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"Oh wow, mine is five!" I told him. "So you're not that much of a baby. That's so cool — it means we can play together!"

He looked genuinely taken aback — I don't think he was expecting anyone to talk to him that directly right away. Sometimes I was a lot as a little.

"Is he your sub as well?" Daddy asked Esteban.

"No, no," Esteban said. "Rex and I are monogamous. Max is just my friend." He looked at Rex. "He's your friend too, isn’t he?" Rex wagged his tail and barked. "Max is new to the community. He only recently figured out that he didn't need to hide or feel ashamed about being a little, and he's exploring for the first time with our help. We're really proud of him for reaching out."

Max got progressively redder as Esteban spoke. He still hadn't said anything else, which confirmed he was genuinely very shy.

"Come on, let's go play!" I told him. "I'll introduce you to my best friends."

I wanted to start running across the room but held myself back and looked at Daddy first.

"Can I?"

He nodded, laughing.

"It's strange seeing you behave, JJ. I think last time's punishment is still fresh in your memory."

He was teasing, but I stuck my tongue out anyway, just to prove I was still a brat. Max's mouth fell open, eyebrows shooting up. Daddy reached out to try to catch my tongue between his fingers the way he sometimes did.

"You know what I do with naughty boys who stick their tongues out at me, don't you?"

"Yes," I said, giving him my most angelic look. "Sorry, Daddy."

"All right. Go find your friends."

"What do you do with boys who stick their tongues out?" Esteban asked Daddy, curious and amused.

"They get a spanking while their tongue is held in a clothespin," Daddy said, perfectly calmly.

Esteban burst out laughing. "Sounds appropriate."

I huffed like I was offended. In reality my cock got marginally harder just thinking about it, but that was a detail I was keeping to myself.

"Go on, sweetheart," Daddy said to me.

"Come on, Max. Come on, Rex," I said.

Max fell into step beside me. Rex stayed with Esteban — fair enough. Sometimes I just wanted to stay with my Daddy too.

I headed to where Henry was standing near the bar, drinking a beer. Henry was a little, but since he didn't have a Dom at the moment he did pretty much whatever he wanted — including drinking alcohol, which Daddy would never let me do and which I didn't actually like anyway.

"Henry, this is my new friend Max," I said.

Henry looked at Max and broke into a wide grin. His beard was freshly trimmed and his brown eyes were bright — he seemed very energized by all the new people and the fuller-than-usual atmosphere.

"Hey, nice to meet you, Max," he said. "How did you already end up in JJ's clutches?"

"Hey!" I protested. "Be nice."

"I am being nice," Henry said. "I'm only bratty when I know it's going to earn me a spanking."

"I can ask my Daddy to give you one," I said.

"Absolutely not. Your Daddy hits too hard."

I laughed.