Gutting the house, he took it back to its original structure and refurbished it to its former glory while still giving it the modern feel.
It took awhile for everything to happen, but once finished he was proud to call it home. Not only does it sit further back from the road, Miles also installed the newest state of the art security system on the market.
One can never be too cautious these days and he never wanted to risk the safety of the Little girl who would one day run the halls.
Add on the rambunctious dog that now roamed the property and no one would think twice about breaking their way in.
“Thank you, my girl. I’ll give you the grand tour when we go inside.”
Pulling into the garage, Miles parked the truck beside the ATV, and walked around to help Olivia out.
Before he could warn her of Diesel, there was a bark and scratching at the door leading into the house.
Catching her before she hit the ground, Miles wrapped Liv up in his arms.
“Shhh. It’s okay. I’m sorry he scared you, babygirl. I should have warned you sooner.”
“I’ve never really been around animals before, especially not dogs of that size who make those kinds of noises.”
“I promise that he’s more bark than bite. We can introduce y'all slowly, but I don’t think it will take very long for either of you to warm up to each other."
He settled her back on the ground in front of him and kissed her forehead before turning to lead them inside.
“Sitz!”
Diesel sat before them, wagging his tail. Guiding Olivia over, he held out her hand in his, allowing the dog to give her a sniff.
They waited as Diesel did his sniff test before leaning over and giving her hand the biggest lick possible.
The giggles that came from his Little girl warmed his heart. Miles had no doubt that these two would become as thick as thieves.
“I told you that he wouldn’t hurt you. Diesel would lay down his life to protect you.”
“I just met him, there’s no way that he would do that.”
“You are important to me and he can sense that. Trust me when I say that you are pack now and he would do whatever it took to protect his pack.”
Leading her past the mud room, they entered the kitchen and he heard another small gasp come from behind him.
“Oh my goodness! This kitchen is to die for! Oh how I would love to cook and bake here.”
“Do you like to do that?”
“What?”
“Cook and bake?”
“Oh! Uh, yeah. I used to do a lot of that before I moved here. Not much reason to do it now.”
“Well, feel free to use my kitchen anytime when we are here and I can watch over you. Little girls shouldn’t be in the kitchen surrounded by sharp objects without supervision.”
He watched her roll her eyes at him before grinning. Miles decided to let that one slide since he could tell that she was laughing at his statement and wasn’t trying to be disrespectful.
“Deal! I can’t wait to start cooking again.”
Miles stepped in front of her. Moving slowly, giving her time to pull away, he pressed a kiss against her lips.
“I think I will like the look of you barefoot in my kitchen.”
