Page 76 of Learning to Change

Aww.

“I’m cute?” Peeking my eyes open, I gave him a little smile and made Dean groan. “Even when I give you kisses?”

Tate’s grin was naughty. “Especially when you give me kisses.”

Kisses were fun, so I was glad we could play again.

“Come here. Come cuddle with us.” Tate opened his arms and chuckled when I climbed up so fast Dean couldn’t put his penis back in his clothes. “I’m faster than Dean.”

He huffed and puffed as he wiggled me around so he could put it away. “Brat.”

Yep.

“Nooo…” I wiggled so I could rest my head on his shoulder and put my legs on Tate’s lap. “I’m your good boy.”

And I was cute and fun and caged and I’d won the game.

Oh…I’d been really good.

“I’ve been a very, very good boy.” Yes, so it was time to give me another reward. “I helped you pick out dinner and I played the game nice and you liked my prize for winning and I’m even a good cuddler.”

Dean sighed, but Tate was trying not to laugh. “I’m not stupid enough to just randomly agree with you about all that. I know you want something.”

But I was right, so he had to give me a reward.

“Good boys do need to be rewarded.” Tate shrugged and patted my legs. “Positive reinforcement is very important.”

Dean glared at him. “That’s what you’re going with? Positive reinforcement?”

I liked it, but I was smart enough to be nice and quiet so Tate could get me my reward. He was wonderful and naughty and knew how to help Dean to be naughty too. “You want him to associate cage time and playtime with happy feelings, don’t you?”

Oh.

He was so smart.

Dean scrunched his lips together and looked at Tate like he was being ridiculous. “And you have a way to help with that, huh?”

No giggles.

No giggles.

Quiet.

Quiet.

“I think you do too.” Tate reached over and petted my cheek, looking very sweet even though he was talking Dean into fun things. “Yes, he’s having fun but that doesn’t mean we can’t reward him.”

Huh?

Something didn’t make sense, but I didn’t think asking right then would be a good idea. I might actually talk Tate out of helping me be naughty if he thought I was too confused. “I like rewards.”

Yes, whatever they did would be fun and then I could ask questions later if I still needed to.

Tate chuckled softly and trailed his fingers down my face and my neck. I shivered but it got even better when his fingers walked down my tummy and he pulled out the front of my rocket ship jammies. “How is your little friend in there? Is your cutie still having fun being snuggled tight?”

Dean went very still but that was because he liked to worry, but I knew how to make him happy again.

“He’s having so much fun.” I looked down and waved. “He likes jumping because it tugs on him and then it feels even nicer.”

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