Page 28 of Beachy Sweetheart
“You’re very wise.”
“I don’t know about that. In the grand scheme of things, I’m also very young. I still make mistakes, but I try to learn from them.”
We chat about the carnival and the hotel. Trevor knows the ins and outs of both, yet he doesn’t want to take over either. I definitely respect that he knows what he doesn’t want.
“What do you have planned for your month here?” He wipes at his mouth. “I can show you around, if you want.”
“I was just going to wing it, but having a personal guide to the city would be fabulous.”
Trevor pulls out his wallet. I try to stop him. “Let me get this.”
He shakes his head. “Daddies deserve treats too and you kept Bandit safe for me.”
I swallow back the lump in my throat. “Thank you, sweetheart.”
He takes my hand again when we leave. “Would you like to walk on the beach for a little bit? I’m not ready to let you go.” The endearing pink splotches across his nose and cheeks.
“I’m not ready to let you go, either.” I bring his knuckles to my lips. I love his hand in mine.
“If you don’t want to walk on the beach, there’s live music around this time at a couple of places.”
“I love live music, but I want to keep talking to you.”
“Beach it is.” He leads us to a sunscreen station on the boardwalk and slathers on the complimentary sunscreen. “Always protect yourself. The sun is no joke.”
When he’s satisfied we’re properly protected, he takes my hand again.
“I haven’t just walked the beach in a while.” He squeezes my hand.
The breeze is nice and I don’t notice the heat all that much.
“Would you want to be my Little while I’m here? I’d love to see you more.”
“How would it work? I’ve only had a Daddy for one night.” He holds up a finger.
“I could give you tasks, something small like text me a joke every day. Or text me something you love every day. We can get together and work on what your passions are.”
“Kind of like homework?”
We stop and stare at the ocean. The lap of the waves is meditative, and it takes me a few minutes to answer. “Sort of. We can have scenes whenever you want. I brought some books with me if you want story time. We’ll need to talk about limits. Length of time. Expectations. I can write up a contract. Make everything official like.”
“I think I’d like that. I only work part time at the hotel right now, so I have plenty of time. I’m off for the next four days. It’s so weird when I’m used to working almost every day and rushing around.”
“Probably for the best, though.” I pull him close. “You deserve rest, sweetheart.”
“So do you, Daddy.” He tugs my hand and plants a soft kiss on my cheek.
This is dangerous. I’m already falling hard for this sweet man.
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TREVOR
I don’t wantto take Andy back to the hotel. I want to keep him all to myself. But Daddy keeps yawning. I’m not sure that he’s used to so much walking in the heat. The breeze is nice, but it’s still hot.
“You need a nap.” I nod towards the hotel in the distance.
We don’t talk much on the walk back. My mouth is dry from talking so much, but not in a bad way.
