She took a deep breath and looked him in the eye.

“I will do whatever it takes to save us, including trying what you suggested yesterday. I don’t want to lose you. Please, Brady.”

Chapter 5

Cassie

Cassie hadn’t slept all night. She hadn’t been able to stop thinking about Brady and their marriage, and she had eventually concluded he was the most important person in her life. It would devastate her to lose him. Around four o’clock in the morning, she’d decided she would do whatever he wanted to try in order to save them. She loved her husband and knew without a doubt he would never do anything to harm her.

She’d also come to realize just how terrible she’d been to him since they’d gotten married, and deserved whatever she had coming. Whatever it was he expected out of the whole being ‘Little’ thing, she just hoped it would work for them and she could have her loving husband back. Cassie also hoped she could be the wife he needed and deserved. Because he really did deserve the best.

Her entire body had been trembling as she’d tiptoed to his bedroom. She had never been so nervous in her life. After all, she was signing up for something she knew hardly anything about and had a feeling it would be something that didn’t come easy to her. Cassie didn’t care. She was up for it no matter what. She just hoped he wouldn’t tell her it was too late, considering the way she’d acted the day before. Sitting in silence on the bed, Cassie held in a breath as she stared at Brady when she’d finally finished talking. His expression was unreadable, making her palms sweat.

“Cassie, what I’m asking isn’t a game. It would be our marriage dynamic going forward.”

She thought about it briefly before nodding her head. “Okay.”

“This means you will submit to my rules and discipline. It means that I am the Daddy and you are the Little girl, and I have the final say. It means obeying me all the time, not just when you’re in the mood. Do you understand all of this, Cassie?”

She swallowed and contemplated if she could really do this, but she had already made up her mind. Backing out wasn’t an option for her. Her marriage was on the line.

“I understand,” she said quietly.

They both sat in silence for a few minutes. Brady seemed deep in thought, and she didn’t know what else to say.

“From now on, you call me Daddy. This is our last chance, Cassie. I love you so much, and I want this to work, baby girl.”

Cassie felt as though her heart was whole again as she lunged from the edge of the bed into Brady’s arms, hugging him tightly. She began crying sloppy tears as she sobbed against his shoulder.

“I’m sorry I’ve been this way to you. I want this to work so badly. I don’t want to lose you,” she cried.

“I know, baby girl. I want this to work, too. We’re starting fresh now, and going forward, you’re not going to mistreat Daddy. If you’re mean to me or disrespectful, I will discipline you. Understand?”

Cassie nodded her head.

“I want you to climb off Daddy’s lap and lay down on the bed. I’m going to get you changed into some different clothes, and then I will hold you again. I don’t think either of us got very much sleep last night, so maybe we can even take a nap.”

Shyness overtook her, but she slowly climbed off his lap and lay on the bed. Brady stood and grabbed his large suitcase, setting it on the chair. She saw an array of pastel pinks and purples inside as he opened it. She wondered where all this stuff had come from and why he had so much of it. Had he been planning this for a long time?

He chose a pair of panties that looked like they had ruffles on them. Cassie blushed and looked away, embarrassed at the thought of how she might look in them. She was a grown woman with a job and responsibilities, and now her husband was going to dress her like a Little girl.

He came back to the bed with his hands full, dropping everything on the mattress next to her. Brady began undressing her without asking for her help or telling her to do it. He pulled her pajama pants off and dropped them on the floor. When he pulled her panties down, Cassie felt a shiver go through her body. It had been months since they’d had sex, and she was now extremely happy she had shaved that morning.

He held the light pink ruffled panties up to show her before he slid them over her feet and up her legs.

“Lift your bottom.”

Cassie lifted her hips and he slid the panties into place.

“Sit up, baby girl,” he instructed again.

He proceeded to pull her tank top up and over her head, leaving her completely naked except for the ruffly panties. It felt silly, and she had no idea how in the world this would save her marriage.

How will he ever find me attractive after this?

Brady held up a pastel pink tee that looked like it would only cover halfway down her tummy with the words Daddy’s Girl printed across the front of it. She thought it was cute, but not for an adult woman. This was crazy and embarrassing, but her husband seemed to be in his element as he slid it over her head.

“I feel stupid, Brady,” she said, crossing her arms over her chest.