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Come hell or high water, I vowed I was going to give her that. Whether she was mine or not, I wanted to help her out because after so many crappy things happened to her, she deserved to have one person in her corner to support her.
Chapter 4
After our talk, Austin had insisted we take a break from discussing anything else serious, which resulted in us going downstairs to his living room and turning on a movie. Champ sat on the floor looking up at me. I wish she could’ve joined me on the furniture, but Austin was insistent she wouldn’t be allowed, except possibly the bed again.
In all honesty, it was probably for the best. I had other things on my mind and wasn’t paying attention to anything at the moment. I didn’t want to get on her bad side if she thought I was ignoring her.
It was overwhelming! Being chased on the highway by an obsessed man, falling into the arms of another man, having a spanking and then spilling my life story’s out to said man who had spanked me. I had no clue where to even start figuring things out.
Austin paused the film and looked down at me as we cuddled up on the couch together. “Miranda, would you like to watch something different?”
“No. Why do you ask?” The background noise was comforting to me. If there had been silence, I might’ve felt like my predicament would swallow me up.
“You look so deep in thought I’m starting to get a headache. The movie is supposed to take your mind off of your worries and it isn’t serving its purpose.”
I stood up for a moment and sat back down facing Austin, but I wasn’t touching him. Champ looked up at me from her spot on the floor, and I winked at her before turning my attention back to her owner.
“I know you mean well, and yes, it’d probably be best to distract myself, but I need to process everything that has happened before I can relax. After months of being taunted by the threat of Declan and thinking I had finally escaped him only to discover I hadn’t, I need to come up with a plan to make him leave me alone forever.”
“It’s perfectly understandable to feel that way, but I worry that the amount of stress you’ve been under is harming your health. Look at you. You’re so pale and skinny. I bet you haven’t eaten a full meal in months.”
He was correct in his assumption. My appetite had disappeared as soon as Declan had appeared at my door the first time. It wouldn’t come back until he was locked away. “I’ll eat three meals a day once we catch him, okay?”
Austin sighed. “You’re as stubborn as Juliet, aren’t ya?”
I wasn’t sure how I felt being compared to a horse, but now wasn’t the time to complain. “Sure and, for the record, this isn’t the only thing on my mind. I keep thinking about how we met and our spanking and what it all means.”
“Yeah.” He rubbed the back of his neck and, if I didn’t know any better, I’d say he was a bit embarrassed. “Not my finest moment when I pulled you across my knee earlier, but it was the only thing I could think of to do to get you to listen.”
“You did the right thing.”
His eyebrows shot up, and I laughed. He looked utterly shocked at my confession.
“You think so?”
“Mhmm. At that point, I was deep in my own world, and I wasn’t going to listen to anything anyone had to say. You reset my thought pattern, which I am grateful for, along with the fact I was majorly overdue for a good cry.”
He smiled, looking as proud as if he had won a gold medal. “I’m happy I was able to provide that for you.”
“You’ll make a fantastic husband and Dominant to one lucky lady someday.” I felt a bit sad I wouldn’t be that woman, which was crazy. We had met less than a day ago. My jealously at the idea of him with another person was insane. He didn’t owe me anything and he wasn’t mine to lay any claim to.
“I’d like to be an amazing husband, Dominant, and Daddy to one lucky lady someday.”
I held my breath. Of all the erotic books I had ever read, only a handful had aspects of age play. The dynamic had always intrigued me, but I hadn’t gotten a chance to explore it. There was no time to date, let alone read much when I had been working sixty plus hours a week to pay off my brother’s debt.
“I didn’t mean to frighten you with my likes. I’d never force you to do anything.”
I hadn’t realized my silence had made him think I was scared. He couldn’t know my thoughts, could he?
“No, no you didn’t,” I said, wanting to make sure he knew how I was feeling. “I was thinking over the books I’ve read, and not many featured age play. However, those that did were thought provoking.”
“How so?”
I paused for a second, wanting to make sure I expressed my response well. “I wondered what each partner gets out of a relationship like that. I mean, I have a decent idea of what the submissive/Little gets out of it, but I’ve always been confused as to what the Dom/Daddy gets out of it. Furthermore, I know Littles can range in ages from infancy to teenage years. I’m curious as to how one decides what age they want to regress to.”
I couldn’t imagine going back to pretending I was a baby. The thought of having to wear diapers or be fed bottles was icky for me. Not that I would make fun of anyone who enjoyed those activities.
Getting to be a child again did have its perks. One could color and be goofy while knowing they had a parent there to always protect them. But something didn’t sit right with me about it either. I think it’d feel too controlled an environment for me personally.
