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She had really wanted to call him Daddy, but she knew that it wasn't her place. She also didn't know if he really was a Daddy Dom or not.

A look of satisfaction filled his face and he gave her a smile. “I just want what's best for you.”

That confused her. Why would he want what's best for her?

“I want what's best for you because you're a special person. This may scare you away, but I need to tell you. I feel a connection toward you and I want to keep you safe, keep you healthy, cherish you, and spoil you. I want you to have a wonderful life.”

His words confused her even more. She didn't know what connection he was talking about. Well, maybe she did. She felt comfortable around him and maybe that was the connection he was talking about.

He kept saying he wanted to keep her safe and let her have a great life, but he didn’t even know her. He didn’t know who Jared was. Monroe bet that if he knew who he was, he wouldn't want to have anything to do with her.

She let out a yawn and leaned up against the wall. Even though she had woken up from a nap earlier, she was still exhausted.

“Why don't you go lay down and take a nap. I'll wake you up in a couple of hours,” Michael suggested.

Nodding her head, she started to walk toward her room. Monroe had no clue if she would be able to fall asleep, but she didn't want to be near Michael right now. She had no clue what they would talk about or if they would just be sitting in awkward silence. And she didn't want to be around that right now.

She also didn't want to have to think about what kind of questions he was going to ask her, if it was a test or not, or if he was going to call Jared at any moment. Those were already on her mind, but around him, she tended to forget about those things. They would all come back full force when he asked about her background or other personal things.

She laid down in her bed and stared at the ceiling. How was she going to get out of this?

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

MICHAEL

It had been two days since Michael told Monroe he might need to go to the club sooner than he’d hoped. He had put off going back for two days, but today he needed to go in and do inventory. He also needed to teach some people medical play since they were interested in it. People wanted to know the safe and proper way to sew things shut, practice fire play, and enhance electrical play.

He didn't want to leave Monroe at the house, but understood she wouldn't be comfortable coming with him. Michael had asked her if she wanted to come with him or if she wanted to stay and she chose to stay.

It took everything in him not to take her with him, but knew if he wanted to gain her trust, he needed to leave her. He had reminded her that she could go anywhere in the house she wanted and nothing was off limits.

He did have a room he was hoping she wouldn't walk into; the nursery. Michael couldn’t remember if he had locked the door or not. He didn't know how she would react since he didn't know if she was a Little or not. Michael didn't want to weird her out when he wasn't there because she could leave and he wouldn't know.

“Michael. What are you doing here?” Finn asked as he walked into his office.

“Inventory and setting up some first aid classes. I needed to come in,” he responded.

He had drug his feet when leaving the house because he didn’t want to leave. Part of the reason he never took a holiday was because nobody else knew as much about medicine as he did, and he didn't want to leave the club in a bind if something happened.

Michael had thought about seeing if any of the other members were doctors that could help when he needed to leave or couldn't be there, but he hadn't brought it up to his friends yet. They weren't hurting for money so they could pay somebody to be on their staff a couple nights a week to oversee things just in case.

“How's your girl?” Finn asked right as Jaxson walked into the room.

Michael didn’t correct him because Monroe felt like his girl.

“She's still scared of me. It’s only been three days so I wasn’t expecting much, but she's too scared to even talk to me. I don't know what to do. I don't know how to make her comfortable. I've seen plenty of abused women before, but I've never had to interact with them much besides checking them over,” Michael honestly said.

He knew both of them could give him insight he might not have thought about. He also didn't keep a lot of things from them because if anything happened, he wanted them to know and be in the loop.

“Give her time. Like you said, it's only been three days and she's probably confused. Just continue to show her you aren't the bad guy and before you know it, hopefully, she'll be trusting you,” Finn said.

“Take it easy and don't overwhelm her too much. I haven't been around a lot of abused women, but I have no doubt she's probably scared out of her mind. Like Finn said, show her you aren’t the bad guy and that you care about her. Don't overwhelm her too much,” Jaxson added.

Michael knew they were right, and he had thought about that all along. He knew it wasn't just going to be a day and she would trust him. That was foolish thinking, but he couldn't help but want that.

He felt a connection with her and Finn calling Monroe his girl felt so right. He wanted to call her his Little Bunny, but he didn't want to overwhelm her. That was the last thing he wanted to do because it would only push her further away.

Michael started working on ordering the inventory they needed as Finn and Jaxson continued to talk.

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