She nodded. “Yes. It’s perfect, Daddy.”

Just saying the word made a shiver slip up her spine, and her heart felt whole for the first time in forever. There was still the doubt, of course, because she didn’t know him and was new to this type of relationship. She also knew she had a long way to go before she was healed.

She watched him squeeze soap onto a washcloth and then started with her toes. She tried to yank her foot from his grasp when he started to tickle her.

“No, stop. I hate to be tickled.”

He chuckled. “That’s good to know.”

“Why?”

“Because it might help me get information out of you when you want to hide something from your daddy.”

Sage’s thoughts were racing in her head. She wanted him to be her daddy so much, but she felt like she was pushing it, and she didn’t know what to do. She wanted to be close to him, but what if they went too fast, and she did something to make him want to leave her? The thought of making love with him made her all tingly at the same time, apprehensive if she could even go through it.

A few hours before, she had tried to jump out the window, something she’d forever be ashamed of. Now, she was as close to true happiness as she’d ever been, but she felt like it would be taken from her, so she didn’t want to depend on it too much.

He brought her attention back to him. The way his hand slid over her made her nipples harden and cum slide from her cunt. When his hand cupped her pussy her eyes slid closed, and her head dropped back. His fingers slid between her cunt lips and pressed on her clit. A cry flew from her as a coil of pleasure wound inside of her. A need she had never experienced before raged through her.

“Easy. I want to see how much pleasure I can give you just by touching your clit. It looks to be sensitive, which will make it easy to give you an orgasm.”

She mewed when his hand slipped away.

“Don’t worry, Sweetheart. My hand is going to be between your legs a lot.”

She studied his face and saw the truth in his expression.

“Let’s finish up, and then I’ll wash your hair.”

Every part of her was thoroughly clean when he grabbed the shampoo.

“Tip your head back so I can wet your hair.”

The bubbles had already disappeared, so the water was clear enough that he could see her body. His eyes narrowed when she went to cover her breasts, making her freeze.

“Don’t ever hide from me.”

She bit her lip and nodded. She briefly wondered why it was sore, and then she remembered biting it when she was out of control. She could feel a blush start to climb.

“Don’t,” he said.

“Don’t what?”

“Don’t go back. We handled what happened earlier, and we both learned a lot about each other. I want us to look ahead at our future together.”

Sage looked at him through her lashes. “Are you sure?”

Sebastian cupped her chin in his hand and raised her head. “Yes, Sweetheart. I am very sure.”

He finished washing her hair and then put conditioner in it. “You wait there, and I’ll get something for you to wear.”

She nodded. She watched him walk out of the room. Even knowing he was in the apartment, not being able to see him made her anxious. It was something she’d have to work on because she didn’t want to end up chasing him away by being too clingy.

Sage knew she had a long way to go, but she felt she was on the path to get to where she felt like a normal woman and not broken pieces of flesh and bone.

Chapter Thirteen

Sebastian walked in to see her with her head back and her eyes closed. He could see the tension in her body, but he wouldn’t say anything until it got worse.