3 years later.

"... due to ongoing observation on your behavior , the board and I have decided that you will be granted your release in seven months . Of course you will still be closely watched .

One mistake , just one Mrs Smith –" I cut her off.

"Ms Miller." I grit out.

"– Mrs Smith, is all it takes for us to deny your release. I personally will be keeping a close eye on you , whatever you do and whenever you do it , I will know. " Genna continues as if she was never interrupted .

I nod , I weigh out what she's just said . That is completely irrelevant as I dont even cause trouble around the place .

"I understand Genna ." I say . She tightly smiles .

"That would be all for today Mrs Smith. " she stresses the last word .

I carry my feet out of the hall and towards the building we spend nights sleeping in . Seven months , I will be out of here in seven months .

It's all so surreal , I just dont believe it . I'm both excited and scared .

Will I survive? What about Kayla and Jason? Will I see them together? And if I do , will I care? Will it hurt me? Will I do something stupid that'll lend me in here again?

It's all so confusing . What if I come back here and Ace gets out ?

Stop with the what ifs already!

My mind scolds , you're right .

I skip hurriedly up the stairs , unlike all those months ago . I'm not breathing like a hairdryer when I get to my door .

Ace and I decided to start jogging almost two years ago . I'm feeling very fit , but I haven't lost any weight .

When I reach my room, I find Ace pacing about . When he notices the movement of the door , his eyes look up to me . The eyes that are usually warm are now frantic and scared .

"How did it go?" He asks. His voice rushed .

He told me almost a week ago that it's possible for the board to deny me early release if they feel that I am not ready for the real world . So the both of us were super scared .

"Guess whose being released in seven months !" I say and jump into his embrace . He hold me tight and kisses my head .

"Oh , I'm so happy for you baby." He says and my heart flutters , that name does things to my body .

I look up to him and catch his lips with mine . He thrusts his tongue into my mouth and moves it slowly , my panties become damp . His arms rome around my waist and then moves lower to my ass .

One squeezes my ass cheeks , while the other caresses my back . My hands caress his chest .

He groans into the kiss as my fingers play with the band of the orange pants . I dip one of my hands into the pants and hold him in my hand .

His manhood is unsurprisingly big , but what catches me by surprise is how hard it is . Jason had never been that hard . I move my fingers to grip his dick softly .

His head falls to the nick of my neck. He slowly kissed it . My head loosens on his dick , my head is thrown back .

His kisses grow wetter and wider. His hand goes from my waist to my breast , he lightly squeezes my nipple .

"I want you now." I breathe . And suddenly he halts .

"What's wrong?" I ask . He sighs .

"Dont get me wrong baby , I want you bad too . I just dont think its ideal for us to have sex for the first time in jail . And you're still married . I'm sorry Cass , I love you but I'm comfortable with doing that ." He says in my ear .

I nod . I understand where he's coming from with this . I'm just embarrassed that I let pleasure absorb me that much .

"I love you Cassandra . But I want to do things right . I want to get out of jail , get a job . Wait for you to get divorced . I want to marry you , give you a beautiful baby boy and just make you happy . I know that they cant all go in order .

But one thing I will never do is to sleep with a married woman . Just know that soon , soon we will have sex baby and we'll both love it okay?" He asks . I look into his eyes , I cant form any words . He kisses my forehead.

Stray tears fall from my eyes , when I look into his. A small smile plays at his lips .

"Dont cry baby." He whispers . And tears form in his eyes .

He hold me tight and kisses my temple.

After a subtle silence . He breaks it by saying .

"I'm being released in eight months ." He says . My mouth flies open.

That means that we'll be together. Even if it means waiting a month for him to come out , I'm happy that we'll be together . Joy bursts into my heart as I hug him tighter.

"Do you want to cuddle?" I ask, my voice hoarse to my own ears.

He nods . And so we spoon . He holds me tightly and draws circles on my bare skin .

An idea comes to me , I'm going to get a tattoo on my fingers . I dont know of what exactly, but why be in jail for five years and come back looking the same as when I went in? Pointless.

A cuddle session turns into a nap as we both fall asleep . We're awakened by old man Jay.

"Wake up you two , or I'm going to eat all the food . " His rusty voice says .

We both wake up and stare at him at the door . He shrugs then walks out .

"Busy cuddling . In our age , you either fucked the bitch or stayed home watching a football match , that's just some confused shit ." He mumbles .

Both Ace and I chuckle . Now this is a man who has issues with the 21st century.

When we reach outside we are none less than amazed . There are lights hanging from trees and around the space . Shining in the sky as if they were stars closer than the rest . The darkness of the sky complements the lights.

