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her in
any way, I will put a fucking hurting on him the likes of which this town has
never seen. I clenched my fists at the thought of her being hurt. Put it away
Gideon don’t go borrowing trouble.
    I watched her for a few seconds before exiting the
car, so beautiful, so innocent. It was amazing that she could be this, after
dealing with what she must've been dealing with behind closed doors her whole
life.
    She looked around as if sensing my eyes on her and it
made me smile. Yes, I wanted her as attuned to me as I was becoming to her.
    I climbed out of the car after telling my driver to
stay seated. In my hands were her lunch and a bunch of flowers. They were a
chaotic blend of beauty in shapes and color that reminded me of her. No boring
roses for my girl, they weren't exotic enough, her lips alone called for more.
    "Gideon..."
    She jumped off the table where she’d been sitting
reading one of her classics and ran to me. She did this as if she had been
doing it for a long time, so natural. On her face was the widest, brightest
smile and it went right through me. Damn she packed a punch.
    I caught her to me and kissed her brow while running
my hand softly through her hair.
    "Hello beautiful, I've come to share lunch with
you."
    She blushed; I wasn't sure if it was because of my
attention, or because I had figured out that her piece of shit father hadn't
sent her to school with lunch or any way to get something to eat.
    I let it go for now, there will be plenty of time for
that later right now I wanted my complete focus on her. I wanted to see her
smile again. Her face does amazing things when she smiles, not to mention what
it does to me.
    I'd gotten us Caesar salads with grilled salmon, fresh
fruit salad and water to drink.
    I watched to make sure she was eating before I began
to tell her of my morning's activities.
    "I saw your father today."
    I kept my eyes on her watching closely for her
reaction. Was the fear that entered her eyes the normal fear any teenaged girl
would have in this situation, or was it something more?
    Tread carefully Gideon, do not push, not yet, no
matter what has come before, you're here now, just see to it that her life is
better for having you in it. I had to repeat that shit to myself when the fear
on her face grew palpable.
    "What happened?" Her voice was so soft,
so...fearful, one day soon I will take that all away.
    "He gave us his blessing."
    I saw the disbelief in her eyes when she finally
picked her head up to look at me. Fear mixed with hope, a sad combination in
one so young. She made me want to weep. What is this? Was she my penance? How
could she make me feel when I never had before? Why her, why now? This whole
situation felt beyond my control, which was never a favorite of mine.
    "He...Are you sure?" For fuck sake Gideon
you can’t pick her up and sit her on your lap with a schoolyard full of teens
walking around. They’re probably wondering who the
fuck you are in the first place, no need to make a spectacle of yourself and
her. But that hopeful sadness in her voice pierced me to the quick.
    "One hundred percent, in fact I'm picking you up
from school this evening and you're going to spend some time with me before I
take you home later. Would you like that?"
    "Oh yes please."
    So innocently eager to be with me; please don’t let me
fuck this up.
    "Go ahead, finish your lunch Blossom, we'll talk
later. Just know that your dad knows about us, and although he was a little
worried in the beginning, I guess that had more to do with my age than
anything. He came around in end though, you can call him and check if you'd
like."
    I held out my phone to her but she refused.
    "I believe you."
    Now she's back to blushing and ducking her head. I
lifted her head with a finger under her chin.
    "Why so shy?"
    She just shook her head and blushed even harder. I
wanted to kiss that amazing mouth of hers, but not here. Too many prying eyes,
last time I'd forgotten myself not today. There will be