“Of course. If it even comes to that,” I say, trying to minimize the situation and ease her mind. “I’m pretty sure we’ve just been put on ice though. Lou will probably let us walk out tomorrow without a word. But if he doesn’t, all my friends will have our backs, money’s no issue, and I’ve been through enough lawyers to have found a couple of damned good ones. It’ll all be fine and there’s nothing to worry about. Come lie down and get some rest.” I gesture to her bed and then focus my strength on wrenching the last of the bolts free from the brace holding mine to the floor.
I push the newly liberated cot across my cell and park it next to hers.
“Are you allowed to do that?” she asks, as I lie down, reach my hand through the bars, and pat her mattress.
I grin at her. “What are they going to do? Put me in jail?” I pat her mattress again. “I’ll put it back later. Right now, I want to snuggle.”
She giggles softly and lies down on her side of the bars. I loop my arm around her and reel her in. “Closer,” I rumble at her. “I want your well-bred little cunt lined up with a gap in the bars, in case you want me to fuck it again in the night.”
She shivers and wiggles her ass over to press up against the bars. I give her a big squeeze and kiss the back of her head.
“Tell me where you want me to take you when we get out? You want to go home, say goodbye to your mom, and let your dad know there’s a bed booked for her at the care facility in Morrinsville with a trust fund set up to sponsor the cost of her care?”
She shakes her head. “I want him to stew for a few days, and Mom won’t miss me. I don’t know if I’ll ever want to go back to that house.”
I squeeze her tighter. “You don’t have to. Once your mom’s set up in Morrinsville, you can visit her there. Anytime you want. We’ll just fly back from wherever we are.”
She wriggles loose of my arms and rolls over to face me before she snuggles back in. “Thank you for organizing that.”
I stretch my lips through the bars to kiss the tip of her nose. “You’re welcome. I didn’t want to be stressed or feel guilty about leaving her behind, and it was easy for me to do, so think nothing of it. You’d want the same for me if roles were reversed.”
Her lips tremble a little, and her eyes take on a glassy sheen as she nods. “I know. But it’s very generous, and I appreciate it.”
I smile and kiss her nose again. “I know, and you’re worth it. Now tell me where you want to go first, so I’ll know what direction to drive in when we leave.”
Cute lines form along her forehead as she frowns. “I don’t know. Somewhere fun and colorful and pretty… Mexico?”
I roll my eyes and grin. “It’s a little cliché after an escape from jail, but okay.”
She snorts a little laugh, gives me a playful shove, and then reaches through the bars and pulls me in. “I love the way you make my life easy and happy. And fun and hot and full of love.”
“It’s the way I want my woman to live, so get used to it,” I say with a shrug.
“I want the same for you.” She smiles, kisses me sweetly, and then rolls over, tugs up her dress, and presses her bare ass against the bars, so her cum-soaked pussy bulges obscenely through one of the gaps.
“Fucking hell, Cadence Malone.” I shove at my jeans, unable to get them out of my way fast enough. “You’re a gorgeous, filthy, little so-and-so. You know that?”
“Mmhm,” she says, all innocent sounding as she grins over her shoulder at me. “That’s why I need a big, dirty, old cowboy like you to keep me satisfied.”
I slide my cock between her juicy cunt lips with a moan. “At your service, Ma’am.”
EPILOGUE
CADENCE
Ibrush Mom’s hair. Not because I have to, but because I want to. The staff at her new home look after her well, but I don’t expect they’ll complete her cares with the same love I always did, and when I come to visit, I like to dote on her some. I have the energy to do that for her now.
Daryl returns with an empty vase for the flowers we bought her. “They didn’t have one to spare, so I had to go down the street and buy one. Well, I got half a dozen and left them at the nurse’s station. They’ve got enough for everybody now.” He unwraps the paper from the bouquet and starts to arrange the lilies. “These smell amazing, babe. Good choice.”
“They were always her favorite,” I say with a smile. “They should make her room smell nice, yeah?”
“Definitely,” he says, watching me braid her hair and pin it into a bun. “You’re so good with her, Cady.”
I breathe a little laugh. “I’ve had a lot of practice.” I walk around to view her face and give her a nod of approval. “Better.” I rest my hand on my belly and rub slow circles over the pointy little bump that may be a foot. It’s hard to tell. “I don’t know if it’s the baby coming, but I feel weirdly maternal about her this visit. It’s either that, or some deep instinct to seek supportduring my initiation into motherhood. Either way, thanks for coming with me. I’m not done adventuring, I just… needed to see my mom.”
“I noticed,” Daryl says with a smile. “And if you want to visit her more often, it won’t be a problem.” He comes to stand behind me and starts stroking my big belly too. “You may not be done adventuring, but it might be wise to pause for a few weeks before we decide which direction we want to go in next.”
“Pause… here? In Morrinsville?”
