The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0106

Rik picks me up, right on time. I head out to meet him and he seems perturbed, jogging up to me and taking my bag. He kisses me on the nose and I blush.

Romantic Rik is bewitching.

He opens the door for me. Ok, I can totally get into Gentleman Rik as well. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like the attention.

As we head out, he reminds me to ask my question. I don’t know why it’s important to me that he joins me when I visit my mom, but I want him to say yes. My desire for him to join me only makes me feel insecure in asking him, so I start off by telling him he can say no. I swear I hear him scoff.

I get so nervous, I can’t get the words out. I’m rubbing my hands together, looking out the window, trying to find the words, when I feel his hand on mine. I look up at him and he’s got me locked in his intense gaze. Without thinking, I ask

him.

would ask that, I hear

he says he’ll come with me, I feel relief, until he adds the stipulation of a date.

studies. You see where I’m going? There has never been room for dating in my life. Ever. The most I’ve ever done over the last year, is go dancing on Friday nights and more recently Liam would drive me home. Sometimes we’d stop for food, like the last time. But, that’s not a date. I’m nearly 18 years old and I have no idea how to

immature to date? What if I do it all wrong and he realizes he’s wasting his time on me. He says it’s not as his girlfriend and he just wants to go to dinner. I can do dinner, right? I mean, we had dinner last night with our parents and it was fine. How

I realize I haven’t given him an answer. ‘Just go. It can’t be that hard.‘ Artemis pipes in and makes up my mind. When I say yes, I get Rik’s mega–watt smile. I’m

right now, it’s aimed at me. I feel my heart flutter in my chest.

already belonged to Rik, got a bit larger. His quick kiss

we could do this if 1 agreed to be his girlfriend, but I really like this side of Rik. He doesn’t care who sees

is exactly the same. He walks me to all

lunch, Chase is still giving it his best shot with Lacey. Her icy exterior doesn’t seem to have thawed

he can sneak in a kiss, I reach up grab the collar of his shirt and pull him to me. I don’t just peck his lips, I go all in and it only takes him a second to respond. Before I know it, I’m pushed against the wall beside my classroom, his lips bruising in their passion. I

kiss.