Total pages in book: 79
Estimated words: 76523 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 383(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 76523 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 383(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
It took several more sighs and pointed looks before Cash spoke up again, and the spokesman for the duo didn’t seem pleased to have been nominated. “The pizza guy didn’t work out.”
Not missing out on a chance to get to know them better, I nodded. “He seemed kind of stuffy for you. I mean, he didn’t even seem to understand that Brady’s a little. The whole why does he have crayons discussion was a clue he was too vanilla for your household.”
More blinks.
“Yeah.” Somehow I’d gotten Gareth to actually talk that time. “He didn’t understand that Cash wasn’t going to blow him on their first date either, so I didn’t think he’d last.”
I loved oversharers.
They were both wonderfully fascinating, but I frowned that time. “Cash isn’t a blowjob on the first date kind of guy. He has to get to know someone first, and more importantly, he wants them to understand Brady. You guys have been a family for a long time.”
If I knew that, then it shouldn’t have been hard for someone who was dating them to figure it out. Him. Dating him.
Right?
Instead of jumping into the blowjob conversation, Cash turned to Gareth. “We really are way too loud.”
“Never.” I scoffed and Gareth seemed to be trying not to smile or maybe even laugh. “I was very sad when the window got fixed, but don’t worry, Brady talks to himself a lot, so that’s keeping me mostly up to date.”
Cash scrubbed his hands over his face. “This has all just gotten…”
Since that seemed to be my opening, I toned down the smile and nodded. “I know. It’s been a wild ride with Brady finding his Daddy and you guys finally getting to see what that means in a healthy relationship way, but that doesn’t mean you have to be frustrated or confused. Communication is important. You’re still family.”
Just one that Jude didn’t seem to like most of the time.
But since that was how family usually worked, I wasn’t worried.
Gareth didn’t seem to know what to say, and I had a feeling that was due to Cash’s confusion just as much as his own. They really were two halves of a whole even if they didn’t seem to realize it. But that was okay because I was very helpful.
That was the part that Gareth did seem to understand because he actually stepped back from the door and waved me in as he responded. “Brady says he’s happy.”
But…I could hear that unspoken word as I followed him in, just inside the doorway so I didn’t seem too overwhelming.
“But the spanking thing confuses you?” That had both of them nodding, but I couldn’t decide if Cash was confused or if he was saying Gareth was confused.
Did it matter?
Deciding no, it did not, I charged in again and followed Gareth over to the couch where I had to move crayons and stuffed animals to sit down. “For a lot of people, the pain and pleasure centers get a bit mixed up.”
And judging by Brady’s orgasms, he was in that category, but I didn’t point that out to his roommates because I had a feeling the orgasm part was something they hadn’t missed either.
“It can be for a variety of reasons.” I tried to sound relaxed as Cash shut the door and walked over to sit in a chair in the living room as Gareth sat down beside me on the couch. “From what I’ve overheard, Brady likes the pain and it’s also cathartic for him. It makes him feel good physically, and emotionally he feels cleared out. Like a reset button that comes with an orgasm.”
Blinks.
Sigh.
Reset.
Gareth frowned. “But Jude is hurting him.”
“Only in the most technical sense of the word.” They were both back to frowning. “First, let me ask a few questions. Is Brady happy?”
That got immediate nods, so I knew their confusion hadn’t passed into fear yet.
“Does Brady like having someone who’s just there to watch over him and set boundaries?” I knew the answer to that one, so I was glad to see their heads bobbing again. “Would Brady stay with someone who was mean to him?”
Shaking their heads without seeming to think about it, finally had their shoulders relaxing. It seemed that something was getting through to them, but I wasn’t sure I’d answered enough questions yet. “Brady is honest to a fault. If he says he loves Jude and he loves spankings, I think you can trust that. He probably loves them more than he loves coloring, guys.”
They both went silent before a slow breath escaped Gareth. “I still don’t understand it, but you’re right, he wouldn’t do something he didn’t want to.”
Cash nodded but he seemed more focused on Gareth’s emotions more than the actual spanking itself.
“He likes having someone there to take care of him completely.” That was obvious to anyone with eyes. “You guys did a great job taking care of him, but I don’t think either of you are natural Daddies and that’s what he needed.”