Beau chuckled, looking at the clock on the dresser. “About… twelve.”
“Okay.” She leaned back to look at him. “That means even if we snuggle for three more minutes, we’ll still save five minutes.”
“Good math, pretty baby.”
She rested her head back on his shoulder and sighed happily. Beau continued rocking them slowly.
“I like this,” Palmer said softly. “I like spending time with you.”
“I like spending time with you too, little girl. You make me so damn happy.”
Palmer hummed quietly.
After a few minutes she asked another question. “Daddy?”
“Yes, pretty baby.”
“One day will we be intimate?”
Beau considered her words carefully. “Do you mean sexually?”
Palmer nodded, feeling her face heat with her question.
“Do you want us to be intimate in the future, little one?”
His eyes were warm and kind. Palmer was so grateful there was no judgment in them. “I do. I’m just… I’m not…” she grew frustrated when she couldn’t find her words.
“There’s nothing wrong you could say, baby. Take your time,” he encouraged.
“I’m not a v-virgin, but I’ve only had sex once. I don’t think I’m very good at it because it didn’t feel… magical.”
Beau squeezed her tightly. “Thank you for telling me what was on your mind. The beautiful thing about us being together is that it will be amazing no matter what. When you care about someone the way we care about each other, sparks will always fly during our time together. It will feel good in our hearts and in our bodies.”
Palmer considered his wise words before nodding. “Yeah. It will be magical whenever I’m intimate with you.”
“Pretty baby, I felt the magic the moment I met you and believe we’ll both feel the magic for the rest of our lives together.”
A big weight lifted from Palmer’s chest. “You think we will spend the rest of our lives together?” That was such a happy thought!
“I do. I’m head over heels about you, pretty baby.”
Palmer grinned. “You make my heart happy, Daddy.” She pressed a kiss to his cheek.
“You make my heart very happy too. You make it full of sunshine and rainbows.”
Palmer wrapped her arms around his neck again.
“Had you been worrying about us having sex for a while, little one?”
Palmer nodded. “Since we had breakfast with Auntie Catherine and Uncle Sam. They were kissing and touching a lot. I was worried you’d be sad we weren’t and then I was sad we weren’t.”
Beau pressed a kiss to each of her cheeks. “Thank you for telling me that something was worrying you. I’m not sad that we aren’t doing the same things Auntie Catherine and Uncle Sam are. They have been together for a very long time and their relationship took time to blossom too. I’m happy to move at Palmer and Daddy’s pace, but I’m sorry you’re feeling sad we haven’t been intimate. I didn’t want you to feel rushed.”
Palmer smiled. “Thank you for taking care of me, Daddy.”
“I always will, pretty baby.”
Beau patted her bottom and she climbed from his lap.
