Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 74916 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 375(@200wpm)___ 300(@250wpm)___ 250(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74916 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 375(@200wpm)___ 300(@250wpm)___ 250(@300wpm)
Gareth logic was the best logic hands down.
“You’re going to be the cutest and happiest pup ever.”
There was no doubt about it…and we’d get started as soon as Cashel decided he was done being dramatic.
Chapter 10
Gareth
“That’s cheating.” Bates had hidden it in the kitchen? “It has to be cheating.”
I’d have never found it above the fridge. I didn’t even know that cabinet actually opened. I’d thought it was like the pretend drawer under the sink. “That opens?”
It did.
For some reason, Bates was nearly giggling as he opened the cabinet and removed a small duffel bag like the one Cash had somehow thought would fit all our clothes for Bates’s place. “Yes, that opens.”
As he brought the bag down and set it on the counter, he frowned curiously at both of us. “You guys do so much cooking, how can you not use that cabinet? There isn’t really anywhere else to put a stock pot or something big like that.”
Cash must’ve found the whole thing embarrassing because his face went fiery red and he started groaning again. But I didn’t know what we were supposed to be embarrassed about. “What’s wrong with the cabinet? Is putting stuff in there dirty?”
Bates was still smiling but it looked almost like he was watching a TV show and found it hilarious. “No, nothing’s dirty. Cashel just can’t reach it.”
Oh.
“That explains it then. He doesn’t like being reminded that he’s short. But he’s taller than his mother, so he’s actually lucky. He could’ve ended up even smaller.” My mother had always been jealous of how tiny Cash’s mother was, but I thought that was stupid.
She couldn’t reach so many cabinets in their house, they had to hire a housekeeper when Cash moved out.
“I’ll put stuff up there if you need me too, Cash.” Wait. “Is that why we have big pots under the sink and the kitchen cleaning stuff in the bathroom?”
Cash sighed but nodded. “Brady can’t reach it either.”
Did that matter?
“I can, so you just get bossy and Dommy and tell me when to get it in and out.” Yes, we could make this a game where he got to let his Dom side out. “If I do a good job, you can blow me or you can let me blow you.”
That did not help his color go back to normal, but for some reason, it got me a kiss from Bates. “I think that’s a great idea, pup.”
Oh yes, I was going to be their pup.
“We’ll figure out blow jobs later.” We had more important things to figure out…tails. “I’m ready.”
Wait.
“No, I’m green.” Yes, that meant I was ready because yes could mean no and no could mean yes. “Green.”
Bates was almost back to giggling but it seemed to be because he was so excited too. “I’m so glad you’re green, pup. I’m green too.”
“Because Doms and lights need safewords too.” Even Brady said that was important.
“That’s right.” Bates gave me another soft kiss. “Anyone can get overwhelmed or worried in a scene.”
Dropping my voice, I tried to whisper but I wasn’t sure it would work. “Do you think the Dom side of Cash knows that?”
His groan said he did, but I was glad when Bates nodded. “Yes, he and I have had that discussion.”
“Great. Because I want us all to have fun and to be happy.” And Cash liked to worry.
He was really good at it.
“Because you’re a sweet sub and a very loving boyfriend.” Bates gave me another kiss, that time on my forehead, because he was so loving too.
“So is Cash.” He needed a kiss too.
Bates was smart and knew Cash needed a kiss. “He is.”
Pulling me close to one side, Bates snuggled Cash on the other and kissed his head, telling him how wonderful he was as Cash grumbled under his breath. “You are very sweet and a loving boyfriend too.”
“Very loving.” We couldn’t forget that.
“Very loving.” Bates was wearing an ear-to-ear kind of grin and seemed very excited at how loving we all were.
It was probably because he loved us a lot, but he didn’t let us get distracted.
“Time for our pup to play.” Bates gave us both more forehead kisses and a hug before he was ready for me to go play, though. “Playtime.”
Yes.
Nodding, I grabbed their hands. “Now can I see my gear?”
It’d come in a thousand different boxes and pieces and we’d been waiting on the last box for days and days. Bates had wanted me to wait and see all of it at once but it’d taken so much patience. “I thought the box wasn’t supposed to get here until next week.”
It’d seemed like the universe, or the delivery people, had been fighting against me getting my tail but we’d won whatever karmic battle had been playing out behind the scenes.
Bates shrugged. “Yes, you can see it now and it came in yesterday. The tracking website still shows it being stuck somewhere up north, though, so I have no idea how it got here.”