Page 38 of Hiding From Laughter

It sounded like fun to my naughty man.

He was smiley and hugged me tight again.

“I had so much fun watching you color,baby.” He was so excited he gave me more cheek kisses. “You made me a beautifulpicture.”

Maybe.

But he could still hang it up on the fridgeso he remembered to take me to the zoo.

“Up we go.” Setting the bottle on my lap,my naughty man picked me up and carried me to the kitchen, chuckling when Iflopped my head on his shoulder. “You’re so cute.”

He needed his head examined.

I was a pain in the butt and we both knewit.

“There we go.” Slowly lowering me to thechair, my naughty man kissed my cheek. “In the future, I’m going to get yousome straps to help you sit carefully in your seat, but for right now, you’rejust going to be a good boy for me.”

Or what?

Straps?

Like a high chair?

Oh.

Maybe sitting carefully would be a goodidea.

He was devious.

He made me nervous and wiggly.

“Yes.” My naughty man smiled bigger andhappier when I gave a tiny wiggle. “I thought you’d be careful.”

’Cause he was naughty.

“Good boy.” My naughty man knew he’d wonbecause he kissed my nose again. “So cute.”

He was so silly.

But I had my quiet toy in and I didn’t haveto tell him that. So I couldn’t get in trouble and lose my reward. Or make himsad. That would be bad too. He might not know he was silly, so I had to benice. And nice meant quiet and letting him be in charge.

Of everything.

Hmm.

Everything made me wiggle too.

And it made my naughty man smile bigger.

Maybe he did know he was silly…and naughty?

“So cute.” His head kiss made me think heknew…but I still didn’t want to be mean. “And such a good boy too so I’m goingto have fun rewarding you.”

I got rewards when I was good and thebigger the good the bigger the reward.

I just had to figure out what got thebiggest rewards. ’Cause I wanted those and I wanted to go to the zoo and to getspecial kinds of cuddles from my naughty man. There was lots of stuff that Iwanted, so I was good and wiggled my feet and wiggled my bottom and watched mynaughty man buzz around the kitchen like a busy bee.

“Can you smell that?” My naughty man suckedin air and made a happy sound. “I followed your recipe and I can’t wait.”

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