I love you.
My hands flapped, and my lungs squeezed with every breath that escaped them. I had a terrible urge to itch.
Do not hurt my baby.
I sunk my short nails into the leather armrests. Blue flames rose in Daddy’s eyes the second he noticed, and I watched him surge to his knees. I made a weak noise when he pried my hands from the chair and rested them around his neck. “Tell Daddy what’s wrong, baby.”
He didn’t even flinch when I scratched him. “Nothing. I just… I’m nervous… and I don’t know how to… I just wanted to say that I… uhm, well… I love you, Daddy. Like a lot. So much. The most anybody has ever loved anybody, and if you don’t love me back, I might die.”
“Baby.”Arms around my waist, he swept me out of my chair and into his arms. “I don’t know if it was the first time I laid eyes on you, the first time I heard your voice, or the short fleeting moments in between, but I have been in love with you since the day I showed up on your doorstep. I could burn down towns with what I feel for you, Silas.”
Arms linked around his neck, I peered up at him. The flames in his eyes were melting—dripping and dripping the longer he stared at me. There was a smile on his face I hadn’t ever seen before, and I knew it was special.Just for me.
“You love me a lot?”
“More than a lot, sweetheart. I would start a fucking war for you, and if there is a soul on this earth that even dares come between us, I will rip it apart with my bare hands and give you all the pieces.”
I squeezed him as hard as I could. Joy radiated throughout my body, and I couldn't stop myself from vibrating with it. I felt like a bouncy ball.
“My hands are tingly, Daddy, and I think my heart is a little melty.”
“Mine too, baby.” He pressed a kiss to my head and set me back in my chair. “I’ve got to go but I’ll be back in a couple of hours. Behave.”
“I’m going to be the best boy ever.”
“I’m sure you are. Now tell me the rules you’re going to follow.”
“Daddy, I’ve repeated them like fifty times. I’m not going to forget.”
“Silas—”
I lifted my hand and used my fingers to count. “One, do not leave the apartment at nighttime without Daddy. Two, do not hurt anybody even if they deserve it. Three, do not hurt Daddy’s baby. That’s the most important.”
“Good boy.” He cupped my cheeks. “If I'm ever in a place without cameras and you need to see me, you call me. If you ever see something that makes you want to scar yourself, you call me.”
I smiled.
Daddy’s little stalker.
He’d called me that when I watched him change into his suit just a little a while ago. I was pouting over not being able to see him at his meeting, and he promised to put his phone in his breast pocket so I could hack into it and watch everything that happened. If I couldn’t see Daddy, at least I’d be able to hear his voice.
Plus, I still had my folder with all his photos.
“I’m so happy, Daddy.” I clapped my hands together. “I don’t have to pretend I can’t see you anymore, and I can ask you all sorts of questions.Oh!Do you think Mr. Thomas will be mad if he finds out I’m spying on the meetings?”
“You aren’t spying, baby, and I don’t fucking care if he’s pissed or not. I’ll deal with it.” Using the tip of his nose, he traced along my jawline before pressing a kiss to the corner of my mouth. “Makes my fucking cock so hard to know you’re watching me.”
I chased his lips with my own. “Are you sure you have to go, Daddy? I didn’t even get to suck on your cock yet.”
“That’s because you fell asleep sixty seconds after you came.” With one last kiss, he stood and started adjusting the labels of his jacket. “I’ll remember how come drunk my Kitten gets after he’s had his hole played with.”
“Daddy!”
He laughed. “I’m leaving now. Be good and don’t touch your bandages. I love you.”
“Love you, Daddy!”
I watched him walk away. It didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would, and I barely even flinched when the door clanked shut. Spinning in my chair, I jostled my mouse and didn’t take my eyes off my screen until he disappeared into his car and drove away.