Steve saw panic flash across Jade"s face. "Sure." He stood, stopped a moment to drop a soft kiss on Jade"s head. "It"ll be fine, baby," he said against her hair, then followed her father into the living room.
"Are you sure you aren’t moving too fast?" Alex asked, his voice low so the women in the next room wouldn’t overhear them. "Kim told me what happened."
"I figured she would, so did Jade." Steve"s hands fisted at his sides. "If I could go back and keep it from happening, I"d do it in a heartbeat. But I can"t." He paused a moment. "Yeah. We"re moving a little fast, but I"m being very careful to let her set the pace." Steve looked away a moment, then met her father"s gaze again. "I"ve walked away from her twice. I knew she was too young, too innocent, for someone like me. That didn"t d
