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His face softened. “What can I do, baby? Tell me.”
Rhodes had pressed her about her emotional state. Several times. She’d reassured him that she felt calm. That she wouldn’t do anything to risk herself.
And she wasn’t going to. She didn’t feel that sense of self-loathing toward herself. As though she wasn’t good enough. Or that she had messed up.
Taking a deep breath in, she let it out slowly. “Normally, this helps.”
“Being in here? With your blanket?”
“Y-yes. But I need L-Lady and my pacifier.”
“I’ll get them for you, baby. They’re out here.” He got up and she let out a small whimper.
Where did that noise come from? Why had she made it? He wasn’t going far, just out into her bedroom.
She was being foolish.
“Sorry.”
His gaze narrowed. “Do not say sorry. You have nothing to be sorry about. Understand me?”
She nodded. He returned quickly with Lady and her pacifier. Crouching, he slid her pacifier into her mouth. But she still didn’t feel better. She needed something more.
But could she do it?
Could she let go with him? The pressure was building inside, and she was scared that if she just continued on like this that she would do something stupid.
But asking for help was almost an unknown for her.
“What else can I do, baby?”
Tell him. Just tell him.
What is the worst that could happen?
He could reject her. And that would hurt.
A lot.
“Whatever it is, I want to give it to you. The only thing I won’t do is harm you or leave you.”
Tell him.
Be brave.
Her stomach was dancing with nerves as she drew the pacifier from her mouth. “I need to forget everything for a while.”
“We can do that. Would you like to come watch a movie? Read a book?”
She shook her head and he studied her for a long moment.
“Would you like to forget another way?”
Cate nodded.
“With me taking over?”
Now, he was getting it. Or close to it.
