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He raised an eyebrow. “And let’s not forget about this morning…”
I grinned. “Yes, last night and this morning.”
“Amazing. A little sore.” His head bobbled as if gauging how true that was.
“And…”
He shrugged. “I don’t know. Good.”
“Boy, this is one of those moments where you need to be completely honest with me. No games. No silly comments. I want the truth. How are you feeling about the past twenty-four hours we’ve spent together?”
His eyes locked with mine and I could see so much vulnerability in them. So many questions he wanted to ask, but was afraid to. “I’m not trying to be coy. I’m just not sure how to answer that. I’m happy. So fucking happy, and I don’t know if I should be. Like, what if this is just for fun? Will we do it again? What are you thinking? Do you still like me?”
I hated to see him struggle to find the words on his mind, but I was grateful he gave me as much information as he did. I rested both of my forearms on the table and opened my hands so he could place his palms in mine.
With a firm grip on him, I met his gaze and smiled. “I’ve loved every minute I’ve spent with you. The past twenty-four hours have been the best of my life, and in my mind, you’re already my boy. So if you want me to be your Daddy, that would make me pretty fucking happy. And if it’s too soon for that, that’s okay too. I’m still happy with you. I still wanna spend time with you. And when you’re ready for more, I’ll be right here.”
His eyes were shiny as he bit his lip and nodded. “I do want that too. I’m ready for more.” He chuckled. “I’m ready for it all. Every day.”
He was planting seeds that quickly took root, but I had to remind myself that this was still new for him. He was practically a virgin until last night. So, despite hearing all the words that made my heart sing, I needed to give him some grace in case things changed on his end.
But it was important that he knew I was all in. Nothing would be changing on my end in the foreseeable future, so he could stop worrying about me changing my mind.
I pulled one of his hands to my mouth and kissed it. “Then we’re doing this. We’ll solidify specific rules as needed, but for now, I’m yours and you’re mine. You’ll be open and honest with me, and I’ll do everything in my power to take care of you.”
I strategically left out an important detail that I was not being completely honest about. At least, not yet. I just wasn’t sure he was ready to hear everything, and I didn’t want to distract him from the other exciting things going on in his life by presenting too much too soon.
“Now, finish up your breakfast, and we can take a walk through the farmer’s market. I need to make sure my fridge is stocked now that I’ve got a hungry boy to feed.”
“Deal.” His smile was wide as he shoveled another bite into his mouth.
That was one of my favorite traits about Jason. My boy was always eager to please.
12
JASON
My life was perfect. I had a man who actually cared about me…and wanted to be my Daddy. And I had my own business. Jesse and I both put in the money that we’d been saving and were able to build a grassy space in the fenced lot outside as well as install four bathing stations in the back.
AndJJ Doggone Daycarewas officially in business.
We convinced all of our dog walking clients to let us bring the dogs to the daycare for at least half days, but most signed up for full day care with weekly grooming and training sessions. They agreed that as long as we continued with our usual pick-up and drop-off services, their dogs had a more exciting day than just a walk and we were able to immediately double our income.
Which covered our new expenses within the first week and we were now in the black.
It was a great feeling. I’d never imagined I could do something bigger than gig work or low-wage jobs. And now I was the co-owner of a semi-thriving startup. As long as your definition of thriving was to earn enough profits to cover deeply-subsidized overhead expenses and a slightly higher paycheck than I’d ever received before.
Most nights, I stayed over at Tony’s.
It wasn’t intentional, at least not on my part. He never asked me to stay, and I never packed a bag in advance. But it just seemed that every night, we’d meet up for dinner and then we’d have sexy times, and then I’d pass out in his bed and wake up on the verge of an orgasm.
Who could blame me for never wanting to leave?
That’s why I was making him dinner. He had a late procedure and I wanted to surprise him. My cooking skills weren’t great, but I learned how to make a decent lasagna when I was young, and it was my go-to whenever I had a dinner guest.
Which wasn’t often.
But this one smelled amazing, so I left it in the oven to stay warm and then decided to take a quick shower before Tony got home. I headed to the bathroom but detoured into his office so I could write a note. I didn’t want him to think I’d left so I pulled open the top drawer of his desk and reached for a sticky pad. One was peeking out from under a file so I pulled out the file and jotted down a note.
