She took a deep breath and started to pet the top of Dane’s head. She immediately relaxed as Dane pushed his head into her hand, wanting more. A total teddy bear, Daddy was right.
Rainey sat down and continued to stroke Dane. At one point, she even wrapped her arms around him and hugged him.
“I love him,” she whispered.
“I don’t want to say I told you so, but I told you so. Dane will forever love you and protect you.”
“Can you help me up?”
She hadn’t really thought it through when she sat on theground, but it was getting harder and harder to get up from the floor with each passing day. She could probably figure it out, but Daddy was there, and she didn’t want to expend energy she didn’t have to.
Daddy squatted and helped her up. She winced as her feet started to ache. Once she earned more money, she was going to invest in better shoes.
“I’ll add that to the list.”
“What list? And add what?” she asked.
“Shoes. A list of things I’m going to buy you.”
She put her hands on her waist. “I don’t need you to buy me anything. You don’t need to spend your money on me.”
Daddy cupped her face with his hands. “Yes, you’re right; I don’t need to buy you anything or spend my money. You’re absolutely right, but I want to. I want to buy you new shoes and clothes and some stuffed animals. Iwantto spend my money on you.”
Rainey was left speechless. She had never had a man, or anyone, tell her they wanted to buy her something. Any person who bought her a gift made it a big deal. But here Daddy was, doing the exact opposite.
Daddy took her hand and led her toward the kitchen. He pulled out a chair and helped her sit before he got busy doing something. She took a minute to admire the kitchen, but every time she took her eyes off him, they ended up right back.
Watching him do things in the kitchen was hot. His tight shirt showed the muscles rippling. All she wanted to do was rip his shirt off, rip all his clothing off, and just watch.
Rainey clenched her thighs together and took a deep breath. She needed to calm herself down.
“Are you hungry?” Daddy asked as he turned around. “Dane, outside.”
She watched as Dane sprinted to the back and went through the doggy door. Did Daddy not have Dane in the kitchen when he ate?
“Not for food, but you,” she blurted out.
Her eyes went wide as she stared at him. Did she really just say that out loud? There was no way she said that to him.
Rainey stood and started making her way toward the front door. She was not staying in the same house after blurting that out. Absolutely mortifying.
But she didn’t get two steps away before she felt his hand wrap around her neck and his body behind her. His hand wasn’t tight, but it was letting her know he was in control.
It should scare her, make her nervous, but it did the exact opposite. She felt herself getting even more turned on.
“You aren’t going anywhere.”
CHAPTER SIX
RAINEY
Taking a breath, she clenched her thighs together as his words registered. She wanted him to apply a little pressure where his hands were. She wanted him to continue to speak in that deep gruff voice.
Her whole body was a raging fire, wanting him to touch and speak to her. She wanted to feel his hands run up and down her body, playing it like he was fluent in a language. The language of her.
Rainey was happy she said something, but at the same time, she was nervous. She was so turned on and wouldn’t be able to calm down and do anything until she came. She had found herself more turned on around him in the past twenty-four hours than she had in her whole life.
Marco was hot with his short brown hair, intense hazel eyes, and the little stubble. She knew underneath his clothes, he was chiseled. He was the exact opposite of Pete, and she was here for it.