Page 70 of Daddy's Little Patient

“I’ll be right back.”

Linc pushed up and planted a kiss on Cricket’s shoulder blade before he got off the bed and she sighed as she buried her head back into Owen’s chest.

“Uncle Linc and I are so proud of you, love bug. That was a whole lot for you to take and you did it. I don’t think I could be any more pleased with you.”

Linc came back on the double with a bottle and the ibuprofen like he’d asked, and Owen helped Cricket lean up well enough to crunch the chewables and chase them with some water. Normally he’d give her suppositories but he wasn’t ready to remove the hook just yet. She could snuggle into his side while she nursed from her baba and made little sounds he couldn’t quite discern. Maybe because they were all over the map of pain, comfort, relief, happiness, and feeling oh so Little.

His friend pulled a soft blanket over Cricket before laying down behind her again and rubbing her biceps and her flank, careful to avoid where they’d gone hardest on her. Owen would check in with her in a bit but right now she seemed to need something as simple and profound as being close to them, surrounded by their warmth, protection, and attention.

Cricket made a particularly adorable snuffling noise and he and Linc smiled at each other over her head.

“How you doin’, man?”

Owen’s chest shook with his laugh. “Pretty damn good. You’ve done a nice job with her tonight, I’m not going to worry while I’m away. Much,” he amended when Linc raised his brows.

“That’s what I thought. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t you know, having regrets or second thoughts.”

“Not at all,” he told his friend before pressing a kiss to the top of Cricket’s head. “This has been really fun. I got a pang of jealousy but I feel like that’s reasonable. It doesn’t feel like it’s going to burn out of control or anything. Nice of you to check though.”

Linc shrugged the shoulder he wasn’t leaning on. “Pretty sure I’d have some feelings if my girl was with another man, even if I’d given the okay and I was there.”

His friend was a good man. Solid and reliable, and Owen suspected this rolling stone might’ve found a place to settle down, even if he hadn’t found someone to settle down with yet.

“How about you?” he asked, knowing Linc might be having some feelings from the opposite side.

“Are you kidding me? This has been great. And I feel more confident that I’m not gonna let either of you down while you’re away.”

“You won’t,” Owen told him easily, and realized exactly how much his friend needed to hear that from the pulse of his jaw and the tightness of his nod.

“Does make me want a Little girl of my own though. Cricket’s amazing and it’s awesome to spend time with you two, but I’ve got no interest in being a third wheel forever. The way she looks at you…” Linc blew a breath out his mouth and shook his head. “You’re a lucky man, O.”

“Got my four leaf clover and lucky penny all in one.”

Chapter Thirty-Nine

About an hour later after Cricket had downed a couple bottles and reluctantly ate some almonds and less reluctantly a couple squares of sea salted dark chocolate, she wasn’t using baby talk anymore, and he’d confirmed that she was feeling good and wide awake. No drop for his love bug yet, although he’d watch her like a hawk for the next couple days as she came down from the high of such a prolonged and intense scene.

It wouldn’t do at all to leave a fragile babygirl in someone else’s hands, even if he did have faith that Linc was going to take really good care of her. That wouldn’t be fair to anyone. Owen hoped there was enough time between now and when he had to leave that Cricket would be sufficiently recovered and stable.

He also wanted to make sure their night ended on a high note. While Cricket loved cuddles and snuggles and praise, she also seemed restless, and Owen had the perfect way to remedy all of that, like dropping more than one member of a flock with a single round of birdshot.

“I thought you might want to thank Uncle Linc for spending all this time getting ready to look after you in a few days, helping you eat your dinner, and assisting me with your discipline. I also thought you might want a reward for taking your punishment so well. But it’s getting late so I think we’re going to combine those two things.”

“How, Daddy?”

“I thought you might suck Uncle Linc’s dick while I fuck you from behind.”

“Oh.”

Her eyes were wide and she blinked a few times. Had he gone too far? They’d talked about the possibility of him sharing her and she’d seemed excited. And she’d enjoyed kissing Linc and having him play with her tits and her pussy.

But talking about something and having it actually happen were two different things, as they’d discussed. As was passively accepting something that was happening to her and being a more active participant. If she’d changed her mind, that was fine and no one was going to make a stink about it. Plus her bottom had to be hurting something fierce from all the impact she’d taken.

But then Cricket licked her lips and shifted her backside. Perhaps not nervous or in too much pain, then. She was still probably flying high from the adrenaline and endorphins, and her expression was enthusiastic.

“Would you like that, babygirl? Taking two dicks at once?”

Her green eyes glossed over and he could tell she was sinking into a space that relished being used.

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