need you to say ‘I do’.”
She laughed but quickly stopped when he pressed the gun into her ribcage. “Sorry Tad that isn’t happening. You can shoot me first.”
“I just might but not until after you’re my wife and I can get my hands on that inheritance.”
Ah so that was his big plan. Marry her and kill her so he could get his hands on the Rochester fortune. “Sorry to disappoint you Tad but my trust isn’t available until I turn 35.”
“That’s okay sweetheart,” he planted a rough kiss on her mouth and cursed when she bit his lip. “Bitch. I’m sure Kurt won’t have a problem loaning money to his son in law.” When she laughed he jammed the gun into her side even harder. “What’s so funny?”
Gemma looked at her watch. “I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Daddy confirmed for Brody your gambling debts and he and all of his friends have already requested a new financial planner. My guess is when, or if you return to work you’ll find yourself out of a job.”
“You bitch!” He cracked her on the head with the butt of the gun. It wasn’t hard enough to knock her out, pussy , but it was enough to stun her. He shoved her into the car and ran around to the other side. “You’re going to marry me Gemma so I can pay off these debts. And you may or may not make it past the first year of our marriage.” He peeled out of the parking spot with an evil glint in his eyes. “I’ll be sad of course, but I’ll find a nice stripper to heal my wounded heart.”
“You’ll be wounded alright,” she grumbled.
“Don’t you think your bravado is a little misplaced considering where you are?”
She shrugged. “Not at all. In fact I think it’s you who have a bit too much false courage.” She pulled out the pepper spray and aimed it straight at his eyes. He screamed and the car swerved, causing a barrage of horns and curses. Gemma’s miscalculation had her own eyes watering. Maybe spraying him in the confines of the car wasn’t such a good idea. She felt around blindly for the door handle. “Got it.” She pulled and tucked her body as Brody had taught and rolled out of the car.
“Dammit Gemma you could have gotten yourself killed!”
She sagged in relief, “Brody, thank goodness you’re here. Finally.”
“Well that parking garage has shitty service so it took a while to pinpoint your location, sweetheart.” He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her hard. “You scared the shit out of me Gemma. Don’t ever do that again. I don’t know what I’d do if,”
“If what?” She was eager to hear what he had to say.
“If I lost you dammit.”
She smiled. “Aww Brody you love me.” She felt around for his face and screamed as ice cold water rushed over her. “Dammit what was that for?”
He laughed. “Sorry sweetheart, I needed to rinse that pepper spray out of your eyes. Dab,” he handed her a bandana.
She patted her eyes until she could mostly see and turned at commotion behind her. “I guess Tad doesn’t need a wife anymore.”
“No but I do.”
She turned and saw a purple velvet box open in the palm of Brody’s hand. “Brody!” She looked at him, uncertainty in her eyes.
“Look Gemma I love you and I’m pretty sure you love me too. I have money now and we’re great together so, will you marry me?”
She punched him on the shoulder. “Brody you idiot, it was never about the money. Not really. My friends got in my head about my lifestyle and I was scared so I said those awful things to you. I’m really sorry about that.” She held his face in her hands and laid the softest kiss on his sexy mouth. “But you are right about one thing, I do love you. So much and I can’t wait to make you my husband.”
He smiled and picked her up off the street. Brody kissed her fingers and slid the diamond and emerald engagement ring over her finger. “I can’t wait to make you my wife.” He kissed her mouth slow and sweet. “But first we need to talk to the police
She laughed but quickly stopped when he pressed the gun into her ribcage. “Sorry Tad that isn’t happening. You can shoot me first.”
“I just might but not until after you’re my wife and I can get my hands on that inheritance.”
Ah so that was his big plan. Marry her and kill her so he could get his hands on the Rochester fortune. “Sorry to disappoint you Tad but my trust isn’t available until I turn 35.”
“That’s okay sweetheart,” he planted a rough kiss on her mouth and cursed when she bit his lip. “Bitch. I’m sure Kurt won’t have a problem loaning money to his son in law.” When she laughed he jammed the gun into her side even harder. “What’s so funny?”
Gemma looked at her watch. “I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Daddy confirmed for Brody your gambling debts and he and all of his friends have already requested a new financial planner. My guess is when, or if you return to work you’ll find yourself out of a job.”
“You bitch!” He cracked her on the head with the butt of the gun. It wasn’t hard enough to knock her out, pussy , but it was enough to stun her. He shoved her into the car and ran around to the other side. “You’re going to marry me Gemma so I can pay off these debts. And you may or may not make it past the first year of our marriage.” He peeled out of the parking spot with an evil glint in his eyes. “I’ll be sad of course, but I’ll find a nice stripper to heal my wounded heart.”
“You’ll be wounded alright,” she grumbled.
“Don’t you think your bravado is a little misplaced considering where you are?”
She shrugged. “Not at all. In fact I think it’s you who have a bit too much false courage.” She pulled out the pepper spray and aimed it straight at his eyes. He screamed and the car swerved, causing a barrage of horns and curses. Gemma’s miscalculation had her own eyes watering. Maybe spraying him in the confines of the car wasn’t such a good idea. She felt around blindly for the door handle. “Got it.” She pulled and tucked her body as Brody had taught and rolled out of the car.
“Dammit Gemma you could have gotten yourself killed!”
She sagged in relief, “Brody, thank goodness you’re here. Finally.”
“Well that parking garage has shitty service so it took a while to pinpoint your location, sweetheart.” He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her hard. “You scared the shit out of me Gemma. Don’t ever do that again. I don’t know what I’d do if,”
“If what?” She was eager to hear what he had to say.
“If I lost you dammit.”
She smiled. “Aww Brody you love me.” She felt around for his face and screamed as ice cold water rushed over her. “Dammit what was that for?”
He laughed. “Sorry sweetheart, I needed to rinse that pepper spray out of your eyes. Dab,” he handed her a bandana.
She patted her eyes until she could mostly see and turned at commotion behind her. “I guess Tad doesn’t need a wife anymore.”
“No but I do.”
She turned and saw a purple velvet box open in the palm of Brody’s hand. “Brody!” She looked at him, uncertainty in her eyes.
“Look Gemma I love you and I’m pretty sure you love me too. I have money now and we’re great together so, will you marry me?”
She punched him on the shoulder. “Brody you idiot, it was never about the money. Not really. My friends got in my head about my lifestyle and I was scared so I said those awful things to you. I’m really sorry about that.” She held his face in her hands and laid the softest kiss on his sexy mouth. “But you are right about one thing, I do love you. So much and I can’t wait to make you my husband.”
He smiled and picked her up off the street. Brody kissed her fingers and slid the diamond and emerald engagement ring over her finger. “I can’t wait to make you my wife.” He kissed her mouth slow and sweet. “But first we need to talk to the police
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