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“He’s here?!?” Jake pressed himself into my side.
I swallowed, my throat tight from what I was seeing. Grizzly, the big, beautiful man I’d been obsessed with was here, at this party, holding a stuffy and playing with other men who were clearly Little as well.
“Yes, he’s here. And I’m losing my shit over it.”
Jake snorted, then quickly covered his mouth. Maddox pulled him away from me, then gave me a look of understanding. Daddy to Daddy, he got where my head was.
“You should go talk to him. Make it known why you’re here, so he doesn’t panic when he sees you. I’m sure together you can navigate this new development.”
His words should have been a comfort. He was speaking from experience, though his situation with Jake was definitely different in that his boy already wanted him, meaning Maddox only had to work out his side of the equation. I had a feeling that wasn’t the case here.
Grizzly had been completely professional. He didn’t appear interested in me at all.
I took a deep breath. When I let it out, I allowed determination to fill me up. It was now or never.
Slowly, as to not scare anyone, I walked through the moving bodies toward the area where Grizzly sat in a beanbag chair. Thething was huge and fluffy, making the man look small in a way I immediately loved. I would be getting one of these for him if he became mine.
I was almost to him when one of the boys looked my way. He stopped talking mid-sentence. That, of course, drew all eyes my way.
When Grizzly turned, I noticed he was also wearing glasses. I’d missed that detail from across the room. Likely because I was stunned to see him at all.
Now that I was closer, I could appreciate him in his Little form. He had on an oversized shirt, a pair of shorts, and some soft slippers with clouds on top.
He was fucking precious.
Kneeling down beside him, I smiled at his nervous expression. “Hi there, Grizzly. I’m so glad we ran into each other. I’d gone to look for you this morning but missed you. Must be fate that brought us here.”
Grizzly remained silent even after I finished. I worried he wasn’t even going to breathe, but then the guy who’d been talking poked Grizzly’s arm.
“It’s not nice to be quiet. My Daddy says it’s rude. Tell him hi back,” the young man said before turning to me. “I’m Finn. Who are you?”
I smiled at him. “My name is Paxton. My friend Doyle told me that Princess Aster heard about this party. He thought it would be good for me to find other Daddies in the area since I might be moving here.”
That got Grizzly moving again. He choked out a garbled, “You’re a Daddy?”
Hearing the word from his mouth was like a shot of serotonin. I immediately wanted to hear it again. But right now, my boy needed reassurance. He needed to understand me seeing him this way wasn’t a problem at all.
“I am. It’s been something I’ve explored for a few years now.” I paused, wondering if it was too forward to ask my next question. “How long have you been a Little? Is your Daddy here?”
Grizzly’s eyes widened. “No… I… no have…”
“He doesn’t have a Daddy yet. Grizzly is still shy. He has lotsa uncles though,” Finn replied.
“I see. Well, that’s good to hear. Maybe you and I can play together some time since neither of us have someone. It looks like everyone else here is paired up.”
His head moved up and down slowly. Like he thought I was pulling his leg about this, but he also wanted it to be true.
Finn and the other boys started to whisper among themselves. I could tell they were trying to give us a moment.
“Are you ok?” I asked.
He bit his lip. My cock jerked at the move.I know, bud.
I forced myself to calm as I waited for his reply. Whatever he was thinking right now was probably right in line with mine too.
How did we get here? Is this real? What happens now?
“You’re a Daddy,” he repeated. Like maybe he still didn’t believe it.
