Page 187 of Daddy's Trust
“Addie, don’t feel that you have to answer him,” Dotty said.
“Yeah, babes, you can take some time to think about all this,”
Monroe added. “It’s a lot. Don’t get all stressed out, okay? We can help you get through this.”
Shit, was he pushing that hard? Was she nearing a panic attack?
Addie shook her head, and she smiled at both of her sisters. “I love the two of you.”
“We love you too,” Monroe said. Dotty nodded.
“I know I’ve always been the little sister who needed help. I’ve always had so many issues, so many things that stopped me from living a full life, and had the two of you taking care of meall the time. I probably held you back from doing things that you would have done otherwise, if it wasn’t for the crazy sister who rarely left the house, who barely talked to other people.”
Both of her sisters frowned.
“You’re talking crazy now, Addie. You haven’t stopped us from doing anything,” Dotty told her.
“Of course not, babes. We’re the cutie-teers, remember?” Monroe said.
What the fuck was a cutie-teer?
“I know,” she said with a smile. “But the thing is, what I learned over this last week is that I’m actually stronger than I thought. There are more things I can do than I believed I could. And I know it’s fast, and I know it’s crazy, but I love him as well.” She turned to him. “I love you, Cash Savage. You bossy, protective, insane man.”
Cash smiled down at her, this light, bubbling feeling filling him.
Shit. Was this what happiness felt like?
Strange, he wasn’t certain that he’d ever felt anything like this before. Certainly not as intense as what he was feeling right now for her.
Suddenly, he picked her up under the arms and swirled her around the room.
“Oh my God,” Ralen muttered. “Something has definitely broken inside him. He’s malfunctioning. This could be some scene out of a romantic movie.”
Cash ignored his mutterings and the way her sisters gaped at them. He set her down gently on her feet, and then grasped the back of her head with his hand before kissing her.
The kiss started off hesitant and soft.
The one kiss they’d shared had been very fleeting. This kiss was far different. He ran his tongue over her lips, and she parted them softly with a small groan.
Fuck him.
That felt amazing.
He didn’t care that she hesitated each time he did something new. All she had to do was hold on and let him take the lead.
He’d always take the lead when she needed him to. He’d always be there to make the decisions. To give her whatever she needed.
Finally, he drew back and stared down at her. “You’re amazing, Addie. Everything I could have wanted and dreamed of, but never thought I deserved. I still don’t think I deserve you. You know, there was one thing I wanted to text you back.”
“What was that?” she asked.
“That you are mine. That you’re mine, and that I was coming for you. I decided instead to just do it. To come for you and tell you how I felt.”
She grinned up at him. “I’m so glad you did.” Then she bit her lip. “Is it weird, though, that we’ve already said I love you and that was our first kiss? We haven’t really done anything, no dating, no kissing, nothing more than that.”
He glanced around to see that everybody had left them alone in the bedroom. That was very considerate of them. They’d even taken the asshole with them.
He needed to get back to that, but he just needed one moment to reassure her.
