Page 78 of Butch

Her shoulders slumped as she slowly finished off her cookie.

“All done,” she quickly said and showed Daddy the inside of her mouth. “Can we go see the surprise now?”

Rae was sitting on the edge of her seat, leaning forward as she looked at Daddy.

“Whoa, Little Fairy. Sit correctly on your chair so you don’t fall off,” Daddy instructed as he helped her sit back in her chair.

“I think I should order several highchairs so we can strap every Little one down while they’re sitting and eating,” Xavier muttered. “Or else I think all of us are going to have heart attacks.”

“I was looking at one the other day. It gets a lot of good reviews. We could try it out with either Echo or Raelynn. That way we don’t buy one and then it doesn’t work,” Reaper explained.

Xavier snapped his fingers and pointed at Reaper. “You buy it, and if we need to buy more, I’ll use my money.”

“It’s not that scary. I don’t see what the big deal is,” Raelynn said. “I was perfectly safe.”

The three of them shook their heads, and she sighed before looking at Daddy. There was no way she was going to get them not to buy highchairs. The thought of sitting in a highchair while Daddy fed her made her feel all warm inside. It was another way Daddy was going to take care of her.

“It’s terrifying to see the person you love about to fall, when they don’t even realize it. You could hit your head on the ground and get a concussion or crack your head open. Daddy doesn’t want that for you, and Daddy would be so sad if you had to stay in bed for weeks while you recovered and couldn’t play with your surprise,” he gently said as he cupped her face with his hands. “And I think you secretly like the idea of sitting in a highchair and me taking care of you. Don’t you even try to lie, because I know you well. Daddy knows his Little girl.”

She buried her face in his hands and closed her eyes. Of course he knew. Daddy seemed to know everything about her, even when she was trying to hide it. Somehow, he always knew. And to be honest, Raelynn wouldn’t have it any other way. Sometimes it got annoying because she couldn’t hide anything from him, but she also loved it because it made life with him so much easier. Life with Daddy was just the best.

“Do you want to go see the surprise?” Daddy asked.

“Please,” she whispered and looked at him, bouncing up and down in her seat.

“Maybe don’t bounce, either. That’s one way you’ll also get hurt. One wrong move and you’ll slip off your chair,” Xavier said, looking away from her.

“Are you just a big worrywart?” she asked.

“I’m not. I just don’t want you to cry over something we all told you to watch out for,” he replied.

Reaper leaned in, covering his mouth with his hand as he whispered. “He is a big worrywart and a big softie once you get to know him. He doesn’t like to show it, but he has a soft spot for all Littles. But you have to keep it a secret.”

She nodded. “Secret is safe with me.” She giggled as she looked at Xavier, who was looking at her, confused.

Daddy picked her up and held her close as he walked to the back of the building.

“Bye, Little Miss,” Reaper called.

Waving bye, she snuggled into Daddy’s chest, completely at peace with him.

“Daddy wants you to close your eyes until I tell you to open them. Do you think you can do that?” he asked.

“Yes, Daddy. I’ll try.”

She didn’t know how well she was going to be able to keep her eyes closed with how excited she was.

“Can you give me a hint of what it is?” she asked.

Daddy chuckled and shook his head. “No, Little Fairy. You are going to see it in a couple of seconds, and I don’t want to ruin the surprise.”

“Okay,” she mumbled and looked down at his chest.

“Keep your eyes closed until Daddy says to open them.”

Raelynn closed her eyes and buried her face in Daddy’s chest again so she didn’t get tempted to look around.

“Are you ready?” Daddy asked.