Page 20 of Daddy’s Little Duckling (Ivory Mountain Daddies #1)
CHAPTER TWENTY
RAELYN
R ae slipped inside the spare bedroom she stayed in last night. How embarrassing it was to be walked in on by his best friend while she was deep in Littlespace.
To make matters worse she could still feel her Little near the surface. There was no way she would let her out right now. She can’t risk being an embarrassment to Emmett.
She didn’t care that Daddy said that Miles was a Daddy, as well. She paused and grinned at that name. She had called him Daddy and it felt right.
Rae took a deep breath and turned towards her overnight bag that was on the dresser.
Pulling out the oversized orange shirt and black leggings that she brought for her to wear today, she changed and headed into the bathroom to remove the pigtails that Daddy had put her hair into after he got her dressed before pulling her hair into a half up ponytail and securing it with a orange striped bow.
Splashing some water on her face, she looked at herself in the mirror.
“You can do this Raelyn. There’s nothing to be worried about. I’m sure Miles is a good guy and you know that Daddy wouldn’t let him anywhere around you if he wasn’t safe.”
She grinned at calling Emmett Daddy. Rae didn’t mean to, but it felt right. She had been referring to him as Daddy in her head long before now and it was only a matter of time before she voiced that name out loud.
“Alright Rae, pull up your big girl panties and go out there. Stop hiding in this bathroom like a scaredy cat and just get it over with.”
Slipping out and quietly padding down the hallway, she stopped at the entrance of the living room. She could hear a quiet conversation being had between Daddy and Miles.
Rae could only imagine what was being said. Daddy was probably trying to convince Miles that she wasn’t a freak.
He said that Miles was a Daddy, too, and would understand, but you can never know for certain how someone feels about things until they are presented with it at that moment.
That’s when the true feelings of someone are revealed. She knew that first hand.
Rae shifted her stance and the floor creaked. Holding her breath she waited for the conversation to continue. Sadly, she should’ve known that wasn’t going to be the case.
“Little Duckling, come out here and stop hiding in the hallway.”
Grumbling, Raelyn took one last deep breath before heading into the living room to face the music. She noticed that Daddy was sitting on the couch while Miles stopped his pacing in front of the fireplace.
She could tell that this whole situation was causing him stress, though she didn’t know why. It’s not like he was the one in a vulnerable state that was walked in on unannounced.
Lola was perched on the cat tree in the corner just watching the whole scene unfold. Raelyn walked over and picked her up.
Daddy held out his arms and beckoned her over to him. Sitting down beside him and placing Lola in her lap, Rae didn’t even have a chance to get comfortable before she felt herself being moved and placed in Daddy’s lap.
She didn’t want to admit it, but that motion helped ease her anxiety just a little bit and paired with running her hands through Lola’s fur, she knew that she would be okay.
“Raelyn, I would like you to meet my best friend, Miles.”
Rae gave a small wave to Miles before turning and hiding her face in Daddy’s shoulder.
“Hi, sweet girl. I am so glad for the opportunity to meet you.”
Rae peeked at him waiting to see if he was going to continue. She had no intentions of saying anything unless she had to and she should have known that her Daddy wasn’t going to let her get away with that.
“Rae, wouldn't you like to say something to Miles?”
She rolled her eyes at Daddy, unprepared for the smack that came across her backside. Gasping, she sat up and glared at Daddy. How rude of him to spank her, even worse how rude of him to spank her in front of Miles!
“Daddy! What was that for?
Eyes bulging out, Rae slapped a hand over her mouth. She couldn’t believe that she was dumb enough to call Emmett Daddy in front of Miles.
She watched the grin form on Daddy’s face and the slight shake of his shoulders told her that he found her funny.
Just like this morning, she had no idea why he was laughing, because this wasn’t a funny situation. It was so embarrassing.
She felt Daddy pull her hands from her mouth before saying “It’s okay, Little one. I told you, Miles is a Daddy, too. He isn’t going to bat an eye at me spanking you and especially not at you calling me Daddy in front of him.”
Raelyn took another deep breath before grumbling at her Daddy again.
“Uh, that doesn’t explain why you spanked me. That wasn’t nice, mister.”
“Do you want to try that statement again? Because Daddy knows that his Little girl wouldn’t dare speak to him in such a naughty way. There is sass and there is attitude and right now Little Duckling you are riding a very fine line between the two.”
“I’m sorry Daddy. Can you please tell me why I got popped? I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“Is it nice to roll your eyes at Daddy, Raelyn Jane?”
