Page 149 of Resurfaced Passion

“I’ll come get you after work.”

“I can get myself home, you know.” She told him, smiling.

His hand found its way to her nape and he squeezed gently, tipping her face up for his lips. “Why would you want to when your man needs to escort you home.”

“Ohhh,” she clucked. “Just like a gentleman. You weren’t such a gentleman when you had me bent over the bathroom sink.”

No, he wasn’t. Reaper smirked then peppered kisses to her cheeks.

“Let me give you a memory, baby. Of the times when I’d drop you off at work knowing how hard I’d taken you all night because I wanted you to feel me between your legs all day long.” Her cheeks flamed to two hot puffed domes. “I didn’t care that it was fucked up. That’s how madly I wanted to own you.” His lips moved against her heated skin. He fucking loved how she reacted to him. “That’s what I wanna do now, Paige. Stamp me all over you, make you walk funny, feel me with every step you take.” her breath stuttered, and another piece of their life knitted back together. “You think I was a weirdo before? Try me now when I’m desperate to claim my wife in every way possible.”

Eyes glazed; Reaper got his satisfaction from that blissed look on his Paige’s face.

He smiled and licked her lower lip hanging open.

“You—you can do all that when you come to collect me later.”

Damn straight he would. Damn fucking straight.

* * *

Head in the Reaper shaped clouds as she entered the diner, Paige didn’t initially look around to see who was in as she hung up her coat, the smile soon fell from her face seeing her dad at table five, loitering with a cup in front of him, staring at her.

He used two fingers to call her over like she was a fucking dog.

There was no affection on his face, no sense of pride or love as she approached, and his rejection blasted through her yet again.

When would she learn, she wondered?

Never, most probably. A child would always seek the approval of a parent, no matter how abhorrent they’d been treated. Humans were ingrained to love their family, regardless of neglect and lack of affection. She hated it, but that was the truth.

“Well?”

No hello, how are you, daughter.

He was here for one reason only and her stomach tied in knots.

She would forever be dragged back into his objectionable net.

“You leave him out of it.”

Sargent smirked.

“I mean it.”

“You can forgive him so easily for what he did?”

“There’s no forgiveness needed. You never protected me against Sony.”

Darkness burned in her father’s eyes. She’d always known he loved a kid that wasn’t even his more than he loved her. Probably because Sony was always willing to do whatever the old man wanted. Two bastards cut from the same cloth.

“You’re gonna pay for saying that, girl.”

“When haven’t I?” She shrugged then made sure to repeat. “You leave Jud alone after this, got it?”

He laughed dryly. “Pure fucking gold seeing you with balls, girl. But I don’t take orders.”

“Then I won’t…”

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