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Had she done that?
Relaxed them? Brought them peace?
“My safeword is pork pie,” she said hastily. She wanted to get them off the topic of her being a failure as soon as possible.
“Pork pie?” Ian gave her a surprised look.
“I love pork pies. My Gran used to make them. They remind me of her. Of home. I always thought a safeword should give you a sense of safety. You know?”
“Never thought of it that way,” Jack murmured.
“All right. Pork pie, it is. Now, any more limits?” Ian asked gruffly.
What to tell them?
“I don’t like lots of pain. A little bit is all right. I wouldn’t like to be blindfolded. Or trapped in a small space.”
“She doesn’t like elevators after her bitch of a sister put her in one when she was little and she couldn’t find a way out,” Jack said bluntly.
That about summed that up.
“If anything else comes up, you tell us.” Ian eyed her thoughtfully.
“I will, I promise. I’m also going to try to communicate better. And listen to my body.” She gave Jack a small smile and he nodded back.
“Right, enough boring, serious stuff. Wanna see what else we bought you?”
“More?” she asked. “What more could there possibly be?”
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Lots, apparently.
Turns out, they’d also bought her stickers, coloring books, pens, and glitter glue.
“I don’t know what to play with first!”
“I think Ziggy is cold. He needs some clothes.” Jack held him up. “He looks a bit naked, don’t you, Ziggy?”
“You’re so right. I need to dress him. Quick, let’s get some clothes. Oh my gosh! You even bought him shoes. Ziggy is very pleased.”
“I’m glad Ziggy is pleased,” Ian told her solemnly. “That’s what I was hoping for.”
She glanced up at him to see if he was being sarcastic or making fun of her. But he was simply getting all of Ziggy’s clothes ready and laying them out.
Her tension eased.
Jack leaned into her. “Ian loves nothing more than having a Little to fuss over. He might be a grouchy bastard on the outside, but when he has a Little to care for, he turns all soft.”
“I am sitting right here,” Ian said dryly.
“Ahh, so his hearing is all right. They say that’s the first thing to go in old men,” Jack told her.
She giggled as Ian glared at them both.
She got Ziggy into the cutest pajamas. They were bright red with yellow polka dots.
“Cute outfit,” Jack said, watching her.
