“Not too late,” Maddox warned. “We have had a long day, and you didn’t take a nap on the plane.”
“I tried but I couldn’t,” Tyler pouted.
“You are taking a nap tomorrow.” Maddox kissed the pout off Tyler’s mouth. It was so cute. He grinned but tried to maintain the pout.
“Tomorrow is going to be epic.” Rayna smacked her lips. “Have you ever been to a littles’ event, Kylie?”
The room fell silent. All eyes were on me.
I didn’t know how to answer. I didn’t want to lie, but I didn’t know how to explain my lame reasoning to these two who were perfectly comfortable navigating the world as littles and with their actual Daddy Doms.
Reasoning that seemed foolish now.
I was a little, but only for a few hours every couple of weeks. Yet, when I see littles, I have to fight my own little to stay inside and stay hidden. And, it wasn’t like I was on the job now. I wasn’tin charge of Rayna, here in her own home around herUncle Maddoxwho was a full-on Daddy and who she seemed to adore.
Tyler, who had a full-on title in a billion-dollar company, had no qualms about letting his little flag fly in front of someone he just met. Where did these people get the courage to just be themselves? It was both admirable and weird.
“Kylie?” Rayna’s voice softened. “I’m sorry. Maybe I shouldn’t ask that question.”
“No. It’s fine.” I inhaled and exhaled, opening my mouth, but no words came out.
“I’ve never been to a Quad IV Little’s Night.” Maddox jumped in. “Baby boy, you haven’t either, right?”
“Not as a little, no,” he confessed. “So, it will be new for all of us.”
Bless these two sweet men. I smiled and returned to my pizza.
“The Wizard of Ozat The Sphere.I heard it’s spectacular.” Rayna raised her hands above her head. “I’m so excited. I’m not sure how I am going to sleep tonight.”
“Maybe your daddy will tire you out.”
“Ew, gross, Daddy.” Tyler dropped his pizza on the table. His face scrunched up in disgust. “You’re talking about my brother.”
Rayna covered her mouth and giggled.
“I didn’t mean it like that.” Maddox chuckled. “I meant he will make sure she’s well rested.”
“Still not helpful.” Tyler shivered but went back to his pizza.
Once we finished, Rayna insisted on showing me her playroom.
“Come on.” Rayna pulled me down the familiar hallway leading to Kyler’s office. “Don’t worry, they changed the security on the death trap we call Daddy’s office.”
“Why do you call it a death trap?” Tyler trailed behind.
“You didn’t hear.” Rayna stopped in front of the office door. “Kylie entered without permission, and it went into lockdown mode around her.”
“Oh, my goodness! Did you freak?”
“No, it was fine.”
“You freaked a little.” Rayna giggled. “Patrick and I watched it on the security cameras. And, Daddy was just as stunned as you were, but he was able to open it, and everyone was safe.”
“I’m still staying out of there.” I gave the door a side-eye like it might reach out and grab me.
“My office is right here.” We all turned toward the closed door across the hall. Rayna pressed her finger to the reader next to the door, and it opened.
“Aren’t you afraid of getting locked in while you’re in here?” Tyler asked.
