Page 17 of His Little Hessonite (Eleadian Mates #10)

Chapter Seventeen

Clara

The next three days are weird. There’s a lot going on around me, and Papi is mysterious about it. He keeps me restrained most of the time, often in my bouncy seat. A few people come to the house, but I’m always facing away from them with a pacifier in my mouth, so I can’t see them or speak to them.

They come and go, doing something in various rooms behind my back. I know Papi plugs my mouth to keep me from asking questions. I don’t fight him when he gives me a pacifier. I learned my lesson on that the first time he strapped it around my head so I couldn’t spit it out. I don’t like not being able to push it out, so I suckle it when it’s offered and let Papi decide when to remove it.

But what is he having done to the house?

Sometimes visitors go into his office. I know where it’s located—on the opposite side of the living room from the hallway that leads to his bedroom and my nursery. I haven’t been in his office yet. He’s told me he’s going back to work tomorrow, so I assume I will see it then.

This morning there has been more activity than usual, and I’m restrained in the kitchen facing the sliding glass door that leads to the backyard. It’s distracting because it’s so pretty outside. Bright and colorful with the most unusual birds and small creatures. I get to see more of them when I’m on this side of the glass because they don’t get spooked and run off.

Papi finally steps in front of me and squats down to my level. “Ready?” He pulls the pacifier from my mouth.

“Ready for what?”

He grins broadly. “We have a big day.”

I’ve been here two weeks. I have hopes. “Please tell me it involves me walking.” Papi goes over all my exercises with me every day. I know I’m strong enough. He just doesn’t let me try out my legs.

He chuckles. “It does include you walking, yes.”

I squirm. “Maybe you could unfasten all these straps and let me try?”

He shakes his head. “Not yet. There are other things we need to do first.” He does unfasten me, but he lifts me out and settles me on his hip. My darn feet have not yet touched the floor.

Well, that’s not entirely true, the tops of my feet have touched the floor inside my playpen when he’s left me in there to crawl around on my own. The bottoms of my feet are baby soft.

Papi doesn’t tell me more as he settles me in my stroller and pushes me out the front door.

I hope we’re not going to the doctor. I don’t really feel like being so intensely examined again today. He didn’t mention me going to the clinic again so soon, but anything is possible. He’s been mysterious.

He walks a few blocks and stops at someone else’s home.

“Where are we?” I ask as he lifts me out of the stroller at the front door.

He settles me on his hip again and knocks. “This is Ekert’s house. He’s the jeweler I told you about.”

The jeweler… Is Papi intending to get my nipples pierced today? I shouldn’t be surprised. He said after two weeks. It’s just that he hasn’t mentioned it much since we arrived on Eleadia.

The door opens, and a man with a broad friendly smile opens it wide to let us in. “Hey, Kalbrac. So good to see you.” He chucks under my chin. “You must be Clara.”

“Yes, Sir,” I whisper. I’m a bit panicked because I know what’s going to happen here, and Papi didn’t give me any warning. It’s probably for the best. He didn’t want me to freak out and worry.

A blond girl comes racing toward us from across the room. “You’re here!” she shouts in greeting.

Ekert stops her right before she reaches us by sweeping out a hand and scooping her off the floor. He plasters her to his front so she’s dangling. “What have I said about running in the house, Sophie?”

“Sorry, Papi. I was excited to meet Clara.”

She knows my name. I didn’t know hers until just now, but I assume she’s Ekert’s Little girl.

“Can you be excited without risking your neck and giving me a heart attack?”

“Yes, Sir. I’m sorry.”

The only other Littles I’ve seen so far since I arrived two weeks ago were others in the waiting room at the clinic, and we passed a few playing in the park when we walked by. I’m fascinated by the fact that Sophie seems to have the same banter with her Papi as I have with mine.

When he sets her down and turns her to face me, I get my first good look at her breasts. I’m pretty sure the stones hanging from her nipples are diamonds. They sparkle brilliantly. They take my breath away, partly because they’re so gorgeous but also because I’m a bit freaked out by the thought of having something like that dangling from my titties.

Papi squats down in front of Sophie, putting me at eye level with her. “Clara, this is Sophie. Sophie, Clara.”

Sophie gives me a small wave and a grin. “Hi. Nice to meet you.”

Ekert reaches his hand over her shoulder and flattens his palm between her breasts. “Sophie is a great help to me with the jewelry. She picked out the prettiest stones for you.”

My breath hitches. Sophie works? I smile at her. “Nice to meet you, too.”

She tips her head back to meet Ekert’s gaze. “Can I show them to her, Papi?”

“Yes, Little one.” He nods toward a door at his side. “Come on into the shop.”

Papi rises and carries me through the door. I’m shocked to see that it looks just like any jewelry shop on Earth. The only difference is I think there are far more stones here than I’ve ever seen. They’re organized by color in different display cases around the room.

Sophie skips over to one that’s open.

When we reach her side and I peer into the case, I gasp. It’s filled with the most brilliant red stones I’ve ever seen. I knew Papi wanted to get me red hessonite stones, but I’ve never seen them before, so I didn’t realize what a deep red they would be or how stunning.

Two of the stones are mounted on gold hoops, and Sophie carefully picks them up by the hoops and holds them higher. “They’re a perfect set. I examined them myself. Aren’t they pretty?”

“Amazing,” I manage to whisper before looking at her. “You picked them out? Do you work with your Papi?”

She shrugs. “I don’t work a lot of hours or anything. I just do the fun parts. I help choose the stones.”

