The Daddy P.I. Casefiles: The First Collection by Frost, J (great novels .txt) π
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Rickβs as little into the exercising part of going to the gym as I remembered, but his sweat-wicking, slim-fit, βSoul Gangstaβ-logoed tracksuit could pay off a good bit of my medical bills. Iβm tempted to knock his green, probiotic sport smoothie down his front.
Iβm also tempted to ask him for a loan.
I ignore both temptations. Dumping the smoothie on his poser-wear would be satisfying, but Rick doesnβt take being the butt of jokes well. Asking him for the loan would be humiliating, and realistically, I donβt have any way to pay him off without selling the house anyway. If Iβm going to lose the house, Iβd rather do it without crucifying my pride.
Moving to an apartment, or if I want to be brutally realistic, to Emilyβs house in Syracuse, isnβt the worst thing. Yes, Iβll miss the City and Blunts and my friends, who rallied around after my injury in ways that I never expected. But Syracuse isnβt a bad place, and thereβs the train, so we can still come into the City when we have a free weekend. Rebuilding my business in a new city will keep me occupied, and out of Emilyβs hair. Thereβs nothing like Blunts in Syracuse, or anywhere, if Iβm honest, but there are dungeons and private parties. Weβll be fine.
Or so I tell myself.
βAre you spotting me or what?β Rick grouses, yanking me out of my thoughts.
He barely needs spotting since even if the bar dropped on his head it wouldnβt make much of an impression. But I dutifully slide my hands under the bar, take the weight, and settle it back on its props. With a huge sigh, like heβs lifted Atlasβs fucking burden, Rick sits up on the bench, rotating his shoulders.
I cock a thumb at him. He relinquishes the bench.
I slide another two plates on the bar before I lie down.
βFuck, man, I thought you were in rehab,β Rick says as I begin presses.
βPhysical therapy, not rehab, you git. I was injured, not drunk.β
βYeah, right, same thing.β Rick sucks down his smoothie like heβs in desperate need of rehydration.
Itβs really not, but Iβm not going to argue with him.
βIt took me a couple of weeks to build back up to where I was,β I say. βBut Iβm good now.β
I probably have Emilyβs kale smoothies to thank for that, at least in part. Iβve been liberal with her rewards, but I need to do something big to show her how much everything sheβs done has meant to me. Iβve been kicking around an idea: a day in bed, watching her favorite movies, and getting orgasms from Daddy. A Lazy Baby Day. If she likes it, weβll do it every couple of weeks. My undivided attention for a full day is a big reward for her.
Iβm just not sure whether itβs big enough.
βThen what are you still doing it for?β Rick asks.
βThe physical therapy? Nerve damage in my leg.β
Thatβs the simple version. The more complex version has been explained to me several times, both by the neurosurgeon in San Diego and my PT here, but it boils down to the same thing: the area in which my brain was damaged severed the connection to some of nerves in my left leg. Like bad electrical wiring. Iβve gotten a lot of my mobility back in six weeks, but I still have moments of weakness and instability when my leg doesnβt do what I want it to.
βI want to be able to run again,β I tell him. And climb stairs without a cane, and throw Emily around like she weighs nothing, which she barely does, but Iβm still too unstable to pick her up without risking falling and hurting us both, which is pissing me off.
βYou canβt run now?β
βNot very far,β I admit. I managed two miles on my treadmill three days ago, but I was so stiff and unsteady the next day I could barely get out of bed.
βGood. Treadmill next.β
Prick. Even straight out of the hospital, I could still take him.
βSure,β I say.
βHow are you doing scenes with Emily if youβre still in rehab?β
For starters, I donβt need to run miles to top my little girl.
βItβs physical therapy and there are plenty of things I can do without straining my leg. Besides, toppingβs ninety percent mental.β
βFifty percent at best,β Rick says.
Thatβs because heβs doing it wrong, but I donβt bother to correct him. Heβs an international porn star. He tops beautiful women on and off the set every week. Why would he listen to me?
βWhatβs this thing you wanted my input on?β I ask to shift the topic of conversation.
Rickβs face creases. Not as adorably as Emilyβs when sheβs doing her angry-koala impression, either.
βIβve been holding off getting you involved until you got better. And, well, for a while, Glory thought it was good publicity. The hits on my site went through the roof. But . . . itβs fucked, man. I canβt stand to go online anymore, and a couple of producers are pissed-off. Daisy canceled a shoot on me yesterday. She says sheβll make it up to me once the shitβs died down, but you know what itβs like. Lose momentum now and I may never get it back. Iβm not getting any fucking younger.β
βOr better looking,β I agree.
βScrew you, man.β
Chuckling, I finish my set. Rick doesnβt want another turn on the bench, so we hit the treadmills. I program a hill walk that will really stretch my leg, which is what the PT says will give me back stability and strength.
Rick jogs for less than five minutes before he drops to a walk and paces beside me.
βIt started a couple of weeks ago with some bullshit on Twitter,β he tells me. He keeps his voice low, but thereβs no one close enough to hear, particularly not over the electronic techno bullshit the gymβs blasting. βA hashtag called RespectABitch.β
Iβm not sure how thatβs respectful. Iβve never been able to call a woman a bitch, even during scenes. My
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