"I never thought I could be this happy," she whispers. "Not after losing mom."

A twang of guilt hits me. I know that Donna would be beyond pissed that I'm with her daughter, but Donna's not here, and while I loved my wife, I've never felt the passion that I do with Daisy. What I have with Daisy is so much more than I have ever had before, and while I loved my wife and would have always been faithful to her, I can't deny that what I have with Daisy is much more fulfilling even though it's been a short amount of time.

In the past three weeks, I've learned a fucking lot about who I am. I hadn't realized I was a traditional type of man, one that wanted to take care of my woman, buy her whatever she wants, make sure she's fed and cared for, and to make sure that she's happy. That's never been on my agenda before. With Donna, she took charge, and I sat back and enjoyed my life. I was married, but my life never changed. With Daisy, it has, I'm finishing work earlier, I spend every night at home with her for dinner, notto mention the weekends are now off-limits to anything work related.

"You make me happy, Daisy," I tell her as I frame her face, I can see the doubt and guilt in her eyes. "Never felt this before."

It's fucked up that I know she doubts me. I have no idea how to show her just how much I fucking love her.

Christ. I may need advice, and there's only one man to go to.

My father.

CHAPTER 7

Daisy

Today has been weird, after Knox and I had fun in his office, I started to feel off, and I wasn't able to figure out why. The day went on, and I felt myself retreating, pulling inward, and I was getting into my head. I've started to doubt everything between Knox and I, but I have no idea why I'm doing it.

Knox intwines his fingers with my own. "What's going on, baby?" he asks.

I hate that he also feels the distance between us, I wish I knew what the hell was going on.

"I'm just feeling a little off. I'll be fine once we're home and I have a shower."

He squeezes my hand and gives me a reassuring smile. "Let me run you a bath, baby, it'll give you time to relax and then when you're finished, dinner will be ready."

I lean against him, I'm so in love with this man that I couldn't imagine not being with him. He makes my days brighter, and he treats me like a princess. I know that he cares about me, so for me to pull away like I am makes no sense. I have never been as happy as I am with Knox.

"That sounds amazing, thank you. Do you have work tonight?"

"No, baby," he says softly. "I've no work this weekend. It's just you and I. Is there anything that you'd like to do?"

I grin up at him. I've noticed that he no longer brings work home with him, that he's more present than ever before. "Can you manage a weekend without work?" I ask with a laugh.

He gives me a mock glare. "I can and I will. So, weekend plans?"

"Oh crap," I say. "We agreed to go to your parents for dinner tonight, Knox."

He rolls his eyes. "We'll cancel it."

I slap his arm lightly. "We won't. Your parents have asked for a while, and we both agreed tonight would work. So, sorry, but we're going." There's no way in hell that I'm going to upset his parents by canceling on them at the very last moment. His mom has no doubt gone all out for dinner, and I'd hate myself if I canceled and all that food and plans went to waste.

"Shit," he grouses. "Fuck, I forgot."

I smile. "It'll be fine, your parents are the best, and I adore spending time with them." His mom and dad never fail to make me feel as though I'm a part of their family.

"I know, but it means having to share you with other people."

I can't contain my laughter as it bubbles up out of me. I always knew that Knox was different with me, but never would I have thought that he'd be jealous about me spending time with other people. I'd never imagine him this way before, it's rather endearing.

"Don't laugh, you drive me fucking crazy, Daisy. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me, but you've changed me."

I blink, lost in the sincerity of his voice. "In a good way?" I hope so, but I don't know.

His lips curve into a bright smile. "Fuck yes, I've finally found the person I was meant to be with."

My stomach flips, and it finally clicks into place as to why I was feeling off today. It's guilt. I feel so much guilt for falling for Knox that I wonder if mom would hate me. The way that Knox talks, it's as though I'm the one that he loves, and my mom was a woman he was married to. It's so damn confusing and makes me feel as though I'm taking away from my mom's memory, and it kills me. I don't know how to bring this up with him. I don't want to make things awkward, nor do I want to even talk about mom, as it may make him realize that there's a lot more between us than sexual connection, we have a past, and it's heavy and filled with emotion.