Page 45 of Daddies' Little Cubs

“I do, Little Wolf. Can you tell me who’s all there?”

“Yeah! That’s you, that’s Papa, and there’s me and Jessa! It’s our family!”

She was shocked that tears began to form in his eyes! Thinking she did something terrible, Destiny grabbed the washcloth ready to swipe her picture away.

“Don’t even think about it, Little girl! That picture will stay up forever.”

“But you didn’t like it. It made you cry," she whispered out.

“Pops isn’t crying sad tears baby, these are happy tears.”

“They are?”

“Yes Destiny, they are. Pops is so proud to be a part of your family.”

Giving him a mega smile, Destiny threw her hands up waiting for him to reach down and help her from the tub. Once in his arms, Pops helped her dry off before dressing her in the pretty orange nightgown she picked out.

Destiny loved the way it felt and was excited to see all the Care Bears pictured on the front. She sat down in front of the counter and brushed her teeth while Pops helped pull her hair back into a braid. Finally done, she turned and pressed a kiss against his lips before sprinting off to find Jessa.

“No running in the house Destiny Marie!”

Oops! She slowed to a brisk walk, finally making it back into the play room. Destiny found Jessa laying on one of the princess beds with a book in her lap and Bagheera tucked beside her. Walking over to where Jackson stood beside her bed, she raised her arms and let him lift her up and tuck her snuggled deep in her bed before placing Leela in her arms.

“Papa said he would read us a bedtime story! I went ahead and picked one out.”

Destiny grinned and snuggled deeper inside her bed as Papa’s deep baritone voice began to read.

“Once upon a time, there were three bears who lived in the forest.”

Closing her eyes, Destiny drifted to sleep.

Destiny didn’t knowwhat time it was when she woke up the next morning. She tossed around in bed before finally giving up and crawled out, sneaking over to where Jessa was still sound asleep.

Pulling back the covers, she eased her way into the bed with her sister and settled in. Letting out a sigh as her body began to relax again, Destiny closed her eyes once more and waited for her dreams to come and take her away.

A little while later, Destiny roused feeling a soft hand brushing across her head. “Good morning, Little ones.” Papa said as she peeked her eyes open.

“Good morning, Papa!” said Jessa as she wiggled around on the mattress. “Good morning, Papa.” She quietly spoke as if she was afraid to pop the bubble they were all in.

“Pops is cooking breakfast this morning, so I’ve been tasked with getting you each ready. So, up we go! I want you both to go potty and brush your teeth. Then you can come help me pick out what outfit you want to wear.”

Throwing back the covers, Destiny slid out of the bed with Jessa following close behind. Deciding to let her use the bathroom in their room, Des headed back into their Daddies’ room and used the potty before grabbing the same toothbrush from last night and dropping a small dot of toothpaste on it.

Humming twinkle twinkle little star three times, Destiny rinsed her mouth out and put the toothbrush back before going back to the play room. She paused just inside the door frame, looking at what was in front of her.

Jessa stood with Jackson’s arms wrapped around her while they looked in the closet. “I can see you, Little Wolf. Time to stop holding up the door frame.” A blush creeped along her cheeks at being caught staring.

Destiny pinched her arm because she had to be dreaming. How did they end up with such amazing men who cared deeply about each of them? She would never know that answer, but Destiny prayed it would never change.

Skipping over, she ducked under the arm that Jackson held out and leaned her head against her sister’s shoulder to answer the question that burned deep within Jessa’s eyes.

You okay sissy?

Yeah Jessa, I’m just fine.

“Okay little ladies, any preference for colors today?”

“Mhm, I think I would like to wear green today Papa” Jessa said pointing at the dress that was hanging just in front of them. Destiny continued to look at the options that she had and pondered for a moment before finally deciding. “Can I wear yellow?” she asked Jackson as he was pulling the dress down for Jessa.

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