Series: Paige Michaels
Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 228(@200wpm)___ 183(@250wpm)___ 152(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 228(@200wpm)___ 183(@250wpm)___ 152(@300wpm)
Deke grabbed the lube from the night before, dipped the thermometer in it, and sat on the edge of the bed. “I’m going to roll you to your side, Precious, and take your temperature.”
Maya didn’t protest at all as he guided her onto her side, bent her top leg, and pushed it up toward her chest. She didn’t seem to care that her bottom was exposed, and she didn’t flinch when he eased the thermometer into her tight hole.
His concern was growing by the minute. Keeping a close eye on her, he rubbed her hip as he held the thermometer and waited. “Daddy’s got you, Precious. I bet you don’t feel so well, do you?”
She shrugged. “Tired, Daddy.”
“I know, Baby girl.” He finally slid the thermometer out of her bottom and held it up. No fever. In fact, she was a bit below average, which could be her normal temperature, so that didn’t bother him.
He rolled her onto her back again, fastened the new diaper on her, and decided to put the lion jammies back on. As soon as she was fully covered, she rolled onto her side and curled into a ball. She was adorable, but something was wrong.
“Paci, Daddy,” she murmured, looking around for it as she snagged Tawny and pulled him into her embrace.
“You need fluids first, Little one. Daddy will fix you a bottle.” He hated leaving her for even a minute, but opted to pile a few pillows up on either side of her just in case she rolled so she wouldn’t fall off the bed.
While he prepared a bottle, he had an idea. He needed to call a doctor, but he also needed that doctor to be kink friendly, specifically age play friendly. And then he remembered that one of the Daddies at Blaze was a physician. Hunter. His Little girl was CC who owned CC’s Purrfect Coffee.
Deke would give him a call and see if he had any ideas on what to do next. When Deke returned to the bedroom, he found his Precious Girl fast asleep again, so he backed out and made the call.
Deke prayed he’d get lucky and Hunter would be able to answer. It was a longshot since the man worked in the ER. What were the chances he was off at this hour?
“Hello?”
Deke blew out a relieved breath. “Hi, Hunter. This is Deke.”
“Ah, Deke. Hello. How are you? I heard you met your Little girl. I haven’t seen you around Blaze since then.”
“No, I haven’t taken her there yet.”
“Well, I know you didn’t call me just to chat.” He chuckled. “New Daddies don’t have spare time on their hands.”
“Nope. I’m hoping you might have some advice. Maya is sort of under the weather.”
“Sort of?”
“Well, she’s not exactly sick. I checked her temperature. It’s normal. She’s not sneezing or coughing. No signs of a tummy ache. But she’s lethargic and checked out.”
“How long has this been going on?”
“She was fine last night. I mean tired, but otherwise normal. She woke up in the night from a terrifying nightmare. I calmed her down, helped her into a deeper Little space, and got her back to sleep. She slept until noon, and when she finally woke up, she was too quiet and didn’t show any signs she cared while I changed her and took her temperature. I went to fix her a bottle and when I returned, she was asleep again.”
“Is there a reason she had the nightmare?”
“Definitely. She has a stalker of some sort. Someone keeps sending her roses every day at work. Plus she’s been working long hours. She’s Mateo Rodriguez’s sister. She works at La Havana with the rest of the family. They’ve been very busy and short-staffed.”
“Ah. Well, those are important factors, especially if she’s having nightmares. I suspect she’s exhausted and possibly even sleeping to hide from her problems. Primarily her fear.”
“Do you think I should be worried?”
“Not necessarily. Depends on how long this goes on. She definitely needs fluids, though. Can you get her to take a bottle?”
“I was preparing her one when she fell back asleep.”
“I would try to rouse her enough to get a bottle in her. She needs the calories as well as liquids. I bet if she could have a day to sleep and let her body and mind rest she would feel much better. If she’s not herself tomorrow, though, I would get her in to a doctor. I can recommend someone kink friendly if you need.”
“Thank you so much. I appreciate the advice. I’ll get this bottle in her and let her rest.”
“Good luck. Bring her to Blaze soon.”
“Will do.” Deke ended the call and padded back to the bedroom.
Maya hadn’t moved.
Deke set the bottle on the nightstand before scooping his Little girl into his arms.
She whimpered and squirmed. “Tired, Daddy.”