Daddy's Love

"You stupid, silly girl!" Carol screams at Ana. We are sitting at the breakfast table. We all look at Carol horrified before Ana burst into tears. Grey picks her up and takes her inside, trying to calm her down.

I look at Carol but I am not mad at her. She is exhausted. She is unhappy and cranky. She missed her nap time yesterday and did not sleep well last night. She wet the bed because she did not wear a diaper. When she went to have a shower, I quickly changed the covers and cleaned the bed. No one mentioned it.

She looks like she is about to cry too. I want to pick her up and put an end to all this right now, but I promised Grey I wouldn't meddle into this. I promised I'd let Carol be unless she wants to be a little again. I know Grey wouldn't want it but I go to him to apologise for Carol's behaviour.

Carol is watching TV again while Ana is playing with Ems. We leave them and go to the bedroom.

"Christian... I am sorry for Carol's outburst. You know she is a good girl... She hasn't been herself lately...."

"Jay? She's my baby girl too, you know? Just because Ana calls you daddy sometimes and Carol doesn't call me daddy doesn't mean I love her any less."

I crush his face into a kiss. He looks taken aback.

And then we hear some noise. Both of us rush outside. Carol and Ana are fighting over Ems.

"She's mine!" Carol screams.

"She's mine!" Ana shouts back.

Ana pushes Carol.

Grey swats Ana twice, on the butt.

"YOU don't push people!" She bursts into tears again and hides herself in Grey's chest.

"But... I was playing with Ems. She took it... I said we could play together. But she took it..." Ana sobs and I want to spank the living daylights out of Carol but Grey glares at me and shakes his head.

Carol's POV

Daddy doesn't even spank me, when I am being so mean and some bad! I walk over to Carol, hand her Ems and go back downstairs. Why am I being so mean? I was a good girl till two days ago. What happened suddenly? Adults get away with being bad but I can tell you one thing, it feels very bad on the inside. It's so much worse. It's like they know they have done something bad but they can't be spanked and then learn and forget all about it and get cuddles and ice creams too.

I come back to the living room and watch TV cos I don't know what to do. What do adults do all day long? I am yet to have a bath also. And I want a bottle. Daddy gives me juice in a glass while Ana gets it in a bottle. I wet the bed last night and then rushed to the bathroom to cry. When I came back, my bed was clean again.

After some time, I hear daddy is leaving for work.

He comes to me.

"Carol, hon, I am going to have to go to work for an hour or two. Grey's here in case you need anything. And call me if you want me to pick something on my way back here." He kisses me.

I nod. I want to jump on him and tell him to cuddle me and not go to work and that I am bored and sad and I hate life! But I don't. I just nod. That's what adults do? Don't they?

He smiles and leaves. I want to weep. I am a big girl. Big girls don't cry. I have been so mean, to Ana. I feel bad. I go to her room and she is there painting alone.

"Can I paint with you?" I ask her.

She grins and nods frantically.

I run and hug her.

"I am sorry Niana, for being such a bitch."

"Don't say that! Bad word! I missed you so much!" She crushes me in a hug.

"I am a big girl I can say things!" I grin at her. She doesn't approve but doesn't say anything. We start painting.

One hour later, we are painting and Ana has learned saying Fuck.

"Ana, I am a big girl, I can say Fuck. You cannot! Daddy will toast your bottom. He hates it when littles cuss. I am telling you. Daddy goes batshit crazy. Don't say it in front of him. You can say it when we are alone." I wink at her.

She nods solemnly.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