Page 93 of A Thousand Cuts

Liam clamped his mouth shut as his body reacted to the impassioned words in more ways than one. It all sounded too good to be true. But then…everything about Fix was. Since the moment they’d met, Liam had felt like he almost had to keep pinching himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. Because there was no way someone like Fix existed. It was like someone was lurking in Liam’s head, noting his every desire and pouring it into this one man.

“But what do you wish for? As a daddy?” Liam asked, searching his face. “I mean, I guess I can see maybe I don’thave the correct idea of what this kind of relationship is but…shouldn’t I know what your fantasies are? Shouldn’t I be able to give them to you too?”

“But you already do, honey.” Fix smiled and shook his head. “You make Daddy so happy. Look, I am what you might consider a caretaker. It brings me the most joy and pleasure to know my boy is happy and that I was the one that made him happy. My needs all basically revolve around that. I’d want to know where you’re going and who you’re with. I’d want to make sure you’re eating enough and healthy and taking care of yourself when I’m not around. I’d want you checking in with me throughout the day so I know everything is okay. Those are the things I need from you. And then I have some things I’d like but are negotiable.”

Liam tensed. He couldn’t help it. “Like what?”

Fix kissed the side of his head.

“Eventually, I’d like to be fully financially responsible for you,” Fix said. “Not in the sense that I’d want you to stop working if you want to work. More like…the money you earn would be yours for fun. The things you need—like food, clothes, housing, day-to-day stuff—I’d want to take care of for you.”

“You…you’d want me to move in with you?” Liam gasped.

Fix nodded, looking completely sure. No hint of hesitation. “It would be a dream, yes. But like I said, those last two are negotiable because I know it’s a big ask.”

Liam smiled, his heart about ready to burst out of his chest. “Daddy?”

“Hm?”

“Now you’re the one judging this relationship by your past.” Liam didn’t like the taste of mentioning any others Fix had been with.

“Clever boy,” Fix said. “You’re right. My previous relationships failed because of two things. The first one is my job. You’ve seen the hours we keep. Very few people can handle that.”

“Your job is important, though,” Liam said, remembering their first talk in Fix’s office. The look in his eyes when talking about his job. “And it's important to you.”

“It is, but so is the person I’m trying to build a relationship with. The other reason is the fact that most of my previous boys liked the financial aspect of being mine, not so much everything else.”

“They didn’t want you because you cared too much?” Liam said, reading between the lines. “That’s so stupid.”

“And the men before me didn’t want you because you wanted too much,” Fix countered. “That’s just as stupid.”

“I do want too much,” Liam mumbled.

“No.” Fix shook his head and squeezed him. “You want just the right amount. And I care just the right amount. For each other. So here’s what we’re gonna do. Are you sure you’re okay with me being…me?”

“Yes,” Liam said without a pause.

“Do you still want to be my boy?”

Liam nodded vigorously. “Yes, Daddy.”

Fix growled at his acceptance and quick as a flash, turned them around until Liam was lying under him, pinned by his huge body and frozen by those eyes.

“Then here’s what Daddy wants from you,” Fix drawled, running a hand down Liam’s body, around and under it until his fingers spread his cheeks and found him wet and open. “We’re gonna have a repeat of what happened earlier, so I’ll finger you and you’ll suck me. But we’ll do it the way you like it, and you’ll tell me exactly how you want it.”

“Oh,” Liam said, lips parting and legs opening even wider for Fix.

“And I’m gonna make sure the entire house hears how much pleasure I can bring you,” Fix said.

“Daddy…” Liam gasped when Fix fucked his fingers in and out of him a few times before stopping.

“Start listing, Liam,” Fix said.

“I want to be face down,” Liam said, and the next moment he was lifted into the air, strong arms wrapped around him like a vice.

He was dropped onto the soft bed, and his naked body was covered by Fix’s instantly. Feeling the rough planes of Fix’s body against his was deliriously good. The hair on his chest and stomach against Liam’s smooth back.

Fix’s knees fell between Liam’s thighs, pushing them apart until he couldn’t spread them any farther. Fix rose, kneeling above Liam, petting his hair for a second before moving his hand down.