Daddy's Baby Boy

Chapter 7

Adam

School on Monday was rough. I had to be a big kid and I spent most of my time avoiding David. He still scared me even though I knew Ryan talked to him.

"Adam!" I hear Ryan call to me across the cafeteria.

I ran into his arms and buried my head in his chest. "Bad day baby boy?" His voice alone made all my anxiety melt away and his sent calmed me down. He smelled like woodsy soap and I wished for the thousandth time that day that Ryan and I were cuddled up in his bed.

"Can you come over after school? Please?" My voice cracked and I felt a tear slide down my cheek.

Ry tilted my chin up and looked into my eyes. "What's wrong?"
I sniffled and looked away from his piercing eyes. "I keep seeing your brother everywhere and he is scary. I want cuddles." By the time I was done talking Ryan had grabbed my hand and was leading me out the doors of the school.

"I'm taking you home. We only have two classes left anyway. But just this once okay?"
I sniffled again and nodded.

"Words little one. Use your words."

"Yes daddy I understand." I lifted my arms so he would pick me up.

"I can't carry you baby. We're just walking right to the car."

My pout quickly vanished when daddy promised we would stop and get ice cream. I hummed and skipped to the car and jumped in the passenger seat. Daddy dumped our stuff in the trunk and then walked over to my door.

"Babies need to sit in the back. You're too little for the front." Him saying that just made me regress even more and I reached for daddy's fingers to try and put them in my mouth.

He laughed and I giggled, then stuck two of my own fingers in my mouth. Ry glanced back at me from the review mirror and sighed, "What am I gonna do with you baby boy? You put everything in your mouth don't you?"

I gurgled and kicked my feet back and forth. "What's your favorite ice cream flavor?"

"Oreos!"
"Mines chocolate. I guess we'll just have to buy both won't we?" I nodded enthusiastically.

Ryan

Adam was very well behaved at the store. He stayed close to the cart and held my hand. It only took about 10 minutes and then I had him back at home tucked in bed with a bowl of oreo ice cream.

I was starting to drift off to sleep when I felt his small hand grab mine and stick my thumb in my mouth. It was as soothing for me as it was for him and I felt myself smile.

Adam

"Dada dada dada we need to help da dinosaur!"
"Adam what are you talking about?"

"He took Mr Lion and now I can't go sweepys." I poured and daddy cracked an eye open.

"He did?" His face looked shocked and I nodded. "Well let me go rescue him."

He walked into my closet where I made a mini fort like the one at daddy's house. "Here's mr lion. I saved him for you."

He stuck him between my lips and I clapped my hands. "Tank you. Me go sleepys now."

"Good night my love."