"I could never be mad at you." [20]

Casey's POV

"H-Hi dada.." I say quietly into the small electronic. I hear a soft chuckle on the other side of the phone, and a rustling sound. "W-What are you doing daddy..?" I suddenly become nervous.

"I'm getting into bed baby boy." he responds, I release a breath that I didn't even know I was holding. "You're in bed like daddy said to be, right?"

"Y-Yes sir!" I answer him obediently. "A-are you going to read me a bedtime story papa..?" I've never been told a bedtime story. No one has ever bothered to tell me one..

My parents, well, my mom was never home. I would go to sleep and wake up in the place I called home, alone. When she was there, she was always with some guy that she was fucking around with at the time. She couldn't keep a solid relationship, I don't think she even wanted to. She barely talked to me, when she did, it was only while those guys weren't there, which was barely ever. Do you know what it's like to have random guys come into your house? They could've killed me, robbed us, they could have done anything.. I had to get small jobs like mowing peoples lawns just to save up money to get out of that house.

"Of course I am baby, I told you I would." he tells me softly, I can picture the smile on his face as he talks. I love his smile, I love the way his dark brown eyes sparkle as he does too. "Daddy doesn't lie." I giggle softly and my smile widens.

"Heheh, then whatcha gonna read me dada?" I ask him softly while giggling quietly. I hear daddy's beautiful, deep voice let out a chuckle.

"I'm going to tell you a story that I just made up, kitten." he tells me softly. My smile widens as I think about daddy telling me a story straight from his imagination. I lay my phone down and put it on speaker, just in case I fall asleep. I giggle, snuggling into my blanket, waiting for him to start the story.

"Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince who lived in a beautiful castle. He had a pet dragon and a unicorn! One day the cute little princey went out of the castle and ventured into the dark forest, and so he got lost. He found a strange man who was wearing a black cape and hoodie in the forest who took him to his shack, which was in the middle of the dark and scary woods." daddy pauses to take in a breath, then he continues, "The stranger happened to be super duper handsome, the prince couldn't stop blushing around him."

Daddy's voice started to fade out as my vision got darker. I slowly fell into a dark, peaceful sleep as daddy was soothing me with his beautiful, deep voice. His voice is too angelic for his own good, it always manages to put me to sleep.

Darius' POV

I hear soft snores coming through the phone, realizing that Casey must've fallen asleep. That's adorable.. I want to be there with him to see it, and to just hold him, hear him, feel him..

I smile softly to myself as I'm broken out of my train of thought by a quiet, but louder than before, snore on the other side of the phone. "You're so cute baby.." I whisper into the phone, even though I knows he can't hear me because he's asleep.

I lay my phone down next to me, putting it on speaker, in case Casey wakes up and needs me, and just so that I can hear him snore when I wake up. Then I pull my covers up over my shoulders and let sleep consume me.

Casey's POV

I slowly open my eyes, yawning, and rub the sleep out of them. I must have fell asleep while daddy was telling me the story.. I feel my heart drop. Oh no! What if he's mad at me for falling asleep while he was talking?! My breathing starts to pick up as I think about him being mad at me.

"Kitten?" I hear from my phone, which is right next to my head. Did daddy not hang up? I-is he going to yell at me..? I whimper quietly and start to apologize repeatedly for falling asleep. "Kitten! It's okay, I wanted you to fall asleep. Your snores were adorable too." Instead of my heart dropping like before, it starts pounding quickly, and a slight heat creeps up on my cheeks.

"R-really..? S-So you're not mad at me for f-falling asleep while you were t-telling me a story...?" I whimper out, and bite my lip after I finish. I don't want him to be mad at me at all...

"No, baby boy, why would I ever be mad at you for that?" he asks gently. I whimper quietly to myself, my old daddy would get mad if I fell asleep while he was talking. Even though I explained to him that his voice was what put me to sleep, he took that as, what he was saying was boring to me, then I got in trouble and punished... I shiver and whimper louder as I think about what he did.

"B-Because..." I pause for a moment, debating on whether or not to tell him, "N-no reason daddy..!" I don't want to bother him with my useless problems. I don't want him to have to reassure me of things over and over.. H-He'll surely get annoyed... There's no way he wouldn't.. It's annoying to most people if their lover is always, constantly doubting them self.. It's not annoying to me, but it probably is for him...

"Kitten. Tell me. Now." I hear daddy growl into the phone. I whimper and grip onto my blankie. H-How did he know I was lying? I can't lie to him again because he already knows that it's something...

"D-Daddy, it's nothing really.." I tell him, trying to sound convincing. Even though he knows something's wrong, I can still try to convince him that there isn't. He growls lowly, I don't think it worked..

"Kitten, don't lie to daddy. Tell me what's wrong, now." he says firmly, but with a soft voice. I don't want him to worry about me either, I don't want to bother him..

I whimper out a quiet, "I-It doesn't matter, daddy." He growls lowly, and I can hear shuffling. "D-Daddy what are you doing..?" I ask softly.

"If you don't tell me what's wrong, I'll come over and get it out of you myself." he says sternly, he sounds far away from the phone. Is he.. getting dressed to come over here..?

"D-Daddy no!! Y-You really shouldn't bother yourself with i-it.. I-It's not important or anything.." I try to reason with him. Why would he come over here just for me to say what's wrong when it's just something stupid? Why would he bother himself with my problems..? All the sound of shuffling stops, and I can hear his footsteps coming closer.

"Kitten, listen to me, okay?" he starts off slowly, he sounds closer to the phone now. "Everything about you is important to daddy. There's nothing that bothers me when it comes to you, understood? Daddy always wants to know everything that goes on inside that little head of yours." I sniffle as a tear drops out of my eye.

H-He's so sweet.. H-He really does c-care for me.. I-I didn't think he would care about me this much... No one has ever cared for me like he has..

I sniffle again, "D-Daddy.." I whimper out quietly, more tears peering out of my eyes.

"I love you, kitten. Always come to me when something is ever bothering you. I want you to tell me everything.." he tells me softly. "Understood, baby?"

I whimper out, "Y-Yes sir, understood. I love you too, daddy.." I can practically feel his smile after I say that. I love that I can make him smile.. That's all I ever want to do... I want to make him happy.. "I was just.. worried... I really.. I couldn't live with myself if you were mad at me, daddy.. No one has ever read me to sleep... It made me so happy.. I don't want to bother you e-either.. That's why I just didn't say it to begin with.."

"Kitten.. I could never be mad at you... I will never ever be mad at you, ever. Even if you broke a rule, I couldn't be mad at you." he tells me, using a gentle voice. He always uses such a soft and gentle voice when he's reassuring me.. "I love you so much. You could never ever be a bother to me. It worries me when you don't tell me things.." A weird heat washes over me as I listen to him soothing me.

"D-daddy.. T-that makes me so happy.. I'm s-so g-glad... I-I never want to make you mad at me or bother you.." I whimper out softly. My heart is pounding out of my chest. My breathing is trying to steady itself. I have swarms of butterflies fluttering around in my stomach and chest. Why does he make me feel this way? It's because.. I love him so much..

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