Page 31 of Daddy's Little Surprise

“Do you have any more hard limits?”

“I don’t want to be put in time out in the dark. The dark scares me.”

Daddy typed as she spoke. It didn’t take them long to fill out her hard limits; what she thought about trying but wasn’t surewhether it would trigger her or not, and the things she was okay with. As he filled out hers, he also filled out his and talked to her about them.

“Rules. We’ll start off with a couple of the basics, and as we get to know each other more, we may add more to the list.”

“I don’t think we need rules.”

Daddy chuckled. “Definitely need rules. The first one is safety. You will not put yourself in danger. If I find out you did, you will be punished.”

“What if you’re in danger and I’m trying to save you?” she asked.

“Nope. If both of us are in a dangerous situation, you are to not come after me. I want you to find safety. This is nonnegotiable. I hope we never get put into a dangerous situation. But if we do, I need you to know that you need to go to safety. Daddy will take care of himself.”

She shook her head. She didn’t like that one bit. Rainey also hoped they never found themselves in that type of situation but if they did, she didn’t know if she could leave him behind.

“Rainey, I’m serious. If anything happened to you, if you came back for me, I would never be able to live with myself. I need you to understand that if a situation like this ever arose you would put yourself somewhere safe.”

“Okay.” She sighed. “But I don’t like it.”

Daddy kissed her forehead before looking back at the document.

“Next rule is no cussing. I don’t think from what I’ve heard that you’ll have any problem with that. Third rule is health. I want you to be the healthiest you can be. So thatmeans going to bed at a certain time, eating three meals a day, anddrinking at least fifty ounces of water. I know eating three meals a day might be hard right now, but we are going to work up to it. You and the baby need nutrition. If that means you snacking most of the day, that’s fine but you need to eat. I know it’s no fun throwing up, but we’re going to find things that won’t make you puke.”

“You can put French toast, strawberries, and watermelon on the list.”

She was honestly so surprised she hadn’t thrown up all the food she ate. It was a miracle.

“Great. I’ll start a list of things you can eat and can’t. If it changes at any point, you let me know.”

Rainey groaned. “So many lists. You’re going to get sick and tired of taking care of me. Are you sureyouwant to do this? You want to be with me? I seem more of a hassle than anything right now.”

Daddy cupped her face. “If I need to create a hundred more lists, then I will. It doesn’t bother me, and I’m not going to get tired of you. This fulfills me. I love taking care of you.”

She sighed and pushed her face into his right hand. Daddy always knew what to say to her. The way he reassured her when she had been feeling uneasy. It had only been a day, but it felt like a lifetime.

“And I want you to know if you ever have a craving, you let me know. I will go to the store for you.”

“Even if it’s in the middle of the night?” she asked.

“Yes, Little girl, even if it’s in the middle of the night. I don’t want you to suffer. If something sounds amazing, we willmake it happen.”

She blinked several times as tears formed in her eyes. She couldn’t count how many times he had made her cry with his sweet words. Did he know what he was doing?

“I promise I wasn’t trying to make you cry. I just want you to know I’m serious about this. I want you to know you can come to me for anything. If you need a hug, come to me, and I will give you one.”

“I know.”

She was starting to believe it. The countless times he had told her in the past day were sticking to her brain.

“Now, the next rule. If something is bothering you, no matter how big or small, I want you to come to me. Even if it has something to do with me, I want you to tell me. Communication is key. I can’t read your mind.”

“So, if something is bothering you and it has to do with me, you’ll talk to me?”

“Exactly. I want us to be able to communicate with each other. I want to be able to talk to you about anything and everything, and I want you to feel the same way.”

“I’ll try, but this is something new to me, so if I hold anything back, just don’t get mad at me.”

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