I can do this. I can push all my fears and scars aside for him. I can be what he needs in every way. I love him that much, and I want him to see that he is worthy of a love so deep I’m willing to do anything for him. Undo the doubts his mother put inside his head. Now more than ever.

I strip off, ignoring the clawing, rising trepidation and nerves, and pull on red lingerie in sexy lace and matching suspenders wholly focused on what I’m doing and pushing fear aside. Fishnet ...