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She let out a breath. She knew he wouldn’t let anyone make fun of her or make her feel less.
She also had to build some confidence in herself.
“Yes.”
He bent down and kissed her. “That means so much to me, little darlin’. Come on, let’s go have some fun.”
He led her downstairs to where the car was parked in the garage and opened the backseat of the car. She peered in at the booster seat. “What is that?”
“Looks like Mr. Safety has been at work. It’s a booster seat to keep you safe.” He put the baby bag in the backseat.
“I don’t need that
“Judd obviously disagrees since I’m sure he put it in here. And I’m not going against Judd. Especially when it comes to safety.”
She huffed out a breath. “I have to sit in the back?”
“Yep,” he said cheerfully. He picked her up. “Watch your head.” He settled her in the seat, then drew the seatbelt over her before kissing her nose. Then he handed her the sippy cup. “That needs to be all gone by the time we get to our destination.”
She wrinkled her nose but nodded.
As they drove, he put some children’s songs on and sang along to them, uncaring that he had a terrible voice. She spent so much time giggling that she barely even noticed the drive.
When he drove underneath the small gray building, she looked around curiously. He parked, then turned to her.
“I thought I said that sippy cup had to be empty by the time we got here,” he said sternly.
Crap!
She’d forgotten. She hastily drunk it down, but it was hard to drink it fast.
Hux got out and grabbed the diaper bag before coming around to collect her. “Don’t drink too fast. You’ll give yourself a tummy ache. You can bring it with you.”
He undid her belt, then lifted her out.
“I can’t carry it,” she said. “Someone might see.”
“Nobody here cares. I promise. Just give me a little trust.”
She let out a deep breath. “I trust you.”
Relief and happiness filled his face. “Good girl.” He took hold of her and led her to an elevator. She drank down some more of her drink. Nerves filled her.
She trusted him.
He wouldn’t humiliate her.
They stepped out into a vast room, and she glanced around in amazement. It was like a huge indoor playground. But all of the equipment was oversized.
For Little boys and girls. She turned to see him smiling. “Like it?”
“Uh-huh. I can play?”
He kissed her. “You can play.”
She tried to take off, but he tugged her back. “Wait. There’re a few rules first.”
“Rules schmules.”
“Chloe,” he said sternly.
She stared at him wide-eyed.
“That’s usually my line.” His grin was back, and he winked at her.
“Mr. Coalsen?”
She jumped in surprise, then turned to see a smiling man standing there.
“Sorry, little one, didn’t mean to scare you.”
“Hi, yep, that’s me,” Hux said.
“Good. I’m glad you’re here. You have full use of the facility for the next two hours. There are refreshments at the café, or you’re welcome to eat your own. Please, no shoes on the trampolines. If you need to use the bathrooms, we have several family rooms. There are spare diapers if needed. Also, there are two discipline rooms at the back. Help yourself to any implements in there. Have a good time.” He turned away and left.
“Discipline rooms? Implements?” she asked.
“I guess some Littles act up when they’re here,” he said with a grin. “Better behave yourself.”
Yikes.
He set the diaper bag down on one of the seats lining the outside of the room. “Want your shoes off or on?”
“Off! Off!”
“Sit down then, so Daddy can take them off.”
She sat impatiently, and he took them off as well as her cute alpaca socks.
“Now, rules.”
“I just heard them.”
“No, those were their rules. These are mine. If you want to go up on any of the slides or the climbing apparatus, then Daddy has to go with you.”
“I’ll be fine on the smaller slides,” she grumbled. Sure, she didn’t like heights, but those shorter slides were barely off the ground.
“Do I need to go test out that discipline room already,” he said in a warning voice.
“Why? Do you need a spankin’? You are a bit naughty.”
“Not me, brat. Behave. Also, you’re not to be out of my eyesight.”
“But we have the place to ourselves.” She hated how much that likely cost and knew he’d done it for her comfort.
“Still a rule. Also, you’re not allowed to eat anything at the café.”
“What?” That was a weird one. They were always trying to get her to eat.
“Judd made me swear I’d only feed you what he made. But if you’re a good girl, I’ll get you a coffee for the drive home.”
“You’re on! Now, can I go play?”
“Yep. Let’s play!”
Chloe wasn’t sure she’d ever smiled this much. Her cheeks were actually hurting as she climbed the ladder for the slide. Whoa. This was further up than she’d thought.
