Total pages in book: 79
Estimated words: 76523 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 383(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 76523 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 383(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
“Yeah.” Sighing, he stopped glaring at Cashel. “Sorry I almost killed you.”
Adorable.
Cashel reached out to pat his back but didn’t move, so I took that as a sign to keep going. “Second, and I think what you were more confused about, the kinks. There is a huge range of them and some that go from what I would consider stressful and high-maintenance, at the very least, to fun and…let’s say playful.”
When Cashel stopped breathing, I knew we’d been on the same mental page.
“I’m pretty sure he was picturing one of the fun, playful varieties because I know I was.” No point in lying about that. “I pictured one that I thought you might like based on how you were describing age play and Daddies in general.”
The cocked head confusion came back but Gareth didn’t interrupt me or glare at Cashel.
“I don’t think he was comfortable with the idea yet and he probably started to panic once the image was in his head…probably because he didn’t want to upset you.” That got a nod from Cashel, so I kissed his head as my gaze stayed on Gareth. “Then it kind of all rolled out of control.”
“Because I kept asking about it.” Gareth’s expression tightened as he turned his gaze back to Cashel, so I shook my head.
“No, this is no one’s fault and nothing is wrong. It’s just a bit of confusion and drama.” We were going to have those a lot until they both got a lot more comfortable with the discussions we needed to have. “You can ask any questions you want, and eventually, it will get easier for both of you.”
He sighed and nodded, as some of the weight seemed to lift off his shoulders. “We’ve never talked about this kind of stuff unless it was about Brady.”
That was not a surprise.
“We are now, though.” Giving both of them quick kisses, I hugged them tight. “It might just be hard sometimes but that’s not a bad thing.”
Gareth nodded even though he didn’t seem to like having to agree with me. “Yeah, but I’d rather it be easy.”
That got a quiet giggle from Cashel as his stress eased back enough to make Gareth relax again. It didn’t make him any less curious, though. “What kink do you think he pictured me doing? I don’t know many. I tried looking up some of them once but they were kind of scary.”
Whatever he’d stumbled across still made him stressed enough to have Cashel reach out and wrap an arm awkwardly around him. They were both adorable but I kissed Gareth’s head since that was what I could reach. “We wouldn’t do anything scary with you but it might be confusing. I’m pretty sure he was thinking about puppy play.”
And they both froze.
This was going to be interesting.
Chapter 17
Gareth
If age play meant being little and getting a Daddy, puppy play had to be something about puppies and having someone taking care of them. BDSM stuff had one person submitting and one person managing the person who submitted.
The logic felt right but I knew I was missing a few pieces.
What did puppies do?
It couldn’t be real ones but was there a fetish about stuffed animals?
Okay, there probably was but I couldn’t imagine Cash picturing me with a pile of puppies. I didn’t like stuffed animals and real ones were messy.
Cash was still silently freaking out and thinking I was mad at him, so I focused on Bates who was snuggling me close. Petting his chest, I decided to stop worrying and just ask. “I don’t know what that is but Brady’s into age play and has a Daddy who takes care of him…so it’s something like that?”
Feeling Bates nod and hearing the quiet, approving noise made me feel better. It wasn’t a smart or dumb thing. I’d connected some of the dots. Bates was still acting normal. Cash was just being Cash and was worried about something ridiculous.
It wasn’t my fault that his brain was weird.
“Yes, it’s along those same lines. To oversimply things, Brady relaxes and finds a lot of joy in getting to a headspace where he’s younger than his body is, right?”
“Yes.” Sighing, I nodded. “But even when he’s big in his head too, he's still not the most adulty person I’ve ever met.”
Bates chuckled. “I have to agree with that but don’t get us off track. For puppy play, when the sub—well, usually the sub, but it doesn’t have to be that way—never mind, I’m getting off track too. Okay, when the person who wants to relax finds their playful headspace, they’re pretending to be a puppy.”
Huh.
“Like a tail and everything?” Had Cash ever talked about that before? Had Brady?
“Yes, generally, but everyone does it differently.” Kissing my head, Bates stroked my back and kept explaining. “The pups I’ve met usually have a hood, kind of like a mask, that shows what they picture their pup side looking like and they pick out other gear to help them feel more like a pup. Tails. Things like that.”