she flinches when he grabs around her wrist, even though she should be used to how rough he is by now. rina sniffles and her body language stiffens, but she doesn't pull away from him when he draws her in, instead keeping big, watery brown eyes fixated on her father. he's touching her softly, and his tone is uncharacteristically sweet, because he knows she'll hate what he's saying. she finally gathers the courage to draw away from him, stepping back from him and keeping her resolve, at least for the time being. " daddy, mom wanted me to go to school. i want to go to school. i like learningâ and it's not just guys there, okay? if you would have let me go out of the house to go to college, i could have gone to a women's college. but you said i had to stay here, so i did! " she stomps her foot on the ground as her voice grows thicker with tears, like she's a child again. she pouts and folds her arms over her chest, choosing to look at the ground instead of mark. " i don't need anything but you. but that doesn't mean i can't like doing other stuff too. "
every time rina pulls away, she causes him pain. it's been happening more and more often lately and it's fraying at mark's nerves. "i donât give a shit what your mother wanted, rina. sheâs gone. and iâm still here. what about what i want?" he's a man with needs, needs that rina's old enough to be considering. "iâm the one here loving you, taking care of you, giving you everything you could possibly ever want or need. do you know how fucking crazy you sound? a girls school? hours away?" he grabs her arm and yanks her into his body. he knows his grip on her bicep is tight enough to bruise but he can't allow her to pull away from him again. he brings his other hand to her delicate neck and forces her chin up so she has to look at him. "you'd really leave me? for months? when i love you so much?" he bends his head to press a soft kiss against his daughter's lips. "when you love me so much?â he asks because he knows the passion he feels can't be one-sided. the fighting, the tears, the bruises, they're just symptoms of how deeply he and rina have always loved one another. so he deepens the kiss, shoving his tongue into his daughter's mouth. his hand on her throat slides into her hair to keep her where he wants her. his hand on her arm moves to her lower back to press her closer to him, so she can feel how much he loves her and wants her and desires her. he loses himself in this closeness and it only serves to make him want more. he wants rina bare beneath him, surrounding him. but he pulls back with a final little peck, to check-in and see if she's over this little school tantrum. "you used to be so good for me. you know i hate it when you make me fight with you. won't you just be a good little girl for me again?"



















