Mr. Knight

24| Love

"Scaaarrrr", shrieked a child as soon as Scarlett came into view.

Small arms wrapped themselves around her legs causing her to tumble backwards and almost fall down.

She didn't.

Alexander caught her.

"Easy there Carina.", he whispered in her ear- his hot breath fanning the side of her face.

Scarlett nodded and looked down at a blond head hugging her legs. She handed all the food to Alex and kneeled down for the small boy.

"Hi love.", she said wrapping her arms around the boy.

The boy came out f a trance and leapt away from her. Turning his face away from her he crossed his arms against his chest and puffed out his cheeks.

"I am not talking to you.", he said bitterly.

The cute 3 year old boy, dressed in a black button-up and blue jeans, looked at her from the corner of his eye to see her reaction.

Scarlett made a sad pouty face as if the world had ended and then stood up walking towards him.

She picked him up in her arms and he immediately started to wiggle out of her arms throwing his arms around wildly. "Love, why aren't you talking to me?", she asked.

"When was the last time you came?", he asked in a sad voice.

"Hey, I came a little over four weeks ago didn't I? I told you then that I wouldn't be able to come a lot. Right, love?", she said defending herself.

"You don't love me anymore.", he said huffing and pouting.

Amused by the entire interaction Alexander let out a soft- not so soft- chuckle.

The voice of a man startled the blond and he looked up with squinting eyes, analyzing the man.

"Who are you?", he demanded possessively.

"Well, I should ask you that, considering that you are in the arms of my wife.", he said leaning down towards the two of them.

Scarlett stood up with the toddler still in her arms and looked at him.

"This is Ethan my littlest friend who can speak.", Scarlett said turning towards Alexander.

Hearing this Ethan shouted," Hey! I am full 3 years old. I am not the littlest, Princess is."

"Speak?", Alex said raising a perfectly trimmed eyebrow at her.

"The smallest as Ethan said is princess and she can not speak properly yet cause she is just one year old.", Scarlett explained and let Ethan on the ground and he ran away from Scarlett still upset at her.

Alex nodded, amused at the entire interaction.

Scarlett and Alex walked in, with the driver carrying all the food behind them.

The couple was met with a lot of stares as they walked in. Scarlett was nervous- these people meant a lot to her and their approval for Alex was very important for her.

Scarlett saw Bri - the cranky old lady- sitting on the chair with a book in her hand.

She smiled. Nothing had changed in those few weeks. Everything was still the same- a sea without a storm, but Scarletts life was never going to be calm now that she was married.

Married , she thought.
One question loomed in her eyes-how was she to break the news of her marriage to these people?

While she stood there- contemplating her next move a hand wrapped itself around the small of her back and pulled her flush against a rock hard chest.

Alex wrapped his hand around her in protective way. Scarlett leaned in his chest and looked up at him with questioning eyes.

"What are you doing " her eyes whispered.
His eyes sparked with an mischievous glint and he shaked his head slowly and looked ahead to all the people- who now Scarlett noticed were giving her weird looks.

Was she ready for this confrontation?