Page 181 of Broken Daddy

To her shock, that actually worked.

At the door, he turned to her. “Leave this unlocked and if you need me, yell out.”

Then he was gone.

And she felt the stupid urge to burst into tears because she hadn’t actually wanted him to leave.

Oh Lord.

She was in big trouble here.

Come on, Devi. You don’t need to rely on Hayes to take care of you for everything.

No, but it sure was nice and her Little didn’t really understand this need for independence.

Pushing down her pants and panties with one hand, she noticed that her period had started.

Really? Could anything else go wrong?

Sitting on the toilet, she nearly cried as she finally peed, it was such a relief.

Ouch.

That actually hurt. Reaching for some toilet paper, she cleaned herself up.

Shoot. She didn’t have any sanitary products.

What was she going to do?

Suddenly, it just became all too much, and she burst into tears.

Well. This was going well, wasn’t it?

What the hellwas going on with her?

Why would she tell him to leave? He hadn’t wanted to go. Every instinct had told him to stay and look after her.

But the look on her face . . . the tone of her voice . . . she’d seemed so desperate. So he’d walked out and left her in the bathroom.

To fend for herself.

Nope. This was wrong. He should be in there with her.

But was he being too controlling?

May had let him take charge when it came to her Little or in the bedroom, but that was about it. She’d never have let him come into the bathroom with her.

But maybe if he’d taken control more she’d still be alive.

Okay, even he knew that was stupid. But it just felt like if he controlled every aspect of her life that nothing would happen to Devi.

Do not scare that girl away with your bossy ways.

Right. Thanks for the helpful advice, May.

Devi needed him in ways that May never had. May had an awesome upbringing with a family who had adored her. And who had taught her how to take care of herself. Devi had been looking after herself for most of her life, but she still didn’t know how to put herself first. How to protect herself and make sure that others didn’t take advantage of her.

That was his job now.