Sooo comfy…
“Morning, little unicorn.”
That deep, familiar voice. The um, morning situation poking my backside. Where am I? Oh yeah, train. Stone. Ugh, my own morning… situation.
Remain calm, Payden. You know this happens to most men.
“What’s going on in that brain of yours? You stiffened up and kinda froze. Did I do something wrong?”
Stupid, stupid overthinking brain. Be brave, like the unicorn in the story. “No, just me being me.” Fear of rejection? Yes please, times ten. But this was Stone, if you don’t let him in you’ll never know if he’s the forever you’ve wished for. “I was um, first I was afraid you’d regret this, then I was being weird about, you know,” I pushed against his erection. “Cause I am too, and, well my brain spiraled from there.”
He chuckled. “There’s just something about you, Payden, I can’t quite explain it. My life is chaotic, but being around you has brought a sense of calm. Perspective, really. You jostled my brain,” Stone squeezed me. “In a good way.”
“I’m your brave little unicorn.” Maybe a bit too brave, given that unfiltered assumption.
“Yeah, I think you are,” he kissed the back of my neck. “Let’s get breakfast and see what’s happening today.”
“I-I, I have a schedule, but we don’t have to adhere to it,” I quickly added. “Sorry, I’m kinda OCD with some things.”
“Did we follow it yesterday?”
Whoa, I hadn’t considered that. “I don’t think so.”
“And how did that turn out.”
Best. Day. Ever. “It was fun.”
“Sometimes throwing the schedule away and winging it is better. Let’s see what’s going on and then we can choose from there. Sound like a plan?”
My head bobbed before the words came. “Yes, Daddy.” I threw in to see his reaction and got a squeezy kinda hug in return.
“Yes, sweet boy.”
Yay! I just might be the right Daddy’s sweet forever boy. Just had to work through a few bad melons first, as Mom would say. “Shoot, I need to check in with my parents. Is that okay?”
“Of course it is, why wouldn’t it be?”
Cause my last Daddy said our relationship stayed between us. “I-I’m really close with my parents.” There, now to see how he reacts.
“That’s great. I don’t have any to be close with.”
“What?” I sat up so fast that if I were an inch taller I’d have whacked my head on the top bunk. “You don’t?” He shook his head. “Brothers or sisters?”
“Nope. No family at all or I likely wouldn’t have been sleeping in the park these last couple of years.”
I wasn’t having this and neither would Mom once I told her. I crossed my arms, determined to take charge of this. Everyone deserves to be loved and we’d show Stone that. “First thing when we get home is we visit my parents. Mom will hug the stuffing out of you.”
Stone smiled, though it was kinda sad. “I don’t have a home, little unicorn.”
“My home is your home. You can stay there, even if you don’t keep me.”
“Sweetheart,” he cupped the side of my face, and I leaned into his touch. “I have a feeling I’ll never want to be without you.” Gently, Stone pulled me toward him. “Tell me to stop if this isn’t what you want.” Before he started the whole second-guessing thing, I pressed my lips to his.
“I want.” More than he knew. I longed to be touched and held, not kicked out and shoved into a cab as soon as the man I was with was done with me. How had I not seen how wrong that was before now? Granted, Stone couldn’t kick me off the train, but I still didn’t feel as though he would if he could.
We kissed and cuddled then giggled when our tummies grumbled.
“Time to get our day started, sweetheart.”
