I had the next two days off, and while I usually volunteered to cover any shift available, I actually took those days off. Suddenly, I had an urge to visit Primal and poke around in the daycare room.
Sunday night was slow, but there were a few Little girls and boys in the daycare room. They were all with caretakers, and none of them were my Cassie.
My Cassie? What the fuck was I thinking. She was definitely not mine. Not yet, at least.
On my way out, I stopped in the store and went straight to the ruffled panties. It was easy to spot the pair I had to cut off Cassie,so I grabbed a replacement pair in her size and then decided to get a few extras in different colors.
The girl had been through some trauma and deserved a little surprise.
But delivering them to her was a bit tricky. In order to do what needed to be done, I had to violate a handful of medical privacy laws. The healthcare system didn’t take kindly to doctors using patient records to stalk a patient and deliver panties. That was just about as bad of a crime as I could commit.
Definitely deep in thepredatorrange of ick.
When I showed up for my shift on Tuesday, Abby had a mischievous smile on her face that I’d recognize anywhere. “Well, hello there, Dr. Dayton.”
I furrowed my eyebrows. She usually called me Dayton. “Hello, Abby. What’s this look for?” Abby wasn’t exactly a Little, but she was submissive, and if I really wanted to get information from her, all I had to do was drop my voice a few octaves and demand it. But I tried not to take advantage of her in that way, so I kept things casual. “Everything okay?”
She nodded, and her face split into a grin. “Yep. Everything's great for me. As a matter of fact, something was delivered for you yesterday.”
“For me?” I rarely had things delivered to the hospital because they were more likely to be lost in the mail room than handed to me when I needed them.
“Mmm hmm. Just a little thank you gift from a certain patient with a fewlittleowies.”
The way she emphasizedlittlereinforced my own assumptions about Cassie and made my dick twitch. “She brought me a gift?”
“Yep.” Abby lifted a large box from behind the counter and placed it in front of me. “I almost called you yesterday so you could come in and get it because it’s been driving me crazy, but… I knew better.”
Did she, though? She must have wanted to see my reaction in person when she told me about it more than she wanted to see the gift itself. “Well, now I’m quite curious myself.”
I released the polka-dotted ribbon and pulled the lid off the large box. When I peeked inside, the aroma was intoxicating. All sugary and cinnamony, and I immediately thought of Cassie. That’s exactly what she smelled like, and I would never be able to smell it again without thinking of her. Reaching inside, I carefully pulled out a glass bowl that looked like it was full of milk and cereal with four wicks poking out the top, making it clear it was a candle.
“She was telling me about this candle she’d been working on when she got here.” I tilted it toward Abby so she could take a whiff. “What do you think?”
“Oh, it smells so good!” She went back in for another hit off the candle. “I soooo need one.”
I was tempted to give it to her because I wasn’t really the type of guy to light candles at home, but it would be rude to give away a gift, especially one Cassie literally shed tears for while creating it. In the bottom of the box was her business card with a phone number and website. “Take a picture of her card. It sounds like she has an online store you can order from.”
Abby pulled out her phone and took a picture, then peeked in the box again. “Ooh, there’s more, and it’s so cute.”
I pulled out the teddy bear tucked inside. It was wearing scrubs and had a stethoscope around its neck. Beneath the bear was a note. I wished Abby wasn’t around to see my reaction when I read it, but it was too late for that. I schooled my features and read the note.
Dear Dr. Dayton Sir,
Thank you for taking such good care of me, and my ouchies. You made me feel safe, and I haven’t felt that way in a long time. You were very nice, so I made this for you because you’re a doctor on the outside but a big teddy bear on the inside.
Sincerely,
the Little girl with a crush
“Oh my god, Dayton. She’s into you. And she’s Little… Did you know that about her?”
I nodded and looked at the note again. “Yeah, the panties she was wearing were in the store at Primal.”
Abby just cocked her head, practically giddy by this news. “And you know this how?”
Fuck, I walked right into that one. “It’s possible I bought a pair to replace the ones I had to cut off her.”
“Ahh, you’re into her too!” She squealed and bounced on her toes as she looked up at me. “So what’s your move? You gonna ask her out?”
