The five parts of this story will be published over the Summer but due to my other commitments there may be a longer gap than usual between chapters, just so you are aware.
I would strongly suggest that you read parts 1, 2 & 3, if you haven't already, to fully understand the characters and storyline.
Constructive comments and criticism are welcome. It's always nice to know what's good and what's not so good about your work.
However, trolling hateful comments will be deleted.
Remember it is just a story.
Enjoy.
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DADDY'S GIRL
Chapter 10 -- What next?
Shafts of bright sunlight were piercing the shutters and filtering into the room when a small warm body clambered into the bed alongside Lucy and woke her the next morning.
"Hello sweetheart." She turned onto her side, opening her eyes, and whispered as Jessica cuddled up to her.
"Lucy. Did you have a sleepover with daddy?" The precocious three-year-old asked wide-eyed.
Lucy laughed softly at the innocence of the question, "Yes honey, I guess I did."
The small child giggled and snuggled in against her.
Alongside them Danny opened his eyes and grinned, "Morning girls."
"Daddy." His daughter clambered over Lucy and into his arms, "I'm hungry."
"Then we had better go and get some breakfast hadn't we." He tickled Jessica and climbed out of bed with her before turning back to Lucy, "Are you coming with us?"
"Try and stop me. After last night I'm absolutely starving." She blushed as she realised what she had said, "But I had better go and get myself showered and changed first."
"Ten minutes?" he suggested.
"Fine."
Quickly slipping into her clothes as Danny went to get his daughter dressed and take his own shower, Lucy opened the door and bumped straight into Marjorie. The older woman and her husband were strolling by clearly heading for breakfast as well.
"Good morning." Marjorie grinned at her knowingly, "Have a good night last night?"
"Oh, I err.... morning." Lucy turned a vivid shade of crimson.
"Enjoy it while you can sweetheart. I would if I was thirty years younger."
She took her husband's arm, smiling back at the embarrassed brunette, as they walked away leaving a totally mortified Lucy to dash back to her own room.
Stripping off she dived into the shower and closed her eyes as the warm water cascaded over her body. Letting herself drift back to the memory of last night; laying in Danny's arms, making love and just being with him, sent a shiver of delight through her.
She wasn't very experienced when it came to men, she had only had three lovers before Danny, and none of them had ever made her climax during intercourse, not even Jason. But now, after last night, she knew she wanted more and she wanted it with the man she was head over heels in love with.
Quickly drying herself she pulled on her leopard print bikini, slipping on a short beach dress over the top, before putting her long dark hair up on top of her head in a messy bun.
Fifteen minutes later, satisfied she was ready, she emerged from her room, her hair still damp, to find Danny and Jess waiting outside for her so the three of them could head off to have breakfast together.
Walking in to the restaurant holding Danny's hand she could feel everyone's eyes on them.
"Everyone's looking at us." She whispered to him, her cheeks colouring.
He chuckled and gently squeezed her fingers, "They can't believe that someone like me is lucky enough to be holding hands with someone as gorgeous as you."
"I wish."
Lucy giggled and blushed a deeper shade of scarlet, flattered by the compliment. Despite his words she kept her head down as they found themselves a table and then went to the buffet to collect their food.
"What would you like to do today?" Danny asked her, making the assumption they would be spending the day together, once they had all sat down.
"I don't mind. What would you like to do Jess?" She avoided answering the question and asked the little girl instead.
"Beach!" Jessica declared after thinking about it, "I want to go to the beach again."
"Ok, the beach it is then." Danny declared.
"Am I invited to?"
"Sorry I just presumed. Would you like to come with us?" He turned to Lucy apologetically.
"Just try to stop me." She grinned and winked at Jess, a delicious feeling of warmth spreading through her at his assumption they would spend the day together.
After they had eaten, they went back to the rooms and collected their towels and anything else they needed before strolling down through the village. Lucy's pulse quickening as it always did when Danny took hold of her hand during the short walk.
