The Champ:Bad Boys Book 5(20)

 

It was like night and day. "Congratulations on your engagement." His   eyes went immediately to my finger, which was obviously bare. "You make   that young man buy you the biggest rock you can find, you deserve it.   Now, you're one of the brightest interns to ever come through these   doors, I have high hopes for you if you don't get bogged down with   babies and whatnot, and if I know Marie you'd be knee deep in kids   before you can blink."

"Now on to this other mess. Why haven't you ever told me that you were   being harassed by some idiot? I expected better from you young lady. Now   I've called my detail and given them a heads-up. Wyatt has promised   that he will take care of you after hours and I'm sure he can. I'll stay   on top of it on my end, but no more secrets."

"Yes sir." I left as fast as I entered more than a little confused by   the change. "What did you do to him?" I whispered to Wyatt who had taken   up residence at my desk. "Are you really going to stay here all day?"

"Yep, as to what I told the old man, nothing more than that you're my   girl and he better be treating you right." He pretty much dismissed me   after that and went back to reading the magazine he'd been pawing   through.

I tried to ignore him as best I could while I did my thing but it wasn't   easy. Coming onto end of day the tension in the air grew heavy. It was  a  feeling I wasn't familiar with, like anticipation mixed with   trepidation. It could be a direct response to the covert looks he kept   throwing my way when he thought I wasn't looking. Or the way he would   secretly run his finger down my arm or along my thigh.

By the time he walked me out to his car I was a nervous wreck. The day   had finally caught up to me. I had just moved in with this guy, into his   bed. He had told about twenty people that we were engaged, and the   night was coming.

The shakes were back in full force, but that was no longer because of   any lingering doubt, and more because of the unknown. What if I   disappointed him? He was so male, so forceful in everything he did. How   could I hope to match that, or to keep up?



Wyatt



She's nervous as fuck and there's no need for me to guess why. All day   I've kept her on the edge, small touches here and there, secret looks.   The anticipation was rising as the clock ticked. I was sure of what the   night would bring, my mind was already made up. But I can only imagine   what was going through that head of hers.

I kept conversation to a minimum; this was as much new territory for me   as it was for her. Maybe it was because I was the one who was sure of  us  that I wasn't freaking the hell out, but I figured it was up to me  to  lead her along until we were on the same page.

Ma was like a kid in a candy store when we got in. I'm gonna have to   keep an eye on her she seems to have a hell of a lot for my girl to be   doing, cock blocker. I did notice that it seemed to relax her when ma   dragged her off to do who knows what, gave me time to get in a workout   and take a shower.

I put a call into Jace, it was my third or fourth of the day. "Still nothing?"

"Nah, he went under somewhere I guess, and there's no next of kin listed   for him at his job or at the school, but not to worry, we're staying  on  top of it."

"You think he went home?"

"Not sure and if he did we don't have the manpower to monitor. I can put   in a call to someone down there and see. I think those boys still got a   hard on for him."

"Fine, you do that and let me know."

I hung up and went in search of her after leaving the gym. She wasn't   downstairs so I took the stairs two at a time with my heart in my lungs.   I guess I was going to have this sickening fear whenever she was out  of  my sight, at least until he was behind bars.

I heard the water running in the shower and barely restrained myself   from going in. Good, she was settling in. I went to the guest bathroom   and took a quick shower to get the stink off before joining her in the   bedroom.

I had decided not to tell her what Jace had said; as far as I was   concerned her part in this thing was done. Walking over to her I wrapped   my arms around her from behind. In all the bullshit I had all but   forgotten what had caught me in the first place. Her ass.

"I love your ass baby." I rubbed myself against her while nibbling on   her neck and holding her close. "Are you afraid?" She shook her head no   but her body was telling me different, she was as stiff as a board   again, but I knew it was up to me to relax her for what was coming.

"Let's go down dinner will be ready soon." I looked around the room   trying to think of what I could do to make it special for her. I wanted   to give her something; she deserved soft music and candlelight. I knew   fuck all about this shit though, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna ask  ma.  She'd probably try to oversee the shit.



Dinner was quite the affair. Ma kept nagging about people calling her   all day with news of our engagement. She was not too pleased that she   didn't get the chance to have a big party and show off her hostess   skills.         

     



 

"You know I think we should have a formal announcement in the papers, and do things the right way."

"Ma, why can't we just get married and be done with it?" I guess that   was the wrong thing to say because not only ma and Traci jumped on my   ass, but my sister had her say as well. You'd have thought I suggested   we get hitched at the drive through or some shit.

"Okay-okay but whatever y'all come up with it better be doable in a   coupla weeks." I stuffed a forkful of food into my mouth and ignored the   screeching. Dad was shaking his head and Chad the ass was grinning.

"Boy you really don't know your mother do you? You're the first of her   little chicks to tie the knot, we'd be lucky it don't rival the royals."

"Oh you hush Jack."

"Just trying to help Marie, I'm with you all the way."

"Traitor."

"I like my nice soft bed son, you can't fault a man for that."

"Okay fine, ma, you can plan whatever you want as long as we're married in the next two weeks, that's nonnegotiable."

"Two weeks isn't time enough to plan a wedding this size."

"What size, it's going to be us, Jace, Cole and her girls and parents, that's what, ten-fifteen people?"

They were off and running again, but funnily enough my girl had gone   back into her shell. No worries, she was probably having cold feet   again, I planned on putting an end to that shit tonight.

The talk at the dinner table was all about the wedding and from the way they were talking I was pretty much superfluous.

"Let's go to the study son there's something I need to show you."

I winked at my girl before following dad out the kitchen. He looked   around the door before closing and locking it. What the hell was he up   to? He probably had a bottle of moonshine or some shit hidden away in   there. It wouldn't be the first time, but I wasn't in the mood, I needed   all my faculties about me tonight.

"Now listen, I know this thing is sudden and you haven't really had time to plan. Have you chosen a ring yet?"

"No, I was thinking I'd take her down there and have her choose what she   likes." I had my own ideas about what I wanted her to have, but I was   gonna give her first shot.

"Well, given the stuff that's going on with this guy harassing her, I think you might wanna have her tagged."

"Have her what?"

"It's a chip, you place it in her ring, that's about the only thing a   woman never takes off, so you wanna use something that you're sure she   would have with her at all times. I put one in your mother's when I took   it in to have it reset. That's just the excuse I used, but it's the   best peace of mind I've had in years."

"Ma know you have eyes on her?" I barely kept a straight face when asking him that.

"Nope, and that's the way it's gonna stay. She goes off with her friends   I don't have to worry about whether or not she's in trouble because I   know where she is. This baby can track her ass to Siberia."

"How do I get one?"

"I've already put in the call, I was getting your sister's anyway."

"Dad … "

"What? Until she gets married she's still my responsibility, and don't   tell me you wouldn't have thought of it if you knew this shit existed.   Trust me, this thing will make you sleep better at night, especially   with you being out of town so much, watch this."

He did something to the watch on his wrist and a little green dot appeared. "You wanna hear?"

"Damn dad what else does that thing do?" For the next half an hour he showed me what his little toy could do.