Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 74652 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 373(@200wpm)___ 299(@250wpm)___ 249(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74652 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 373(@200wpm)___ 299(@250wpm)___ 249(@300wpm)
Evil. Evil. Evil little boy.
Even his Daddy didn’t know what to say. “Well. Yes. Helping is important.”
Maybe I could hide behind Uncle Jarrett?
Maybe Austin would save me if I looked helpless enough?
He’d ask questions eventually, but as long as I kept my binkie in my mouth and my clothes on, I’d be fine. I wasn’t even wearing a diaper, so he wouldn’t be too curious to help.
Yes. I would run and hide behind Austin.
Oh, what if he was doing a scene?
Screaming and binkies didn’t mix.
As soon as I could feel that my heart hadn’t jumped out of my chest, I shoved my binkie back in my mouth and crawled even more behind Gideon. It was all his fault, so he had to save me. Papa Ansel had touched me.
Oh dear, now he sighed. “I don’t…”
Me neither.
And now I was going to have to stay hiding forever and ever, and Gideon would never get to go home because he was keeping me safe.
“Daddy?” Gideon’s squeak made me feel a tiny bit bad but not enough to move or let him go.
“I didn’t…” Papa Ansel made a frustrated sound and that just made me hide behind Gideon even more. I even got part of my legs behind him when I squished up tight.
“It’s perfectly okay to get startled.” Uncle Jarrett always sounded so relaxed, even when Dessie was being naughty, and I’d heard that tone so much I almost forgot to be worried. “We’re just going to sit down for a minute.”
We were?
I was already sitting but that seemed to mean the Daddies were going to sit too because I heard everyone move around and Uncle Jarrett sat down beside Gideon. I knew it was him because Gideon leaned over and sighed. He loved his Daddy lots.
But that meant Papa Ansel was behind me.
He was very quiet.
Uncle Jarrett was very quiet too.
I wasn’t sure if I liked quiet or not.
It was just like the monster in a movie was getting ready to attack.
“What did you two do to that sweet little boy?”
Oh dear.
I wasn’t sure if Austin was going to save me or just have the Daddies for lunch. Austin was kind of scary, but he’d always been nice scary. He was the monster under the bed who saved good boys. He’d even made my mother stop dragging me around with her and helped me find a real life.
The Daddies started talking over each other and Gideon sighed. “Um, it was my fault?”
Austin let the chaos go on for a few more seconds before he decided they’d all been naughty. “Enough. Jarrett, if you wouldn’t mind taking Gideon to get some juice?”
He was going to make Gideon move?
Now?
“Ansel? If you would join them and go grab Charlie some cranberry juice from the bar? If they’re out, get him a bottle of water, please. I think we just need a moment.” Austin sounded so calm it was even more scary.
The Daddies seemed to think so too because they sighed and stood up without arguing with him. Gideon moved too but he was nice and did it slower so I could keep hiding. I was quick, though, and when he started to stand up, I hid behind the chair.
I was very fast.
I heard Austin whispering in his you’ve made me angry voice, but I couldn’t hear what they said. Hiding seemed more important than being sneaky and listening, so I just wiggled farther behind the chair. No one would see me there. No one would make me talk. No one would tell me I had to be a strong omega.
Austin said omegas could be anything they wanted to.
That meant they could be nervous, and he said anyone who said otherwise could kiss his bottom.
He said naughty words when he was very upset, though.
I didn’t like naughty words unless I was feeling very naughty.
“I’m going to come sit down beside you, cutie. It’s just us now.” Austin was very slow as he came over and sat down beside me on the floor. “Ugh, I’d have worn different shoes if I knew we were going to hide. I think I stabbed my own ass. Silas is going to be pissed if I’ve somehow damaged myself.”
I couldn’t help giggling and that just made Austin huff again. “Yes, laugh at the omega with a heel print on his ass.”
That was his I’m being dramatic voice.
Silas thought it was funny too. It made his eyes twinkle and he’d threaten to spank Austin. But Austin liked spankings, so that always made him be good or it distracted him so he forgot to be naughty.
“Alright.” Austin’s clothes swished around and he sighed. “There. Now, come cuddle with me and let’s figure out the problem.”
We both wouldn’t fit.
He’d made everyone leave.
He liked fixing things.
Inching out, I crawled over and sat down beside him. He even wrapped his arms around me and hugged me tight. “Did someone scare you?”