Page 49 of Her Hero Daddy

“I want you to do whatever you are comfortable with, baby.”

Okay, even more questions in her mind now. Oh God. What was even happening? How did it go from a fun evening of games to Kane offering her diapers? Well, not diapers… pull-ups. But they were almost the same thing!

“I’m just not sure… I promise I will try not to have another accident. It’s never happened before.”

She felt Kane shift next to her. His large hand cupped her chin, gently turning her head so she was facing him.

“Baby alligator, listen to me very carefully. I don’t give a shit about the mattress. If you have an accident, you have an accident. It happens and is nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about. You’ve been through a lot lately, and you are still dealing with it. I just want to make you feel as comfortable and safe as I can.

“You don’t have to wear the pull-ups, but I just wanted to give you some in case you change your mind. You never know, you might find comfort in them. But it is totally up to you. Now, why don’t you go take your bath before the water gets cold, and I will be back in a bit to give you medicine before you go to sleep. Deal?”

A small squeak escaped her lips, and she nodded. Kane grinned and tapped her nose before leaving her room. She looked over at the stack of pull-ups he’d left behind. She picked one up, wrinkling up her nose. It was soft and fluffy, but she wasn’t a baby. She was perfectly capable of using the toilet. She tucked them into the top dresser drawer and carried her clothes with her into the bathroom.

20

KANE

Kane paced his bedroom while Haylee was in the bathtub. He might have pushed her too far or totally creeped her out. He didn’t care if she decided to wear the pull-ups or not; he had just been trying to think of different things to help her feel more secure. He’d had Littles who wore diapers and pull-ups before and who enjoyed it. It wasn’t something he needed in a relationship like Luke did. Kane needed his woman to be a Little, but how Little she wanted to regress was completely up to her.

He knew some Littles had varying ages they ranged between depending on how they were feeling, and he was fine with that too. Because sometimes, he preferred to be the Daddy who takes care of everything for his baby girl, and sometimes, he preferred to be the Daddy who plays with his Little. No matter what, he would always be Daddy, and she would be his special girl.

He just didn’t want Haylee to run for the hills. He’d told her he was a Daddy, and she didn’t seem as though she was disgusted or freaked-out. The way she had responded to him since the first time he talked to her made it clear that she had Little tendencies, and she was definitely submissive. He hadn’t seen much defiance in her, but Kane knew that usually didn’t come out until they were completely comfortable in their role and with their partner.

The bathroom door opened, and he heard her small feet padding across the hall to her bedroom. After getting the flavored liquid Tylenol and ear thermometer from his bathroom, he headed toward her room. He would prefer to use the rectal thermometer he had, but he guessed she really wouldn’t appreciate that. One day, though.

“Ready for bed?”

Haylee looked up from where she was sitting under the covers on the bed. Her cheeks were flushed a shade of rosy pink, matching the nightshirt she wore that had a big heart on the front and said Love Bug across the heart. She smiled up at him and nodded. Kane measured out the appropriate amount of medicine and held it up to her lips. She swallowed it obediently and sat still while he took her temperature.

“Your temp is good. Are you feeling okay? Did the bath help with your soreness?”

“I feel good. I think the bath helped. Thank you for running my bath for me. No one has ever done that before.”

“You’re welcome, baby girl. I will run a bath for you anytime. In fact, I think nightly baths are going to happen from now on until you’re feeling better. Sound good?”

Her lips slowly turned into a soft smile. “I’d like that.”

“Okay. Good. I’d like that too.”

She looked thoughtful for a moment. “Do you think Ally could come over tomorrow? I’m so bored just laying around.”

Kane frowned and furrowed his brow as best he could. “Are you saying I’m bad company?”

A small giggle escaped her lips as her eyes met his.

“I wouldn’t say you’re bad company. But you are terrible at girl talk.”

Putting his hand on his heart, he pretended to be heartbroken.

“Well, you never told me you wanted to have girl talk. How was I supposed to know? What do you want to talk about? Should we paint our nails while we talk? Put cucumbers on our eyes and goop on our faces?”

Haylee laughed hysterically, smacking his arm softly. “Stop! You’re making my tummy hurt from laughing!”

He grinned and leaned over until his face was near hers, and he could almost taste her sweet vanilla scent. Her laughing quieted, turning into shallow breaths until his mouth met hers, giving her a gentle kiss. He wanted to kiss her deeply and taste every bit of her mouth, but he held himself back, not wanting to hurt her injured lip. When he pulled back, she let out a small whimper, and it took an enormous amount of self-restraint not to crush her lips with his.

“Easy, baby. I want to kiss you long and hard, but I won’t risk hurting you. We have plenty of time.”

“Okay,” she whispered.

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