Page 6 of Her Forever Daddies

Huh. She knew from the books she liked to read that Daddies usually held their Littles afterward, but Jace wasn’t her Daddy, so she hadn’t expected that. If she said yes, she might leave a wet spot on his pants. But snuggling on Jace’s lap sure seemed nice and even though she wasn’t feeling like she was in a bad headspace, being held sounded like heaven. When was the last time she’d been held by anyone? Not since Michael and that had been over for more than a year. Before she could figure out how to respond, he spoke.

“It’s okay if you don’t, Ruby. But I always offer. I don’t want you going back to play in a bad headspace. Come on, let’s go find Maddie. You know, if you’re polite to her, she might still be willing to be your friend. She’s a very sweet little girl.”

Jace rose from his office chair and led her out of the office.

“You know where my office is now, if you ever need to find me,” Jace said as they walked through the club.

Looking up at him, Ruby wondered if he wanted her to come to his office or if he was just being polite since he was the owner.

Don’t be silly. You’ll just be a bother. He doesn’t want you.

As soon as they stepped into the playroom, Ruby noticed Maddie was still sitting at the dollhouse playing. Pausing, she looked up and met Jace’s eyes, suddenly feeling like a shy and embarrassed little girl.

“Go ahead. I’ll stay right by you. You can do it,” he said with a gentle smile.

Pulling in a deep breath, she walked over to the dollhouse with Jace following behind. Maddie’s Daddy was sitting in a chair nearby and when Ruby met his gaze, he smiled softly and nodded.

Whew. At least it seemed he was easily forgiving. Hopefully, Maddie would be, too.

“Can I sit next to you?” Ruby asked quietly.

Maddie glanced up, looking a bit unsure before nodding her head. Sinking down to her knees, Ruby sighed.

“I’m sorry I was rude. I shouldn’t have acted like that. I hope I didn’t ruin your night.”

Meeting Maddie’s gaze, she waited and wondered if the woman would tell her to get lost. Instead, Maddie wrapped her arms around Ruby and giggled.

“It’s okay. I hope we can be friends. I love playing with the dollhouse and you had it set up so cool,” Maddie said enthusiastically.

When they released their hug, she glanced up at Jace who was smiling down at them. He almost looked proud. Not that she actually knew what proud would look like. She didn’t think she’d ever had someone be proud of her a day in her life.

Leaning down, Jace gently tugged on one of her pigtails. “Good girl. I’ll leave you two to play while I go work. Be good and have fun, okay?”

She reluctantly nodded her head, feeling a swell of emotion inside her belly knowing that Jace was leaving her. Sure, they had only met thirty minutes before, but she didn’t want him to go. It was silly. And she was delusional to think a man like him would want an emotional, needy, messy Little. Hell, she didn’t even know if he was a Daddy, though she was pretty sure he would make the best Daddy in the world.

“Bye, Ruby.”

“Bye, Jace.”

4

ZANE

The night was running as smoothly as Zane could have hoped for. One of the well-known Doms of the club was doing a demonstration in the dungeon and had a woman restrained against a St. Andrews Cross. Not really his cup of tea but it was always interesting to observe a scene, and based on the size of the crowd that was standing around the room, other people loved watching it too.

Hanging out in the dungeon wasn’t where Zane preferred to be, but the less time he spent in the Littles’ playroom, the better. Being in there only reminded him that he and Jace were still without a Little of their own and that reminder always pissed him off. They were two attractive, successful men in their late thirties, and even though they’d shared a number of women over the years, none had ever stuck around for long.

He could tell Jace was lonely, too, and that made it all the worse. Jace was his best friend in the whole world and he would do anything to make his friend happy, but he wasn’t able to give him the one thing he knew Jace wanted. A Little of their own.

They had met in college and attended several of the same business classes together, but it wasn’t until one night when they ran into each other at a club that they became friends. When they discovered they had the same interests, they grew even closer and then one night, they shared a Little. They had never dated a woman solo after that and they never would.

Hell, they owned a business together, a house together, and lived their lives together. The only thing they didn’t share was a bedroom. Nah, they didn’t swing that way with each other. Sure, they had seen each other naked countless times but crossing swords just wasn’t their thing. To the vanilla world, they probably seemed like a couple. But they weren’t and they didn’t care what other people thought. Unfortunately, they’d never be complete until they found the Little girl who was meant for them.

Stepping away from the dungeon, Zane walked by the bar and looked around to make sure everything was running smoothly there. The bartender noticed him and gave him a thumbs up. Moving further into the club, he made his way to the Littles’ playroom. He wouldn’t stay for long, but it was his job to make sure all areas of the club were running seamlessly and that everyone was being safe.

As soon as he opened the door, he knew something was wrong. The room monitor was on alert and the room was full of Littles and Tops staring in one direction.

“Hey, give me that! I want it!”

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