‘Ha! Those blushing cheeks tell way more than a thousand words ever could,’ Lilah laughed, sipping on her drink and casually signaling to the waiter for a new round of juice.
‘Okay, okay, soyesit did go down last night,’ Stella said, the cheers and whoops of her two friends drawing the attention of the other people sitting outside the café. ‘But…’
‘Yeah?’ Nicki said, leaning in ready for some extra-juicy details.
‘The most magical thing was seeing how happy Logan was atThe Dog Den,’ Stella said, drawing groans from her two buddies. ‘Come on, guys, it’s true. We can talk about the sexy stuff too, but what made me so happy was seeing how into the dog center Logan was. He had no ego, he got right down to the stinky jobs too. Logan was like…’
‘A responsible adult?’ Lilah said, a wry grin on her face.
‘He sounds like he’s ready to be a real Daddy,’ Nicki added.
‘Yup. Just like the kind of Daddy who I could actually see a real future with,’ Stella said, a wistful tone in her voice.
‘But this is Logan,’ Nicki said, arching her eyebrow. ‘Could he ever actually change. Even if hewantedto?’
The three friends looked at one another and burst out in laughter. Logan was a big character, the kind of one in a million personality who was hard to pin down. Everything thatStella loved about Logan and made him special was also part of the problems they had had.
Stella could see the funny side of her predicament.
‘I wish my love life could be simple for once!’ Stella exclaimed, pretending to bang her forehead against the oak tabletop. ‘I’m a Little who needs a Daddy, is that too much to ask for?’
‘Hey, at least you have a love life,’ Lilah said, rolling her eyes in mock exasperation. ‘The closest I’ve been to an orgasm recently was sitting on a bumpy seat in an Uber!’
The three Little friends all laughed again.
It was always great fun hanging out with Lilah and Nicki, and Stella felt incredibly grateful to count them as her best friends.
They had all been there for one another through the good times and the bad, and even as they got older and had more work commitments, the same bond was always there between them.
As the second round of fresh juices arrived, Stella looked down onto the beach. There were small smatterings of people down on the golden sands. There were some folks in the water too, from early morning surfers to groups of swimmers too.
But it wasn’t outdoor activity of the sporting kind that was on Stella’s mind…
Me and Logan together…
Naked. On the beach…
What would people say?
Stella suddenly realized just how excited she was getting by the prospect of being nude on the beach with a Daddy like Logan and swiftly adjusted her t-shirt to cover up any tell-tale signs of arousal.
If it was ever in any doubt, Stella realized that keeping her mind off Logan was a hopeless task to even attempt.
Stella decided that the only way of dealing with her feelings of self-consciousness around Logan and their relationship was to tackle things head on.
It was time to message Logan and arrange a meeting.
But whether Logan would be even close to being awake for another few hours was a whole other matter…
When Logan finally replied to Stella’s message, Stella was somewhat surprised to find that Logan had been up for a few hours.
Even better than that, Logan had actually paid an impromptu visit toThe Dog Denand helped out with their morning laundry session.
After making her way to the location that Logan sent in her message, Stella took a moment to look around. It was a cool block close to the beach, populated by a lot of hipsters and grungy types. It was one of the few areas of Blue Rock that hadn’t quite been totally consumed by healthy lifestyle spots.
Even though Stella loved her clean and healthy life, she couldn’t deny that hanging out in a dive bar from time to time was fun too. And, more than anything else, it was one hundred percent pure Logan Rain…
‘Sweetie sayshiby the way,’ Logan said, flashing a smile over toward Stella as the pair of them embraced. ‘This beer’s on me. It’s the least I can do to say thank you for your hospitality. And for bringing that big beast Sweetie into my life too.’
