Page 30 of Icebreaker
“Because it’s your name?” His confusion baffled me.
“Yeah, but why areyoucalling me that?”
“Because that’s your name,” I repeated. He hadn’t taken any falls yesterday and hadn’t mentioned hurting anything. Clearly, some part of my understanding was missing, but for the life of me, my mind drew a complete blank.
“I thought that we’d agreed I was Daddy B.”
The question hung in the air as he came and sat beside me on the couch. I fell into him when it dipped and didn’t have a way of stopping myself because I was wrapped in the blanket. He didn’tmiss a beat. He put his arms around me and pulled me close against him.
“Wow, I mean, yes, we did, but yeah, no pressure.” I hated the way I tripped over my words. It was one thing to have a moment out in the woods when you had your first honest-to-god hand job. Highly recommend ten out of ten, by the way. But it was something else to be sitting in your apartment and needing to convince yourself that you really could call the sexy specimen of a man Daddy.
“Before we go any further, we need to backtrack.” Brennen shifted me so that instead of being under his arm, he cradled me in his lap. “You aren’t forcing anything on me. I’m volunteering. And on top of that, I’m making it a rule. So we’re crystal clear, the rule is that you can call me Daddy B. I’m not Brennen to you.”
“I can’t call you Daddy around the rest of the team.”
“I won’t stop you.” I gave him an exasperated look and he broke into a grin. “Fine, you can call me B around other people, but Brennen is off the table.”
“Got it.” He gave me a look that unquestionably meant I hadn’t gotten it at all. “Got it, Daddy B.”
The smile he gave me in return could have lit up the sun. His eyes crinkled, laugh lines appeared on either side of his mouth, and his eyes straight up sparkled.
“Better get locked in, kiddo. We’ve got a lot to do today.” Daddy B’s lap was too comfortable, and I burrowed down. He knew exactly what I wanted because he tightened his grip until it was nearly too tight.
I loved it.
“What do we gotta do?” It was hard to remember words when he held me. My little time had always been so restricted and never with another person. This was new and amazing. WhenDaddy B snuggled me on his lap, my little mindset surged to the forefront and my adult self took countless steps back.
Before he answered me, Daddy’s mouth nibbled along my jawline and behind my ear. When he found a secret spot where my nerve ends congregated, his soft kisses made my entire body shudder. My cock chubbed up more than it had already been. As much as I wanted him to keep touching me, my body already felt like it was primed for release. My squirming in the blanket wasn’t unnoticed. Daddy’s soft laugh wasn’t mocking, which I’d be forever grateful for.
“What’s the matter, baby? You okay?” His nibbling mouth created an invisible pattern down my neck until he reached the collar of my T-shirt. “This doesn’t look like the onesie I saw. It was cute.”
Before I attempted to speak, I drew in a deep breath and worked to gather my scattered thoughts. “I, uh, wasn’t sure how little you wanted me to be.” My answer caused Daddy to draw back and study my face.
“How little…? What are you talking about? I want you to be as little as you are.”
“Yeah, I get that, but it doesn’t mean you want my freak flag flying all day.”
Daddy’s expressive eyes clouded over. The fantasy of having Daddy B’s undivided attention hadn’t prepared me for the reality of it. His eyes bore into mine, and I was struck by the intensity in them.
“Ellie, you need to hear me clearly. Are you listening?” I nodded. “You don’t have a freak flag. You’re you, and I’m here for every fucking bit of it. Be as little or as big as you want. I never, ever want you to apologize for being you.”
His stare was too much, and I looked away, but Daddy B wouldn’t let me get away with it. He cupped my jaw and guided me back to face him directly.
“Kiddo, you didn’t answer me.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“Can you try that again?”
“Yes, Daddy B, I understand.”
The full force of his smile, like his intense stare, knocked me back. It tipped up at the edges and showed his pretty white teeth. Sunny. When he smiled like that, everything about him radiated.
The exact sequence of events that had led me to this point remained a blur, but I wasn’t willing to push it too hard. Pushing too hard meant the balance of the universe could be tipped, and I’d find my way out of this rabbit hole. That was the last thing I wanted. My butt was planted on this ride until I was kicked out of the fair.
I knew Daddy was about to kiss me before his mouth ever touched mine. His eyes connected with mine, and I felt the intensity that had been building earlier shift to a heat that radiated beneath my bottom. As I pressed against him, trying to find a comfortable spot, I felt his hardness.
“What’s the matter, baby boy? You’re moving around a lot.”
