23

Allison

"When I picture a nice walk in the park with my husband, this isn't really how I thought it'd go down." I lean up against Gregory, grinning up at him and batting my eyes. He gives me a hard look, not in the mood to play around. The Waterfront Park presses up against the river, and while the cherry blossoms aren't in bloom, it's still a beautiful stretch of grass and concrete. Groups of people jog, ride bikes, roller skate, and stroll in the sunshine.

Nearby, about two dozen heavily armed men lurk around the trees and bushes looking absurdly out of place.

"Did you want to have that sort of relationship with me?" he asks, putting an arm across my shoulders. "I assumed you were more into the fighting and spanking."

"It's nice to be treated like a regular girl once in a while, you know."

"Should we plan a honeymoon then?"

"I won't complain. I could use a vacation for once."

"Where would you want to go?"

"Paris," I answer immediately.

His eyebrows raise. "Really?"

"I've never been