Page 22 of Daddy's Little Farmer

“How are you doing, baby?”

“Fine.”

He sighed. Tony warned him that she always said that no matter what. He carefully dried off his hands and looked for bandages in the drawers. After finding what he needed, he slapped a few on and then went back for the nightgown.

When he got back, the shower was turned off.

Rafael grabbed a large towel and then slid the shower curtain over. He wrapped it around her and lifted her out of the tub to sit on the toilet. He grabbed another towel and started on her hair.

“Do you put anything in your hair after a shower?”

She nodded and pointed to a purple spray bottle.

He sprayed it over her hair and then dragged a comb through it as he blow-dried it. She had such pretty, long blonde hair, and he enjoyed running his fingers through it as he dried it.

After drying her hair, he pulled the gown over her head and carried her into his room.

“Baby, I’m going to shower quickly. I want you to rest until I come for you.”

She nodded, looked behind her at the mattress, and then lay down, curling up on her side and tucking her knees to her chest.

Goddamn, she looked so tiny, broken, and helpless. It made him want to get his hands around her sister’s neck even more.

Rafael grabbed the sweatpants and t-shirt he wore to bed. As much as it drove him crazy to wear anything because he liked being naked when he slept, he didn’t want to make her uncomfortable with him.

He lifted his face up to the water spray and closed his eyes. He couldn’t get the picture out of his mind of her standing naked in front of him. Her breasts were medium-sized and would fit into his palm nicely, with the prettiest pink tits he’d ever seen.

Mara had rounded hips and thighs and tiny feet. Although small, he could see the muscle definition she got from working on the farm. This first time seeing her naked was a picture he would never forget.

Chapter Eleven

He finished and hurriedly dressed and slapped a new bandage on the blisters on his hands. She was in the exact same place he had left her. He lay down beside her and stroked her arm.

“Hey, do you want to stay up here and cuddle or go down and watch a movie?”

“And cuddle?” she asked hopefully.

“Of course.” He smiled.

“A movie, I think.”

“A movie it is.” He stood, picked her up, carried her down to the living room, and sat her on the sofa. “I’m going to lock up and get us some popcorn and soda.”

She nodded without looking at him.

Rafael returned within seven minutes with the food, blanket, and pillow. “Let’s get you situated so you’re comfortable.”

He moved the sofa table closer and sat everything within easy reach. Afterward, he placed the pillow against the armrest, put his back to it, and straightened his legs. He lifted her, sat between them with her back against his chest, and then covered them with the blanket. He went through some channels until he came to a Disney movie that she enjoyed and was upbeat.

“Here, baby. Can we put the bowl of popcorn on your lap so we can both reach it?”

Mara nodded and arranged it, so it was steady.

He watched her face. Before that day, she had smiled at certain places in the movie, but now there was this vague look in her eyes like she wasn’t really seeing it.

They went through most of the popcorn and soda and then cuddled down on the sofa with his head on the pillow and hers on his chest.

Halfway through the movie, he noticed her breathing even out and deepen. Good, she needed the sleep.

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