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“Probably.” I tilted my head so it was leaning on his shoulder. “And because of you.”
“Yeah?” He pressed his lips to the top of my head, a move I was becoming addicted to. “Then I’m even more glad I was able to help.”
“Me too.” I didn’t feel the same level of exhaustion that I felt the night before, but I was very sleepy and couldn’t hold back a yawn.
“I think that means it’s past your bedtime, sweetheart.” Axel slipped his hand under my pillow and pulled out my blankie. “So you’ll probably want this.”
“Mmm hmm.” I accepted the blankie and scooted lower on the bed until I was lying flat with the sleeping bag surrounding me. “Do you have to work?”
“I do.” He tucked the covers around me and kissed my temple. “And Kona will be right here with you.”
I smiled and looked up at Axel. “Can Kona spend the night again? It’s kinda scary here by myself.”
“Of course, baby.” He rested his forehead against mine and just breathed with me. “I’ll check on you before I leave, and then I’ll be back in the morning.”
“Thank you…” I almost let the word Daddy slip out, but I caught myself. We definitely weren’t there yet, but I was really starting to like the way that word bounced around in my head whenever I thought about Axel. “I had a great time tonight.”
“Me too, sweetheart.” His lips finally touched mine. It was yet another chaste kiss, but he lingered just a bit longer than he had before. “You have a good night.”
I curled both hands around my blankie and let my eyes drift shut. “I will. Good night to you too.”
* * *
The next morning was much like the previous.
My diaper was dry. I’d slept soundly through the night. And Axel brought me breakfast.
I was finally starting to believe that he was real, and my new reality wasn’t just some fleeting fantasy. Axel really cared about me, even though he insisted on being ridiculously slow in the bedroom department.
He explained that I was too vulnerable with all the changes in my life, and he didn’t want to rush me into anything I wasn’t ready for. But after a few days of torture, I was ready to rush.
Rush hard.
And since Axel invited me to stay at his house from Saturday afternoon after he worked on the apartment until Monday morning, I was fairly certain something would happen then. At least I hoped so. And if it didn’t, it would be a pretty good indicator that nothing sexual would ever happen.
Either he was into me or not. I’d know which soon enough.
On Saturday morning, Axel arrived with breakfast burritos at seven in the morning and then went straight to work upstairs. I had some books I’d been wanting to read, so I went out to the yard with Kona and read for a few hours before working on some agility training with her. She wasn’t a puppy, but she had a lot of energy, so the more active we kept her, the happier she was. And focusing on her helped the morning pass by quickly.
It was after one when I started to get hungry and decided to check on Axel.
I didn’t want to ruin the surprise that Jason and Jesse had planned for me, so I only went up to the first landing and then called out to him. “Axel, how are you doing up there?”
“I’m good. Do you need anything, sweetheart?”
“No, I was just thinking of going to get sandwiches from the deli. Are you ready for lunch?”
A moment later, he appeared in front of me, wearing a light coating of sheet rock dust over his whole body. “Lunch sounds great. I could go get it, if you’d like.”
I smirked then shook my head. “It’s fine. Kona and I will just walk over. You want a BLT?” I’d seen him eating those on a few occasions, so I knew it was one he liked.
Axel’s grin shone brightly, and he seemed overly touched that I knew his order. “That would be amazing.”
Knowing I was the reason for his happiness was an amazing feeling. “Okay, we’ll be back in a little bit.”
“Wait, let me give you some money.” He already had his wallet out and was digging through it when I turned and started back down the stairs.
“Nope. This one’s on me. See you in a few.”
