Free Conquering Alexandria by C.M. Steele

the one who did the intimidating.
    "Mr. McCain, have a seat."
    I sat only because I wasn't going to be confrontational yet. I was going to have Alexandria as my wife, and there was no doubt about that. Detective Davis here wasn't going to stop me. He stopped for a moment, and then he excused himself. He was gone for about five minutes. I thought he was using his time away as a tactic. When he finally returned, he looked different. His coloring had paled, and he was sweating.
    "Are you all right?" He blatantly ignored my question and started his line of questioning.
    "So what are your intentions with my little girl?" He wasn't as stern as I thought he was going to be. I wondered if it was because he was not feeling well.
    "I intend to marry her." I stated my case right away.
    "That's moving fast, if you ask me. She just broke up with that bastard." His words were not as strong as they should have been, and I was starting to worry.
    "I don't care. I am not working on his schedule. I have already told Alexandria what I want from this relationship, and she said the same thing to me too. I am a business man, and I am not used to waiting for something I know I have to have." I was sure of my course and wanted to get a move on already.
    "Are you sure that as soon as you had your fill of my daughter, you aren't going to ditch her?" he added, full of accusation.
    "I am not going anywhere. I want your daughter for the rest of my life, so the only way I plan on ditching her is when I die."
    "Are you in love with her?" he asked, and I answered truthfully and with ease.
    "Yes." I was sure that the insanity that was engulfing me and the happiness that consumed me had to be love.
    "Good." I could hear the relief in his voice.
    "Just so you know, I plan on marrying her soon. I am not planning to wait a year when I am absolutely sure of what I want."
    "How soon are you talking about? You have only known her what — a week or two." As much as his words said he was against it, there was no conviction behind them.
    "Almost two, and I will give her another week of dating back in Dallas before I propose."
    "If you ever make her unhappy, I will destroy you. You do understand that, right?"
    "I understand that you are her father and are looking out for her best interest, and so am I. I will always make her happy."
    That was the end of our battle of the wills, if you could call it that. Then he asked me about the ex. I didn’t tell him everything because he was a cop, but I did let him know that I whooped the pussy's ass.
    Now it was time claim my woman. I was going to look into this matter. I wondered if Alexandria knew her father was sick. When we walked out of the room, he stopped me and said, "Don’t tell them that I am unwell. I think I am coming down with a stomach bug, and I don’t want my family to be concerned.”
    If he thought I bought that shit, he was mistaken. I would play along, but I was going to get to the truth.
    I loved his daughter, and I wanted to make it work with her. I didn't want to keep it a secret, but if it was bad, I didn’t want Alexandria to be upset. "Hey, baby, how are you doing?"
    "I’m fine, Max. What happened?"
    "Nothing much, except we came to an understanding." I pulled her into my arms and added, "So do you want to go for walk in the city? Maybe we could go downtown and you could take me sightseeing."
    "I want to go to the zoo. I haven't been in a long time, if that is okay with you?"
    "Of course, woman. Whatever you want."
    We left the house and headed out to the Brookfield Zoo. We had a good time because she lit up with every animal we saw, and every small child in a stroller made her coo. Good, because I had every intention of putting my baby in her belly when we got married. If she wasn’t on birth control, she would be getting bred tonight.
    Before we left the zoo, she had to use the restroom, and it was perfect because I had to make a call to my brother's neighbor. I tried Ryan Elliot's company number