Page 9 of A Little Bit Naughty

The toy let out a tinny roar and the little blue light on its belly turned on.

“It’s a flashlight! And she sounds like Roary! Oh, thank you!” Roary must have been the stuffy’s nickname, which was even cuter. Isaac pushed the button a few more times, delighted by each quiet growl. Then he looked up hesitantly. “I can give her back to you this evening.”

Remi cupped his hands around Isaac’s, finally touching him for the first time. Every nerve was attuned to the feel of his soft skin, the way that his hands were just a bit softer and smaller. He curled Isaac’s fingers around the toy. “Nope, she’s yours. No matter what you decide.”

“OK, um… thank you.” Isaac still hadn’t made any move to pull away.

“If you want some time to think on your own, you better go now,” Remi warned him playfully.

“Or what?” Isaac asked mischievously.

“Or I’ll have to take you out to dinner. And I might try to keep you all to myself so you can’t even meet all of the other Daddies at the mixer tonight.”

Isaac giggled. “That does sound good but, um… I think I should still think about it? And call Tommy back. And, um… the event tonight is supposed to be fun. I was talking to Jamie at the front desk about the games so… can we go?”

“Of course, baby boy.” Remi hadn’t missed how Isaac was already asking his permission to do something together. That was all that he needed.

He was even more pleased that Isaac was able to articulate his needs, even if it meant giving him some space. “That sounds like a very good idea. As long as you promise me that you’ll have a nice, healthy dinner somewhere. It’s going to be a late night for little boys.”

“I promise…” The sentence trailed off, both of them filling in the missing word.

“Go ahead, then. Want to meet in the lobby before the event? Maybe at seven-thirty so we have time to chat?”

“Yep!”

Their hands were still nestled together around the plastic toy. Remi felt an overwhelming urge to pick up Isaac’s soft hand and kiss it. Or maybe kiss Isaac’s full, pink lips.

Instead he gave it a squeeze and let him go. “I’ll see you soon, baby boy. I’ll be counting the minutes.”

Isaac nodded, and then nodded again, before setting off for the lodge. He turned around once to give a shy wave. “Bye!”

“Bye!” Remi waved back, watching him until he made it inside.

He gave the boy a head start to get settled. As soon as Remi got back to his own room, he knew he’d be doing a ton of research so he didn’t make any other mistakes. Or at least as few as possible.

But for now, he had time to take in the view. The space was majestic, with the towering pines nearby and the mountains in the distance. The lodge was a mix of rustic and modern, with light pine and glass fusing seamlessly with the woods behind them.

Remi could already imagine everywhere he’d take his boy this weekend. The lodge offered a climbing trip, and he already knew Isaac would be up the mountains in a flash. Or they could choose kayaking, which sounded fun and maybe a bit romantic.

He’d be just as happy staying right here, though. He could imagine Isaac sitting in his lap in the cozy lobby or splashing around with a shovel and pail in the river. Racing along another trail. Playing on the lawn with some of the toys that the lodge must have. Since the whole place would be an openly kinky space this weekend, they could go anywhere.

A short-term fling hadn’t been what Remi was looking for, but now that he was here, he was going to embrace it with everything he had.

2

Isaac

“Tell me again why this is a bad idea?”

Isaac settled the phone on his chest. It was on speaker, so he could hear Tommy’s exasperated voice just fine.

“I already told you. I’m not sure how much he knows about trans stuff. And I’m going to find a Daddy later.”

“No, what you said is that he said something that was intended to be a compliment but he’s still learning about trans-supportive language and apologized for it.”

“Yeah, but what if he can’t handle it when he sees my body? What if I can’t handle it when he sees my body?”

Tommy huffed. “What if you just keep your undies on and have an amazing weekend with a hot Daddy?”