For the first time since I was a kid, I feel a closeness with my dad. I knew he was proud of me but hearing him say it makes all the difference. It also makes me feel a little less dirty about some of the cases I’ve taken.

"How things have changed," I say.

"A good woman will do that."

"Oh, I know the perfect wedding planner," I hear Jenna say as she and Savannah walk into my office. I stand and make a beeline for Savannah, pulling her into my arms.

"She better be able to plan a wedding in a week," I tell her before I lean down and kiss Savannah softly. She melts into me like always and I forget for a moment we aren’t alone. When I pull back, Savannah’s lips are swollen and her eyes are filled with lust.

My dad clears his throat and I have to fight back a growl.

"You can’t kiss me in front of your parents," she gasps, her cheeks turning red. My cock jerks at the sight. I hope she never loses that blush. I’m guessing she won’t. Even with all the things I’ve done to her body, her face still flushes when my cock is deep inside of her.

"I’ll kiss you whenever I want. You’re mine," I remind her, and she rolls her eyes.

"A few weeks? Really?"

"You’re lucky she isn’t married already," I tell Jenna, glancing over at her.

"Like father like son," she mutters as my dad comes to her side and pulls her into him.

He reaches his hand out to Savannah. "It’s a pleasure to meet you. Might as well call me Dad."

This makes her smile as she reaches out and takes his hand. I’m glad he’s making this easy on her. I wasn’t sure how this would go tonight with me unloading on him, but it had gone better than I could have imagined.

"I’m Savannah," she says, beaming at everyone.

"Welcome to the family," he tells her.

Fuck, I’m happy this went so well. Savannah’s parents have been shit. When she called and told them she was engaged they didn’t take it so well. I still need to take a visit out to their house so we can try and fix things. I’ll do anything to make Savannah happy. I don’t know how such assholes could raise a perfect, sweet creature. I want to hate them and tell them to fuck off, but because of them I have her.

I lean down and kiss Savannah below her ear. "You look beautiful." She’s wearing a black dress that hugs her chest tight, with lace over her cleavage, but I can still see it if I look hard enough. Her lips are painted a cherry red to match a bow that’s tied in her blonde curls. She leans into my touch and I give her another kiss below her ear.

"Maybe we should order in."

"Here we go," Savannah says, giving my chest a playful smack.

"Is he the jealous possessive type, too?" Jenna laughs as she says it.

"That’s putting it lightly." Savannah pulls from my hold, and I reluctantly let her go. She walks out of my office and my eyes go to her ass, then to her legs. Her legs aren’t covered enough for my liking, but I don’t know how she’ll feel about my caveman act right now.

Jenna follows her out, and the puppies and my dad and I are all hot on their heels. I watch as Savannah grabs her coat and slides it on. I run my hands through my hair. At least I booked a private room for our dinner tonight at the restaurant. I won’t have to deal with every fucker in the place looking at her.

I grab my own coat as we head out to the elevator. Once inside I pull Savannah back to me once again. She and Jenna talk about the wedding, and I listen so I can make sure she gets everything she wants. She will. I don’t care what it costs or how much extra I’ll have to pay to get it all done yesterday. It will be worth every penny. I need her branded as mine in every way. Ring on her finger, my last name attached to her name, a baby in her belly.

I fight back a groan when an image of her swollen with my child enters my mind. When the elevator opens, we walk out and onto the busy sidewalk and I see my driver waiting.

I freeze when I hear a catcall. I turn to see two young men looking at Savannah. My body goes rock solid and my vision goes red. The must feel my stare because their eyes come to mine. I go to take a step toward them, and I watch their faces turn stark white.

Savannah grabs a hold of me, and I want to pull away, but I would never push her off me. The two boys take off running and I turn, grabbing Savannah.

"We’ll reschedule," I tell my dad and Jenna before grabbing my girl and throwing her over my shoulder. She lets out a squeak but doesn’t fight me. I stride back into our building and hit the elevator button. It opens immediately. The doors have barely closed, and I have her pinned to the wall with my mouth on hers. I need to remind myself she’s mine so this jealousy that’s coursing through me gets under control.

She moans into my mouth, giving me what I want. She always has. She knows I need this, and like the perfect girl she is, she gives it to me without question. Her sweet innocence is always there. I’ll spend my life protecting it. Protecting her. Because without her I’m hollow inside. With her, I’m filled with love and light.

Maybe one day I’ll be worthy of her.