Touch Me, Daddy
Smells like chocolate, and roses, and a lavender dream.
"The rules go like this...first, we establish a baseline." His words are like quiet music, soft, melodious against my temple, barely audible over the movie. But his voice is ragged; his chest heaves. The metal disc of the stethoscope is cool through my thin black t-shirt, and I arch automatically into the touch. "Good girl. That's it. Alright, your heart rate is a little elevated."
No shit.
Glass shatters in the movie. Bullets pop, and upstairs Dad and Amelia must be in Dreamland.