“Daddy?” I call through the door and wait.
“Come in, Xoe!” he calls back with a grunt, and I open the door to see Heather on top of him, rocking back and forth as she seeks her pleasure and his. I couldn’t be more proud, and they both smile at me as Daddy squeezes her hips.
Closing the door behind me, I stand just inside, watching as they continue to love each other. Heather already has two children, but I know she wants more, and she finds times like this to love her Daddy.
“Do you need me, Mama?” she asks, breathy, whining through her teeth as he thrusts hard, and my own body clenches with need.
I’ll be seeking his bed tonight, I promise myself.
“No, honey, just checking with Daddy to see when he’d like us to serve lunch.”
His eyes are closed, lost to the act of love as Heather braces her hands on his shoulders and starts to move just like I taught her. A second later she’s moaning, shuddering, and Daddy rolls them so she can enjoy the pleasure she’s earned as he works to finish. I can’t help but stare at the strong planes of Daddy’s back, the way his muscles move under his skin, and my own need ratchets up—but I’ll wait.
I’ve always been patient for my time with Daddy, and he’s given me five beautiful children for it.
Possibly six, but we won’t know that for another month or so.
He groans and I squeeze my thighs together as I watch him lean down to kiss Heather, whispering how much he loves her, and she says it back.
We all love each other, and that’s all Daddy has ever wanted… and now he has it.
I know how hard he worked to build our family, everything he’s done for us, and it’s just one more reason why I love him more than anything else in the world.
The moment he moves to lie beside Heather, he reaches out his hand for me, and I can’t resist the urge to join them.
“Brinnah is finishing lunch,” I remind him as I crawl onto the bed to lie beside him, resting my head on his shoulder, and his arm curls around me.
“My girls,” he whispers, pressing a kiss to my hair before turning to do the same to Heather. “I love you both so much.”
“I love you, too,” I reply at the same time as Heather, and we smile at each other.
“Heather, I want to talk to your mama real quick, will you help your sister finish lunch? We’ll be out soon.” Daddy gives her another kiss, and then she hops out of bed.
“Okay, Daddy,” she answers as she walks to the door and slips the dress over her head, tugging her underwear back on. “Love you, Mama!”
Heather waves as she walks out of the room, closing the door behind her, and I turn back to Daddy to wait for him to speak. It’s never helpful to rush him, he likes to think things through before he talks to us, and it means I can run my hand over his chest. Touching him, just us, and it’s a moment we don’t always get to steal during the day.
He may be older, but his body is strong. All the work he’s done on the house and the property has kept him healthy, and I’m grateful for it. If he went into the ground, I don’t know how any of us would survive the loss.
“You know how much I love you, and Heather, right?” he asks, and I nod. His warm smile crosses his mouth before he leans down to kiss me, our tongues brushing for a moment. “Mmm… see, this is what I’m talking about. I need you girls to share. I love all of you equally, and it’s hard to do that when you and Heather seek my love so often.”
I can’t hide the pain in my expression from him, he always knows what I’m thinking, but this time I don’t even want to. I’d had my heart set on being in his bed tonight.
“Xoe, you know I love you so much. You’ve helped me keep this family happy and growing, and I will never let you feel alone.” Daddy touches my cheek and I nod slowly.
“But you don’t want anyone to feel unloved,” I fill in the blanks of what he’s trying to say, and I can’t even deny that between Heather and I we monopolize too much of his time.
“That’s right, and I need you to help me with that. Speak to Heather about it. I wanted to, but I’d never want to hurt her feelings, and she’ll understand better if it comes from you.” Another kiss to my lips as he pauses. “How would you have felt if I never had time for you?”
That question pricks a place deep inside me, one that makes me feel guilt for denying anyone in our family his love.
“I’m sorry, Daddy,” I whisper through the threatening edge of tears.
“No, no, Xoe.” He shushes me as he squeezes me closer to him. “Things are just changing as there are more of us, that’s all. I still love all of you equally, and that will never change.”
“I know, Daddy.”
“Good girl,” he replies, and it makes me feel like I’m glowing as he kisses me again. The tears are gone before he pulls away, and I smile. “Go on and get everyone to the table, I’ll get cleaned up and be out soon.”
“I will, I promise.” I steal one more kiss before I climb out of bed, and he chuckles as he stands up. He stretches in the light from the window, and I soak in the sight of him before I make myself walk out of his room.
Peeking into the living room, I spy Casey in Daddy’s chair and I wave to get