Ekert stands behind her, beaming with pride. “Sophie has an amazing eye for the intricate facets of stones. I’ve never known anyone like her before. I’m sure Fate knew what she was doing when she put Sophie in my path.”

I turn my face to look at my Papi. “Do you think I could work with you, Papi? Maybe it’s like them and it’s not a coincidence that we met and we’re in similar professions.”

He smiles and pats my bottom. “I agree that it wasn’t likely a coincidence, and I’m not sure yet what you can do to assist me, but we’ll figure something out if you really want to help Papi.”

I get so excited I bounce on his hip.

Ekert nods toward the other side of the room. “If you’re happy with the stones, come on back to the piercing room.”

I take a deep breath as Papi follows Ekert and Sophie through another door into a room that makes me stiffen. Papi lowers me to the elaborate chair in the middle of the room and kisses me. “Arms above your head, Baby girl.”

I’m trembling as I lift my arms, and I start panting as he and Ekert strap me down in about a hundred places. The chair has more restraints on it than could possibly be necessary. It’s high off the floor, too. Heck, all of the furniture on this planet is enormous.

Ekert uses a remote to mechanically lean me back, and then he lifts Sophie up onto a stool next to me near my head. I’m grateful when she threads her fingers with mine. “Don’t worry. You won’t feel a thing after your Papi numbs your nipples.”

There was never any doubt I would accept this strange custom as part of my new life, but it’s all happening so fast, and I’m more nervous than I expected. I look at Sophie. “Do you take them out at night?”

Sophie shakes her head, her blond pigtails flying. “No. They aren’t removable. You won’t ever take them out for the rest of your life.”

My breath hitches. I hadn’t considered this aspect. Hoops through my nipples that don’t come out? The stones are huge. They will be heavy and constantly obvious. They will sway when I walk—assuming Papi ever lets me walk.

Papi sets his hand on top of my head and leans over to kiss me gently. “Deep breaths, Baby girl.”

“I’m not sure about this,” I murmur.

He holds my gaze. “ I’m sure.”

I swallow. Why does he always get his way? And why does it make me all warm and tingly when he’s so bossy?

“You will wear the hessonite stones with pride, Little one. They’re a symbol of our union.”

My breaths are shallow. My chest is rising and falling rapidly.

“I’m going to numb your pretty titties now, Clara, and then Ekert will pierce them. It will all be over quickly.”

I whimper as he lowers his mouth to one of my nipples. He suckles it for a moment and then pricks it with his quill. My heart races as he switches to the other nipple and treats it the same.

I squeeze my eyes closed. I can’t stop this. I can’t stop anything Papi demands. I never will. It’s unnerving, but also I like the control he has over me, and he knows it. He can scent it wafting off of me.

I’m aware of Ekert leaning over me. I know his hand is on my breast. I sense him gripping my offended nipple and holding it steady. Finally, I hear a tiny pop that makes me flinch.

“The first one is done, Little one,” Ekert says. “One more.” He repeats the process on my other boob, holding it steady and piercing it before I have time to protest.

I can’t feel a thing, but I knew I wouldn’t. Papi has an amazing ability to numb my skin. He’s demonstrated that more than once. I was never particularly concerned about the pain, but am I ready to look down and see hoops extending through my titties with red stones dangling down?

“All done, Little one,” Ekert declares. He adjusts the chair so I’m more upright while he and Papi release my arms and then my other restraints.

Papi chuckles as he tips my chin back and kisses me. “Are you going to open your eyes, Baby girl?”

I shake my head, still squeezing my lids tight.

“They’re so pretty,” Sophie says.

Ekert pats my thigh. “There’s no reason for her to be in pain. When the numbness wears off, if she complains of itching or soreness, numb her again.”

Papi strokes my cheek. “Clara…” he coaxes.

I take a deep breath, tip my head down, and open my eyes. I had a good idea what to expect. After all, I saw the dangly hoops before he put them on me, and I saw how Sophie’s look. But I’m still stunned.

I can’t wrap my head around the fact that I now live in a society where everyone will see my breasts, and they are adorned with hoops and sparkling gemstones. My nipples are swollen and larger than usual. I bet they will mostly stay that way.

Papi’s voice is reverent as he says, “I’ve never seen anyone more beautiful in my life, Clara. The hessonite stones are perfect.” He reaches out and gently taps the stones one at a time, making them sway.

I’m still uncertain. They’re so permanent.

Sophie pats my shoulder. “They’ll feel heavy at first, but then you’ll get used to them.”

“How do you ignore them?” I murmur. It seems like they will keep me in a constant state of arousal. My nipples are very sensitive.

Sophie giggles. “You don’t. Sometimes it seems like every time they bounce or sway I can feel it in my sex, and it’s so much worse when Papi licks them. The open hole allows his serum to get under my skin without pricking it.”

I gasp and jerk my gaze to Papi.

He smiles. “Side benefit.”

“For whom?” I ask.

He chuckles as he scoops me up into his arms, careful to settle me on his hip without touching my titties.

Ekert holds up a soft-sided pouch. “I put the other items you ordered in here.”

“Oh, thank you. Can you tuck them in the diaper bag?”

I bite my lips. I know exactly what’s in that pouch—the collar, leash, and harness. I’m both nervous and curious.

“Ready to go home, Baby girl?”

“Yes, Sir.”

After a round of goodbyes with Sophie and Ekert, Papi carries me back outside and carefully straps me into the stroller without letting anything touch my nipples.

On the walk back home, I mostly stare down at my breasts, still trying to process their new adornments. Of all the things that have happened to me since I fainted in the entrance of Club Zoom, this part is definitely the oddest.