Page 25 of Daddy's Little Surprise

Rainey started to pet Dane once again as she stared at Daddy.

“I know you weren’t expecting that answer either, but I want you to know you are safe with me. I want to be your safe place.”

She hadn’t known him long, and he was already starting to feel like that. He hadn’t reacted to her saying she liked things in even numbers and got weird when they weren’t. He had accepted it and said he was going to help her.

Her ex-boyfriend never did that. If anything, he’d tried to make it worse whenever she got on his nerves. He never tried to help her manage it or make her feel like she wasn’t crazy.

“Now, I want you to relax, pet Dane, and let me feed you. You need the nutrition.”

Rainey relaxed and let Daddy feed her pieces of French toast, strawberries, and watermelon. Whenever she needed a drink, he would hold the baby bottle up to her lips, and she would suckle.

What had she done to deserve this?

“Such a good girl. I am so proud of you. Proud that you are letting me feed you. Proud that you stepped out of your comfort zone and told me something you were nervous about telling me.”

Tears formed in her eyes. She tried to blink them away, but her body wasn’t having it. Dane started to whine and lick at her hand.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered.

“Sorry for what?”

“That I’m crying and making Dane go crazy. I just?—”

“Haven’t had many people tell you they’re proud of you?”

She nodded. Rainey never thought it would affect her, but clearly it had.

“You’re okay. It’s okay to cry, to show emotion. I’m never going to be mad at you for that. In fact, I encourage you to cry and show any emotion you want. It’s good to do it. It is not good to hold everything in.”

She knew that but it was a lot easier said than done. She’d had to be strong so many times and not show emotion when she was with her ex. It was like he wanted her to be a robot and not feel anything.

“I know it might be a struggle initially, but we’ll figure it out. If we need to give you spankings to help you release those emotions, we can. If I need to remind you this is a safe place for you to show any emotion every single day, I will do it. I just want you to know you are safe to show all your emotions, I won’t get mad at you or tell you not to.”

“Even if we’re out in public?” she asked, chuckling.

Part of her was trying to be funny and make the situation lighter, but deep down, she knew she needed to know the answer. What if she saw something out in public that made her cry? Her emotions were everywhere during this pregnancy, and she had no control over them.

“Especially in public. If you want to cry, you cry, and I’ll hold you. If you get annoyed or angry, you can show it as long as you’re respectful. I’m not going to tell you to shut it off. We’re all human. We all need to show emotions. But even in public, I won’t tell you to hold it together. I’ll be your rockanywhere and everywhere. I’ll be your shield when you don’t want other people to see.”

Tears pooled in her eyes again. He was saying everything a Daddy in her books would say.

“Are you real?” she asked.

Daddy chuckled and nodded. “Yes, Little girl, I am very much real.”

“You’re saying all the right things.”

“Well, I’m glad. I’m not just saying them to say them. I’m saying them because I truly mean them.”

Rainey wiped the tears from her face. She couldn’t remember a time when she was this calm and relaxed. There were only a couple ofthings that had changed, and one of them was Marco stepping into her life. Okay, the only thing that changed was Marco stepping into her life. All the other things were side effects from that.

“Are you hungry for more?”

“No, thank you.”

She had eaten a lot more than she thought she would, and she hadn’t gotten sick yet. Maybe it was Daddy, but maybe it was just the food. She hadn’t tried French toast for breakfast before.

“I’ll be giving you a snack later. Expect to be given a lot of food while you’re with me,” Daddy said.

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