I turn and look at Ace from my perpetual view . His skin dimly glowing from the lights.

"You're beautiful. " We both say simultaneously. This leads to us chuckling.

Anthony walks towards us with Isabella in his grip . Isa smiles and skips up and down .

"Hey there." Isa says to me and we walk over to a tree near the benches .

"I'm going to get a drink for my gal , you want to come along?" Anthony says to Ace . He nods then kisses my cheek .

Isabella coos .

"That's so cute!" She says . She looks up and sighs .

"I need to pee , wanna come with?" She asks .

"Oh no girl , know your limits." I say and she laughs. Then she struts away .

A few seconds of breathe then another figure joins me . The person sighs , then begins to speak.

"Beautiful night it is here ayy." Genna's smooth voice says .

Why is she always around .

" Yes , a great night." I say .

" You really had nothing better to do for three years huh?" She says. Her eyes harder than I've ever seen .

Genna is that type of person who is always optimistic . Her eyes are always happy . It almost – almost – intimidates me .

"Genna , what are you babbling about?" I ask . Meeting her hard glare .

"You're still playing around with my Ace." She grits out . I'm so baffled that I can not say anything to her .

"I've been here with Ace for five years , slowly working on him . You come around, and being here for five seconds he's hand , legs and head in, very obsessed with you . You're going to stay away from Ace." She says clenching her teeth .

"Or what?" I say puffing my chest out the way she does hers .

"I will do something to you , something you have no shitting idea I could you . I'm going to make your life a fucking shithole . You try me ." She says , her eyes darkening as she continues .

"Ace is mine . If you dont stay away from Ace , I will make sure that you get out of this prison after ten fucking years , you try me .

My word matters when it comes to release dates . Trust me , I can tamper with any data whatsoever. I'll make sure Ace is released next year because he's been threatening people .

Stay . The . Fuck . Away . From . Ace." She says , each word slowly and more gritted .

Ace and Anthony walk up to us .

"Oh hey , Anthony . Ace." She says , they both look a bit confused with how calm Genna sounds and how pale I look.

I know I look pale because I feel pale . My lips feel dry and my eyes feel teary , I'm not intimidated by her . I'm just in total shock .

"See you later Cassiey . Hope you think long and hard and very smart about what I've just said to you okay. Make a wise decision. " She says with a wide grin .

The guys scrunch their faces up , clearly they're both confused . Who wouldn't with this crazy shitface speaking infront of you?

"Well see you guys during the group discussion ." She says then bows .

Isabella comes running and jumps onto Anthony . They both giggle and kiss each other .

Ace takes a big strut to my side . He slings his arm around my shoulders . His eyes pool into mine and a small smile plays onto his lips .

"Hey, hey , Cass . Are you okay? Come on jelly bean you dont have to lie ." He says sweetly to me .

He calls me jelly bean because I told him that when I was a kid , I once choked on a jelly bean . It's a story that not even Jason knows .

"No , its nothing . I'm just so surprised that I'll be out of here in literally seven months . I still do not approve of that nickname ." I say and he chuckles .

The way he looks at me makes me want to jump up and down . His eyes hold so much affection .

"Yes! Yes!" We hear Isa screaming . We both turn to her to find out what is happening .

She looks at me , her eyes filled with so much excitement . Her smile is contagious and has me smiling to .

I pull both Ace and I toward Isa and Anthony .

"He asked me to marry him when we get out of here." She whispers in my ear . Then leaps into my grip .

We both skip up and down . And I hold her even closer .

"I'm so happy for you sweetheart. " I say to her . Her grin grows even wider .

"Oh I cant wait to be out of here. Get married to my Anthony , introduce him to my Jennifer and make more little babies . Isn't that right baby?" She says to Anthony .

He nods and smiles , I dont see further to their transaction as I notice Ace staring at me . He winks then blows an air kiss . I almost coo out loud , that is freaking cute .

I return the wink and act as if I catch the air kiss and place it at my heart . His grin grows wider and he licks his lips . This makes me want to lunge my entire body at him.

"Yes we will babe." Anthont says to Isabella .

I stare at them with so much affection . When I turn my face towards Ace, he is caught staring at me . His cheeks turn as bright as a tomato . His eyes brighten and his eyes glow .

When I avert my gaze a little to the left , I find Genna standing there . Her eyes glued to Ace .

As if she feels my eyes on her , she looks up at me . Her once warm eyes harden . She holds my gaze as her eyes turn harder than they already were . Her mouth looks very tight and about to burst open with blood .

I shake my head at her , smiling sweetly . I moved into Ace's arms and kiss him .

"I love you." I say to him .

"I love you Jelly bean." He says with a smile .