Lahat ng Kabanata ng Daddy's secret Obsession: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 114

I woke to sunlight streaming through unfamiliar windows and the smell of coffee brewing somewhere in the apartment. For a disoriented moment I couldn't place where I was, then Jessy's voice drifted from the kitchen—she was on the phone, speaking in that professional tone she used with colleagues, clipped and efficient."Yes, I'll be in this afternoon for my shift. Four to midnight... No, everything's fine. The investigation concluded yesterday... I appreciate that, Dr. Chen. Thank you."I found her in the kitchen, still in my t-shirt from last night, hair falling loose around her shoulders as she poured coffee into two mugs. She looked up when I appeared in the doorway, and her whole face softened."Morning," she said, sliding one mug across the counter toward me. "I made it strong. Figured you'd need it after last night.""What time is it?""Almost nine. I let you sleep—you looked like you needed it." She took a sip of her own coffee, watching me over the rim. "That was Dr. Chen from

Mark's povThe pizza box sat forgotten on the coffee table, grease stains blooming across the cardboard like abstract art. The movie credits rolled in silence—neither of us had really watched the last forty minutes anyway. Jessy’s breathing had evened out against my shoulder twenty minutes ago, but I hadn’t moved. I liked the weight of her there, the faint antiseptic-and-citrus scent that still clung to her skin despite the long shower she’d taken before I arrived.Her hand had slipped from my chest to my thigh sometime during the third act. Innocent at first. Then not.She stirred, lashes fluttering, and instead of sitting up properly she turned her face into my neck. Lips brushed skin. Not a kiss, not yet—just the suggestion of one.“You’re still here,” she murmured, voice rough from sleep and twelve hours of trauma bays.“Wasn’t going anywhere.”Her fingers flexed against my thigh, nails dragging the faintest line through denim. “Good.”The single word landed low in my gut.She sh