"What?" Hailee followed him to her empty living room and kitchen combo.

He was already going through her cupboards. She didn't have much in terms of food. She did have some boxed pasta. "Maybe we should order."

"No. Don't you know how to make a home cooked meal. Ordering food is the cheaters way." Hailee gently pushed him aside. "Haven't you ever cooked for yourself?"

"When I was younger. My… he used to cook."

"Well I'll teach you." Hailee was glad for the distraction. "Tell me, what do I have in the fridge?"

Hux opened it and looked. "You have. Some chicken. Tomatoes…"

"Perfect." She said. Slipping between him and the fridge taking out the items he listed. As well as a few other things he didn't get to say aloud. "First you wash the ingredients. Except the chicken, you can leave that as is."

"Next?"

"Well we'll need a pot."

"You only have a pot." He said placing it on the stove.

"You can make everything in it."

"Ok." he laughed

She lead him through the steps of making their dinner. Cutting the tomato. Boiling the pasta, pouring out most of the water, putting the pasta in a separate bowl, then adding everything else. Making a nice meal of chicken and pasta with a sauce covering everything. Hux was amazed at her skill of easily making a meal so unprepared.

"I'm amazed this stuff wasn't expired."

"Why's that?"

"Nothing..."

"Have you been eating?" Hailee looked at him, the quickly diverted her eyes "don't starve yourself anymore."

"Ok"

Hailee put their food in bowls and offered him either chopsticks or a fork. She only owned the one fork.

"Why the options?"

"I usually eat my food with chopsticks, but not everyone is skilled enough for that."

He took the chopsticks. They sat on the floor. Using one of her boxes as a table.

They chatted casually about everything. Hux again apologized for everything. They were comfortable with each other. Why shouldn't they? After all, he has seen her in nothing. He has seen her in her most intimate moments. If she was at ease around him, then he should be too.

"May I ask you something?"

"What my kitten?"

"How did you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Kill Kaplan."

"With a dull knife." Hux said matter of factly.

"How did you get him?"

"I made him write a note first. Explaining what he did, without listing any names. Keeping you safe." Hux put down his bowl. "Then I made him fill a tub, forcing him to slice open his wrists."

"Oh."

"The blood mixed with the water. He glared at me the whole time. I watched. I made sure he died before leaving."

"May I ask another question?"

"Yes, you may."

"What made you decide to listen to the voicemail?"

"When you texted me about the doctor. It was obvious it wasn't meant for me, but there was something about it that unsettled me."

"Was it that I said, I need help."

"Yes." he frowned "And when I listened to it… I was so angry at myself. The reason I never responded was because I was calling people getting that monster cornered so I could deal with him."

Hailee stayed silent. She didn't know what to say. Someone had actually killed for her. It was either psychopathic or romantic. She couldn't tell.

"I will take over your finances again."

"You don't-" Hailee tried to make him stop and say he didn't have to.

"Hailee. You are my responsibility. You are to remain in school. We can find you a new apartment if you'd like."

"Can I move in with you?" She blurted out. "I'm sorry. I-"

"If that is what you wish. You can." He hushed her. She was stunned. He actually cared for her. Without thinking she leaned over and kissed him. Hux quickly kissed back. She ran her fingers through his hair.

When they parted she was teary eyes. "I don't know what to say… Thank you… Daddy." she added after.

"If you are to move in with me, I'd like it for you to see someone. To help with the trauma. It's never too late to get help."

"Yes, daddy."

He smiled. Suddenly Hailee laughed. He frowned. "What?"

"You requested you and I stay anonymous in our relationship. And here we are. Moving in, and a trauma doctor? All because I 'scared' you with a text message."

"You have a very dark sense of humor." he said. Smiling again and laughing. They just laughed, there was little they could do. Kaplan was dead, nothing to worry about there. She had someone who cared about her, she hoped he did. She was going to finish school. For the first time she felt some sort of peace.

Hailee kissed Hux. The force of it pushed him back slightly. He quickly recovered and gently pulled her into his lap. Deepening the kiss, his hands gently trailed over her body. He ignored that he could feel every bone in her body. Hailee repositioned so she was straddling his waist. He groaned when she accidentally grounded her hips against his. She smiled and gripped his hair. He parted and kissed her neck. Sucking on her earlobe.

"Do... Do you want to take a bath?" He asked

"What?" Hailee asked laughing at his question.

"Like a bubble bath."

"I don't have any bath supplies"

"Then sit in some warm water with me?"

