"Hi, Daddy!" said the voice on the phone.
Lizi was my former step-daughter. Her mother and I had been married for only two years but we lived together for two years before we married and dated for one year before living together, so I had been around Lizi from when she was 14 until she was 19 years old. Her own father had abandoned her and Lizi had gradually slipped into the habit of calling β and thinking of me - as "Daddy."
"I remember you!" I teased her. I had not heard from her in several months. "Aren't you that girl who used to live in a house with me out in Mandarin?"
"Daddy, I'm sorry I haven't stayed in touch but I've been busy and . . . you know Mom doesn't like for me to call you."
"Well, that's something of an understatement and, yes, I understand all of that. So, you know when you call me on the phone and call me 'Daddy.' it usually means that you want something. What can I do for you?"
"Well . . . would you like to take a cute young girl out to dinner?"
"I'm a single guy. Sure! Who is she?" I teased her. I knew that she was referring to herself.
"Me, dummy!" she exclaimed.
"Hey, wait a minute," I replied. "You want something from me and you're buttering me up by calling me 'dummy?' Didn't you mean to say 'Daddy?' You need to work on that technique!"
"Daddy, what makes you think I want something from you?" she asked.
"Well . . . you do want something, don't you?"
"Okay, you got me! I surrender! Now can we meet for dinner sometime soon?" she requested.
"Sure. Let's see. It's Friday. Let me check my hot date calendar. Yep, looks like I'm available tonight. You want to have dinner tonight?" I responded.
I knew that her mother never went out to nice restaurants and I'm sure that the boys who took her out thought that fine dining meant going to Wendy's instead of the Krystal. I told her to get dressed up for a nice restaurant and come over to my house about 6 pm. I made reservations for 7 pm at a somewhat upscale location.
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My doorbell rang at 5:59 pm. That was Lizi. She was always very punctual, a remarkable quality in a 19 year old girl.
I opened the door and was greeted by the expected sight. Lizi is a very cute girl. Very cute. She looks like one of those innocent lolita porn stars. She has a cute, innocent face like a 14 year old girl (but without the braces) and the body of a 21 year old vixen. She is about 5' 3", 120 pounds, brunette hair down to her shoulders, a cute smile, 34B boobs, and a small (but proportionate) little behind. If she was my age β 20 years older than her β I would have dated her without a doubt. She was in a nice, sexy "little black dress" that was barely long enough to cover her panties, if she was wearing any. She was wearing a glittery silver necklace that dropped down towards her minor cleavage. She considered herself to be unattractive, particularly because of her small boobs. She compensated by presenting herself very well. She had herself done up very nicely and I knew she would be turning heads tonight.
"Wow," I exclaimed. "Don't you look nice! Do you have a hot date tonight?" I asked.
"I do . . . if you're still planning on taking me to dinner," she responded.
I smiled and held my arms out towards her and she took a few steps forward to embrace me with a very affectionate hug.
"Girl, it's been way too long since I last saw you," I told her.
"I've missed you, too, Daddy. Now . . . where are we going, 'cause I'm hungry!"
"Well, we're going to One Ocean but our reservation is for 7:00 pm so we've got a few minutes. Would you like something to drink?"
"You mean like milk or apple juice?" she said in her little girl voice.
"Well, honey, I'm sorry but I don't have any milk OR apple juice. But I could offer you a margarita or a glass of wine, if you could handle that," I nonchalantly replied.
"Well . . . what's a Margarita like, Daddy?" Her mother was a recovering alcoholic and had tried to shield Lizi from all alcohol.
"If you like limeade, you'd probably like a Margarita," I explained.
"Okay, I'll have one of those!"
I turned on some music that was not too "square" and then mixed a few drinks. She sat on the sofa, in the middle. It was a somewhat soft sofa and you really sank in when you sat down on it. When I walked into the family room, the sofa and Lizi were facing me as I crossed the room. She did not have her legs crossed and I caught a glimpse of her black panties. I tried not to stare.
She and I started talking and we got caught up on what had happened in our lives for the past six months. I made absolutely no effort to find out her true agenda for the visit and she mentioned nothing that sounded like a request for money or help. I was just happy to be spending time with her. I did not have any children of my own and she was like my little princess.
When it was time to go, we locked up the house and walked out to my car in the driveway. As always, I opened her car door for her. As she got in, she sat down facing me and then swiveled into the car seat and, again, I got a brief glimpse of her panties. I quickly looked up and saw that she was looking at me and smiling. Busted!
We continued talking as we drove to the beach. I used the valet parking and offered her my arm as I escorted her into the hotel and to its restaurant.
We ordered our meal and our salads were served almost instantly.
"Okay, I guess it's time to talk about why I wanted to see you. Do you remember telling me that I should get some professional pictures taken while I am still young and not wrinkled or sagging anywhere?"
"Yeah, in fact, I do remember telling you that. And, apparently, you are still not sagging anywhere!"
"Well, I'd really like to do that but I don't have any money to pay a professional photographer, so . . .."
"So you want me to pay for a photographer?" I finished her sentence for her.
"No, not exactly. You see, I don't know when I could repay you and, uh, I'd like to do a few . . . what do you call it . . . boudoir photography shots. Nothing way over the top, but . . . I don't know if I could do that with a stranger. You know, I'm a little bit shy with people seeing me undressed, but one day, I may have a guy in my life who I would trust with receiving a classy photo. Nothing like the naked selfies that girls send guys!"
"You weren't shy about being undressed when your mom and I were together. You ran around in your underwear all the time."