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She bit her lower lip as she reached up to tug at her hair.
He tugged her hand away. “No.” Again, he kept his voice firm but kind. “That’s not happening anymore.”
She took a deep breath. “You’re very bossy. Very Dommy.”
“Dommy? Good.”
Her eyes widened. “I thought you didn’t want to be a Dom anymore. Well, a Daddy, I guess.”
“Apparently that was just me throwing a temper tantrum.”
Her lips twitched. “Did Jack tell you that?”
“Hmm. He did. Arsehole.”
She gave him a worried look. “It’s not . . . you’re not just doing it for me?”
“I am doing it for you.”
Her face fell.
“But I’m doing it for me as well. I’ve missed it. It’s a part of me that I’ve been neglecting, and frankly, for a long time the world has been gray for me. No joy. No fun. Not until a whirlwind of laughter and fun entered it.”
“Me?”
“Yes, sweetheart. You.” He bopped her nose.
She stared up at him in shock. Then she licked her lips and he groaned.
“What’s wrong?” she whispered.
“I really want to kiss you.”
“Then why don’t you?”
His eyebrows rose before he rearranged her weight so he could hold her with one arm. Then he cupped her cheek with his hand and lightly kissed her lips.
“More,” she demanded.
“Not yet.”
“I want to say thank you,” she told him.
“For what, precious girl?” As far as he was concerned, he was the one who should be thanking her for giving him a chance.
“For sticking up for me with my family.”
“Those people are not your family.” He sat on the side of the bed with her on his lap, facing him. “If I know one thing, it’s that you don’t have to be loyal to people who treat you like shit even if they are related by blood. Understand?”
“Yeah. I do. I’ve tried for so many years and I just feel like I fail time and again.”
“They are the ones who failed you, precious girl.”
“You’re right.” She stared at him nervously.
“What is it?”
“Maybe it seems like I’m moving too fast . . . but I feel like I know you. Perhaps we haven’t spent as much time together, but something about you and me. It just feels like it was meant to be.”
