Series: Little Cakes Series by Pepper North
Total pages in book: 50
Estimated words: 46837 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 234(@200wpm)___ 187(@250wpm)___ 156(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 46837 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 234(@200wpm)___ 187(@250wpm)___ 156(@300wpm)
He smiled at her. “Good girl.”
She looked around. “Where’s Pandy?”
“I’ll get him.” Milo lifted the side of the crib to keep her safe before hurrying to the attached master bedroom to grab Pandy from his bed. By the time he returned, she was already asleep. The pacifier was back in her mouth, and she was suckling it gently.
Milo’s heart was beyond full as he tucked Pandy in next to her and quietly left the room, leaving the door ajar so he could hear her when she awoke.
Chapter Twenty
Riley awoke with a start, confused as she tried to remember where she was. It took her a few seconds to remember.
I’m at Daddy’s house. In the nursery.
When she started to sit up and call out to him, she was brought up short. First, something was in her mouth, keeping her from speaking.
She immediately pulled the pacifier out and held it in front of her so she could see it better. She hadn’t paid much attention to it when he’d introduced it to her. It was red, and it made her smile.
The second thing that stopped her in her tracks was the bulky diaper between her legs. It wasn’t just the padding that made her panic. It was the fact that she’d used it.
“Daddy?” she called out as she tried to pull her knees together.
In a second, Milo stepped into the room. He was smiling broadly as he lowered the side of the crib and patted her tummy. “There’s my girl. I was starting to wonder if you would wake up again tonight at all. You were sacked out, panda girl.”
“I didn’t get enough sleep lately,” she informed him unnecessarily.
He chuckled. “I gathered that.” He pulled the soft blanket away from her and set his palm on the thick bulk between her legs.
Tears came to her eyes. “I wet myself, Daddy.”
He smiled. “That’s what you were supposed to do, panda girl. That’s what diapers are for.”
“I’ve never wet myself before,” she pointed out, confused.
He slid his hands under her and lifted her from the crib to carry her to the changing table she’d somehow ignored the first time she came into this nursery.
“I’m so glad you were able to relax and get some deep sleep, panda mine. Sometimes when Little girls wear a diaper, the thickness between their legs automatically makes them feel like they can let go of all control and just be.”
She swallowed as he quickly removed the wet diaper and cleaned off her folds with a warm wipe.
She squirmed, feeling awkward. The tears rolled down her cheeks. “I’m embarrassed, Daddy.”
He patted her inner thighs and smiled at her. “No reason to be embarrassed, panda bear. When Daddy puts you in a diaper, he intends for you to use it. Let yourself fully relax.”
“Okay,” she murmured, feeling unnerved.
“It’s almost bedtime, panda. We need to get some more nourishment in you and you can play a while, but then you need to sleep more.”
Her eyes opened wide. “What time is it? I need to be at Blaze!” Panic set in.
He shook his head. “I called and spoke to Tarson. I told him you were exhausted from burning the candle at both ends this week. He got someone else to fill in for you.”
She took a deep breath and tried to relax. “Okay.”
“I wouldn’t ordinarily make a decision like that for you, Riley,” he continued. “You’re a grown adult. But sometimes when you run yourself into the ground, Daddy will step in. Plus, you were sound asleep. Any drinks you made tonight would have slid out of your little fingers and crashed to the floor.” He lifted a brow.
She smiled at him, grateful she had him in her life. “Thank you, Daddy.”
“Now, can I put another diaper on you and baby you for the rest of the night?”
She thought about it a moment and nodded.
After securing the clean diaper around her, he lifted her off the table and cradled her in his arms.
“It feels weird, Daddy,” she stated, wiggling in his embrace.
He kissed her forehead. “Hopefully you’ll learn to feel more relaxed when Daddy gives you baby time.”
She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. “How did you know what I needed, Daddy?”
He held her closer. “Daddies know these things.”
When she leaned back to meet his gaze again, she licked her lips. “Are you really my Daddy? Like for real?” She needed to tell him some things if he really intended to keep her. She hoped he would. She loved him. But she was more complex than he knew.
He lowered the two of them to the floor, cradling her in his crossed legs. “You’re mine, Riley. For real and forever.” He kissed her nose.
She swallowed. “I need to tell you something, Daddy.”
He frowned. “You can tell me anything, panda mine.”
“I’m not really any of the personas you think I am.” She twisted around in his lap. It felt strange wearing a diaper, but oddly comforting too. She felt decidedly very Little right now.