Honeymoon from Hell Part I by R.L. Mathewson Read Free Book Online

deciding that there was no better time like the present to prove that his father’s theory was typical Bradford bullshit passed down from generation to generation with the sole purpose of fucking with each other’s heads.
    “ Okay!” Haley said excitedly as she ran past him, grabbed the door and threw it open.
    Resigning himself to a long night of chasing after his wife, he followed after her, closing the door behind him and wondering if Haley was going to end up being the first Bradford wife in the history of his family to earn a ban.
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    “ Haley-”
    “ No!”
    “ Haley, let go!” Jason said, clearly struggling not to laugh as she fought for her rights as a vertically challenged person.
    “ I’m tall enough!” she argued, tightening her hold on the barrier that stood between her and the ultimate rollercoaster ride.
    “ Sweetheart,” Jason said, adjusting his grip on her as the ride attendant shifted nervously even as he gestured for the rest of the line to move through the gate, “you’re half an inch too short for this ride.”
    “ I was slouching!”
    “ All ten times that you demanded a re-measure?” he asked with a mocking tone that she really didn’t appreciate, not right now when she was being discriminated against.
    “ I’m tall, damnit!” she snapped as she tightened her grip on the barrier.
    “ Sure you are,” Jason said, readjusting his hold on her.
    “ I’m going on that ride!” she bit out, more determined than ever to-
    “ Oh, come on!” she snapped when Jason finally managed to pull her off the barrier and carry her away from the ride that she’d waited forty-seven minutes in line to go on.
    “ There’s no line for the Ferris wheel,” he calmly pointed out while she struggled to free herself and go claim her rightful spot in the front of the line for the ride that pretty much guaranteed that she wouldn’t be able to eat another bite tonight without praying for death.
    “ I don’t want to go on the Ferris wheel,” she said with a sniff and a pout.
    “ Do you want another caramel apple?” he asked, placing her on her feet, apparently believing that he could catch her if she decided to make another run for it.
    “ No, no I do not wish for another caramel apple, sir,” she said, pointedly looking away from the man that had already betrayed their wedding vows even as she allowed him to hold her hand.
    “ Would you like to play some of the games?” he asked, using her weakness against her.
    She nibbled on her bottom lip as she looked around, noting all the games surrounding them, boasting large prizes that she could definitely see herself snuggling, and nodded. “We could do that.”
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    “ I’m so tired,” Haley mumbled with a slight whimper as she climbed on the big bed, kicking her shoes off as she went.
    “ Me too,” he said, dropping all the loot that he’d won for her on the floor by their suitcases.
    “ That was so much fun,” she said with a sleepy smile as she curled up on her side and closed her eyes.
    “ I’m glad that you had fun,” he said, pleased beyond words that he’d been able to give Haley the perfect day.
    “ I can’t wait for tomorrow,” she said, her sleepy little smile turning impish, letting him know that she was still determined to get on that damn rollercoaster. Not that he’d expected her to give up.
    He hadn’t.
    Besides, he knew how to keep her distracted, he thought as he grabbed his car keys. “I’m going to run to the store. Do you need anything?”
    She shook her head as she snuggled her pillow. “I’m good.”
    “ I’ll be back soon,” he said, watching her for a moment, still unable to believe his good luck.
    “ Mmmkay,” she muttered, looking as though she was ready to fall into a coma.
    Somehow resisting the urge to go over to the bed and take her in his arms, he opened the door and forced himself to walk away with the reminder that she’d be there waiting for him when he returned.
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