Free Legally Bound 2: Against The Law by Blue Saffire

where he wanted to be. He walked in to find his mother and father seated at the table dining together. They both looked up with beaming smiles for him that quickly turned into looks of concern.
    “Marcus, dear is everything alright,” Minnie asked.
    “Where is Marie,” Marcus asked tightly.
    “Rita is having boy troubles she went to comfort her,” James answered.
    Marcus nodded then took a seat. “I need to talk to you dad,” Marcus sighed heavily.
    “What is it son?” James asked placing his knife and fork down.
    “I…I need your help,” Marcus started. He knew he had to come clean or lose Rita. “Dad you have to request someone else to Marie’s personal detail.”
    “I don’t understand,” James said in confusion. “Thomas and I both have wanted Rita to follow Marie if she made this decision to go to school overseas. We were leaving the decision up to Rita after the loss of Raquel, but I know we both were hoping she’d come around.”
    “Dad it can’t be Rita. Please, I’m begging you to find someone else,” Marcus’s words were full of raw emotion he was having a hard time controlling.
    “But it is all set they leave tomorrow evening this would be such short notice. Rita really is the best recruit, she is highly trained, and she and Marie are the best of friends. Marie has no idea that Rita is in her detail. You know how Marie gets trying to slip away from the guys, with Rita with her I will sleep better. Where exactly is this concern coming from Son?”
    James studied his son closely. He hadn’t seen him this stressed looking in quite some time, if ever. Marcus was always the son with a laugh and a smile on his face. It was unlike him to look so wary and anxious.
    “Dad,” Marcus said to his hands resting on the table. “I…I can’t let her go,” Marcus muttered.
    “Oh dear,” Minnie said with a small smile. “I wasn’t sure before but I see it now.”
    “See what love,” James looked at his wife puzzled.
    “Dad, the boyfriend that Rita is upset about …I…I’m her boyfriend. I love her dad. I can’t let Rita go because I’m in love with her. I wanted to wait. In two years I would have asked for Thomas and Nate’s blessing. I just thought it would be better then, with the age gap and all. I wanted to propose to her tonight, but we would have kept it a secret like we have our relationship for the last year,” Marcus explained.
    James sat back in his chair surprised. “And you saw this,” James asked Minnie.
    “Oh darling, have you not seen the way he looks at her. Oh and the poor little thing lights up whenever he is around. She has been in love with our Marcus for forever,” Minnie laughed and gave Marcus a warm smile. “I figured something more was going on recently. It’s in their eyes.”
    James sighed. “Well, it was her decision to go to Europe. I don’t know what to do here Son.”
    “Dad she is just upset with me for not wanting to tell our families about us and because…” Marcus made a sour face. He couldn’t believe he was blushing. But this was awkward to explain to his parents. He was still baffled.
    “Because I don’t want to take our relationship…um, further until I have everyone’s blessing to be with her. I want to wait and do things right with her, and she is tired of waiting. If I can stop her from leaving I can make her see reason,” Marcus pleaded.
    James sighed and regarded his son for a moment. He could see the turmoil in Marcus’s face. He pressed his lips in thought as he let the information his son and wife just gave him sink in.
    “Son, maybe this is for the best. If what you are saying is true maybe some time apart will be good to allow Rita to mature some. Give her a year or two out of the country with your sister and then you can go to her father,” James suggested.
    “She can’t leave,” Marcus growled, and then sighed out his frustration. “Sorry dad, I just …I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach this is going to be