Feeling chastised, Rae casted her eyes to her lap and began to fiddle with her fingers.
“No, Sir,” she mumbled so quietly that a mouse couldn’t have even heard her.
“What was that?”
“No, Sir, it’s not nice.”
She felt Daddy grasp her chin before he raised it to look in her eyes. “Next time you will think twice about rolling your eyes at Daddy or the pop that you just got will look like nothing compared to the spanking that you will receive.”
Nodding her head quickly, Rae turned and looked at Miles. She expected to see a look of disgust on his face, but what she found wasn’t what she thought she would have seen. Miles looked at them with longing as if he was jealous of what just occurred.
“Raelyn, I am so sorry for walking in unannounced today. It has never been a problem before when I showed up to see Emmett and I didn’t even think twice about coming inside. ”
Rae could tell that this whole situation really upset him. She didn’t want him to be sad about it. It’s not like he could have known that she was here, let alone that she was playing in Littlespace.
“It’s okay Mr. Miles. You couldn’t have known and I can tell that you wouldn’t ever want to do anything to upset me.”
Miles graced her with a megawatt smile and she couldn’t help but grin back at him.
“What’s this Mr. Miles business? You can call me Miles or Uncle M if you’re in Littlespace.”
“Okay, Miles. I would like that.”
Rae didn’t think that she would ever recover from the embarrassment from this morning, but the more that Miles hung out around the house that afternoon the more that she felt comfortable around him.
It was interesting to see Daddy and Miles interacting together. She could tell that the two men had a close relationship. It made her think of her relationship with Olivia.
Rae couldn’t help the grin that snuck its way onto her face when the thought of Olivia and Miles popped in her head. She just knew that they would be perfect together, but now she had to find some way to make that happen.
She wanted her best friend to have a Daddy to call her own and she was going to find a way to make that happen.
“What's got you smiling over there, Little bit?”
“Oh nothing, Daddy. I’m just really happy to be here.”
Rae knew that she couldn’t mention anything to Daddy about her idea of playing matchmaker. She knew that he wouldn’t approve of it.
It was going to be all up to her to make that happen. Whatever consequences that she faced afterwards would totally be worth it if it meant that their best friends would be happy together .
She pushed the thoughts from her mind, for now she didn’t want Daddy to continue to ask anymore questions.
Miles stayed for dinner that evening and Daddy ordered pizza for them all. Daddy didn’t think that pineapples belonged on pizza, but Rae already knew that sometimes Daddy could have poor judgment.
That’s why she had gotten plain milk this morning. She shivered at the thought of that and pushed the memory from her mind.
Miles, though, loved pineapple on his pizza and between the two of them, they convinced Daddy to buy one. Of course he still ordered just a plain pepperoni pizza for himself, but he did try one piece of their pizza.
Baby steps were being made and Rae knew that one day she would eventually convince him that her way of thinking was the best.
She knew that it would work in her favor because then she wouldn’t have to ever worry about plain milk.
As the night grew near, Miles left which left them sitting in the living room snuggled up on the couch just enjoying each other's company with Lola curled up at their feet.
Rae wasn’t ready for this night to end, but she knew that tomorrow she had to return back to work. She was just trying to soak up the last few minutes she could with Daddy before she went to pack her back and head back to her cold and lonely apartment.
“Little Duckling I know that you work tomorrow, but would you be willing to stay here one more night? Daddy can make sure that you are awake in plenty of time to go to work.”
Not wanting this night to end, Rae nodded her head and settled back down against his chest.
“If you want to still stay in the spare room or even in the nursery that is okay, but Daddy would love nothing more than to hold his Little girl in his arms tonight.”
She felt all warm inside and knew that she wanted to sleep in his bed too.
“That’s exactly what I want as well, Daddy. No better place to be than in your arms.”
Emmett stood up and pulled her into his arms. He carried her into his room and she felt at home.
It was an unusual feeling for her because she never felt like she belonged anywhere, but now she knew that she just hadn’t found the right spot yet.
Daddy helped her change into another one of his shirts before pulling the covers back and helping her settle in. Giving her a quick kiss, he turned to make sure everything was locked up.
Rae tried to fight the sleep that was pulling her under, but she was no match for it. She felt the bed dip behind her and then the warm arms of her Daddy pulling her towards him.
Sighing, Rae drifted off into dreamland knowing that all was right in the world, well at least in her world.