Page 14 of Hidden Desire

He held out his hand. She looked at it for a moment and then reached for it.

The feel of her small, soft hand in his made his attraction grow, as did the protectiveness he’d felt from the very beginning.

They walked into the dining room, where Hannah was already sitting. He released her hand and held the chair out for her before sitting on his own.

He couldn’t keep the smile off his face as the girls talked while they ate. They were both so animated, and he could already tell they were very fond of each other.

When the meal was done, he stood. “How about we watch a movie tonight?”

Hannah clapped and raced out of the room. Grace stood frozen. “Do you have time?”

Robert walked to her and took her hand again. “Yes. I want to relax with you two tonight. It was a long day.”

“I’m sorry. Is there anything I can do?” Grace asked.

“Just sitting with us is enough right now.”

She nodded and let him lead her into the family room.

Hannah was already there looking through Netflix channels until she found one she wanted.

“Is this okay, Daddy?”

He smiled. “Yes.” He looked at Grace. “Have you seenCinderellabefore?”

Grace shook her head. “No. I wasn’t allowed to watch TV.”

“Well, Hannah loves to watch these types of movies, so you’ll get to see several.”

“We’ve already watched a few together. They are wonderful.”

He sat on one side of Hannah, and Grace sat on the other. She tried to sit a few feet away, but Hannah stopped her.

“Grace. Sit by me.”

Grace glanced at him and then scooted over. Hannah automatically took her hand, and he could see that helped to relax Grace.

Several minutes into the movie, he rested his arm on the back of the sofa. His hand was behind Grace’s head, and he took the opportunity to touch her hair. She still wore it in a braid every day, but he didn’t think she was ready for him to make her do the things he’d been dreaming about since she came.

Grace visibly stiffened, but then he saw the desire-filled flush on her face and continued to do it. If she had pulled away, he would have stopped, but he was pleased to see she enjoyed it as much as he did.

After the movie, the three went to Hannah’s room and got her ready for bed. They sat in her bed to read and listen to thebook, and all Robert could think about was taking Grace to his room, stripping her, and thrusting as deep into her tight cunt as he could.

Fuck, he needed to get that out of his head when his daughter sat beside him. It was hard to hide the erection sitting that close to her.

After they turned out the lights, Robert closed the door and looked at Grace. He could tell she was nervous and didn’t want to make it worse.

“Good night, Sweetheart. I’ll see you in the morning.”

He didn’t know if it was wishful thinking or not when he caught the disappointment in her eyes.

Soon. He wouldn’t have to let her go. He’d be able to do everything he’d dreamed of and more.

Chapter Seven

Robert was home one afternoon when he got a call from Grace’s father.

“Hello, Robert. How is my daughter doing?” Emmet asked.