I Wont Forget you (Sequel to Ride The Wind)

Chaper Twenty-Three: Liss

Rikki

"Babe, I just talked to Andy. Don't worry about making baby doctor appointments here, we're good to move to LA." I call as I walk into the back door.

I was out hunting with Andy when she told me. I was so relieved to hear it, part of me thought that if Andy wasn't coming back to LA neither was Liss. I walk into the living room to see my girlfriend standing at the door horrified, her giant family members stand behind her and they look pissed.

Shit.

Liss had said she was going to tell them about the pregnancy today but by the looks of it, I'd say I just did it for her. Ray, Clint, Carter and her father stand behind her, they all break six and a half feet tall and scare the absolute fuck out of me! They look ready for my blood. I knocked up their Alyssa. They all go to take a step forward to murder me and Liss turns around.

"Hurt him and I will kill all four of you." Liss warns and I half smile.

"You're pregnant?" Carter wonders and Liss nods.

"I'm married and not one of you can say anything." She tells them.

"You're moving back to LA?" Her dad asks.

"Dad, I told you when I moved back that it was temporary while I was training. I can't play anymore so I'm moving back to my home." She explains.

"Gator, this is your home." Ray says and she shakes her head.

"Ray, I was a military brat. I didn't have a home until I moved to LA. That's where I'm at  home, that's where I'm the happiest." Liss says. "It's not like Carter is going to be here come football season. Besides, I'll come back and visit."

"Fine."

"Fine."

"Fine."

"Fine."

"Good, now I'm gonna move and so help me god, if you hurt him I will make your deaths look like accidents." Liss says before be steps beside me. She smiles up at me.

Part of me was waiting for these Goliaths to beat the shit out of me but it never happens. I guess they love Liss more than they hate me or they're just scared of Liss. Maybe a little of both. Liss grabs my hand as her family members study me. Her father holds a hand out to me.

"Congratulations." He says and the other three follow in suit.

Holy shit, they don't hate me anymore.

After they congratulate us, Liss goes to get ginger ale and slim jims. That's a weird combination, right? She's been gone a while. I sit on the couch and her dad looks over to me.

"You going to be a good man to my baby in LA?" He wonders and I nod.

"Yes sir." I say and he nods.

"You going to be a good dad?" Her dad wonders and I sigh.

"God, I hope so." I admit and he kinda laughs.

"Just love the kid, don't make the mistakes I made with Alyssa." He says. "I just I should be calling her Liss now." He smiles.

Has her dad really had a complete change of heart? Is he okay?

"Rikki?" He asks.

"Yes sir?" I answer.

"I have lung cancer, I don't know how much longer I'll be around. Promise me you'll always take care of Alyssa?" He tells me.

"I promise." I assure him. "Does Liss know?"

"I told her just before you walked in actually." He says.

It all clicks in my head, Liss is in the kitchen crying. I excuse myself and walk into the kitchen. Liss' eyes are red from crying and she looks up at me. I wrap her up as she covers her eyes again. I kiss the top of her head.

"I just lost my gramps, I'm not ready to lose him to." She sobs.

"Baby, it will be okay. He could beat it." I tell her and she nods.

"Yeah, yeah, okay." Liss wipes her eyes. "I just gotta keep that in mind."

"Exactly." I say as I kiss her lips. "I love you."

"I love you so much, Rikki Rockett." Liss tells me and I smile, I'm never going to get tired of hearing that.

"I love you Alyssa Rockett." I kiss her again.

Jesus, her dad may die. First Andy's, then her gramps, and now her dad.

Jesus Christ.