Is this destiny?

~ Northern Ireland ~

Sunday

7:00 AM

In a mansion, close to Belfast…

Ellie woke up due to knocks on her door.

"Yes?", she answered drowsily.

"Young Miss…", a maid called without opening the door. "Master is expecting you at the swimming pool in fifteen minutes and he said that your fiancé should join as well."

"Thank you.", Ellie responded.

She turned to Jasper who was looking at her with a big grin on his face. Ellie slapped his shoulder. "Why are you still here? Don\'t you care about your life?"

Jasper might be intimidated by Ellie\'s father when he is facing him, but now it\'s just the two of them and he does not care about anyone else.

Jasper and Ellie enjoyed a long passionate night, and he is elated to have Ellie in his arms.

Last night was the first time for him to see Ellie trying to suppress her sounds so badly while her body trashed in ecstasy. The possibility of being caught, gave him a thrill he didn\'t discover so far. He experienced a sweet internal struggle of wanting to pleasure her more until she can\'t control herself and screams without any restraint, and at the same time he didn\'t want them to be caught either.

Jasper ignored Ellie\'s warnings. He licked his lips before licking her neck.

"Fifteen minutes… we can do a lot in fifteen minutes…", he murmured between kisses.

"Yes, like shower…", Ellie said in a weak voice while trying to reason with her fiancé, but his hands were all over her body, telling her that he is not listening.

…

It was close to 8 AM when Ellie and Jasper came to the swimming pool.

It\'s an indoor heated swimming pool, so anytime is a good-for-swimming time.

Matthew was not in sight, so they decided to go for a swim since they are already here and dressed up for the occasion.

Ellie removed her robe, and she was happy that her super-hot- fiancé is always careful not to leave marks on her body.

Jasper watched Ellie like obsessed. He didn\'t see her in a swimsuit before. It covers up all the important parts, but still… she is super-inviting. Jasper snapped out of his daze when Ellie jumped into the water.

Jasper was about to remove his robe, but then he realized that little-Jasper down there is standing in attention and he glanced around to make sure no one sees him before he jumps after Ellie.

He was startled to see Matthew standing right behind him. Too close.

Jasper made one step away from his future father-in-law and greeted him sheepishly: "Good morning."

They are about the same height, but at that moment Jasper was confident that Matthew is few times bigger than him.

Matthew responded with a threatening grunt while removing his robe in slow, deliberate motions. He turned to keep the robe on a lounging chair, revealing his powerful back to Jasper. Jasper saw that the tattoo on Matthew\'s neck are flames from a winged dragon which is covering most of his future father-in-law\'s back. Matthew\'s muscular chest and arms above wrists are covered in detailed tattoos as well. Jasper didn\'t miss scars on Matthew\'s body; some of them look like they are remnants of deep wounds.

The mafia godfather suddenly looked much more intimidating than last night.

"You are either very brave or very foolish to spend the night in Ellie\'s room in MY house.", Matthew\'s tone was dangerously low.

Jasper swallowed hard, unsure how to respond to this.

"I should punish your insolence by making you run a hundred laps around the property. Naked.", Matthew continued.

Jasper inhaled sharply. He felt that he can\'t escape the punishment, but maybe he can make it more bearable…"Can I keep the swimming trunks on?"

Matthew looked at Jasper in disbelief. This rascal dares to negotiate? But he needs to give him a point for that brave request. The man who laughs in the face of danger… He likes that. Maybe this fiancé is not a complete waste of a man.

"Dad, you are here!", Ellie called from the swimming pool.

"Yes, sorry that I\'m late.", Matthew said with a smile and his murderous aura disappeared without a trace. He didn\'t want to put Ellie in an embarassing situation by saying that THEY are late by almost an hour!

Ellie didn\'t miss the awkward atmosphere between Jasper and Matthew. She narrowed her eyes at her father. "Are you bullying Jasper?"

"Not at all.", he lied with a straight face while patting Jasper\'s shoulder with more force than necessary. "I was telling Jasper how I look forward to meet with his parents next weekend."

"Next weekend?", Ellie was surprised. She is confident that Matthew didn\'t like that idea last night.

Ellie thought that Matthew reflected on the whole situation and ended up accepting, maybe even liking Jasper. Well, it\'s not like Ellie is giving him any right to object to this. He can either board the ship or stay behind on the beach.

Matthew confirmed with a smile. "Yes. I look forward to the wedding. Let me know if I can help somehow."

"Really?" Ellie thought that surprises don\'t stop today. But she is happy that Jasper won over Matthew. She knows that it\'s important to Jasper, for some reason.

Ellie paused while contemplating if she should give Matthew a chance or not. She decided not to ruin the good mood. Weddings should be happy occasions: "Well… I was thinking of asking you if you want to walk me down the aisle for the ceremony… and then if you are willing to do a father-daughter dance…"

Matthew\'s face lit up. "Sure, sure… I can also help with security." He offered generously.

Ellie approved. If anyone can ensure a secure wedding, that is her father.

Jasper used this chance to escape Matthew\'s grasp. He removed his robe and jumped into the pool next to Ellie. Jasper decided that until they leave this scary place, he will stick close to Ellie. He came here with two goals: to invite Ellie\'s dad to the wedding and to get his blessings. It\'s obvious that Matthew is coming, and by being this enthusiastic about the wedding he gave his blessings as well. Right?

Jasper was pulled out of his thoughts when Matthew challenged him to a race.

"Two laps, loser needs to submit to the winner.", Matthew announced.

Jasper saw obvious threat in Matthew\'s expression and looked at Ellie for help. It\'s not that he fears racing, but he fears that if he wins, Matthew will crush him secretly and if he loses, Matthew will crush him openly. No matter how he looks at it, he can\'t win this!

Ellie understood Jasper\'s silent plea and stepped in: "Two laps, I decide what the loser needs to do."

Matthew was disappointed, but he could not refuse.

Matthew is in great shape… for a man in his mid-forties.

Jasper is faster, but he knows how to score points with his future father-in-law.

"Matthew wins by a second!", Ellie announced while keeping the stopwatch on the side.

"You rascal… you let me win.", Matthew grumbled at Jasper before they left the pool.

"It\'s not my place to spoil the perfect image of Ellie\'s most important man.", Jasper said to Matthew cheekily before pulling himself out of the pool.

Matthew looked at Jasper while words \'Ellie\'s most important man\' rang in his ears. He thought how the young man scored few more points.

Jasper rubbed his hair with a towel and said to Ellie in a low voice: "I\'m ready for my punishment."

Ellie laughed. She is sure that Jasper\'s back is facing Matthew so that her dad can\'t see the suggestive look Jasper is giving her.

"Dad, we will see you for breakfast."

No matter how Matthew feels about Jasper, he can\'t ignore that thanks to Jasper Ellie came to visit him and it\'s obvious that Ellie is… happy.

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