Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 78043 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78043 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Yep.
“My parents already want to like you because you’re special to me. We bought board games and you’re my Daddy. They want to like you. They just haven’t met you enough, so we’re going to fix that.” They hadn’t known we’d end up being special together, so they hadn’t put in that kind of effort.
Getting to know people was hard and there’d been no reason for them to get to know Dean and Tate before.
Dean smiled but then his face tightened again. “You’re going to tell them I’m a great Daddy, aren’t you?”
It was a weird question, so I thought it might be one of those things that I just didn’t get.
“Yes.” I was honest but I made sure to look cute as I gave him another kiss on the cheek. “They’re really proud of you for figuring out that part of yourself and for how you take care of me. I’m really proud of you too, Daddy.”
Smile.
Frown.
Sigh.
Smile.
Frown.
Sigh.
“Master Tate?” Leaning toward Tate, I decided looking cute might be a good idea still. “Is Daddy okay?”
“Yes.” Tate kissed my head, sounding very confident and Mastery. “Our families just don’t talk about that kind of stuff, so it’s going to take him a while to get used to it.”
That didn’t make any sense at all.
“But families are supposed to love you and help you grow up to find your special person, or in our case, people. If you can’t talk to them about sex and Daddies and restraints and important stuff like that, how can they help you?” It just wasn’t logical.
Oops.
Tate went still too.
Okay, he cocked his head.
Now a deep breath.
Well, at least he wasn’t as broken as Daddy.
Telling myself I had to be patient, I just waited and waited, looking back and forth and hoping they fixed themselves in the next couple of minutes so we wouldn’t be late.
I was going to have to tell my mother she’d been right when she’d said to leave extra time for them to have worries.
They had worries.
And thinkies.
And lots of deep breaths.
“Okay.” Tate fixed himself. Being patient was amazing. “I understand where you’re coming from and I can see where you’re right. That is what family is supposed to do. It’s just not what our families think about when it comes to helping us get ready for partners. Your way of looking at it is incredibly logical, though, and actually helpful in the long run.”
Knowing they realized how smart we were as a family made me smile, but I’d have been happier if Daddy would do more than breathe. “Thank you for realizing that.”
“You’re welcome.” Tate gave me a quick kiss before he winked and glanced at Daddy. “Let’s fix your Daddy.”
“Wonderful.” I was starving and I needed more brownies.
And noodles.
And bacon and veggies.
And the cheddary biscuits she said she was going to make me.
Ugh, I was just making my tummy rumble.
Tate heard it and chuckled, but he ignored it because there was nothing we could do about it. “Alright, you sit back and I’ll fix Dean.”
“Deal.” Slithering back into my seat, I showed him how confident I was about his abilities by buckling my seat belt and being quiet.
I was an amazing partner.
“They know all the weird stuff and still want to meet us.” Tate was very confident about where to start to fix Daddy, but I wasn’t sure why it was stressful, so I just watched. “They think all these conversations are reasonable and healthy. They really just want to get to know their son’s partners and to get to know us more because we weren’t special enough to get to know before.”
He wasn’t wrong, but somehow, he made it sound rude.
Daddy’s stress started to deflate, though, so maybe it hadn’t been bad manners?
“Nothing Joel’s said makes me think that any of this is weird to them.” Tate paused and smiled for some reason. “This isn’t like us going to our parents and trying to explain the basics.”
Daddy huffed and probably rolled his eyes, making Tate laugh as he kept working on fixing Daddy. “Hell, they’re pleased that I’m starting to figure out how to give him the right kind of pain and they want to make sure we’re all getting our needs met.”
“You’re right.” Taking a big deep breath, Daddy sat straighter in his seat. “They’re excited to get to know us and nothing is going to be a surprise.”
We’d said all this over and over, so I just nodded along and stayed quiet.
“Nothing is going to be a surprise to them.” Tate’s grin was naughty, so I had a feeling Daddy had done something silly. “Yep.
Now they were both being silly, but I was amazing still and was very patient.
“Thank you.” Daddy leaned over and gave Tate a quick kiss. “I’m fine now. Promise.”
Tate snorted, not believing it either. “Try again.”