"If you put it that way." She joked. He stood up and made his way to her bathroom.

...

Hailee stood silently by the bathroom door. Hux was struggling with finding the warm water setting on the handles. He gave up and glanced at her. She laughed and walked over to him, pushing him aside softly.

"The right is warm." she said. When she turned around, she saw he was already stripping. Slowly unbuttoning his shirt. He kicked off his shoes in her room. Hailee bit her lip, how did this even happen?

His body was softly toned, not too muscled, just right. He looked up and caught Hailee's stares. "Its not fair that I'm the only one getting naked." he said, making Hailee blush.

"I've never seen you naked." Hailee said quietly. "I've never actually see you until today." Her voice barely filtered over the sound of the bath running. She checked the height and turned it off when it was high enough. He then started on his belt and pants. Before he unbuttoned his pants, he reached over and helped Hailee lift her shirt over her head. He took a sharp intake of breath.

Her body was nothing like he remembered. She was too thin, her bones were visible underneath her skin, muscle was almost non existent. Hailee went to cover her breasts, which have shrunken considerably with the weight loss. Hux gently grabbed her hands gently, and moved them away so he could take in her upper body.

Hailee almost shivered under the gaze of his cold eyes. "I-i.." Hailee didn't know what to say, how to defend her current state, but she stopped when Hux slowly put a finger under her chin and forced her to look at him.

"Don't. It's my fault this ever happened."

She couldn't do anything but nod. Hux continued to take off his suit. Hailee had to contain her gasp when she saw his member. It was weird seeing one in person. Sure she's seen pictures, she knew and understood the anatomy of the body. There was just something different about seeing a penis in person.

"Like what you see?" Hux commented calmly. He turned her around and helped he into the bath. She sat down and Hux sat across from her. His dick floating in the water.

'Thats weird.' Hailee thought as she just stared at it.

"Its rude to stare dear."

"I can't help it." She stated. He hummed in agreement. "Why does that?"

"I don't know." He shrugged.

They just sat there. Not saying anything. They stared at each other, when Hailee's face heated up she looked away. It was kind of awkward if you really thought about it. She's barely met this man in person a few hours ago, and here she was sharing a bath with him.

"Can I touch you?" he asked. His eyes were dark.

"Depends, how are you going to touch me?"

"If you don't like it you can tell me to stop."

"O-ok." Hailee blushed. Why was she acting this way? Wouldn't we all with a total stranger? "But I get to ask you questions in return."

"Seems fair…" He said after a moment.

Hailee nodded. "So… When's your birthday?"

"May 12th." He said, his hands gently grazed her ankle, slowly moving upwards. He didn't comment on her leg hair she was growing back. She didn't feel like shaving, why should she when her life is falling apart around her.

"Why did you really take me back? As your 'sugar baby?'

"I don't know. I think its because I missed you, or I was worried about you. When you got hurt… I couldn't think straight."

"What kind of business are you in?"

"Weapons." he gaze shifted from her ankles and legs to her face. Gently, as he always seemed to be right now, he pulled her closer. He had her straddle his legs. Hailee could see his face better, he had dark circles under them, not as dark as her, but if he didn't get any sleep soon he would end up looking like her in a matter of days. "It was my fathers business, he didn't even want to pass it on to me, but he had to since I was his only child."

"Oh."

"Don't feel bad, we didn't like each other."

"Is he dead?" Her eyebrow raised, his hands were slowly making their way up. As long as he stayed away from a certain spot, then she would be ok.

"No. He's dead, thank the heavens."

"May I ask how? Like how he died, old age, or stress…"

"Alcohol poisoning."

"I tried that. Kind of."

"Hopefully you wont feel the need anymore." His hands were stroking her arms. He was so entranced by the way the water fell from her shoulders when he poured some from his hands.

"I hope so too."

He didn't dare touch her face, or her neck. He was worried she might freak out. He could feel her heart beating was off the charts. He dropped his hands back down and pushed her off of him. She didn't mean to but she had a look of relief of her face.

"Expect payment soon."

"What?"

He drained the tub and stood up, leaving behind a confused Hailee. She stared at him as he dried off and changed back into his clothes. He turned back and looked at her, without saying anything he helped her out of the tub. Drying her off and changing her into sleepwear. "It's been wonderful seeing you in person." He kissed her cheek lightly, and walked out of her apartment.

Hailee was so confused, but at the same time her was happy, for the first time in a long time.