Once I walked into my office I knew something was wrong. There was my princess having a nightmare on the couch, I rushed to her side and shook her to wake up. She opened her eyes and told me. As much as I wanted to strangle the son of a bitch who had hurt her i had to comfort her. She cried in my arms and whined when I made any sudden movements. "I'm taking you home" she licked her pink lips and nodded.

I carry her to the car and drive us home. We've only known each other a few months and I care about her so much. She's mine. "I want to take a bath" she says once we're in our room. I strip her of her clothes and she steps in the the bath. "Come with me" she says after minutes of me stroking her hair. I take off my suit and join her on the opposite side of the tub. "You know what turns me on?" She asks seductively

I shake my head. "Being embarrassed, you can fuck up against a glass window and I would beg that I wouldn't want our neighbors to see us but I live for that stuff" I look at her shocked at what has come out of her mouth, she just smiles and splashes me with some water, I splash her back and we both end up laughing. "Do you feel better?" I ask stroking her cheek.

She just nods and steps out of the bath, leaving my alone in the tub with my thoughts. I sigh and rub my temple feeling a headache coming on. My little girl is broken and all I want to do is fix her. I step out and drain the water, my hair still slightly damp. "You're mean daddy" I look at my little princess in her pretty pink night gown and not one of my oversized shirts. "Why is daddy mean?" I ask

"You left me all by my self" she crosses her arms "daddy was thinking" I look through my drawers. The door to my room is slammed shut and my little girl is gone. I sigh and run a hand through my hair. My thoughts are racing and all I hope is that shes alright. I turn off all the lights, lock the doors and climb into bed. Sleep peacefully consuming me. I move to turn and my hand comes in contact with something. "Ow" she cries.

"Oh my god Cassidy, are you okay?" I glance at my clock that reads 3am. "You hurt me" she says in between sobs "I didn't know you were there, where did I hurt you? I'll make your boo boo better" I say sitting up. She crawls onto my lap and points to her eye. "Daddy is sorry. Forgive me?" She nods "why are you up this late my little munchkin?" She thinks for a minute "I-I couldn't sleep without you. i thoughts you were mad at me. I sowwy, I bad girl" she lets her head hang low.

I keep her in my arms and she soon is peacefully asleep. I barely blink since I think she'll have another nightmare. I protect her now. I let her sleep in and take a cold shower, I shiver at first but let the water hit my body. I love my little girl so much, I begin to pick her outfit. I pick out a red flowy dress with her black shoes. By 10 she is calling my name. "Good morning little one" i kiss her temple, "you are so warm please don't let me get out of bed"

I chuckle and she groans, her hair going in all different directions. "C'mon hun we're going shopping around town then to dinner and a movie" I say and she falls back into bed. "Cassidy!" I pull the covers off of her "if you're not making your way to the bathroom by the time i count to three, we're going to have problems young lady" she mumbles something that is barely audible.

"One" i start tapping my foot "two" i roll up my sleeves "three" she gasps and I grab her before she can make a run for it. I lay her across my lap as she is kicking and screaming. "No, no please" she begs "its going to be 20 this time" my voice comes out calm. After the 10th smack lands on her bum she shouts a word at me "stuffie!" She yells, the pain clear in her voice. I stop and realize that is what she has used for her safe word. Had I gone too far? Did I hurt her?

She gets to her feet and stumbles out of the room a sobbing mess. My hands shake and my head starts spinning I can barely hold myself up. I collapse and everything goes black. I don't know how long I was out for, all I know is that I woke up to the sound of machines beeping. This is a dream i think. I groan "you're okay!" Small arms throw themselves a me, my head still throbbing. "My head hurts" is all I say.

"The doctor said that stress might've caused you to faint. I was so scared, I-I didn't know what to do. I love you so much" she buries her head into my chest. I pat her back "its quite alright darling im okay" I say and she shakes her head "no, this is all my fault y-you got bad because of me I-I hate myself" my heart aches as I hear those words come out of her mouth. I lift her chin up and kiss her, she kisses me back.

A few minutes of talking a knock is heard on the other side of the door and a doctor comes in. "Hello, Vince. How are you feeling?" He asks, ready to make notes on his clipboard "my head is still killing me" I say and wince when he touches it. "Ah yes since you collapsed on your bedroom floor, you hit your head" he explains and it all makes sense.

"When can I take my daddy home?" my little girl asks "aren't you the cutest? he will be able to be released tomorrow afternoon" he says, we shake hands and he's off to save other lives I guess. "Do you want me to run to the store and get you anything?" I shake my head but thank her for asking. We lay together and I stroke her hair. "I sowwy daddy, I no bad girl no more" she kisses my temple "is your hurt better now?" She asks and I nod just looking at her and all her perfections. How did I get so lucky? I wonder.