Page 28 of Deep Daddy

Is he… my Forever Daddy?

Chapter 12

HARRISON

‘Hell, I love this weather,’ Harrison said, handing Zane a cold beer. ‘Fall but with a warm sun in the sky. I could get used to it.’

Harrison and Zane clinked their beers together.

It was indeed a warm fall afternoon, and both Harrison and Zane were feeling relaxed and in the mood to chill. Harrison had been making excellent progress with the novel over the last few days and had even emailed his agent Chris a copy of the new chapter he had written.

Zane meanwhile was feeling extra upbeat. Although he was long retired as a professional race car driver, he had been in very low-key talks with a new racing team. There was something about the prospect of a final comeback tour that was proving difficult for him to resist.

‘Well if anyone can do it, it’s you,’ Harrison said, taking a slug on his beer. ‘Damn, this is good.’

‘What’s even better is seeing how happy the boy is making you,’ Zane said, his bicep bulging as he held his beer aloft. ‘His Little friend is pretty cute too!’

What made things even better for Harrison and Zane was that not only were they enjoying a quiet afternoon beer, but they were doing it with a pair of Littles playing a few meters away from them.

The play park was just on the campus border, and both Sammy and Lars were having a ball as they slid down the metal slide with their stuffies. They were singing, dancing, and showing off all of their best moves as they tackled not only the slide but the other parts of the climbing frame.

‘Are they in Littlespace, or?’ Zane said.

‘I think so,’ Harrison replied, a little uncertain himself. ‘I’m still learning the ropes again after so long out of the game. Either way, it looks like they’re having a great time. Long may it fucking continue too.’

‘That’s so great to hear, bro,’ Zane said, a look of deep respect in his eyes. ‘You just have to let it happen.’

Harrison knew that this made sense. But as happy as he was, Harrison couldn’t deny that he still felt the remnants of the pain caused by the way his last relationship ended.

With the writing going so well again, Harrison knew that his career might skyrocket, just like it did all those years ago. Would Sammy be able to cope with the extra demands on Harrison’s time – or would history repeat itself all over again?

It wasn’t something that Harrison wanted to contemplate, but he knew that with Sammy and his relationship getting deeper he would have to face up to the potential that something could go wrong.

‘Harrison, I know that look,’ Zane said, putting an arm around his friend. ‘Talk to me, man.’

‘It’s just… you know after what happened with Justin all those years ago,’ Harrison said. ‘Forget my feelings, I don’t want to put Sammy through a breakup. What if he can’t handle my career? Just like Justin couldn’t?’

‘We’re talking about two entirely different boys here,’ Zane said as he cracked open a new beer and handed it to Harrison. ‘Sammy has his own career. If anything, he’d love the extra time to work on his own stuff even more. Everything you’ve told me about Sammy so far says that he’d be cool with it.’

‘Damn, you really know what to say to make a grouchy old Daddy happy,’ Harrison said. ‘I hope you’re right too. I don’t want to jinx anything but…’

‘I know, I know,’ Zane said, not needing to hear Harrison confirm anything out loud. ‘Like I said, you’re a lucky guy. Boys like Sammy don’t come around all that often.’

The two Daddies toasted again. But their relaxed vibe was given a rude awakening when Harrison glanced at yet another email from Dean Hoffman.

‘Jesus. This guy’s a Grade-A asshole,’ Harrison said, reading Hoffman’s email. ‘He’s basically trying to overload me with work so that I quit. It’s so fucking obvious what his game is. I’ve only just hit a new groove on my novel and this bastard wants me to spend my time doing another department’s admin work?’

‘Hoffman can swivel,’ Zane said. ‘You do you and let that dork worry about admin. You’re Harrison freakin’ Hawk. This place is lucky to have you on the staff.’

Harrison laughed in appreciation. Zane was a great friend. Truly one of the best men that Harrison had ever met – and someone who Harrison would have loved to see find his own Forever Little to settle down with.

But right now, Harrison had too much going on in his own life to matchmake for Zane. Harrison would however take Zane’s advice… Hoffman could indeed swivel.

Life was about living, having fun, and taking risks.

And with two happy Littles having fun across from them, both Harrison and Zane were happy to keep sinking beers and letting the world turn.

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