“Yes, Bella told me where you were,” her father replied. “She was worried about you and it looks like she was right to be.”
Carrie was suddenly glad that her older sister blabbed. She was sure that Crash would have won the fight, but her father turning up swung things in their favor and made sure they survived.
“I’m sorry about this, sir,” Crash interrupted. “I never wanted her to come down here and definitely didn’t want to put her in danger.”
“It won’t fucking happen again,” Samuel responded in a determined voice. “She’s coming home with me and I’ll make sure she never sees you again.”
“No.”
Carrie’s voice was soft, but the quiet determination was there for both men to hear.
“What do you mean?” Samuel replied. “You…”
“I didn’t tell Bella everything,” she went on. “Being with Crash wasn’t the only reason I came down here this time. I’m pregnant.”
“Oh, for fuck’s sake” Samuel cursed as he rubbed the heel of his hand on his forehead. “You can’t be serious about this.”
“I’m deadly serious,” she replied. “I know that you’re not happy with this, but you’ll just have to accept it. My life is going to be here with Crash now and I want him in the baby’s life. You can shout and curse all you want, but you’re not going to change my mind. I’m old enough to make my own decisions now.”
“What about college?” Samuel asked.
“I really am pregnant, Dad, so that needs to be my focus now,” she replied. “Crash and I want to build a life together and we’re going to do it with or without your approval.”
There was silence in the truck and it was Crash that eventually broke it.
“I’ll look after her, sir.”
“Yeah, I just fucking saw that,” Samuel replied sarcastically.
“I’ll change my life to make sure that doesn’t happen again,” Crash went on. “All that’s important to me now is Carrie and the baby. I’ve been waiting for a chance to settle down and this is it. I want them in my life.”
“Fuck,” Samuel cursed.
“Take us to the airport,” Carrie said in a firm voice.
Samuel turned to look at his daughter and wanted to argue, but he knew he would be wasting his time. She was as stubborn and mule headed as he was and if he pushed her, he would lose her. As much as he hated what she was doing, he loved her too much not to have her in his life.
“Yeah,” he finally let out in a resigned tone. “Take me to the airport.”
“What will you tell Mum?” Carrie asked.
“Nothing about what just happened, and make sure you don’t either,” he replied. “I’ll just say you’re in good hands.”
“Thank you, sir,” Crash said.
“Just remember it’s me you will answer to if anything happens to my daughter,” Samuel said.
“I appreciate that, sir,” Crash replied. “I’ll make the changes in my life to ensure I never need to worry about you coming calling on me.”
“And stop calling me sir,” Samuel let out.
“Sorry, sir, I can’t do that,” Crash replied with a smile.
The rest of the journey to the airport passed by in relative silence and Crash remained in the truck when they got there. Carrie and her father walked inside and he went to the airline office to book a ticket on the next flight home. He checked in and they walked to the departure lounge straight away.
“I’ll be OK, Dad,” Carrie said.
“Just make sure he sticks to what he told me and changes his life,” Samuel replied.
Tears pricked in the corner of Carrie’s eyes as they hugged, but she gathered her strength to wipe them away before he could see when they moved apart.
“Take care,” he said.
“I will,” she said and turned to walk away.
Her life was now with the man waiting for her in the parking lot, and that was the only thought on her mind when she walked out of the terminal building to return to him.
“I was worried he might kidnap you and take you home,” Crash said when she got in the truck.
“No chance,” Carrie replied. “Our baby needs a dad, so I need to be with you.”
“I’ll give it my best shot,” Crash replied.
She leaned across to kiss him and knew she was where she wanted to be.
“I just warned the others that we were attacked and it is the Mob behind them,” he said. “I’ve been told to take off for a few weeks.”
“Where are you planning to go?” Carrie asked.
“We… are going to pick a highway and just see where it takes us,” he replied.
“Aren’t you supposed to get married before you have the honeymoon?” she teased him.
“Yeah and I think you’re supposed to be married before the girl gets pregnant,” Crash said. “We’re doing this all wrong.”
“No,” Carrie told him and smiled. “We’re doing everything just right, so pick a highway and let’s start our new life.”
Epilogue
Samuel brought the car to a stop in the driveway of the small property and turned to look at his wife.
“Well, this is it,” he said. “We’ll find them inside.”
The pair of them stepped out of the vehicle and Samuel locked it before they walked the rest of the way up the driveway towards the house. The door opened before they got to it and the smile spread across Crash’s face.
“Evening, sir,” he said. “It’s good to see you.”
“Stop calling me sir,” Samuel said.
“You know I can’t do that, sir,” Crash went on before he turned his attention to the woman at Samuel’s side. “It’s nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Nelson.”
“Call me Kath,” she answered then shook the hand held out to her. “How is she?”
“Doing fine,” Crash replied. “She’ll be happy to see you two.”
He stood aside to let them enter the property then closed the door. He then moved past them to lead the way to the small downstairs bedroom. Carrie’s squeal of delight came out when she saw her parents stepping inside the room and they walked across to the chair she was sitting on. She got up to give them a hug.
“You were supposed to have a boy,” Samuel complained with a smirk. “What is it with this family and girls?”
“We didn’t want another ugly brute in the family like Crash,” Carrie said.
“Yeah, that’s true enough,” Samuel replied.
“Hey,” Crash protested.
“Never you mind those two,” Kath said with a smile and patted her son-in-law’s arm. “You just ignore them.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Nelson,” he said and grinned. “It’s nice to have a member of the Nelson clan on my side for a change.”
“I’m always on your side,” Carrie pointed out.
“Didn’t I hear you just call me an ugly brute?” he asked.
“It’s my term of endearment for you,” she said as she walked across to the cot in the corner of the room.
She leaned in to pick up the cute four-week-old girl wriggling around on the mattress and kissed her on the forehead before carrying her across the room.
“Meet your grandparents,” she said. “Your grandmother is lovely. Your grandad, on the other hand, thinks he’s fierce, but I’ll teach you how to wrap him around your little finger like I do.”
“Hello Darlene,” Samuel said as the little girl was passed to him then looked up at his daughter. “Why did you choose that name?”
“Ah, you know,” Carrie said and laughed. “A nice college girl helped me when I needed it and you’ll find out as your granddaughter grows up that it’s nice to have a Darlene in your life.”
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