Page 67 of Daddy's Naughty List

“That’s the thing. He didn’t.” Frustrated all over again, Taylor huffed out a breath. “We got home and he basically said it washisfault for not letting me enjoy myself or something like that. No lecture, no spanking, no lines, noanything.”

“Maybe he just decided it wasn’t that big of a deal.” Jesse rolled her eyes at the look Edie gave her. “SomeMommies and Daddies are willing to let things slide, you know.”

“If we let you slide, you’d slide right over every single rule we have and you know it, little girl.”

Tossing her head back, Jesse let out a long, loud laugh. “You’re not wrong. But this isn’t about me. Back to you, Taylor.”

“Okay, well, that wasn’t the only thing he let slide. That was over a week ago and he’s been letting all sorts of things go. He didn’t even spank me for the ladder incident at Carly’s house.”

“What?” Carly’s question came out as an indignant shriek. “He was so pissed about that! And rightfully so!”

“Ladder incident?” Noelle asked.

“We were sneaking treats during a playdate, as we do, andsomeonethought it was a good idea to get up on that very top part of the ladder. You know, the part that specifically says it’snot a step.”

“And your Daddy didn’t whoop your ass for that?” The fierce frown on Edie’s face had Taylor shrinking back against the couch. “I’m tempted to take you both out back to cut a switch. I’ll be right back.”

“No, Edie, don’t!” Hopping up from the couch, Taylor grabbed Edie’s arm as she tried to storm past. “I don’t want to upset him. Or embarrass him.”

“Your Daddies have one job and that’s to keep my girls safe.” Now that they were closer, Taylor could see the fear under Edie’s anger and it only made her feel worse than before. “If he’s not going to do that then he can damn well answer to me.”

“I promised him I wouldn’t do it again.”

She watched the struggle play out on Edie’s face before the other woman sighed. “All right. But I want you to promise me you’ll have a serious talk with him about your feelings.”

“That’s just the problem.” Frustrated all over again, Taylor threw her hands in the air as she turned to pace the large room. “I don’tknowhow I feel. Part of me wants my strict Daddy back, but part of me just wants to keep being his Baby.”

“His Baby?” Jesse’s eyes went wide with curiosity. “Like, figuratively or literally?”

Embarrassment rushed in, smothering frustration with a heavy heat that flooded her entire body. “Um, literally, I guess? After the ladder thing, we were making dinner and I said something about how I’m not actually a Baby and he was like, ‘But what if you were?’ and… I don’t know how to explain it, really. There hasn’t been a huge difference in how he treats me, honestly, but itfeelsreally different to me, if that makes sense.”

“It does.” Looking thoughtful now, Jesse nodded. “I had a Daddy for a while who wanted me to be a Baby. Bottles, diapers, the whole thing. It was a very different headspace from my usual Little space which I’d say is closer to six or seven. I like being old enough to get into some mischief,” she added with a giggle.

“Diapers?” Noelle wrinkled her nose. “Ian wants you to wear diapers?”

More of that embarrassed heat rushed to Taylor’s face. “No. At least, he hasn’t mentioned it yet.”

“And even if he does, we don’t judge here, Noelle Joy.” Stepping up beside Taylor, Edie slipped an arm around her waist while she pinned Noelle with a stern look. “You know better, little girl.”

“Yes, Ma’am.” Pink blossomed on Noelle’s cheeks as she ducked her head. “Sorry, Tay.”

“It’s okay. It’s kinda weird to me, too. Weird, but nice. You know how sometimes when you’re in Little space, you just feel kinda… I don’t know how to explain it. Like you don’t have any worries at all and nothing can bother you there?”

“Definitely,” Carly said. “I love that feeling. And I miss it. I don’t get nearly as much Little time since Emma came along. Not that I’d trade her for anything, but I miss just being able to log off work and go straight into Little space while Daddy takes care of everything else.”

“Exactly! It’s like that, but even more, somehow.”

“That’s great, but how do you feel about him not punishing you?” Tilting her head to the side, Jesse frowned. “That was always a really important part of your dynamic. Are you okay with that just going away?”

“No.” Just thinking about it made her tummy ache. “No, I’m not. But isn’t that his decision? He’s the Daddy.”

“Uh-huh. And what do you think is going to happen if you let him continue to make those decisions without consulting you, first?”

She opened her mouth to say she’d be fine with it, then snapped her lips closed again.

Wouldshe be okay with it, in the long run? Right now everything was new and exciting again. But she’d already been feeling restless about the fact they hadn’t done more ‘butt stuff’. How much more restless and resentful would she feel if he took away the discipline she’d come to rely on so heavily?

“Crap,” she muttered, her shoulders slumping with a sigh.

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