His Little Topaz (Eleadian Mates Book 6) by Paige Michaels

Author:Paige Michaels [Michaels, Paige]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Bialar

It’s been two weeks since my Little girl returned to me. Six months and two weeks since she’s smiled at me like she did on that changing table in the starship.

I had hoped she would wake up with that memory lingering, and maybe she did, but her fear overshadowed it so fast that it vanished. She panicked when she realized I hadn’t been kidding about her immobility.

She’s been angry ever since. Frustrated. It’s not unusual. Most Little girls go through this stage. Some have a harder time than others.

She’s been hiding. From me. From life. She hides behind the pacifier. I’m certain she got her voice back by the end of the second day, but she refuses to use it. She hardly looks at me.

It’s like she’s in mourning. That can happen. Even though she wasn’t pleased with her previous life, the reality that she can never go back is stark and difficult to swallow.

I’m here for her. It’s all I can do. Let her process. She’s been inside her head doing that for two weeks.

Luckily, she eats when I hold a bottle to her lips but probably only because I threatened to feed her by a variety of unpleasant other means if she didn’t. She sleeps. She uses her diaper because she has no choice.

But two weeks is all we give Little girls before we take drastic measures to nudge them to join the planet. She’s had plenty of time to get her strength back. Every time I lay her on the floor, she has worked on finding a way to move.

It took her two days to roll over and two more days to pull up onto her hands and knees. She rocked like that for another day before trying to crawl. She fell a few times which made my stomach drop, but she’s fine. I put plenty of soft padding under her.

She has to snap out of it. I’m taking her to the doctor today. As soon as she wakes up. I’m hoping Thabo or Chadka will have some suggestions on how to get her to interact and accept her new life with me.

She also needs socialization. I haven’t worked more than a few minutes at a time since we returned. I don’t want to risk her waking up alone in her crib.

My business is attached to my home. Well really, it’s Strogan’s business. He’s a furniture maker. I provide the lumber. I’ve seen Strogan only a few times since we returned. I know he’s settling in next door with his Little girl Chrissy, and he keeps asking me about Kendra, but he hasn’t pushed. She wasn’t ready to meet anyone.

It’s time. I’m leaning over the side of the crib, watching Kendra sleep. She’s so peaceful when she sleeps. I watch her often. It’s better than pacing the house waiting for her to snap out of her funk. At least when she sleeps, her brow unfurrows, and her body relaxes.

She suckles the pacifier like her life depends on it.

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