Page 37 of Baby Boy

“I’m glad you think so,” Jace said. “I have one more thing for you.”

Avery lifted his head warily. He hadn’t disliked anything Jace had given him so he didn’t know why he was suddenly nervous.

Jace produced a pacifier from his other hand.

Avery blushed and buried his face in Jace’s chest.

“It’s okay,” Jace soothed. He rubbed Avery’s back. “Most littles have a binkie. It’s just something to try. If you don’t like it then you don’t have to use it.”

“I suck my thumb,” Avery muttered.

“What? I can’t hear you, boy. Lift your head for Daddy,” Jace said.

He had to take a deep breath before he moved and looked up at Jace.

“Now what did you say?” Jace gently questioned.

“I suck my thumb…sometimes…more lately.”

“I know,” Jace said easily. “And there is nothing wrong with that either. It’s soothing, I bet.”

He nodded.

“But with a binkie, you can get that soothing motion and still have both hands to play,” Jace said.

Avery blinked. “I didn’t think about that.”

Jace held up the green binkie. “Want to try?”

Avery nodded.

“Open your mouth for Daddy.”

Avery opened his mouth and Jace carefully pressed the rubber nipple into his mouth. Avery closed his lips and sucked. It was weird…at first but then Avery relaxed. He gazed back at his half-finished zoo.

“Go ahead and play for a little bit longer,” Jace urged.

Avery climbed back over to the mat. He lay on his stomach as he stretched out so he could reach more of the mat. He had a lot more work to do to get all his animals in their enclosures.

Jace settled on the couch close by with his laptop and a file.

As Avery moved around and created his own magical world, he continued to suck on the pacifier. Jace was right, it was like sucking his thumb, but gave him the freedom of having both hands to play. He wiggled, the tight briefs protecting his cock from the floor. He loved the briefs and he hoped that Jace wanted him to wear them more often.

He didn’t know how long he played for as Jace worked from the couch. Cartoons still played on the television but Avery was more interested in his zoo. But he was getting tired and it was hard to hold in his binkie when he kept yawning.

“I think it’s time for my baby boy to take a nap,” Jace said, setting his laptop on the coffee table.

Avery shook his head. He was about to let the monkeys in his zoo climb the tress. His toy collection even came with trees! He’d set them up and wanted to see if they would hold his monkeys or not.

“You’re barely able to keep your eyes open,” Jace commented as he crouched by his side.

Avery yawned again and his binkie dropped from his mouth. Jace reached over and picked it up.

“Play, Daddy,” Avery begged.

“You can play some more after your nap,” Jace told him.

He wanted to fight, but he was tired. Avery pushed his knees under him before crawling into Jace’s lap. He wanted Daddy to carry him.

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