Free Finding Out (novella) by Lila Rose Page B

light make-up, just like Zara had done for me, when Fox called from the kitchen, “Cupcake, you better fuckin’ come eat before we have to go or you’ll be the one killing your family ‘cause you’re so hungry.”
    I smiled and made my way down the hall. Upon entering the kitchen, I heard Fox hiss, “Fuck.” My eyes met his warm ones as they raked over my body. “It’s gonna be the shortest wedding in damn history. We’ll give ‘em two hours and then I want you here on your back with my cock inside you while you wear that dress.”
    I giggled. “I guess you like the dress.”
    “Christ, woman, I love it. Eat so we can go and get home quicker,” he ordered.
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    I made sure we sat at the back of the church for the ceremony so no one would notice us, which they didn’t. It helped as I also had us in the corner. I told Fox I wanted to show him off, but I wasn’t ready just yet for the questions and...evilness. He chuckled, no doubt thinking I was being over the top, but he didn’t know. Once he found out, I was ready to tell him ‘I told you so.’
    Outside the reception room, at a ridiculously expensive hotel, I stopped Fox with a hand on his chest. He looked down at it and then to my eyes. “Um, I ah, I left out one part of information.”
    He closed his eyes and sighed, “What?”
    “I said your name was Max and that you’re a cop,” I said quickly.
    He opened his eyes wide, but then they turned slanty. He glared at me. Uh oh. “I was under pressure when I was making you up. By the way, we’ve been dating for two years,” I added and pouted.
    “Fuck me,” he growled. “No, cupcake. No, we ain’t fuckin’ lyin’, especially when I will be around for a fuckin’ long time.”
    “Fox,” I whined. “Oh, my God, please just go with it; otherwise, what am I going to tell them?”
    “We’ll wing it,” he smiled.
    “Wing it?” I yelled.
    “Yeah, precious,” he said, taking my hand in his while I was in shock. Opening the doors, we walked into the room.
    Like the vultures they were, we were surrounded in seconds by my mother, father, Aunt Lisa—Leanne’s mother, bitch-cousin herself and her new husband.
    “Brace yourself, handsome, brace,” I uttered out the side of my mouth, throwing his words back at him. His eyes were hard, but he grinned for me and placed his arm around my waist.
    “Ivy-lee, I see you finally made it,” Mum sneered. “You should have seen the ceremony. It was beautiful.”
    Fox looked down at me and mouthed, ‘ Ivy-lee. ’ I shrugged. It was just my mum’s way to make my name sound more elegant. I thought it sucked. Throughout my whole life, Mum always thought she was better than anyone. Even her children. To her we were a burden, she brushed us off to the cooks and cleaners, in the house I was brought up in. I think it had something to do with the fact that her parents were the same to her. My mum grew up with money and was taught at a young age not to care about anyone else but herself. She was mean and vindictive, even toward her own husband.
    Dad and Mum met at a young age, when she wasn’t so uptight. A very long time ago, he used to be fun and caring, but she drew that out of him. Now, he was a man with no backbone. He lived his life quietly and worked long hours to get away from his wife.
    Really, I was surprised that my sister, brother and I turned out half-normal when we had no love in the house as children.
    “I was there, Mum. We were sitting in the back. You just didn’t see me.”
    “Oh, I saw you.” Aunt Lisa smiled, eyeing Fox. She then continued to lick her lips. I glanced at Leanna to see she was also eyeing Fox.
    “Why didn’t you say anything, Lisa?” Mum questioned her sister, who ignored her.
    “So this is your mystery man, Max?” Dad asked.
    “Um...” I began.
    “No. I’m Fox Kil patrick. I’m your daughter’s new man. We’ve been dating for nearly two weeks now.”
    “Really and what happened to Max?” Mum asked, the