DADDY KNOWS HOW TO PLAY GENTLE.

My bones creak, but there's no pain. The only thing I feel is my nerves circling my stomach. Even the goosebumps are coming out as a gust of anxiety wafts over me.

Or maybe it's the wind of determination.

In either case, I'm here because of my stepdad, and I'll be damned if I don't go all out to show him just how much I love the man.

I'm still a little stiff when I snap on my garter belt, attaching my white lace stockings to my sheer, lace corset. The look is nearly complete, made all the more striking now that my fiery...