11. Sean

The time had finally come that he was going to spank Gabby, and he was nervous. It wasn't that spanking a Little's bottom was foreign to him. While he was a soft Daddy, he didn't hesitate to spank a Little when she had done something to deserve it. He didn't get off on giving pain, but he did enjoy the feeling of being Daddy, whether for cuddles or punishment, and he also loved how loving and sweet most Littles were after a session over his lap.

He suspected his nerves were because he was afraid of scaring Gabby. Not that he would do anything to harm her, but she seemed scared of her own shadow half of the time, and he didn't want the spanking to cause her to feel unsafe around him. When she agreed that she deserved the spanking, he relaxed a bit and nodded his head.

"Okay, I'm going to pull your pants and panties down, and then you're going to go over my lap."

He reached out and tugged her leggings and panties down. She almost always wore leggings, which he preferred on her. He had purchased a bunch of different colored leggings for her, some with cute prints on them and some solids. She sometimes reminded him of the little girl from the movie Monsters Inc who wore a pair of purple leggings and an oversized pink shirt.

When her pants and panties were pulled down, he took her hand and guided her over one of his thighs, resting her upper torso on her bed. She didn't protest, which didn't really surprise him. She wasn't one to complain, which was one of the reasons she was over his lap in the first place. She needed to learn that she could come to him for anything, even something as small as not liking eggs. He wanted to teach her that she could have a voice and feel safe to express herself. Maybe he could talk to Savannah about how to help her with that.

"Baby girl, why do you deserve this spanking?"

Gabby shifted slightly and looked back at him with those big brown eyes that melted him.

"Because I wasn't honest with you. I didn't tell you about something that I didn't like."

He nodded, "That's right, and you need to know that you can come to me for anything. I won't ever be angry with you for telling me your needs, and I will never shout at you for not liking something I give you. You are my girl, and my job is to take care of you and love you. Understand?"

Her bottom lip trembled, and she nodded her head.

"Yes, Daddy."

"Okay, here we go."

He landed the first smack on her bottom and then to the other cheek. Gabby immediately yelped and began wiggling against him, which was not at all helpful for his growing erection.

"I love my baby girl."

Smack!

"And I need her to tell me when she needs something or doesn't like something."

Smack!

"She is my most precious," Smack! "gift in the world," Smack! "and I care about the things she likes and doesn't like. Her opinion matters."

Gabby cried out with each smack to her bottom.

"I'm sorry, Daddy! Ouchie!"

He laid smack after smack, alternating cheeks until her entire bottom was glowing a bright shade of pink.

Sean paused, "You're doing so well, Gabby. It's almost over. Are you doing okay?"

She sniffled, "My bottom is on fire!"

He chuckled, happy to hear her complaint.

"I know, baby. Other than your bottom being on fire, are you okay? Not scared or panicking?"

"No, Daddy. I trust you. I know you won't hurt me."

Wow. If words could bring a man to his knees, those would be it. She trusted him. Suddenly his erection wasn't the problem. It was the growing lump in his throat. He had to swallow several times before he could speak.

"That means everything to me, Gabby girl. I will never hurt you or betray your trust. Let's finish this up so we can snuggle."

He began rapidly spanking her bottom, paying special attention to her sit spots which had her squirming with more strength than he would have expected from a small thing like her. Just as he was almost done, her body went limp across his lap, and she shook with sobs.

When he stopped spanking her, he didn't immediately pull her up. Instead, he rubbed her back and whispered to her.

"That's my good girl. Daddy's good girl. You did so well, baby girl. I love you so much."

Her crying quieted, and before he could lift her from his lap, she pushed herself up and thrust herself into his chest, clutching her arms around his neck so tightly that he struggled to breathe.

"I love you too, Daddy! I've never been loved before. I might be bad at it."

Sean smiled as he lifted her so she was sitting on his lap.

"You won't be bad at it, my girl. You just need to let me love and care for you."

"I might doubt it a lot, though."

"You can doubt it, and I promise to reassure you every time you do. I'm not going anywhere, Gabby, and I hope you aren't either. I will love you through the good and the bad."

She began sobbing loudly again, and he continued to rock her for over an hour until she was sleeping soundly in his arms.

A week later, after dropping Gabby off at work, Sean went to his office downtown to meet with a new client. He spent several hours going over documents and talking with the man about his new business.

