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He shook his head at her. “Only you would say that, baby.”
She didn’t care what he thought. She thought he was a good man.
“You take such good care of me, Daddy.”
“I’m going to take even better care of you from now on.”
That filled her with warmth. And a bit of trepidation. Because he’d already been overprotective.
But now . . . she worried he might be even worse.
She felt a shove.
A scream of horror escaped her as she realized she was falling into the path of an oncoming car.
Pain enveloped her.
No! Nooo!
With a small gasp, she woke up, looking around her. Her heart was racing.
She wasn’t falling in front of a car.
She was all right. She was in bed. Turning, Faith glanced around, looking for him. Then she realized he was lying next to her on the bed.
Fast asleep.
Relief flooded her. She’d been so worried about him. It seemed like he wasn’t sleeping at all. It had been a week since her accident and every time she’d woken up, he’d been sitting by her bed, watching her obsessively.
So, this was a good thing.
Then she glanced down at her right wrist. It was lying flat on the bed between them.
And he had his fingers on her pulse.
That was so sad and so sweet at the same time. Slowly, his eyes opened, and he took her in.
“Baby?”
“I’m all right,” she reassured him, knowing what he was asking.
“You’re awake. Are you in pain? What do you need?”
“I’m fine. Really.”
His gaze narrowed. Some of the old, bossy, controlling Reuben snuck in. And her heart cheered. Was he going to tell her off? Threaten to spank her?
But he drew back, shutting off his emotions from her.
Fudge knuckles.
Something had to change. She had to help him get past this.
Past this all-consuming fear of something happening to her. He hadn’t once threatened to spank her. Or slept with his fingers inside her. Or even bossed her around beyond not letting her get out of bed.
Heck, yesterday, she’d only drunk half the amount of water she was supposed to, and he’d simply asked her to do better tomorrow.
Asked her!
