Page 40 of His Little Sapphire

Janie reaches out and touches my knee. “We were nervous when we first arrived too. Everyone is. You’ll get used to the exposure and seeing everyone’s piercings.”

I lick my lips. “I don’t know…”

Janie smiles kindly. “I promise.”

I shift my attention to Livy. “You aren’t permitted to touch them?”

She shakes her head, her pigtails flying. “No. Papi doesn’t let me play with them. It’s maddening. The piercings make my nipples very sensitive. I want to spin them and tug on them.”

My face heats again. I can’t fathom feeling that way.

“Has your Papi punctured your titties with his quill?” Janie asks.

I flinch at her use of the wordtitties. Finally, I nod.Has he ever…Five minutes ago in fact. Both women probably heard me come from down the hallway.

Livy smiles. “Imagine if it felt like he was constantly piercing them. That’s what it feels like. And when he licks the piercing, his saliva eases into the holes and drives me bananas.”

“Oh.” I’m so stunned. I’m sitting in a giant playpen with two other women who also live as babies. It’s surreal, and my head is spinning.

Janie fists her hands against her thighs, making me think she’s fighting the urge to touch her nipples too. Now I’m even more reluctant.

They sit cross-legged just like me. I’ve learned it’s the most comfortable way to sit while wearing a diaper.

“You can ask us questions,” Livy tells me. “We don’t mind. We know it’s hard when you first arrive. I’m sure you have a million questions. Janie and I are lucky. We were friends on Earth. My Papi found me and brought me over a year before Janie arrived.”

“Oh.” I’m monosyllabic. I can’t focus on any one question. There are too many. And it’s hard to look them in the eyes with their breasts hanging naked and pierced in my line of sight. I’ve never seen nipple piercings before.

Janie pats my knee. “I promise it won’t hurt. You won’t feel it at all. And the jeweler, Ekert, is so kind. His Little girl is named Sophie. She’s amazing at helping Littles pick out their stones.”

I look up. “She works?”

Janie smiles. “Not much. Just a little. She has an eye for jewelry, plus she’s so good at helping keep you calm.”

“Oh. Papi told me Little girls don’t work here.”

The two women glance at each other before Livy speaks. “We both help out a bit in the clinic too. We were nurses on Earth. Granted, there’s a lot of equipment and medicine here we’ve never seen before, but we try to help a few hours a day when our Papis let us.”

“Your Papi makes furniture, doesn’t he?”

I nod. His studio is attached to the house. I’ve only been in it once when he was showing me around on my second day on Eleadia. I know he has worked some in the past few weeks, but he only goes in there when I’m napping. I wonder now if he might let me do something other than sit in a playpen all day.

I clear my throat. “Papi is taking me to the jeweler next.”

They both smile. “That’s good,” Livy says. “Might as well get it over with. I worried all the time until it was done.”

“I guess.” I’m not convinced. Until a few hours ago, I didn’t know about this odd custom. I don’t even have pierced ears. I look at Livy’s ears, noticing she has red stones in them too.

She follows my gaze and reaches up to touch the earrings. “I got my ears pierced recently. Ekert can pierce anything.” She squirms. “He has other jewelry too,” she mutters.

“Other jewelry?”Besides ears and nipples?I can’t… I… What?

Janie nods. “Livy has a really pretty bottom plug. Sometimes Chadka makes her wear it without a diaper for a while when she’s naughty.” She giggles.

I’m a bit horrified. Thabo told Papi to start plugging my bottom, but I don’t even know what that means.

Livy reaches over and pats my other knee. “We don’t mean to scare you.”

I lick my dry lips. I want to know everything. I’m tired of being blindsided. “What else does the jeweler have?” I glance back and forth between the two women.

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