“I think I want to try…” I sensed there was something more, but I wouldn’t rush him to say it. He
hummed as I rubbed gentle circles just above his knee. “I can tell you if I get scared?”
“I’d expect nothing less.” I pulled into the driveway, slowing until the garage door opened. “And
if you’re scared, we’ll talk about it and then keep going. I meant it, Sammy, I don’t want to push you
into anything.”
7
Sam
My heart wouldn’t quit racing as I helped Theron take the bags into the house. I swear, if I looked at
something, he bought it. If he wasn’t careful, he was going to spoil me. And maybe that was part of his
plan. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that.
“It’s going to take forever to unpack everything,” I grumbled as I stared down at the mountain of
bags beside the table.
“I’ll deal with that after we get you set up so you can work.” Theron crouched, rummaging through
the bags. He pulled out a t-shirt, shorts, and one package of undies. I didn’t see why I couldn’t just
wear the boring white briefs I had on, but Theron seemed pretty insistent and I hadn’t wanted to draw
attention to us by arguing with him. “Are you still okay with me helping you get changed?”
“What I have on is fine,” I insisted. It didn’t make any sense to dirty another change of clothes
when I’d just put these on before I left my apartment.
“For a college kid, yes, but I thought you wanted to be Daddy’s little boy today.” I hadn’t exactly
said that in so many words, but I think both of us had known where things were headed from the
moment I’d agreed to go out to dinner with him. And then I canceled. But then I accepted his invitation
to come over here today, and I’d let him feed me lunch before cuddling up on his lap while we talked
a bit. So maybe he was a smart Daddy and he knew what I wanted but was afraid to ask for. That
could be helpful because I didn’t like asking for things all the time.
Theron slipped his hand into mine, stepping close enough I was able to smell the remnants of his
cologne. “Was I wrong, Sammy? Do you want to wait until another time?”
“You already bought me all this stuff, so—”
“That’s not what I asked.” Theron’s voice was firm when he cut me off. “If you want to wait, I can
put everything away and we’ll have it once we get to know one another a bit better.”
I shook my head. That sounded like the worst idea ever. I promised Maverick I was going to stop
