“Why?” Cullen asked.
“Your little. What if she comes…”
Cullen took steps to get to her and cupped her face. “I’m only going to say this one more time, little bird. I have not ever touched another woman since we’ve been together.”
“But you said—”
“I know. It was a shock to see you, and I reacted badly. That woman was the waitress. She has a boyfriend, and they’ve been together for years. I know I fucked up, and I’ll make it up to you. There is no other woman that will do. I’ve already got one.”
Chapter Ten
Cullen stared down at the woman who would always have his heart. “Come on. I want you in the shower.”
“Why?”
He rolled his eyes. Some things hadn’t changed. She always had to know why.
“Because I want to make sure you don’t have any ticks on you or a rash.”
He turned on the shower and then started stripping her. “What’s the problem?” he asked her when she grabbed her clothes to shield herself.
“It’s just… I don’t know. We’re not together, so I think it’s wrong to be naked in front of you.”
He set his hands on his hips. “What makes you think we’re not together?”
“I just figured from the way you acted. I was so excited to see you and wanted to run into your arms so badly, and you sat there and looked like you hated me.”
“Oh, God, I will never in my life hate you. I know I fucked up. You should have been able to run to me. I guess I had some hurt feelings, and I let them get the best of me.”
“Hurt?” she asked.
“Yeah, it seemed like you didn’t want to talk to me a lot while you were gone.”
She shook her head. “It wasn’t that at all.”
“I know that now, and you will tell me about what happened in Germany. But, right now, I need you clean. Let go of the clothing.”
She dropped them.
“Good girl.” He got his clothes off and then led her into the shower. He checked her over from head to toe. “You’ve got bruises on your wrists and the back of your hand.”
The more he studied them, he knew that they weren’t from the girls’ escapade. They were older and looked like bruises from IVs. “You were in the hospital?” he guessed.
Just the look in her eyes was enough to answer the question. He gritted his teeth and started washing her and then himself.
He wrapped a towel around his waist and put her up on the counter to comb her hair and blow-dry it. After he got them dry, he lifted her in his arms, carried her into the bedroom, and lay on the mattress. They needed to bond in the best way he knew.
“I know we have a lot to talk about, and it’s probably crazy to jump into bed, but I haven’t been in my little bird for over three months. I want to show you how much I love you. Tell me now if that’s not what you want.”
She circled his neck with her arms and tried to pull him down on her. “I want that, too.”
Cullen smoothed the hair from her face before he cupped it. “Say ‘Please, Daddy.’”
She licked her lips. “Please fuck me, Daddy.”
He groaned, bent his head, and took her lips the way he had dreamed of for so long. He had dreamed about her every night since he met her. Her being in Germany only made them more intense.
As he ran his hand up and down her body, he paid special attention to her breasts and cunt.