Avery’s Adventure
A Daddy’s Boy Short
Athena Steller
Copyright © 2020 by Athena Steller
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Thank You
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1
Avery
Avery clutched his new stuffie as he stared at the automatic doors of the airport. This was it. His very first vacation. His first trip with Jace, his first plane ride, the first time he was little around what appeared to be thousands of people.
Nope, he couldn’t do it.
He turned, running into Jace’s chest. His Daddy wrapped his strong arms around Avery’s back.
“Baby boy?” Jace voice was soft. Gentle and coaxing.
Still Avery buried is face in Jace’s chest and mumbled. “I wanna go home.”
“Hey, look at me.” Jace cupped Avery’s face making Avery look up. “I don’t think you really want to go home. I think that you are scared. But you know that Daddy will be here the whole time. I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Avery shook his head frantically. “Let’s just go home. Please. I’ll be a good boy.”
“Avery.” Jace pressed a kiss to his forehead. “This isn’t a punishment. We’re going to have so much fun.”
“But…” Avery wiggled out of Jace’s hold and waved his hand at all the people. “What if someone laughs at me? What if I forget and call you Daddy? I don’t want to be a freak.”
“You aren’t a freak.” Uh oh. Jace had his mad Daddy’s face on. “If you call me Daddy then you call me Daddy. I don’t care what anyone else thinks. You are my boy and I’m proud of that fact. And no one will laugh at you. I will be right by your side.”
“What if I have an accident?” Avery whispered. He’d almost gone exclusively to using his diapers when he was with Jace. He loved his diapers, but he’d been too afraid to wear them to the airport. Now they had so many hours of traveling ahead of them.
“There’s a change of clothes for you in your backpack along with Jared and Buster Brown. I’ll remind you to use the restroom though. You do just fine at school. You can do this.”
Avery bit his lip. He wanted to go on vacation but it was just overwhelming. He needed quiet.
“Daddy has everything under control. I have snacks and a water bottle that we will fill once we get through security. I’ve got everything you’ll need.”
“Promise?” Avery found himself lifting his thumb to his mouth. No, damn it. He couldn’t suck his thumb in public. Or his binkie. He wanted his binkie. Jeez, adulting was hard. It was better at home where he could run around in his diaper with his binkie.
“I promise baby boy. It’s going to be okay.”
Avery took a deep breath. It wasn’t until Jace started to rub his lower back that he started to calm though. His Daddy was with him. That was all he needed to know. Avery didn’t have to do anything because Jace had it handled. And Jace had spent a lot of time, and probably a lot of money, putting this trip together for Avery.
Even though Avery didn’t know exactly where they were flying off to, he knew that if he could just relax than he would love it. Jace knew him so well. Really, Jace knew Avery better than Avery knew himself.
“I’m ready Daddy.”
Jace beamed. The pride shining from his eyes. That above everything else was the push that Avery needed. “Put your backpack on and hold onto mine. Don’t let go of me.”
His Daddy’s hands were full with their luggage so Avery hoped he could hang onto him. They both had backpacks that they would carry onto the plane. Avery’s was filled with his stuffies, lily, crayons, and coloring books. And the extra change of clothes. Avery didn’t know what Jace had in his, but Avery expected that it was more stuff for him. His Daddy loved him so much and always took the best care of him. Avery was one lucky boy.
Avery wrapped his fingers around Jace’s strap while he clutched his new stuffie to his chest.
Mitch was so smart. He’d suggested that Avery get a special traveling buddy that could go on all of Avery’s adventures with him. Avery hadn’t known what to get but Jace had taken him to the toy store where he’d wandered the aisles.
Jace had been patient and hadn’t rushed Avery. Avery had almost given up when he’d spotted the perfect traveling buddy.
On the very top shelf where Avery couldn’t reach was a very regal looking eagle. Eagles flew on their own. Avery knew that he needed the eagle to be his travel buddy.
Albert the Eagle, that’s what Avery had named him, was ready for the adventure. Avery needed to be too.
Avery clung to the strap as Jace maneuvered them through the automatic doors and into chaos. There were people everywhere! And bags. And laughter. And arguing. So much noise. His arm tugged when Jace started to move again causing Avery to stumble.
Jace glanced behind him but Avery smiled. He could do this. He’d just been overwhelmed by the noise. And all the people!
There was a short line where they had to check in. Too soon they were at the counter getting their boarding passes. Jace checked both suitcases before he handed over his and Avery’s IDs.
They got their IDs back along with a small rectangle card. Jace tucked those into his wallet before grabbing Avery’s hand. That was much better. He
