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POV – Kai-Lea
“Come on, taking a penis is a lot harder; no pun intended, than it sounds. In fact, if you don’t know what you’re doing you will choke. So, practicing on something helps. Bananas are as close to the shape as it comes.”
“I’m not doing this in front of anyone.” I said. As the door opened to the twins. Which worried me since I knew I was the one who locked it.
“Doing what in front of anyone, Little Mate?” Kallen asked, turning my face red. Stuart and Kallen both stood there with a smile of a Cheshire cat, making me shake my head and smile shyly back at them.
“Nothing. Are you looking for me or them?”
“Both. Dad’s training starts now. And you three need to get changed.”
“What?” they said in unison.
“What did we do?” Gussie asked.
“I don’t know. Ask Dad. He can answer you because I can’t.” Kallen said.
I nodded my head and went to change in my room. I put on my red sports bra and shorts, with my red sneakers. I had learned that living here I liked to color code things. I pulled my hair into a tight ponytail and went to the training building where I found Dad, Kallen, Stuart and Wade, waiting for us.
“At least you’re not dragging your heels.” Dad said sounding little annoyed that Chellea and Gussie still weren’t present.
After they finally showed up and we were finished I could barely move. To say that I was extra exhausted after one day of Dad’s training would be, is an understatement. I thought what Dad put us through over getting caught training in the shed was bad. Gussie and Chellea couldn’t actually move off the floor. I wasn’t much better, barely getting up to go shower.
“Ouch. I’m sore.”
“Good. Maybe next time you’ll come to me when you’re feeling unsafe.” Dad said, hearing me.
“Stop, being mad at her Dad.”
“I’m not mad. Disappointed.” He said flatly.
“Sorry, Dad.” He just looked at me before I just walked on. Dad being disappointed somehow hurt more than him being mad at me.
Seeing the look on Dads face was an image I couldn’t get out of my head. I sat in the shower crying while thinking about how bad it hurt. Dad and Mom had gone out of their way to make this place my home. Hurting him like this hurt me.
POV – Tomas
I knew that it hurt her to see the look of disappointment on my face, but I thought that we had made this place her home. Realizing that we hadn’t bothered me.
“You know she’s in the shower crying and not from the pain. Dad, that look was over kill.” Stuart said as he and Kallen barged into the office.
“No overkill is that you two knew that we still hadn’t made this place her home. That neither one of you.” He took a deep breath. “That neither one of you, came to me to tell me this. Or encouraged her to come to me, herself.”
“Dad can we talk alone.”
“We’ll be in the kitchen.” Kallen told her.
“I’m sorry. This is home. And I know that I say I’m still getting used to that. But it’s more than that. Before coming here thanks to you. Home was one nightmare after another. I am still learning how this… all this. Is more of a home than that horror show could ever be. Telling you that I still am struggling to learn that scared. Part of me thought you’d be angry. The part feared home wouldn’t always be here for me for upsetting the way things are done. I just… I felt scared that you’d take it all way.”
“Kai-Lea, I am so sorry. You’ve way. Sweetheart, it was never my intention to make you feel like that. But it hurt me to know you didn’t feel safe enough to do the same thing my mate and I do several times a week. Kai-Lea you are to be my daughter-in-law technically. But sweetie, I feel more like you are my pup, so often that the thought of you being afraid hurts me.”
“I see that you two are finally talking this out.” Krysta said coming in the office. “Good.”
“I am sorry that I hurt you, Dad.”
“And I’m sorry that I hurt you, Kai-Lea.”
“How about you two just promise to not have this happen again?” Krysta asked without actually asking. She was mad at me for being disappointed in Kai-Lea as she felt it was no different that than the situation with her and what went down over Karrin and Cal.
“We can do that.” We told her in unison. Which had us smiling.
“On that note. I like being here when Milton is. Is there somewhere I can go while you deal with him. I am positive that knowing that he was going to be here is what caused that bad dream or whatever it was. Not just that one either.” Milton’s visit was coming closer, had me thinking about things that I would rather not. Things that made me sick. In fact, I had to visit Dr. Ayonna twice a day until his arrival as I was having panic attacks.
“We figured as much.”
“I just got done finalizing everything with Clayra.”
“That’s your sister you were telling me about.”
“Yes.”
“All you girls are going to go visit family on Mom’s side. You leave next Tuesday after school. How does that sound?”
“Really?” I asked wondering if I really wouldn’t be anywhere near Milton with this news.
“Really. Yes.” he said, I jumped up and down before running over to hug him. I felt so relieved that I didn’t have to be anywhere near Milton. I realized then that I was still allowing Milton and his father have space in my life.
Even with the news of not having to be here for Milton had me happy part of me still felt uncomfortable. So, I headed to a session with Dr. Ayonna, she thought it would be nice if we had our lunch during the session.