“That’s the one you want?”I ask, not sure why I expected differently.
Maddie nods, her eyes bright with mischief. “You said I could pick.”
Sighing, I drop the Jailbreak’s keys into her open palm.
“Thanks, Darling,” she grins up at me.
“Be safe.” I palm the back of her head. “And stay away from fucking Costco.”
She starts to laugh but I cut her off with a firm kiss on her lips.
“See you for lunch?” she asks, and I nod.
Then, with my hands in my pockets, I watch her back my favorite car out of the garage.
She’s almost out of sight when the door to the house opens then closes, Brian and his lady friend walk out together. The girl, Cat, climbs into the passenger seat of Brian’s Jeep but he comes over to stand next to me.
Brian claps a hand on my back, “She really has you twisted around her finger, doesn’t she?”
“You have no fucking idea.”
He snickers as he steps away. “However this whole weird thing happened, I’m glad it did. Happiness looks good on you.”
Chapter60
Maddie
“You did not?”Elouise laughs.
I nod, even though she can’t see me. “I did.”
“Were they good at least?”
“The omelets? Of course.”
“Seriously, only you.” She must pull the phone away from her face because I hear some muffled sounds before she speaks again. “We’re about to start boarding, but I want to hear all the details tomorrow when we’re settled.”
Elouise is about to embark on part two of her honeymoon adventure with Beckett. They spent the first week in the Rocky Mountains, and now they’re flying to a secluded resort in Hawaii. Poor spoiled jerk.
I’m reaching down to set my phone on the coffee table when it starts to vibrate.
Seeing Axel’s name on my screen, I answer, “Hello, Darling.”
“Hey, Baby. Whatcha up to?”
I sink back into the couch. “Not much, just got done talking to Elouise.” He makes a humming sound that reminds me the weekend can’t come soon enough. “How’s your evening?”
It’s been a few days since I spent the night at his house, and things between us have only gotten better. He still comes over to spend every lunch hour with me, and he’s started calling me at night. And now that I’ve met Brian, I’m tempted to ask Axel if I can start sleeping there some weeknights.
“It’s going alright. Be better-”
A loud noise startles a scream out of me so I don’t hear the rest of his sentence.
Is that?
I scramble to stand.
Is that coming from inside my house?