My little Judith

Seven

Alec POV

While I laid Judith down in her bed, Harriette and Damien were saying goodbye to the other pups and parents. They had planned her party a couple hours before Judith's nap time so she'd burn off all her energy playing, making it easier for her to fall asleep.

Usually when she wants to nap she comes to me wanting a cuddle. She doesn't nap everyday, but when she does its easier so Harriette and Damien can get stuff done around the house, or they can do what they want to do. In the time my little mate sleeps, I sit in my room either watching tv or drawing something.

Then when Judith wakes up, we either play with her dolls or have a tea party, or me, Judith, Harriette and Damien do something with her. Harriette and Damien are going on a date today, so while Judith napped, I would be keeping an ear out for when she wakes up and looking after her while her parents are out.

"Are you sure you'll be okay? We can stay if you want us to." Damien asked while he and Harriette stood by my bedroom door.

"Yeah, we'll be okay. If anything happens you'll be the first to know, I promise. She's safe with me." I replied.

"We know she is. But we feel like we've been leaving you with her too much. I mean, we have date night every Friday while you look after her." Harriette sighed, a guilty look on her face.

"Honestly, I don't mind. I get to spend quality time with my mate and so do you two." I told them, as soon as the words left my mouth my face dropped. "No, no not like that. I don't touch her like that, I swear. We don't have mate time like you two, I swear on my life. You don't have to go, I'll go. She doesn't need me around anyway." I stood up and started clearing away my stuff.

"Alec calm down." Damien said and held my shoulders so I was looking at him. Only an inch or two between us, him being taller.

"We know you don't have mate time with her like that." He stated, reassurance in his eyes. "Harri and I trust you. We trust that you wouldn't touch her until she's ready, until she is aware of all of this. Alec, there is no need to freak out, we know what you mean."

I nodded and let out a breath, my tense shoulders relaxing hugely relieved that they didn't take it the wrong way. I need to word things better, I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea and think I touch Judith in ways no man should ever touch a little girl. I would rather be killed than ever do that to my little mate.

"I'm sorry. It's just, it's just hard having her be so little and so much younger than me. I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea when they find out she's my mate and I've been alone with her. I swear on my life I don't even hug her unless she asks me." I rambled.

"Alec, we know." Harriette smiled softly at me. "We trust you with her so much, and our daughter loves you more than she's ever loved anything. We trust you won't hurt her."

"I'd rather lay down my life protecting her than hurt her. That's a promise." I told them.

"Everyone in this family would do the same for the rest of us." Harriette said. "Do you want us to stay home tonight? We don't mind staying in, we could all do something."

"It's okay. I'm good looking after Judith, but I'm good if you stay. I don't mind so you guys choose." I replied. Either way I get to spend time with my mate, so it's a win win for me no matter what.

"We'll go out, but we won't be back late so we can watch a film with Judith before tucking her into bed. If anything changes we'll let you know." Damien decided.

"Okay, have fun." I smiled at them. They both gave me a smile before walking off. Once they were out of sight, I sighed and sat back down on my bed. I never want anyone to get the wrong idea when it comes to me and Judith.

After a couple hours, I heard little feet coming towards my room. The door opened and Judith came in, a yawn leaving her lips. I put my pencil down and moved my sketchbook out of the way so I could sit her down on my bed. Only when Judith got closer to me so I could lift her up, she wrapped her arms around my neck clinging to me. Her head resting on my shoulder with her nose buried into my neck.

"Are you still tired, little one?" I asked her whole rubbing her back.

"Yeah. But I miss Alec." She whispered.

"Do you want to sleep in my bed?" I whispered back. She nodded so I laid her down and covered her. Judith moved closer to me so her forehead was touching my leg. I chuckled and placed a hand on her back, my thumb brushing back and forth comforting Judith back to sleep.

Once she was asleep, I carefully moved her small body to the other side of the bed. It was only so I could carry on drawing and not accidentally knock her head with the corner of the sketchbook. However, Judith rolled back placing her forehead back on my leg. A light chuckle left my lips as I looked down at the pup laying against my leg. Just having her like this is enough for me.

I put my sketchbook down again and slowly moved so I could lay down without her waking. Only it failed and when I was laid down, Judith looked up at me with a frown and huffing. She growled then laid her head on my chest before falling asleep again. Another chuckle left my lips from her being this moody, sassy little pup.

I placed a gentle kiss on her head before wrapping an arm around her small waist. Closing my eyes, I held Judith close to me where I napped with her. I didn't really need to, but with nothing else to do, and the fact I can hold her close to me without having to share her, I napped when I could with her. It wasn't often, maybe once or twice a month, but I'm always relaxed around Judith that I don't care what people think.

When she's close I'm at my happiest, I know I wouldn't do anything to harm or traumatise her and so does her parents. So what anyone else thinks or says doesn't matter to me. As long as I have Damien and Harriette's trust, I will forever be around Judith until she's old enough to not want me, or when the time comes she'll reject me as her mate.

As much as it hurts to think about and would feel if she didn't want me, I would leave so she could live guilt free and how she wants without feeling guilty whenever she sees me. I'd leave for her happiness because that's all that matters to me. It's all that will ever matter to me. Judith's happiness.

A/N: I am so sorry it's been so long. I've been really busy with college and then I lost internet and they still hadn't done it before or after christmas. But here's a chapter for you and I will be updating you more often now that I have internet back.

Thank you so much for reading, I appreciate everyone for being so patient with me, I'm not exactly the greatest writers with updates, so I'm sorry for that. But I will get at least one or two, maybe more out from now on. Or if I can't hopefully it won't be long periods of time like it has been. Once again thank you for reading.