, Trent was exhausted, and he knew Daphne was too. There was a slump in her shoulders that hadn’t been there two hours ago. But she was still smiling and chatting with the last few customers about bondage of all things. He never would have guessed that sleepy little Ambrosia would be full of so many ‘naughty’ people. He shook his head and went to sit at the stool of the register.
Behind the counter, he found Leah already beginning the closing process Daphne had showed her earlier. The young, petite woman had been an amazing help today. But she hadn’t said much.
“How are you doing, Leah?” His voice must have startled her because she almost jumped off the stool. “I’m sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.”
She placed a hand over her heart but she waved away his apology. “I’m doing okay, just trying to get the jump on things. I heard about the fiasco this morning, so I figured that you guys might want to get out of here as soon as possible.”
“That’s very kind of you.” Trent was about to ask her how the sales had been from the day when the chime on the door went off and Justin walked in, in street clothes. “Excuse me for a moment Leah.” He smiled down at her and noticed she had gone slightly pale as she gazed over at Justin. He quirked an eyebrow and walked over to meet the Sheriff.
“Hey, Trent. I know y’all are about to close and I thought it would be a decent time to tell you that we transferred Tiffany over to county hospital where they have admitted her to the psych ward to get some care.”
Trent noticed that even though Justin was talking to him, his eyes kept wandering over to Leah who had buried her face in the computer at the front counter. When Justin brought his gaze back to Trent, he knew he had been busted and just shrugged a shoulder.
Justin looked at him sheepishly. “Anyway, I just got off my shift and was heading home. Thought I’d let you know.”
Trent thanked him and shook his hand and followed him and the last few customers out. Locking up, he turned to Daphne and picked her up in his arms and twirled her around before he set her back down on her feet.
“You are amazing, brilliant, sexy, gorgeous, talented, and did I say amazing?” He placed a kiss on her lips and loved the way she melted into him.
Daphne squeaked as he twirled her around again before he set her down. “You did but it’s okay.” He followed her over to the counter, watching a look of longing cross Leah’s face before she began to discuss the day’s sales with Daphne and they counted the money for the night.
It didn’t take long before they cleaned up the store and locked up. Leah said a polite goodbye before she climbed into a small, older car and pulled slowly out of the parking lot.
Trent helped Daphne into the truck and then climbed in next to her. “I need to show you something. Is that okay? I know you’re tired but it won’t take long I promise. Then I will feed you and tuck you into bed myself.” She nodded as he started the truck and they pulled away from the store.
Chapter 12
Daphne looked up in confusion as they passed Grams’ house and pulled into the house she had gawked at that morning she had gone for a jog and followed Trent's truck up to the gorgeous structure.
“I don’t understand, Trent, what are we doing here?” She watched as he put the truck in park. Then she looked back up at the house. The outside had been finished and the windows had been installed. It was a gorgeous home.
“This is my house, Daphne.”
She gaped at him as he climbed out of the truck and then helped her out as well. “This is yours? Why haven’t you said anything before now?”