They had just put their towels down on the sand when Lucy decided she had to reveal how she felt.
"Danny... I need to tell..."
"Can we go on a boat daddy?" Jess interrupted her staring at the pedaloes lined up on the edge of the water.
"What do you think? Fancy it?" He gave Lucy a cheeky smile.
"Sure. Why not." She sighed with frustration and grinned back at him, "It looks like fun."
"But first you have to have your sun cream on sweetheart. Ok?" She crouched down and spoke to Jessica.
"Ok, Mummy." The three-year-old agreed happily as Danny rolled his eyes in exasperation.
"Sorry." He mouthed silently to a grinning Lucy.
She shook her head and smiled back at him, "It's ok I really don't mind."
After Jess was done Lucy lay on her towel and untied her bikini top, "Will you do my back please Danny?"
Pouring some lotion onto his hands he began to massage it in to her soft skin, starting at her shoulders and working his way down her back as she sighed with pleasure at the feel of his hands on her.
Wanting to tease him she shifted slightly as he rubbed down her sides so his fingers came into contact with the swell of her breast, noting with interest that he didn't jerk his hand away this time, as he had done on the previous occasion. Enjoying his touch, she raised her body slightly and was rewarded by his hand slipping under her to fondle her bare breast for a few brief seconds.
She gasped as he added a little more of the cold cream onto her lower back, relaxing again when he began to rub the lotion in, his hands stroking gently all the way down to her skimpy bikini bottoms. His fingers teasing under the edges of the small scrap of material, making her squirm at his touch and shudder with lust.
"That was very nice. Shall I do yours?"
Lucy giggled noticing the bulge that had begun to tent out the front of his shorts.
"Err... yeah sure."
"Anyway, it might be better if you lay on your front for a bit."
Chuckling in his ear she made him blush as she started to massage the sunscreen into his muscled back. Letting her hands caress him sensuously she made sure she traced her finger along the length of his scar, again wondering exactly how he had got it.
She could have spent an hour running her hands over his body but they had to take Jess on her boat trip so she finished as quickly as she could.
"Done." She declared wiping her fingers on her towel.
"Let's go then." Danny scooped up his daughter and took hold of Lucy's hand.
A few minutes later the two adults started pedalling away from the beach as an overjoyed Jessica sat between them. With her water wings on she was peering into the clear sea looking for fish and chattering constantly, clearly loving her 'boat' trip.
It was almost an hour later when Danny and Lucy staggered back up the beach and collapsed, exhausted, on their towels after returning their pedalo.
"Enjoy that?" Danny asked, rolling onto his side and gazing at the brunette laying next to him.
Lucy chuckled, "Yes, but my legs will ache tomorrow,"
"I reckon we deserve a beer then. What do you think?"
He enquired, pushing himself onto his elbow and looking into her eyes before leaning towards her and kissing her lightly on the lips.
"Perfect." She agreed, staring back at him as once again her heart started to beat faster.
"Watch Jess for me then."
Getting to his feet he headed off towards the nearby café.
Ten minutes later he was back from the beach bar with two ice cold beers and a juice for Jessica.
"You were going to say something to me earlier?" he asked handing her a bottle.
"Oh... err... it was... umm... nothing." Lucy could feel her stomach churn and her heart thud against her ribs as she recoiled from telling him how she felt about him.
'What if he laughed and told her she was being stupid?'
'Worse, what if he told her he didn't have feelings for her?'
Both of those thoughts caused her stomach to knot with fear.
"Ok. No problem."
Danny flopped onto his towel and took a swallow from his own beer contemplating on how he could relay how he felt to the gorgeous girl next to him. A girl who wasn't interested in anything more than having a good time while she was on holiday.
Studying him as the two of them enjoyed their drinks, Lucy wondered if the issues of the last 36 hours and her date with Yanni had been totally forgotten.
She decided she still wasn't sure.
"I want you to know nothing happened with Yanni." Lucy said quietly as they watched Jessica digging happily in the sand, "He kissed me and.... and then I said no."