Prompt: Dad!Simon where your toddler decides it would be funny to hit her little brother and Simon steps up to correct her.
Requested: no
Warnings: Domesticated!Simon, toddler hitting.
POV: You and Simon have been married for ten years. You have two babies—Ruby, who is three, and Mason, who is just seven months old.
It’s around 6 p.m. on a Monday night, which means bedtime is creeping closer by the second. The house is loud in that familiar, lived-in way—tiny giggles, restless energy, the soft rustle of pages as you try to settle everyone down.
Simon sits beside you on the bed, Mason tucked securely in his arms. Ruby is curled up next to him, her attention half on the book, half on anything but the book.
You clear your throat and continue reading, trying your best to keep her engaged.
“So the monkey ran allll the way to his mo—”
A sharp smack cuts you off, followed immediately by a giggle.
You don’t even have time to react before Simon does. His hand gently but firmly wraps around Ruby’s wrist—not enough to hurt, just enough to stop her. His voice is calm, but there’s a firmness to it that makes Ruby freeze.
“Ruby Madison Riley,” he says, steady and serious. “We do not hit. Especially a baby. That hurts.”
The giggle disappears instantly, and Mason’s face crumples, and a wail fills the room.
You move without thinking, scooping him out of Simon’s arms and pulling him close to your chest, rocking slightly as you murmur soft reassurances. His cries are loud, shaky, the kind that tug at something deep in your chest.
Simon shifts his attention fully to Ruby, who now looks small—much smaller than she did just a moment ago. You gently turn Mason so she can see him, the faint red mark on his cheek already forming.
“Look, Ruby,” you say softly, not unkindly. “That hurt your brother.”
Her lip trembles. “I sorry,” she whispers, looking up at Simon.
He softens, just slightly. “Don’t be sorry to me, Ru,” he says. “You hit your brother. Can you apologize to him?”
Ruby nods quickly, turning toward Mason. His cries have started to quiet, reduced now to soft hiccups as he clings to your shirt.
“I so, so sowwy, May,” she says, reaching out to gently rub his tiny hand. Then, without being told, she leans forward and presses a soft kiss to his cheek right where she hit him.
You and Simon both stop for a second. Your eyes meet, and something warm and quiet passes between you.
“What did you learn, Ru?” you ask gently.
She keeps rubbing Mason’s arm as she answers, her voice small but sure. “Hitting hurts… and I shouldn’t do that to my brother.”
You nod, pressing a kiss to the top of Mason’s head. “That’s exactly right.”
Once everything settles again, bedtime resumes. Ruby insists on helping put Mason down first, carefully watching as you lay him in his crib. After that, Simon takes her to her room, her small hand tucked into his.
You make your way to the couch, turning on a movie more for background noise than anything else. By the time Simon comes back, you’re already curled up under a blanket.
He drops down beside you with a tired sigh, immediately pulling you into his side, his arm wrapping around your shoulders like it belongs there.
“What are we going to do with that one?” he murmurs.
You huff out a quiet laugh, leaning into him. “You did really well back there,” you say. “I had to try really hard not to laugh, Si… but you handled it perfectly.”
He just nods, eyes fixed on the screen.
He’s never been good at taking compliments.
You tilt your head slightly, studying him for a moment before adding, softer this time, “You’re an amazing dad.”
That gets him.
He turns his head away, suddenly very interested in the TV. But you catch it, the quick blink, the way his jaw tightens just a little. He’d never admit it. So you don’t push. Instead, you tuck yourself closer into his side, and he holds you a little tighter in return.
ceo!simon, who saw the picture on your application and almost immediately called you for an interview. he noticed that you don't have much experience, but who cares... he could train you.
ceo!simon who immediately hired you after seeing and speaking to you in person, the way you nervously tapped your foot and stuttered over your words intrigued him (also how you got the nickname bunny)
ceo!simon who made never let you schedule his meetings around lunch time to ensure he could invite you in after you dropped off his lunch. "Bunny, come sit and eat with me. We need to talk about my scheduling."
ceo!simon who would never actually get to talking about scheduling, but he would ask you about yourself. Which mostly started with a casual "So, what's the end goal with your career?" that turned into "Why does a pretty girl like you not have a boyfriend?"
ceo!simon who always watched you work at your desk. He inspected how you tapped your foot or chewed on your pen. One time, he even saw your concentration face with your tongue sticking out a little bit and your eyes all squinty... he almost died right there.
nsfw
ceo!simon who one day got frustrated and decided he needed something to take it out on and during your lunch break in his office he backed you up into the chair you always sat in and had a hand on your thigh the entire time, but saw the way you clenched your soft little thighs together at his touch and clocked you on it. "Why're your thighs clenched, Bunny?"
ceo!simon who decided he loved it when you wore the long and tight skirts, so when he needed to bend you over his desk, all he had to do was hike the fabric onto your hips. After that happened a couple of times, he noticed you stopped wearing underwear to make it even easier for your boss.
ceo!simon who loved letting you work in his office... of course, not much work actually got done, but when you had to take a phone call to make a meeting for him or discuss something with a client of his, he was right there under you. "Shhh, Bunny, you dont want them to hear you" he would say if you made any of those little whimpers or gasps you do as he shoves a third finger inside of you.