yes, daddy

ೃ⁀➷ 𝟗. 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞

Evangeline woke up as she heard the yelling grow louder. Stretching her arms out, she rolled out of bed, rubbing her eyes gently as she went to investigate the noise. Hesitantly, she opened the bedroom door and walked downstairs where she could see Leonardo pacing around the living room, in a t-shirt and jeans. She stood there curiously, taking in the words he yelled into the phone, "What the fuck did I just say?" he yelled, slamming his fist on the hood of the piano, creating a small dent, "You are not, and I repeat not, going to fucking come here today. I don't want your fucking ass near me," he seethed into the phone, before plopping down onto the velvet sofa.

"D-daddy..?" Evangeline whispered, walking closer towards the frustrated man. Leonardo looked down, his eyes softening as he signaled Evangeline to sit on his lap. She curled up in his embrace and warmed up to his comfortable body. "Did you sleep good, love?" he whispered lowly into her ears, playing with her soft hair while she mumbled a quick yes. Slowly, Evangeline steadied herself on his lap, sitting up so she could look at his face.

"Um, daddy, who were you yelling at?" she questioned, tilting her head to the side. Leonardo leaned back into the sofa, closing his eyes, "No one, baby. Just some stupid shit," he responded, lifting her small body off him. A small frown formed on her lips and she crossed her arms much to Leonardo's entertainment. "What?" he raised an eyebrow at her stern posture. Eva pouted, "I need to go to school!" she bubbled, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at him, only for him to catch it and stand up.

He towered over her, and she cowered down in response, intimidated and small. Leonardo chuckled, stepping back saying, "You're cute when you're scared," he continued, "And no, no, you don't. We're going shopping, darling."

"Shopping for w-what?"

"Clothes and shit, anything. You're going to be staying with me, love," he hummed, turning away to one of the bathrooms before continuing, "I laid some clothes for you in the other bedroom, figured your style." Evangeline stood there shocked, her jaw on the floor yet Leonardo was already gone before she could throw a fit. The young girl stomped into the bedroom, her cat-like eyes scanning the room that was at least 4 times bigger than her dorm room.

Hanging on the stand laid undergarments, a tank top and a pastel blue skirt with frilly socks. She excitedly slid off the clothes from the hanger, admiring the simple yet cute outfit. After putting on the clothes, she ruffled her hands through her hair, thinking how good a little white ribbon would look with this set of clothes.

She scavenged around the room, deeply annoyed as nearly all of the little decorations and furniture was solid white. However, a little pop of color caught her attention and Eva looked up at the wall to see a framed photo of a gorgeous woman in a red, off-shoulder dress. She then turned around to see the other photo, her eyebrows furrowed and lips frowned as this time Leonardo was also in it. His long, slender arms were wrapped around her waist as they smiled lovingly into the camera.

Confused, she shook off the jealous thoughts lingering in her mind and continued searching for any piece of hair accessory. Resorting to her last idea, she dropped to the carpet floor and looked under the bed, seeing a white box and she eagerly pulled it to her. Her eyes loitered to the tag at the side, reading the words, "A gift to L, from Leo," in rough handwriting.