***RACHEL'S POV***
Pulling into the driveway, I was a mess of emotions. Part of me wanted to cry. I felt like there was a divide in my relationship with Shane now. I had always been okay with Shane not making me orgasm; I always handled it myself when I got home anyway. Today was different, though. My mind was completely scattered. Was I upset that he didn't give me the orgasm I needed? Or was I upset that my father wasn't giving me an orgasm? I wanted to be mad at my dad, for making me think bad things about him in the first place. I wanted to yell at myself for being an emotional cheater. But really, I was feeling lonely. I felt empty, almost like I wasn't even there, when Shane and I had sex. Shane used to hold me and make me feel cared for, but I couldn't even stick around today. I know he could sense my distancing myself. Even then, bringing myself to care was too much for me. I wanted to feel cared for, but it was clear that Shane couldn't do that for me anymore. The feeling was that strong; I was almost physically choking on the realization. I could only hope that my father was in his study. I didn't want to face him. I was scared that I had ruined our relationship in addition to my relationship with Shane. Yeah, my dad was the one getting off to daddy/daughter porn and thinking of me when he came, but he had never made me feel less of his daughter. Now I was looking at him in a new way and that scared me. What if my attraction to him ruined our relationship? He never treated me differently, but I now felt like my world was turning into something completely different.
Can I pretend that I don't want him? Like he pretends he doesn't want me?
*****TOM'S POV*****
My ears perked up at the noise of the front door opening. Looking at my watch, it had only been an hour since she went to Shane's.
Not that I'm complaining.
I walked around to the living room to say hello to her, and what I saw made my blood boil. She was crying. That bastard made her cry. I made my way over to my little girl, needing to comfort her.
"Lovebug, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
She shook her head and wouldn't even look up at me. I put my fingers under her chin and tilted it up so that I could see her eyes. Her face was flushed, tears streaming down her face. Even crying, she was beautiful.
"Lovebug, tell me what's wrong."
"Can you hold me?"
My only response to her was to pick her up bridal style, sit on the couch, and set her in my lap. I did my best to be gentle, but on the inside I was pissed.
What the fuck happened at that little punk's house?
"Baby, tell me what happened." I tried to make my voice gentle, but my voice was too husky to come across as comforting.
"Daddy, something's wrong with me," she whispered into my neck.
Oh, God no. Something was wrong with me. I had been filled with nothing but fatherly concern and love (and hate for her bastard boyfriend for upsetting her), and now that one little term of endearment had me seeing this situation from another light. I had a beautiful girl on my lap, with her arms around me, with her lips at my neck. Crying. Vulnerable.
My daughter is upset for fucks sake! Now is not the time to think about her like that!
"You're perfect, baby. Nothing is wrong with you. Why would you even think that? Did Shane say something to you?" It was hard to keep my voice calm. I wanted to be comforting, but I was pissed. I was pissed at her boyfriend for making her cry and pissed at myself for getting turned on by her rocking in my lap.
I wanted to push her off my lap before she noticed my dick stirring, but I also wanted to comfort her. In that moment, I couldn't have felt like a worse father. She needed me, and I couldn't keep my dick soft.
"No. He didn't say anything to me."
"Then why do you think something's wrong with you?" I couldn't fathom why she would think she was anything but perfect.
"I-I can't say." She mumbled into my neck, pulling me tighter to her. Looking for comfort. But damn, her titts felt so nice pressed up against me. All I could do was pray that my dick softened up.
"You can tell me anything."
"Not this."
I was starting to get frustrated. All I wanted was for her to confide in me.
"Rachel. Look at me."
Rather reluctantly, she did. She looked up at me with her big brown eyes, sparkling with tears. God, she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
"What do you need from me?" I don't know why, but I felt like that was the right thing to say. She obviously wasn't going to tell me why she was upset. All I wanted was to be there for her. Though my dick was trying to correct me on that.
"I-I just want... You love me, right?"
My eyes couldn't have been any wider in shock. How the hell could she even ask me that question? What was going on in her pretty little head? She had to know how important she was to me. I almost felt mad. How could she question my love for her?
"Of course I love you! I love you more than anything else in this world. What's going on with you?"
"No matter what?"
"No matter what. Nothing could ever change that." I was never good with words. I never hated that more than in this moment. I just didn't know what to say. She deserved more.
"I-I... I just-" She broke off and gave me a wild look, and what she did next- I never expected.
She kissed me.
My daughter. My little girl.