It’s been a year since they met. A year that has changed everything. He is no longer the same man; she is no longer the same girl. This past year has changed everything.
A year ago, if he would have entered this café, his back would be hunched, his eyes cast down and there would be no trace of the smile that is now playing on his lips. He might have been dressed the same, but he would have looked completely different. His beard is greyer now, but he does not look older. It’s funny what a year can do to someone, being a good or bad year.
He comes here quite often. She has forbidden him to come
“You cannot come to my work, Daddy.”
She says over and over again and means it. Almost looks angry. But not completely. Sometimes she even stomps her feet on the floor and crosses her arms in front of her when they talk about it.
“What if anyone I know is there, what if…”
But he just hushes her.
She hasn’t worked here for more than a few weeks. She started just before the university courses began. Some extra hours to earn some bonus money for clothes or parties. She doesn’t have to do this, but she likes the job, and no one will think too much about it if she suddenly has a new dress or money to spend on parties while officially being a broke student like everyone else. Not a student with a Daddy who might slip her gifts way too often.
She is stunning. The small barista apron over her tight pink top is so cute and sexy. Her hair is up in a bun. Not too much makeup. Her body is gorgeous, he could spend the rest of the day sitting here just looking at her. Her firm breasts protrude from the apron. When she turns around, his eyes are always drawn to her, to her sexy butt, to the naked skin between her pants and short top. Her legs toned from all the running. She is in the prime of her life. Perfection, simple as that.
“Miss, a double espresso please,” he says when it’s his turn to order.
She gives him an annoyed look, lips drawn down, eyes squinting. Looking around the café, she quickly scans the room to see if anyone is looking. No one is, no one ever does. A few people know about them, their best friends, but no one else. No one is interested, she is just any normal student, working some extra hours. He could be a lecturer or just someone working close to the campus or working at any of the numbers of businesses located there.
He sits down by the window, his favourite place. Just being here, around her, sipping a coffee, looking at everybody going about their day, is one of the favourite things in his week. He could work, just open his tablet and answer a few emails, or work on some of the tasks for the week. But his eyes are drawn to her over and over again. So he just spends an hour, blissfully at peace with life, thinking of how much he loves her, and how he is hers, and she is his. His Baby Girl.
She is off at six today. But he knows she has plans to hang out with some of her new classmates for Happy Hour at the pub after. He reaches for his phone and types out a message for her
“Baby, have fun at the pub. No need to eat, I will make you something at the apartment for when you are back. Daddy.”
He walks around the campus for a bit, before sneaking into her apartment building. As usual, he has some grocery bags and a backpack with him. Pot noodles are amazing, but he likes to cook her something else when he can stay the full evenings.
The apartment is small but cosy. The kitchen and living room share space and a small bedroom are tucked away next to the bathroom. He gives her some extra money every month towards rent, so she doesn’t have to share her place with anyone else. That way, they can have time together. Sometimes he comes by during the days when she doesn’t have any classes. Sometimes he leaves in the evenings, but sometimes he stays the night as well, like tonight.
He turns on some music, as always one of her playlists. Like so many other things this year, his taste in music has changed as well. Some of the tracks in her playlists are things he would never have thought about adding himself. Tunes flow out from the small speaker on the windowsill. Still one of his favourite songs, always make him smile, always makes him think of her smile.
He hears the sound of her keys in the door. He is on his back on the sofa, a cold beer on the table. He almost drifted off for a bit. The smell of lasagne in the oven, the evening light through the window, the music. This is his paradise, his garden of Eden. This is the forbidden fruit.
“Daddy…”
She sighs when she walks into the room.
“I know, Baby. But you see. That café makes the best espresso around. And this sexy girl is working there, and it’s really hard for old men to change their ways. So that café is where I am going to buy my coffee, at least until that girl quits, then I might have to find another café.”
He drags her down into the sofa. She tries to push away, half-heartedly, and her eyes blaze when she tries to keep looking annoyed. His arms pin her down. He pushes her into the corner of the sofa. She is tipsy from the drinks, and she cannot keep up the appearance of irritation anymore and she leans into him. They kiss for a long time, their bodies tight against each other.
”Daddy, I’m hungry... have you made lasagne for me? If I let you come to the café one more time, can I have some lasagne please?”
She smiles at him, her cheeks rosy red from the drinks and the making out.
”Yes, Baby. You can since you ask so nicely. I will bring you a plate if you find us something to watch on the tv... and... Baby, slip into something else, something that Daddy’s hands like better when caressing you.”
They spend a long time like that. She is curled up in his lap, eyes half-closed. Almost dozing off from the food and the calm of just resting with his arms around her. The film has ended, and the tv has shut down. His hands caress her under the blanket, and she can feel his pulse and his breath on her. The sun is setting, and it’s quiet outside. No rush from other students. His fingers are getting more and more playful with her. He kisses the nape of her neck, and a long shiver runs through her body. His fingers close down around her right nipple, squeezing it.