After the man left, Sean looked over the various business documents for the construction company when his cell phone rang, showing Zane's name. It was unusual for Zane to call, and his mind immediately went to Gabby.

"What's wrong, Zane?"

"Hey, I need you to come to the club. Gabby is having a panic attack, and she won't let me get near her. She's balled up in the corner of the nursery."

He immediately grabbed his laptop and keys and ran out of his office to his car.

"Did something happen? Remind her to breathe and don't try to touch her."

"Gabby, breathe, honey, your Daddy is coming. I don't know what happened. Damian is here, and we were walking through the club looking at the security cameras, and when Gabby saw him, she turned pale, and her breathing went shallow, and then she ran to the nursery."

Fuck.

"Make sure Damian isn't near her. If there's something about him that's scaring her, she isn't going to calm down if he's around. Don't touch her but go sit near her and talk to her."

Sean drove through the city streets as quickly as he could while listening to Zane talk quietly to Gabby through his car's Bluetooth. He could hear Gabby saying she wanted her Daddy, and it made his heart swell knowing she wanted him while she was struggling.

"Put it on speaker so she can hear me."

"Okay, it's on speaker."

"Hey, baby, Daddy is on his way. I'll be there as soon as I can. Let's start breathing together. One big breath in and out. Breathe with Daddy."

It took him a little over ten minutes to get to the club while he spoke to Gabby the entire time without getting a response from her. Quickly ending the call as he parked his car right by the door, Sean ran inside and directly back to the nursery. His heart sank at the sight of his little girl, curled up into a tight ball in the corner, crying and breathing too heavily for his liking.

Zane got up from his spot on the floor and backed away as Sean got closer.

"Baby girl, Daddy is here. I'm going to touch you."

He half expected her to shake her head no, but to his shock, she nodded. Kneeling in front of her, he reached out and pulled her into him, holding her tightly to his chest.

"Breathe in and out, Gabby. Daddy is here, and you're safe. Nothing bad is going to happen to you."

He sat down on the floor, pulling her in with him, and stroked his hand up and down her back in a steady motion. She whimpered several times, but her breathing slowed a bit.

"That's my good girl. Feel my hand? Focus on how my hand is moving up and down your back. You are safe, and nothing bad is going to happen to you."

"Daddy?" she whispered.

"Yes, baby girl, I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."

With each passing minute that felt like an eternity, Gabby's breathing slowed, and she was no longer trembling in his arms. He continued to rock her and whisper to her, reminding her that she was loved and special and safe.

"I'm so embarrassed."

Sean continued to stroke her back and rock her.

"You don't need to be embarrassed, baby girl. Zane is a Daddy. He understands."

"He's going to think I'm a freak. Or fire me."

"No, baby. He would never think that or do that. Zane cares about you."

He looked down and saw that her thumb was in her mouth, and she had her eyes closed. He knew she would be wiped out for the rest of the afternoon. Zane walked back into the room with a sippy cup in his hand and set it down on the floor beside Sean. When he noticed that Gabby was sucking her thumb, he went to a set of drawers at the far end of the room and found a pacifier. He brought that over, handed it to Sean, and then disappeared from the room again.

Gently, he pulled her thumb from her mouth and replaced it with the pacifier. He hadn't given her a pacifier yet, but it only took a moment before her mouth was moving to suckle on the nipple. Slowly, Sean moved to stand with her still in his arms. He didn't want to let her go, but he wanted to get her home and tucked into bed.

Zane and Damian met him outside the Littles' area as soon as he stepped out.

"Sean, I'm so sorry, man. I don't know what I did to upset her," Damian whispered.

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Zane asked.

Sean shook his head, "You didn't do anything, Damian. She is wary of men in general, and you're not exactly a friendly-looking guy, no offense, plus she wasn't expecting to see anyone new."

Damian grunted but didn't seem to get his feelings hurt by the statement.

"I'm going to take Gabby home. I'm going to keep her home tomorrow too. She's always pretty wiped out after a panic attack."

Zane nodded, "No problem."

The men opened doors for Sean until he was outside, and then opened his car door for him so he could get Gabby seated inside. She let out a small cry when he let go of her but quickly seemed to settle again after he buckled her seatbelt.

"If you need anything, call me and let her know that I'm sorry I frightened her."

Sean nodded to Damian and then waved goodbye to Zane before pulling out of the parking lot and heading home.