âWheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!â Daddy picked me up off his lap and held me standing on the ground in front of him with his hands on my shoulders keeping me steady so I wouldnât fall. My legs are asleep. Was I asleep? Asleep in Daddyâs lap?
âIâll leave you ladies alone to discuss it,â Daddy announced. He held my arms up over my head and walked me across the room towards them. With my legs still numb and useless he was free to to turn my gait into even more of an exaggerated babyish waddle as he puppeteered me across the room. He dropped me on the couch between my mother and sister.
âWhat? Nooooo. Where did he go?â Daddy was gone. Oh noooooo. Not again! I have to find Daddy.
âJ...Sophia!â my Mom yelled. âHellllllo!â
âHuh?â I asked.
âWhat do you think?â My mom is trying to sound nonchalant but she looks like sheâs bursting with excitement.
âUmmmmmmmâŚâŚ?â
I looked to my right. My sister was laughing, âSheâs gonna say yes, of course, duh! Sheâs putty in his hands. Did you see that? Asleep in his lap?â
âWHAT!?â I shrieked. âNO! I hate that...that ugly, smug, horrible, ANNOYING, man. He wonât leave me alone!â
âUgly? I think heâs dreamyâŚâ my sister sighed.
âOh, Isabella. Donât be ridiculous. You wouldnât even know what to do with him. That black skin, the tattoos...those dreadlocks. That leather jacket smelled so good...I bet he has a bike! I bet heâs huuuuuuge! I mean...Oh, OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! WHAT THE HELL, SOPHIA? Get that hairband away from me!â
Iâm Bratty for Daddy. What other girls? They make me so mad. It tickles an...huh...where is it? Awwww. Where did it go? I squished my tush around in my diaper. Rustle rustle, pink silk and white lace pinafores and Bratty for Daddy. Thatâs me. My buttplug is gone. Awwwwwwwwwww. Did Daddy change my diaper while I slept and take it out? I donât think so...where could it be? OWWW ITâS STILL HURTS THOUGH! OUCHIE! OWWWWWWWWWW.
âHer hairband is overheating Mom, it was an accident!â she stuck her tongue out at me and then stuck her hand on our motherâs forehead as if taking her temperature. âBlack? Are you out of your mind?â
âWhat? Of course he is,â my mother replied.
âHEEEEEâS MYYYYY DADDY!â
âOhhhh! Cool! Theyâre lighting up again!â
âListen!â my Mom shouted. âItâs clear,â she paused, briefly choking up with regret, âthat Mr. Incubus is only interested in one of us that way. Okay, Sophia? We all heard his terms though. He wants to take care of the whole family. It could change our lives so much. I could retire in Florida instead of just getting down there one week a year. Weâd never have to worry about money again. I could go back to painting! Heâs so generous!â
Iâm his favorite. Iâm the prettiest one. IâM the cutest of all. Daddy likes me the best. Other girls? What other girls? THEY MAKE ME SO MAD MY HORNS HURT. DAMN THEM TO HADES! DAMN THEM TO HELL! Where did Daddy go? I miss Daddy. I miss my buttplug. Where did my buttplug go? Ouchie ouchie, ouch ouch ouch. Still hurts though!
âHe has friends in Hollywood who can get me my own comedy special, Sophia! And heâs so rich! Itâs like we won the lottery. This is awesome! Youâre gonna say yes, right? Youâre gonna sign the contract?â
My mother and sister looked at me and nodded at me like they were begging me to say yes. âNooooooooooooooooooooooooo! NEVER!â I shouted. âIâll never marry that cretin. He invaded my dreams and exposed me. I hate him.â
âAwwwwwwwwwwwâŚJohnny, think about it andâŚâ
I flinched with the burning anger at the tip of my horns, âSophia!â I spit right in my motherâs face and it hit with a satisfying splat.
Isabella gasped. She covered her mouth to contain her disbelieving laughter and then ran to the kitchen to retrieve a towel.
My mother began again, tossing the towel aside with a tired groan, âSophia. Right. I deserved that. Iâm sorry, listen, okay. Honey, why didnât you tell us youâre a girl and that you like boys too? You know we just want you to be happy and to be yourself. Is this why Lizzy broke up with you? Were you cheating on her with him? She was so angry, she was so mad...â
âUghh, no. It was all a misunderstanding. I told you, those jerks Mike and Chaz set me up.â
âThen why all the secrets? You know you can talk to us about anything.â
My sister played with one of my poufy sleeves. âUgh, Mom, come on, donât you get it? Itâs not like sheâs JUST saying, âHey guys, turns out Iâm a bi girl and I found the hunkiest rich boyfriend of all time.â Itâs 2019, like who cares? Remember all those boys from that princess club thing we saw down in Florida last year? Itâs like nobody even notices theyâre different. Who thought THAT would get so popular for boys? But this is extraâŚâ She blushed, â...like kinky and weird and...dirty and honestly...kinda creepy. Sorry, Sophia.â
I covered my face with my hands and groaned. I wanted to sink into the couch and disappear. âI knowwwwwwwwwwwww.â
âIs he pressuring you to do any of this, Sophia? Are you doing it for money? Is that how you could afford your voice and the hair removal treatments? Honey, look, I know moneyâs tight but we could have figured something out to pay for your transition. Itâs important. You should have at least come to us first so we could have talked it over with you a little bit. You didnât have to do this for him."
âUgggghhhhh. Itâs not like that! Listen to me! Isabellaâs right. I couldnât tell you because itâs just too embarrassing. Like, I know if it was someone else you would say, âYeah, whatever, itâs your life if thatâs your kink go do it. You donât live forever...right?â
âBut itâs ME. Your son, I mean daughter. I didnât want you to think of me like this.â I looked down. Bratty for Daddy. âI mean I was gonna tell you Iâm a girl soon but not about all this. If I found some guy I liked it would just be some private bedroom game maybe. It was just a fantasy. But now EVERYBODY KNOWS! I didnât want to embarrass you guys and I didnât want EVERYONE to know. But Mr. IncubusâŚâ My horns burned and sizzled. âouccccchhhh, Daddy. He just...he just walked right out of my dreams and before I knew it he made them all come true.â
âAll of this?â Isabella asked incredulously, looking me from horn to toe. âThis is what you dream about?â
âItâs the anime,â my mother said shaking her head, âI knew it was warping hi...her mind. So much anime.â
My sister guffawed, âSophia the Bratty Baby Demon Girl with a Dom Daddy fetish and a surprise in her diapers who canât help but show off her panties all the time? Sounds more like hentai. You gotta tell me the title so I can look it up. Or are you just so damn crazy you came up with all of this on your own? You are wild! Why have you been hiding all of this! Iâm gonna use it for my act. This is great! Youâre okay with that right? I mean, once you sign that contract there isnât gonna be any point hiding anything anyway. You know I wonât be mean, I think itâs romantic and cute now that I think about it.â
âUgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhâŚ.I hate him. I hate him. I HATE HIM SO MUCH. I never dreamed about any stupid demons or horns!â
âBut the rest?â my mom asked with a sigh.
âItâs supposed to be a secret! Ugggggggghhhhhh. I hate him! I hate this stupid hairband! Iâm getting it off RIGHT NOW! I DONâT CARE HOW MUCH IT HURTS! DADDY SAYS NO BUT BRATTY SAYS YES!â I reached up to my right horn and pulled.