Page 50 of His Little Turquoise
I’m determined today though. He can’t keep me from Ava forever. I’m done waiting. I need to see my friend. “Please, Papi,” I beg as he changes me.
He doesn’t acknowledge my insistence. “Today we’re going to get your nipples pierced,” he declares.
I shiver at the reminder. I figured this day was coming soon. “Then can we go see Ava?”
“Then we can come back here so you can rest. Getting your little buds pierced will be stressful. You’ll need a nap afterward.”
“I won’t need a nap, Papi,” I argue even though it’s a losing battle, and I take naps every single day. Two of them still. Papisays I won’t always need two naps, but I’m still recovering from the trip.
When Papi picks me up, instead of carrying me like he has for the past two weeks, he sets me on my feet. “Let’s get your bottle.”
He pats my bottom to encourage me to head for the kitchen, but I don’t move. Instead, I cross my arms and glare at him defiantly. “I want to see Ava today.”
He lifts a brow. “Looks to me like you want a spanking before we head to Ekert’s house.”
I shake my head. “I’ll go to Ekert’s if you promise to take me to see Ava after.”
Papi tugs one of my hands free from where it covers my chest and lifts it to his lips as he squats down next to me. He has to in order for my hand to reach his mouth. He kisses the tips of my fingers before using his meanie quill to pierce each of them.
“That’s no fair, Papi,” I whine. “You’re trying to influence my mood.”
He smiles. “Is it working?”
I shake my head. “No. It’s mean. You can’t distract me. I want to see Ava. How do I know if she’s even here on this planet?”
He pierces one of my fingers again before responding. “I will never lie to you, Mia. Never. But I need you to understand that I’m not keeping you from Ava to be mean. I’m not keeping you from her at all. Ava is keeping you from Ava. No one else.”
His words make me stop breathing. Tears come to my eyes. “She doesn’t want to see me?”
Papi shakes his head. “That’s not what I said. I’m sure she does want to see you. I bet she begs Ganrax day and night, but like all Papis, Ganrax has rules and requirements.”
I gasp. “You’ve spoken to him.”
Papi nods. “Several times. Ava needs to earn the privilege of playing with her friends. When she’s ready to stop being sostubborn, Ganrax will let me know, and you two can have a playdate.”
Tears come to my eyes.
Papi pulls me into his arms and lifts me off my feet. “Don’t cry, Baby girl. Ava will be fine. I promise.”
“What if she’s not fine? What if she needs me? What if she’s sad and lonely and scared?”
“Are you sad and lonely and scared, Little one?”
I shake my head and wrap my arms around Papi’s neck. “No because I have you, and you make me feel like I’m a princess. I’m so happy with you, and I want Ava to be happy too. I’m worried about her.”
Papi kisses me before responding. “Ava is happy too, Baby girl. In her own way. She feels the same way about Ganrax as you do about me. I promise. Some Little girls just fight against their new life harder than others. She’s stubborn, but she’ll come around. I promise. Every single Little girl eventually does. The connection is powerful and impossible to deny.”
I run my fingers over the muscles on Papi’s shoulders. “You really think so?”
“I know so, Baby girl. Can you be brave for me and trust me on this one?”
I meet his gaze and stare at him for long moments, trying to decide if he would fib to me. But I know he won’t. Never. He loves me too much, and he’s told me many times he would never lie to me.
I’m making our lives difficult and probably exasperating my Papi by hounding him every day over and over. It’s not necessary. I realize he’s right. Ava really is stubborn. I know this first hand. I’m equally sure she loves her Papi just as much as I do because it’s impossible not to.
“Okay, Papi. Are you going to spank me?”
He gives me an evil grin and shakes his head. “Not today. Today I’m going to torment your pretty nipples instead.”
