Tender Care

Thirty-one

He ran to turn off his music before grabbing a towel wiping his face, arms, and chest trying to get most of the sweat off of him.

Liam then picked Nova up in his arms, kissing her cheek as a greeting.

"I woke up" Nova shrugged.

Her words made Liam laugh.

"You did, was your nap okay?" Liam asked, starting to walk out of the his gym with her.

"Yes, but..." Nova dragged, pointing down to her lower region.

Liam immediately knew what she was talking about, knowing Nova was always uncomfortable when her diaper was full.

"Oh, you need daddy to change you?" Liam asked, raising his eyebrows.

Nova nodded softly.

"Okay, let's do that then, love" Liam said, adjusting her on his hip.

He then made his way up the stairs.

"There, all better baby" Liam smiled, as he pulled up her sweatpants.

Nova lied on the soft carpet as Liam just finished changing her. He put away the wipes and threw the old diaper away before going back to her.

"Do you want to play, Nova?" Liam asked, helping her sit up.

"Yeah" Nova nodded.

"Okay, I think I have some play-doh for you, love. We can play with that" Liam suggested.

He remembered he ordered some off of Target last week.

"want to" Nova agreed, getting excited.

"Okay then, let's go down to kitchen" Liam said, grabbing his little girl's hand.

2 days later

Marcus just arrived to the next tour spot, Boston. The show was actually tomorrow, but the crew always had the option to go a little early.

Marcus took a sip of his beer as he sat with Pete and another member, Brian, while they conversed at the hotel's bar.

"Do you think he was messing with me?" Marcus asked his friends, referring to Ben.

"I don't know, I could care less about him. He's just a suck up" Pete rolled his eyes, taking a sip of his drink.

"However, he is close to the group so he does have his advantages" Pete continued.

"What if he's trying to get with Nova too? She is cute and he has the opportunity of always being around her" Marcus wondered.

He almost felt jealous in a small way.

"What do you mean 'too', are you trying to get with her? Damn, don't be a pedophile Marc. She's only seventeen" Pete smirked, finding this funny.

"What? N-no, I just meant like—"

"I'm kidding, god" Pete laughed, looking back at Marcus.

"In all seriousness, Ben probably just finds you guys threatening, maybe that's why he doesn't like you" Brian laughed, taking a bite of his nachos.

"But trying to get someone fired just from not liking them? I know he's the one who told the guys" Marcus stated.

"I mean I admit, I did stare at her sometimes, or maybe a lot but anybody would do that. The situation is a little fucked up" Marcus went on.

"A little?" Pete chuckled, looking at Marcus.

"Kidnapping a young girl and forcing her to become baby... that's fucked up on another level. Are you kidding me?" Pete responded.

"Sometimes I think about blowing up their whole fantasy and taking that poor girl home, where ever she lives"

All three of them then laughed at the table.

"You know we all signed those non-disclosure agreements though. No words are coming in or out" Brian started.

"Yeah, whatever" Pete shrugged.

"Well, I just mind my business through all of this and it works for me. I think the girl really enjoys it now" Brian shrugged.

"Nova's brainwashed though, she doesn't get how she's playing in a sick game, but it is what it is" Marcus shrugged.

"Yeah, I guess you're right" Brian agreed.

"More importantly, I think all five of them brainwashed themselves into thinking this is morally okay" Pete added.

"You know, sometimes I wish I can ask her if she's really okay, maybe she's pretending" Marcus pointed out.

"That would be a plot twist" Pete joked

There was a couple seconds of silence at the table before Brian spoke up.

"Well, that's funny. Now your friend pops up at this exact time" Brian chuckled, pointing over their heads.

Marcus and Pete both turned their heads to see Ben ironically here. He was checking into his room at the reception desk.

"Yeah, I guess that is funny" Pete remarked, sarcastically turning back around in his seat.

Marcus watched Ben converse with the receptionist before turning back around himself too.

"Hm, I think I have an idea" Marcus admitted, making eye contact with the other two guys.