Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 76943 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 385(@200wpm)___ 308(@250wpm)___ 256(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 76943 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 385(@200wpm)___ 308(@250wpm)___ 256(@300wpm)
His caretaking tendencies were going to be a pain in the butt sometimes.
I was too busy with my dramatic thoughts to answer, which seemed to tell Pierce he needed to keep asking questions. “Is this a situation where you’re going to be hurt worse if we don’t talk about it now? Are you realizing that you have a trigger we need to address? It’s okay if you didn’t think of it before when we were talking about that kind of stuff.”
Oh, we were getting completely derailed.
“No.” Taking a deep breath, I snuggled closer and tried to show him I wasn’t worried instead of just looking like I was hiding my worries. I wasn’t sure it worked but he stopped asking questions and started running his hand over my head. “I’m not going to be worse. It’s old issues that I inadvertently pulled the bandage off of. Promise.”
I just hadn’t been expecting that particular ghost to pop up. It’d been a long time since that disaster of a relationship.
“I like what we were doing and the scene you’d created. It was fun and there’s nothing wrong with that.” He was my mate and my Daddy.
Yes, both of those were very new relationships but fate had put us together.
If I liked being silly in the bedroom, then he was going to match that in some way because mates were always compatible.
Always.
I was going to need to remind myself of that a few times too.
“You’re right.” As I closed my eyes, Daddy kissed my head and started running his hand lower down my back with every stroke. “We were enjoying ourselves and you were laughing. I like that.”
Because Daddy didn’t seem to let that side out in public.
Just seeing him at the wedding party and then at the restaurant showed that. When anyone else was around us, he got quieter and more watchful. He also stopped teasing and took everything seriously. But he was a completely different person when it was only the two of us or when he was focused on being my Daddy.
Because I was his person…his mate.
He knew that too, but he just seemed better at remembering it.
“And I liked the scene you set up. The alien thing. I liked that.” Ignoring the way his chest jerked under me as he laughed a little, I managed not to sigh or act any more dramatic than I already had. “I…I might like aliens and stuff.”
“I’m glad you liked the scene. I enjoyed playing with you.” Kissing my head again, Daddy made a happy sound and gave me a hug. “I don’t get to relax much, so it was a good way for me to unwind too.”
I hadn’t thought about that.
“Daddies need to relax too.” They just didn’t have a little side to make it easier. “You might need to help me remember that once in a while, but logically I know that.”
He made an agreeing sound but didn’t push, which I appreciated and tried to show him that by not making him tug out more information from me. “I like seeing you happy and just that side of you in general. It feels special and I liked the feelings I was getting from you.”
The mate bond was new but I could feel it strengthening.
“I think…I think being able to feel that you’re enjoying yourself and that you like my reactions will make it easier.” I thought I was doing pretty well, so I was glad when he kissed me again and his thinking noises sounded more pleased.
“I like that too, and it will get stronger, so that will make it a lot less stressful for you.” As his hand came back up to my head, instead of doing another long, soothing caress, his fingers massaged my scalp and pulled an unexpected moan from me.
That got a quiet chuckle from him, but he did it again, clearly pleased with having found another hot spot. He liked finding those. Every time he’d found one as he’d been kissing me, he’d made a little pleased with himself hum and had almost done a happy dance.
To say Daddy liked success would’ve been an understatement.
I was just very lucky that pleasing me counted in the same category too.
“I can feel how much you like that.” Daddy sounded like he was thoroughly enjoying whatever he was getting through the bond and I could feel what it was translating to…arousal.
Daddy was hard again and I couldn’t help rocking against him as his fingers slowly worked their way down my head. “Yes, let me hear it.”
Pressing my face into his neck, I moaned again as his fingers dug into me. Just that was amazing but it sent a cascade of pleasure down my spine and I couldn’t resist humping against him…which got another moan.
And that got a sexy, pleased sound from Daddy like he was already inside me, fucking me to oblivion. “That’s my sexy boy.”