The next morning, I woke up before Sarah. I leaned into her bedroom and gazed at her. She was still fast asleep in her bed, facing toward the wall, both bed covers and her nightgown down around her waist. I tiptoed into her room and walked over to her bed; I could clearly see the silhouette of her exposed breast.
I reached for the sheet and pulled it up almost to her shoulders, covering her enough so it would hopefully be less embarrassing for her when I woke her up. I looked at her as she lay there, still asleep, now covered, and I sighed.
I'd forgotten how cute Sarah was when she slept; peaceful, restful. I'd missed out on seeing that daily for the last several years; now, I'd have a chance to make up for it.
I sat down on the edge of her bed and stroked her hair, pushing it back behind her ear. My sweet Sarah is so pretty.
I leaned down and kissed her temple, and then her cheek.
Sarah stirred, drawing in a sudden, deep breath, her eyes fluttering. Slowly, her eyes opened. She blinked a couple of times to focus and then she turned her head to look at me. Suddenly conscious of the fact she was practically naked, Sarah touched briefly at the sheet, and realizing she was covered up, she relaxed and rolled over.
"Good morning, Daddy."
"Good morning, sweetheart."
"I thought I was lying here..."
"I covered you up, sweetheart"
Sarah's eyes widened. And her mouth... was she smiling? Maybe a little?
"You... you saw me naked?"
I took a deep breath and nodded. I didn't tell her I'd seen her naked last night, or that I'd watched her masturbate, or that the thought of her naked and masturbating was making me hard again.
"You were rolled over against the wall." I rubbed her arm. "I saw your back."
"Mmmm. You could have rubbed my back to wake me up. I would have liked that."
"I'll bet. If I'd started rubbing your back to wake you up, you'd still be pretending to be asleep, just to keep me doing it."
"Not me, Daddy."
Her feigned innocence was clearly an act. We both knew I was right. Yet, it was cute. She was adorable, and she knew it.
"Come on," I said, patting her arm and grabbing her hand. "Get up."
Sarah sat up in the bed, loosely holding the sheet as she did. She put her arms around my neck to hug me and it slid down below her breasts just enough to bring us into contact with one another. I found myself hugging my daughter, my hands caressing her bare back as her breasts pressed against me.
I ran my hands up and down her back, making her purr.
"Mmmm. That feels really good, Daddy."
"I know, sweetie. You've always enjoyed it."
"Mmhmm." Sarah sighed and kissed me on the cheek as she leaned back.
I kissed her on the forehead and she smiled.
"Get up, get your shower and get dressed," I said. "We'll have breakfast and then we can get started on everything we need to do to get you ready for school."
It was nearly an hour and a half before we headed out the door. I'd made her change clothes twice.
"Wear something nice and respectable," I'd said when she came out in short shorts and a spaghetti strapped top that clung to her chest.
Her second outfit was jeans that hugged her every contour and a quarter sleeve blouse that likewise hugged her chest.
Finally, after I'd pushed into her closet, we'd struck a compromise; a sun dress. The ruffled upper half hugged her chest but didn't reveal every outline beneath the cloth, and the skirt draped her lower body in a soft layer of cloth that at once concealed, yet displayed her legs in a most feminine way.
I watched with great interest as Sarah slid into the car, the cloth riding up above her knee, revealing her shapely calf. And I suddenly realized the spaghetti strap top and quarter sleeve blouse hadn't been that bad choice wise; at least with them she'd been wearing a bra; leaning forward in her sun dress, I could easily see her cleavage.
As we drove to the school, she pulled the dress up to mid thigh, spreading her legs apart.
"I'm hot, Daddy," she said when I looked at her.
I nodded and we drove on. Air conditioning would take care of most of that in short order.
"So, your mother and I didn't get a chance to talk about this much. What sparked your sudden decision to come live with me?"
"I just decided I wanted to come live with you. That's all."
"Are you sure there isn't more to it than that?" I asked.
She shook her head. "There isn't."
"Did you leave a boyfriend behind?"
Sarah turned her head and looked at me. She shook her head again.
"If I meet someone I want to go out with, are you going to give me as hard a time about it as you did about what I decided to wear today?"
"It depends on the young man," I said. "If you're going to date, I want you to go out with someone that's going to love you and care about you."
"How will I know that without going out with them first? You know... to give them a chance?"
I nodded. She had a point.
"And what if it's a girl? What if I decide I want to go out with a girl?"
I looked over at her.
"Do you like girls instead of boys, sweetheart?"
She shook her head. "I like boys and girls, Daddy; girls a little more, because boys are usually always so rude."
"They can be like that," I said as we arrived at the school.
The entrance to the school was at once old but fresh. I knew the school had taught students for at least four generations, and many of the buildings on campus were at least thirty years old, but they were well maintained. The main building, specifically, had been renovated three years ago. The wood work still looked remarkably fresh, and the floor, polished marble tile, shone with a brilliance that matched the echoes of the woman walking towards us in high heels.