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He sings me lullabies. Rock-a-bye, Baby—that’s the first one. Five Little Monkeys—that’s the second one.
I don't keep track of the third, fourth, or fifth lullaby. Each lulls me into a state of rest, of regression so deep and true.
I’m full-on snoozing when he lugs me out of the tub, dries me off with a fluffy towel, and changes me into my palm tree onesie.
"This one’s my favorite." I poke each palm tree, counting them silently in my head.
Leaf smooths out a wrinkle above my button. "I think one more surprise is in order."
"What’s that?"
He winks at me. "I’ll tell you in a bit."
Bringing me into his bedroom, he tugs me on his mattress, then drapes a cozy blanket around us. He plays an animated movie on his flatscreen TV, which I love. The movie has animals—he helps me remember the names for each one, which is such an easy thing for a Little to forget.
Animal crackers, juice pouches, and other yummy treats are what he tugs out next. He feeds them to me, helping me chew, not letting me be in control of my own snack intake—because Lord knows I’d gobble everything down.
When the sun begins to set, he removes something fluffy from his dresser drawer. "Here you go, boy. I was hesitant to purchase this little guy—I thought you might already have a bazillion at home. Tell Daddy if you’re glad I went for it."
Leaf plops the object on my lap.
I pick it up—and I’m unable to stave off the tears in my eyes.
It’s a palm tree stuffy. Not any little palm tree—it has round, googly eyes, blue ones, the same color as mine. The leaves on its head are big and green.
"I love it."
"Pick out a name for him." Leaf massages my shoulder.
I can’t help but grin. "Palmy."
Leaf palms his forehead. "I should’ve guessed you’d say that."
Leaf rocks me to sleep while I hold Palmy under my left arm. Another animated movie plays on his TV, but neither of us watch it.
Instead, we enter dreamland with each other.
THE END
About the Author
Aster Rae is a USA TODAY bestselling author of steamy MM Mafia Daddy romance that’s light on the Mafia and heavy on the fluff. Aster enjoys reading Daddy romances waaaaay too much and can always be found buried in a Kindle.
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