Page 88 of Culture and Curiosities

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I showed Daddy my binkie.

“Yes.” He stood straighter and squeezed my hand. “That’s at the top of your pack so we could get to it easily.”

Daddy was a good packer and made everything nice and neat.

Special spells for a special boy.

Special magic for a special mate.

Special packing for a special…packer?

Hmm…

“Are your question marks chasingyou, my mate?” When I nodded, Daddy stopped walking us to the bag and looked confused. “Did you give yourself additional questions?”

Questions just escaped sometimes.

Nodding again, I wiggled my thumb hand at Daddy.

He went quiet-quiet and nodded. “Yes, binkies in the bath because you’re going to need your thumb to play.”

Yay.

Playtime.

Bubble time.

Daddy time.

Snuggle time.

Surprise time.

“No matter how many times presents come through our bond, that will not get me to ruin the surprise. Bathtime first.” Daddy looked sneaky like a happy naughty villain. “I think you’re going to be happy that I know where the bathtub toys are too.”

Daddy had good packing memory and lots of special spells for his special boy.

Special magic for his special mate.

Special packing for his special…packer?

No.

“Your mind is a fascinating place, my mate, but let’s see if we can make it a more relaxing place.” Daddy gave me another kiss before releasing my hand. “Stay with me. You seem like you could get into mischief tonight.”

He was so funny.

I was funny too and I showed him the diner men.

Daddy pretended to be shocked as he undid one of the special spells and pulled out my little bag that wasn’t little anymore. “You’re going to be like the naughty men?”

Yes!

Naughty men were the best.

Daddy narrowed his eyes and pinched his lips together like the other Daddies did when they were being silly too…or when they’d been naughty. “No, I misunderstood the image. You are saying you would like special time tonight like the diner men talk about. My boy isn’t naughty.”

Oh.

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