Chapter 21: Daniel, Part 4

I startle awake when someone slaps me across the face. My eyes are open, but nothing around me is registering.

A bedroom. Not my bedroom, and not a hotel room.

I get another smack, making me turn to look at my assailant. A toothless baby stares back at me, smiling and drooling.

Last night comes back to me. We didn't have sex once. We didn't have it twice. No, we woke up two more times and ended up having sex three times. And it was all fucking fantastic. Even when we were half asleep.

I shouldn't think about that kind of thing with a baby staring at me. That's kind of creepy, even for me.

"Hey, kid," I say. He really is a cute kid. "What are you doing in bed? Aren't you supposed to be in your crib?"

He waves his naked arms and legs excitedly, like he's swimming. He's wearing nothing but a diaper.

"That exciting, huh?" He squeals. "Tell ya what, why don't we go find Quincy and see if I can't treat you guys to breakfast. What do you think of that?" He farts.

I laugh. "I'll take that as