Under his protection

New York

*Daniel*

I was so excited to go to New York. I have never been to New York so of course when daddy asked me if I wanted to go I leaped at the opportunity.

"Listen closely, New York is busy, dangerous and easy to get lost in. You are never to go anywhere without my permission and a trusted adult. You will always be by my side unless I say it's okay. Never follow or talk to strangers. If you break any of my rules I will not hesitate to spank you Daniel. Understand?" Daddy says in his stern scary voice as we get off the plane.

"Yes Daddy, I'll make sure to stay super close" I jump off the stairs leading to the ground, looking back to make sure daddy wasn't too far. Max is still very sleepy so he is being carried by daddy. I want to be carried by daddy but he said he would later so I guess I can wait... "Daddy can we go there" I point out a place on a map, I'm just picking random landmarks to go at this point. I'm so excited!

Times Square
Statue of liberty
Central Park
Empire State Building

I can't wait. Daddy says this trip is for work but I want to go to all these places so badly. Maybe he will let me go on my own or he will take me. Daddy drives us to our hotel. The hotel  is huge. When we get inside we realize all the rooms are two story so it's an expensive hotel. We go to the very top in the elevator. Max is pissing Lauren off by pushing all the buttons and making us stop on every floor.

"Max can you stop it" Lauren is getting more and more pissed with each button he presses. Eventually she grabs him by his wrists and pulls him away from the buttons. On our floor there is only one room but on the other floors there are at least 3.

We go inside and it's massive, open space with a spiral staircase that takes you up to two bedrooms and a bathroom. The kitchen has a lot of marble with a double door fridge just like the one at home. The couch is an L shape facing a massive tv with a fluffy rug under the coffee table. There is even an area outside with a pool, chairs and table. I immediately run outside, the view is so cool!

"No running by the pool boys" Daddy calls out, which is a fair rule. Max doesn't seem excited at all, he slumps to the couch and lays on it.

"We are going upstairs to unpack. Don't do anything silly and call us of you need us" Lauren and daddy carry all the suitcases upstairs. There are only four so it's not too many. I look over at the view a final time before going back inside. Max has moved from the couch, the door is open, fuck sake max.

I look out the door and he is standing in the elevator pressing a button. Shit shit shit, what do I do? I run towards him just before the Elevator doors close. "So your coming with" Max asks as I catch my breath, I'm not used to running.

"No dumbass, I'm here to take you back. We will be in trouble if we just wander off. And your stupid if you think Lauren or Quin won't find you" I manage between ragged breaths.

"Well your a pussy then, you can stay but I'm going" Max rolls his eyes and walks out the elevator door. We are both wearing babyish clothes so we stick out like sore thumbs. I follow after him again, he is taller than me so it's hard to keep up but im managing... Sorta.

"When she finds you she is gonna tear your ass up" we get to the hotel front doors and I grab his wrist making him stop. "Max, let's just go back. I'll act like it never happened. Please, we will be in so much trouble. I'll miss my daddy" My eyes water a little bit. Sounds babyish but I want my daddy, the outside looks scary with too much noise and people. Max shoves me and my ass makes contact with the hard floor.

"Do you hear yourself, you sound like a baby. Grow the fuck up and go home. You have a family don't you want to-"

"I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY, OKAY. EVERYONE I HAD LEFT ME OR DIED. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW MAX, THE ONLY FAMILY I HAVE IS QUIN. YOU MIGHT HAVE A FAMILY BUT I DON'T" I'm full on crying now in the middle of a hotel lobby. Max goes to touch my shoulder but nervously runs away, with Lauren running towards him moments after. I turn round and daddy is walking towards me, I scramble to my feet and run towards him in flood of tears.

"Oh sweet boy, what happened. Why the tears" Daddy coo's at me as he rests me on his hip. Lauren comes back eventually but Max isn't with her... She seems oddly calm considering she just lost Max in New York. I don't hear what she says to the front desk as the elevator doors close and we go back up. My eyes are so sore and my head really hurts.

"Are you mad at me daddy, I didn't mean to run out like that I just didn't want max getting hurt or lost" I feel so guilty, I lost max and it's all my fault. If I had just kept him distracted a moment longer then he would be here safe...

"It's okay sweet prince, it's not your fault. Max is just feeling a lot right now but he will be back soon okay. So don't worry about it because his mommy has it under control" Daddy assures me. When we get back Daddy let's me watch Cars. I love lightning McQueen! He is so cool. He can zip, zap, zoom anywhere!

I hope max is okay... I wouldn't want him to get hurt.