Little Queen

27

I knooooow I'm so so late it can't even be considered late anymore. On top of being stressed with exams and my classes, I've honestly had a bit of writer's block. I feel like where I ended the last chapter just kind of left me in the middle of nowhere and I wasn't sure where to go from there which made me feel lost every time I opened up to write. So I'm super sorry about that but hopefully this chapter 

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Draven sent the rest of the men back to whatever they were doing as soon as Gio stormed out. He said that Gio wouldn't put up with most of them and that we would look into some of the other men in the family. The second the last man's back disappeared he swung me up into his arms pressed a kiss to my cheek and carried me into his room. 

I let out a content sigh as his fingers run through my hair. His thigh twitches a little against my temple when I slide one arm under and wrap the other over it. He turned the tv on when we first came in and it was just playing silently in front of us. I don't think either of us is really watching what's playing on the screen though. 

Draven lightly tugs at the end of my hair to get my attention. I slide my head to look up at him but don't move it from its spot on his leg. 

His eyes search my face for a moment. "Not many things scare me Little one."

My eyebrows scrunch in confusion but I let him continue. 

"I do a lot of things that scare most people so I'm not scared of doing what needs to be done. But you scared me, when you just stopped responding to me, stopped eating. You scared me and you can't do that again, okay? If you're going through something you need you to tell me what you're feeling so I can help you."

I knaw on my lip feeling guilty, "I didn't mean to scare you."

He nods and brushes my hair back with the tips of his fingers, "I know Little one, it's okay."

Draven scoots down a bit so he's laying down more and motions for me to crawl up. I shuffle onto my knees and drape myself over him with a leg on each side of his body. My head rests right over his heart and I tuck my arms in along the side of his torso. I feel him shift around underneath me one hand landing on the back of my thigh while the other goes back to playing with my hair. We stay in that position until I'm just about to fall asleep. 

Draven presses a kiss into my hairline, "You have to change into pajamas if you're gonna go to bed little girl." 

I moan my protest and snuggle my face tighter into his chest. His chest lifts in a quiet breath of laughter. He cups the back of my head and I smile thinking that he's given in until he sits up, bringing me with him. I pout, giving him a mean glare. 

He perks an eyebrow at me as if daring me to say anything, "Don't give me that look Little One you won't be comfortable sleeping in that."

I rest my head on his shoulder letting him carry me around the room as he gathers things to get ready for bed. I listen to him shuffling clothes around in the closet and then we walk back through the bedroom.

My thighs clench at the contact of the cool countertop where Draven sets me down next to the bathroom sink. I pout at him, not happy with the loss of contact. 

Draven slips the straps of my overalls down cautiously, "Is this okay little one? I can wait in the bedroom if you're not too tired."

I shake my head no, I want to stay as close to asleep as possible. 

He presses a quick kiss to my eyebrow letting the straps drop fully, "Okay, I'll be quick baby."

He pulls my long sleeve over my head and slips one of his own shirts back down to cover me. His thick arm wraps around my waist and he pulls me from the counter, sliding my skirt down my legs as soon as my feet touch the floor. He reaches for my socks but I push his hands away gently.

"I want them on."

He slides me back onto the counter, his thumb making gentle circles on my leg. The sound of rushing water fills the bathroom and I feel his hands lift away. My eyes flutter open to see what he's doing only to see him preparing a new toothbrush. 

"Open up little one, we don't want any cavities."

I narrow my eyes at him, just wanting to go to bed but part my lips regardless. Draven brushes my teeth for me, holding my hair back each time I lean over to spit. His eyes darken when I stick my tongue out for him to clean but he doesn't say anything else. I rinse with a glass of water and lift my arms to be carried back to bed. 

I smile into his neck, feeling pampered since I moved here. Maxen, Gunner, and Ranger all lifted me and carried me around with ease but I feel like since I've been here I've barely set a foot on the ground with how often Draven likes to carry me. 

Draven lays me down in his bed and pulls the large comforter up around my shoulders. I gaze up at him, taking in each feature. His dark eyes met mine, capturing my full attention. The longer he holds my gaze the harder my lips pull up until I'm grinning at him.

His lip twitches at my grin and he touches his lips to my nose, "Good night my Little one."

I frown when I see that he's pulling out the bedding from my first night here to set up the couch. 

"Draven?"

He hums is acknowledgment but doesn't turn back to face me. 

"Sleep with me?"

His entire body whips around to face me and his shoulders seem tense, "What did you just say?"

I curl onto my side and pat the spot we had been laying on earlier, "You don't have to sleep on the couch."

He lets out a gust of air and nods his head stiffly. He slides under the covers but doesn't touch me. I nibble on my lip trying to focus on falling asleep but eventually scurry closer. I press my face into his side and throw an arm across his stomach. I smile happily and snuggle into him with a content sigh. His muscles slowly relax and his large hand returns to my hair, running through the soft strands. 

Sleep comes quickly after that. 

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Okay so it's short and pretty much all fluff but I have the next two-ish chapters planned so hopefully for at least the next little while updates will be pretty regular.