Sins of the Father

Chapter Thirteen

When Happy returned to the bathroom, Mercy was already in the tub, covered by bubbles. She had her head resting on a rolled-up towel on the edge, and Happy came to kneel on the floor right behind her. She hadn't heard him come in, so she jumped when she felt his calloused hands on her bare shoulders.

"It's just me, sweet girl." He whispered in her ear before he leaned down and softly kissed her neck.

Mercy expected his hands to wander, but they didn't. He spent the next half an hour messaging her shoulders and occasionally bestowing sweet little kisses to her neck. No words were exchanged. It was peaceful, aided by the lavender scent of the bubble bath that Happy had clearly purchased just for her, Mercy found her eyes growing heavy.

"Baby," Happy's loud, firm voice pulled her out of the potentially dangerous sleep that she had accidentally slipped into.

"Sorry," she apologized, bringing a wet hand up to her run across her face in an effort to take herself up a little.

"Don't be sorry, little girl." Happy bestowed one final kiss to her neck and got to his feet. He grabbed a large, black towel off of the rack and held it open for her.

Mercy was half-asleep but still managed to bite her lip and give away her self-consciousness.

Happy huffed and rolled his eyes at her. "We've already had this conversation." No, they really hadn't because Happy didn't really have full conversations ever, but Mercy would concede that he had made his opinion on her attractiveness crystal clear. "We're both tired, little girl, so get your fine ass up so we can go to bed."

For some funny reason, it was the fact that Happy was clearly exhausted but still insisting that she was 'fine' that actually made Mercy feel entirely at ease with being naked around him. Using the side of the tub for balance, she stood up out of the water. She stepped out of the tub onto the bathroom rug and didn't have time to catch a chill before Happy wrapped the towel around her. Then he pulled her into his arms.

"You're being stupid," he spoke huskily against her ear. "You're fucking beautiful, sweetheart."

Mercy turned her head and confidently kissed him.

Happy groaned into her mouth, and his hands traveled south to firmly squeeze her ass in his big hands. They both got lost in the kiss for a few minutes before Happy forced himself to pull away from her.

"We need to go to bed, sweetheart; before we do something, the time ain't right for yet."