Somniphobia

Chapter 10. Moody

Aria POV
I was playing in my playroom with all the toys he bought me just for this room so I wasn't bored while he worked. I was having so much fun in here but I was getting really hungry.

I got up from the floor putting my dolls back in the small basket so they wouldn't get damaged or anything while I went downstairs. I walked out the room making my way downstairs.

I walked into the kitchen craving some cereal to eat. I noticed the cereal at the top of the fridge. I stepped on my tippy toes and reached as high as I could with my arm to grab the box of cereal but I couldn't reach it.

I walked over to the counter climbing up on it so I could get the cereal down. I carefully stood up on the counter panicking silently as I realized how high up I was on the counter.

"Aria!" I flinched at the loudness of his voice. Tears welled up in my eyes from how scary his voice sounded. "What are you doing up there?" He asked me as he picked me up by my waist and set me back down on my feet.

"I w-was t-trying t-to g-get t-the c-cereal d-daddy." I explained to him as I pointed up at it while small tears rushed down my cheeks. "Princess don't cry I didn't mean to raise my voice at you I just got scared." He comforted me.

"You can't be climbing up on counters like that you can fall and bust your head open. Just call me next time you need something." He explained to me. "O-okay." I cried hugging him tightly as he kissed my head gently.

"C-can I h-have s-some c-cereal p-please?" I asked him as my stomach growled hungrily. "Sure princess you don't have to ask you can have whatever you want I just want you to be careful okay?" He assured me.

"O-okay d-daddy." I replied softly as he picked me up and sat me down on one of the chairs at the kitchen island. He grabbed a bowl and the milk so he could make me a bowl of cereal.

I waited patiently as I watched him make me a bowl of cereal. He brought me the bowl of cereal right in front of me. I clapped my hands excitedly as I grabbed the spoon to eat the cereal.

"T-th-thank y-yo-you d-daddy." I thanked him before I took a spoon full of cereal. "Your welcome princess." He kissed my cheek lovingly as I chewed my cereal slowly so I wouldn't choke.

I was starting to get the hang of not eating too quickly but I still tended to do it without realizing it. "D-daddy." I called for him. "Hmm." He answered me.

"A-are y-you s-still w-working?" I asked him curiously. "No but I need to go to Aaron's house and pick up some papers. Would you like to come with me?" He asked me.

I nodded my head excitedly. "Y-yes p-please." I answered him. "Okay finish eating princess and then go put your shoes on so we can leave." He instructed me.

"O-okay d-don't l-leave m-me d-daddy p-please." I pleaded as I picked up my pace on eating my cereal so he wouldn't leave me behind. "Slow down princess I'm not leaving you I promise don't rush yourself." He assured me.

"Eat princess take your time beautiful." He encouraged me to slow back down and eat normally again. I slowed down and ate more slowly chewing my food slowly and carefully as my cheeks reddened in embarrassment.

I felt embarrassed a lot around him but he was quick to reassure me that I was fine and just perfect the way I was. But I still felt embarrassed because I kept making a fool out of myself in front of him.

I finished up the rest of my cereal as he waited patiently for me to finish eating. I got down from my seat to put the bowl in the sink to be washed. "You ready princess?" He asked me.

"Y-yeah." I answered him. He smiled softly grabbing my hand guiding me towards the front door so I could put on my shoes so we could head over to Aaron's house.