He brushed something rubbery over her lips. “Open your mouth, Flame.” When she followed his directions, he inserted the nipple.
She pushed at the alien thing in her mouth. A small drizzle of delicious liquid landed on her tongue. “Mmm,” she hummed and tried it again. Wanting more, she sucked tentatively, and her mouth filled with the tasty concoction. Giana swallowed quickly and devoured more.
“That’s it, Flame. Drink your bottle for Daddy.”
By the time the bottle was empty, Giana’s struggle to keep her eyes open had evaporated. Koa removed the nipple from her mouth and replaced it with something that filled her mouth as well, but didn’t hold any of the scrumptious formula.
“More, Daddy,” she mumbled around the device.
“Not right now, Giana. Your tummy is full.” He stroked a hand down her silky skin to rub her stomach softly.
“I’ll make you a bottle when you wake up,” he promised and rocked her slowly against him. “Sleep, Flame.”
When she woke up,Giana couldn’t move. Jelly and Tiger had crowded onto the bed and weighed her down. She struggled out of the tightly tucked sheet. When she’d freed her arms, Giana picked up each stuffie and kissed its fuzzy head before setting them aside. Koa had bracketed her with large pillows smooshed tightly at her sides. She attempted to push the fluffy obstacles away, but Koa must have used Daddy magic to pin her in place. Giving up, she called, “Daddy! I’m stuck!”
Almost instantly, she heard the whisper of his light steps in the hallway. “Hi, Flame. I’m glad you’re awake.”
When Koa whisked away the fluffy pillows holding her in place, she asked, “Why did you do that?”
“I didn’t want you to fall out of bed, little girl. I’ve ordered a crib for you.”
“A crib?” Giana repeated, pushing herself up to sit, tucking the blanket around her nude body. She tried to ignore the flash of excitement that flared inside her at that idea to focus on logic. “I won’t be comfortable in that.”
“Not a baby crib, Flame. A little girl crib. I ordered a light oak one with pink upholstered crowns at each end.”
“Really? Like my old headboard?” Her queen-size headboard from her apartment hadn’t fit Koa’s king-size bed. They’d stored it in his basement. Koa thought the team could modify it somehow.
“As close as I could get to it. I think I remember oak is the same type of wood as your bedroom furniture.”
“It is.” She studied his face to make sure he wasn’t messing with her. “Really? You ordered a little girl crib?”
“And some other things. I thought I might let you choose your bedding. Want to come sit with Daddy and tell me what you like?”
Giana nodded eagerly. “Nothing scratchy.”
“Of course not.” Koa tugged her cover away, pulling it gently from her hands. “Daddy loves your body, Giana. You don’t need to hide from me.”
She opened her mouth to protest and snapped it shut. He’d definitely seen her from all angles. “Could I have a T-shirt to wear? You know, just so I don’t get cold?”
“I’ll get you something to wear while you go potty.” Koa rescued Jelly and Tiger before the stuffies could tumble to the floor as she scrambled out of bed at that reminder.
“I’ll be right back,” Giana promised and scurried from the room. When she glanced back to see if he was watching, his gaze focused on her bottom. His half-smile reassured her he enjoyed looking at her.
When she came back, Koa had spread a towel out on the bed. Next to it was a cute basket decorated like a bunny, complete with ears and a tail. She walked closer, saying, “That’s adorable, Daddy. What’s it for?”
“The bunny holds all sorts of supplies for me to take care of you, little girl. Eventually, he’ll sit on your changing table.”
“Changing table? To change what?” Her gaze landed on the poufy object on the other side of the basket. “What’s that?”
“Come here, little girl. You had a tough day. Daddy’s going to take special care of you for a while. Bottles, diapers, everything a little girl needs to let the outside world drift away.”
“I’m okay, Daddy. I don’t need that stuff.”
“We’ll try everything to find out what your heart needs. Even if your brain panics a bit. Let Daddy show you, and then you can use your safeword if it doesn’t work for you. You slept very well after drinking your bottle.”
“It was yummy,” she had to admit.
“I’m glad. Come here, Flame.” Koa wrapped his hands around her waist. After lifting her, he stretched her out on the towel and immediately lifted her legs high into the air.