Convict

“Yes, please, I love you, Ryker.”

“I love you, Scarlett.”

He took hold of her hands, keeping her down on the bed as he took their pleasure to the next level.

She came on his cock, calling his name, and he filled her with his cum, relishing every second. This was what he’d been dreaming about, and he was never going to give this up. Afterward, he collapsed on top of her, wrapping his arms around her, feeling her close. Breathing in her scent, feeling complete.

“I love you,” he said.

Scarlett chuckled, wrapping her arms around him, running her fingers up and down his back.

“I’ve been so lost without you.”

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I’m sorry for pointing a gun at you, and for scaring you.” He pulled away to look into her eyes. “I never want to hurt you.”

“I wasn’t afraid of you, Ryker. I don’t know what it was, but I was never afraid of you.” She cupped his cheek.

“You know you’ve got to marry me as fast as we can now that you’re pregnant.”

She giggled. “That was a quick change of topic.”

“I don’t want to dwell on the bad stuff forever. You forgive me, so now I want to give you every single reason to keep on loving me.” He didn’t care how sappy he sounded, or lovesick.

He fucking loved her. It was the memory of her that kept on driving him to get back home to her.

“Ryker, you have me, and I’m not going anywhere.”

“You promise?”

“Yes, more than anything, I’ve never been so happy.”

****

The first snowfall didn’t last very long. The moment they were able to drive to the airport they did. Once they hit Vegas, her father was waiting for her. Scarlett should have expected that, seeing as she called his secretary and asked for her to book their flight. He looked Ryker up and down, and he didn’t look impressed.

“What are you doing here?” she asked.

“I called him.” Ryker spoke up, taking her hand, locking their fingers together.

So it hadn’t been her father’s secretary to spill the truth.

“Why?”

“Believe it or not, sweetheart, he wanted your dad’s approval,” her father said. “And he wanted me to give you away, seeing as it is my right to do so.”

She hadn’t thought about her father, and she glanced up at Ryker, hoping he saw that she didn’t care if he approved or not.

Her father stepped forward, and he held her shoulders. “I know I’ve not always been there for you, Scarlett. I’ve failed you in a lot of ways, and I’m sorry for that, but I also won’t let you marry someone unless you’re going to be happy to do it. Now, do you want to marry him?”

“Yes.” She didn’t even hesitate.

“You know that he’s been in prison, that he’s an ex-convict?”

“I know all that, and I don’t care. He didn’t do it, and I want to marry him.” She took Ryker’s hand, and placed it on her stomach. “We’re going to be a family. I’m the happiest woman in the world.”

He didn’t look happy, but Scarlett made him look at her.

“Dad, I’m happy. I don’t want to be without him. I love him more than anything else in the world. Please, be happy about this.”

Seconds passed before he finally nodded, then looked at Ryker. “I better never see her upset or sad, you hear me? I want her to be so fucking happy that she can’t even think what sadness is.”

“You’ve got it, sir.”

She smiled, knowing her father would love the “sir” touch.

“Fine. Let’s do this. I’ve already bought you a dress, and everything is set up ready for you.”

It didn’t take long for her to be whisked away to the church, and there was a woman waiting to help her into her dress.

Once she was ready, her father was there, and he stared at her. She saw the tears in his eyes, and smiled at him.

“I’m in love, Dad.”

“Does he know?”

“He knows everything, and he still loves me.”

“There’s no way he couldn’t love you, baby.” He moved toward her and hugged her tightly. She closed her eyes, enjoying the hug before finally pulling away. “Are you going to give me away?”

“No father should ever have to go through this torture.”

She giggled. When she stepped into the main aisle, the moment she caught sight of Ryker, there was no turning back. Even with butterflies in her stomach, she kept on moving forward. Each step she took, she knew deep in her heart it would take her closer to happiness.

Her father gave him one final warning before handing her over.

Holding Ryker’s hand, standing before the priest, she spoke her vows, listening to Ryker’s and falling even more in love.

When the time came to kiss the bride, she went into his arms willingly. There was no way she wouldn’t.

The moment his lips fell on hers, her life felt complete. She had Ryker, she was his wife, and pregnant with his child.